WRA 130 Andrew Colannino

The main idea of Obama's speech is the American dream and how John Carrey can help keep it alive and make the country as a whole stronger.

Obama starts by sharing his family's past and how his father followed the American dream through perseverance and hard work. His father started off very poor in Africa and eventually got a scholarship to come study in America, where he met Obama's mother. Obama emphasizes throughout his speech that America is one country, neither conservative nor liberal, and that John Carrey will preserve that belief and keep this country the greatest country in the world. He dismisses the conservatives beliefs that John Carrey and democrats in general will not wage war if necessary. Also, he assures the public that their tax money will go to good use and not be wasted. However, he addresses the issues of hard working people that cannot get proper education because of lack of money and that this should not happen in America.

My comment on this speech is that it is obviously a great speech that gets all of America excited for the future. Obama's speeches are one of the main reasons he is currently president. He does not always follow through with his brilliant ideas that he says in his speeches but overall I think he is a good president.