“(We have) more to do for the
young woman in East St. Louis, and thousands more like her, who has the grades,
has the drive, has the will, but doesn’t have the money to go to college (Obama, para 6).”
Interestingly, he follows this statement with an attempt to dissatisfy one of the commonplace arguments against liberal policies. Mr. Obama says that these people
do not ‘expect that government will solve all of their problems,’ but that they are
willing to work hard in order to achieve their dreams. This seems to solidify
Obama’s ethos with the audience, especially when combined with the specific
scenarios that he uses to exemplify the need for his policies. The middle section of the speech is dedicated to the 2004 Presidential Election.…