Obama's Rhetorical Challenge
The following appeared in the Chicago Sun Times:
"Constrained by a 60-second limit for replies that worked against Obama's speaking style -- a very long windup to the pitch -- his tendency to generalize meant he did not directly answer some questions" (Lynn Sweet, Chicago Sun Times, April 29, 2007, http://www.suntimes.com/new s/sweet/362269,CST-NWS-swee t29.article).
Can/should Obama be prepared to move away from this style? After all, his attack on the demands of the sound bite-style of politics (the very style demanded by debate formats like the one in South Carolina), forms the center of Obama's campaign.
Join me below the fold to consider Obama's rhetorical challenge further...
