McCain Speech: I, Me, Mine
I, Me, Mine
At one point in his speech last night, taking a shot at Barack Obama, Republican nominee John McCain assured Americans that "I'm not running for president because I think I'm blessed with such personal greatness that history has anointed me to save our country in its hour of need."
Which makes the following statistic kind of interesting. In a 50-minute speech, McCain used the word "I," or variations like "me" or "my" or "myself," more than 200 times.
That's about twice as many references to personal self-greatness as Obama used in Denver.
Tags: presidential election 2008 | speeches | John McCain | Republican National Convention
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Consider the situation
Ever consider that maybe its a good thing he used so many I's and Me's? He is giving a speech generically about how he will be a better president than obama. We need to know about him, and he sounds stupid if he starts referring to himself in the third person... so first person nomenclature is the better way to go. maybe thats why many people know so little about obama...? Inexperience at work
Comparing
Comparing Obama to McCain is just like comparing a young dung beetle to an old one. Both deliver the same, one just may be capable of handling a bigger ball of it.
Who does he claim to be?
I heard McCain say something to the effect, "You / or they will see that I was the one who was, and who is, and who is to come."? It was during what seemed to be just a visit somewhere, and it was relatively insignificant in its coverage. But, I heard this and thought, "whoa". But I was not in a place to rewind it...so it slipped into obscurity. Unless someone has a way of digging it up. I think it was in July. He was outdoors.
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