Viewers who tune into President Barack Obama’s health-care address tonight will see all the usual trappings of a big-time speech – members of Congress applauding or sitting quietly, depending on their partisan viewpoint, and guests in the gallery carefully selected to match key message points. Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins - via The Politico (Politics)
Politico is pretty cynical here, but honest. This explains the disappointing reality of tonight's speech -- that a major purpose is to try and redirect the media narrative of the health care debate.
Informative preparation for President Obama's speech to U.S. Congress about health care reform tonight. This thoughtful analysis doesn't take sides, and provides good context to help us understand what's at stake and how to interpret this milestone event.
the focus here is on whether or not pres. obama can change, with one speech to congress, the direction of the discussion on the issue. the writer points out the difficulty of the task, and potential strategies. the tone here is illustrated in a number of lines, such as "see if you can spot the pre-packaged soundbite as the pres. speaks."
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