[scaeagles]

I watched the speech last night, of course, but have not reread the text of it anywhere.

I don't want to rehash any of the themes or points, though if someone wants to bring them up, that's great. I just wanted to say that I thought it was an excellent speech. It was concise and not too lengthy. While public speaking is certainly not his strong point (obviously), I thought he presented exceptionally well, and in fact, I consider it to be the best speech of his political career (I did not see any of his speeches prior to him running for President, however).

I do not recall ever watching a SotU, however, when the opposition party actually booed the President. That was uncalled for even if they disagree and I think it makes them look...well....petty.

I also was moved by the hug between the Iraqi voter and the parents of the slain marine. I do not think that in and of itself was staged, but the planners certainly were aware of the possibilities. I thought it...again, petty....that many commentators, including Chris Matthews, called the genuineness of the moment into question.

Thoughts? Observations? Debate points?