Harris Takes Charge
Kamala Harris Nomination Acceptance Speech Chicago IL August 22,2024 The nominee did not wear suffragette white. She settled down the ecstatic crowd with the admonition “OK let’s get to business.” The business …
Taking It to the House
Tim Walz Nomination Acceptance Speech Chicago IL August 21, 2024 This week the Democratic Convention speeches seek to cement the astounding reversals in public opinion and party morale that followed …
A Record-Setting, Rally-Style Rumble
Former President Donald J. Trump Republican Nomination Acceptance Speech Milwaukee WI July 18, 2024 By Michael Cornfield Donald J. Trump’s third nomination acceptance speech was a strange show. It opened …
Smooth Ride
Senator J.D. Vance Vice-Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech Milwaukee WI July 17, 2024 In his short political career Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio has displayed a penchant for fiery discourse. Wisely, …
The Antithesis Candidate
Presidential Candidacy Declaration Speech Charleston Southern University, North Charleston SC, May 22 2023. Speechwriters know antithesis as a device that encapsulates a contrast to make it memorable, often through alliteration …
“An American Girl,” a White Audience and a Red Balloon
Presidential Candidacy Announcement Video released February 14, 2023. Declaration Speech, The Shed at the Visitor Center, Charleston SC, February 15 2023. Former South Carolina Governor and US Ambassador to the …
House Democrats and Republicans, in High Fidelity
The Democratic and Republican parties presented a meaningful contrast at the delayed start of the 118th Congress. The Democrats voted unanimously for Hakeem Jeffries as the next Speaker; the Republicans …
An Unmistakable Claim to Her Party’s Patriotic and Execptionalist Heritage
With the shrewd acquiescence of the Democrats, ranking Republican member Liz Cheney has starred in the televised proceedings of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on …
Enough. Do Something.
A presidential eulogy in Uvalde TX seemed obligatory, but Biden refrained. He travelled there last Sunday (May 29) with the First Lady and met with families of the victims without …
Zelenskyy Appeals to America
Volodymyr Zelenskyy continues on his epic transformative journey in compressed time: from comedian to comedian playing a president to president to shakedown subject to wartime leader and world-class rhetor. His …