mean he's speaking for MLK or represents him in any way.
I think it connotes more a sense that the material presented that evening
conveyed the "heart and soul" of America. (As he sees it, of course). The
main arguments at the time seemed to be that some of the performances were
off-color - but I suppose we must admit that at least some of America's
"Heart and Soul" has to be off-color. I mean at least one aspect of
"America" has to be that even a no-talent media-whore like Whoopie Goldberg
can makes headlines two days in a row.
It could also have nothing to with the actual content of the performances,
but rather with the overall emotive factor. Did the performances, the
music, the lyrics evoke patriotic thoughts? Did it get them fired up to
take part in the American system of politics? Well then maybe that's the
"heart and soul" that was conveyed.
But in the end that's my complaint about the whole thing - a phrase like
"heart and soul" is just poetic language. Personally I doubt it ever could
be applied to "America" in any significant way. Neither Kerry's assertion
that the entertainer's that evening "conveyed" it or Bush's later assertion
that he could "find" it are at all meaningful.
The whole debate nit-picked at it as if they were going to open a drawer in
Cleveland some day and >poof< out pops the heart and soul of America like
some demented advertising mascot. Like it was something that they had a
hold of, something tangible.
It amused me much more than anything else. like the deadly serious debates
that took place hundreds of years ago about how many angels could dance on
the head of a pin or whether Jesus owned his own bowl.
Jim Davis
From: Sam Morris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 5:07 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: President's speech
Isn't saying they conveyed the message the same as
saying they are speaking for?
Since most people know Hollywood doesn't represent or
speak for the heart and soul of America then what did
Kerry mean?
-sm
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