1,852. That is how many estimated speeches, remarks, and comments President Barack Obama delivered in his first term of being president (Knoller). Having gone through two presidential campaigns, and being successful in both, means he has had to give thousands of speeches. According to statistics collected by CBS reporter Mark Knoller, as of January of 2013, Obama has delivered 669 speeches using a teleprompter. President Obama is widely known for his public speaking skills. One google search of “President Obama Public Speaking” and articles with titles such as “Five Ways to Speak Like Obama” will show up.
On January 24, 2012 President Obama delivered his annual Presidential State of the Union Address to congress and indirectly to anyone with …show more content…
Right now, because of loopholes and shelters in the tax code, a quarter of all millionaires pay lower tax rates than millions of middle-class households. Right now, Warren Buffett pays a lower tax rate than his secretary.” This is a shocking fact considering Buffet, and the rest of the 2%, surely makes hundreds, if not thousands or millions, more than his secretary. The use of the statistics and the fact about Buffet is something that resonated with the American citizens viewing the speech. What he followed with is something they most likely agreed with, “Do we want to keep these tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans? Or do we want to keep our investments in everything else -- like education and medical research; a strong military and care for our veterans? …The American people know what the right choice is. So do I.”
President Obama ended the speech with “Each time I look at that flag, I 'm reminded that our destiny is stitched together like those 50 stars and those 13 stripes. No one built this country on their own. This nation is great because we built it together. This nation is great because we worked as a team.” In the end, the main goal of Obama’s speech was to motivate congress and the American people that America could get back on its feet again. That everything could be
On January 24, 2012 President Obama delivered his annual Presidential State of the Union Address to congress and indirectly to anyone with …show more content…
Right now, because of loopholes and shelters in the tax code, a quarter of all millionaires pay lower tax rates than millions of middle-class households. Right now, Warren Buffett pays a lower tax rate than his secretary.” This is a shocking fact considering Buffet, and the rest of the 2%, surely makes hundreds, if not thousands or millions, more than his secretary. The use of the statistics and the fact about Buffet is something that resonated with the American citizens viewing the speech. What he followed with is something they most likely agreed with, “Do we want to keep these tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans? Or do we want to keep our investments in everything else -- like education and medical research; a strong military and care for our veterans? …The American people know what the right choice is. So do I.”
President Obama ended the speech with “Each time I look at that flag, I 'm reminded that our destiny is stitched together like those 50 stars and those 13 stripes. No one built this country on their own. This nation is great because we built it together. This nation is great because we worked as a team.” In the end, the main goal of Obama’s speech was to motivate congress and the American people that America could get back on its feet again. That everything could be