No one in our government is capable of making a speech like that. that statement is a more than farfetched, although I too am a fan of Tony Blair.
Mack ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vince Lavieri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Victor Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "joni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 5:46 PM Subject: Re: Tony Blair (njc) > Blair's speech was deeply moving. I happened to hear it over BBC via > NPR, live, today, as I was late for work. > > No one in our government is capable of making a speech like that - it > was intelligent, reasoned, eloquent, stirring - oratory in the best of > senses. One of the most moving speeches that I have ever heard, ever. > Considering that I am not at all in favor of the military course of > action that Blair was clearly laying out, it was such a "rally to the > cause" speech based on substance and appeal to conscience that I was > ready to enlist - well, not quite, but it was that moving of a speech. > How I wish the issues could be framed in this country with that > eloquence. > > British JMDLers, does Blair always speak like that, or was that an > exception for him? > > (the Rev) Vince
