The following is the speech given by President Obama this morning at the United Nations. It was well delivered and he looked and sounded presidential. The speech was full of the expected rhetorical flourishes which sound grand but mean little, and to some extent are required of speeches of this kind. Most of the speech is just that, fluff that sounds wonderful but will change nothing, unfortunately. I have the full text of the speech here for your review. I have taken the liberty of highlighting sections of the text in either RED or BLUE. Red text depicts parts I have problems with and blue denotes parts that I agree with and think actually mean something and have impact that he said them. After red sections, I will put some personal comments in GREEN brackets explaining why I take issue with the remarks.
PRESIDENT OBAMA:
Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, fellow delegates, ladies and gentleman: it is my honor to address you for the first time as the forty-fourth President of the United States. I come before you humbled by the responsibility that the American people have placed upon me; mindful of the enormous challenges of our moment in history; and determined to act boldly and collectively on behalf of justice and prosperity at home and abroad.
