D-day has been arbitrarily moved up to the 12th...for now.
Today's assignment: In his (inauguration) speech, how does Obama persuade people to believe in and follow him?
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To start off with, Obama's main weapon here is obviously his PASSION. He gets people to follow him through his PASSION, because they like/believe in/think highly of his PASSION. This is because it's a small part of the American dream that one can accomplish nigh anything through PASSION and dedication. But enough of that.
Hussein (I somehow find his middle name hilarious. I'm not even sure I'm spelling it correctly. Nevertheless, I think I will refer to him in this fashion from now on.) starts his big debate with our minds by recognizing our nation's problems, which is good because this reminds everyone that we're on the same page. Then, he promises to have America overcome these problems over a vague (but not short) period of time. This works for him because his PASSION leads us to believe that despite the vagueness of his promise, he will come through (which to be completely honest, he actually might. At the very least I'm looking forward to this more than when Bush was reelected.)
Next, Hussein appeals to our morality and sense of drama, referencing the Declaration of Independence and calling for a reaffirmation of our nation's greatness through hard work.
Afterward, Hussein gives us all a double-whammy with both a sense of enormity in being part of America by involving our ancestors, and pride and responsibility because of legacy through the actions of said ancestors.
Hussein doesn't fail to cover a single base has he even manages to denounce anonymous naysayers so as to give the audience a bad guy (and conversely make him the good guy).
Our new president (Hussein, I can't get enough of that) even brings in the subject of unity. He brings us to his side (and gives us a fuzzy feeling while he's at it) by recognizing our differences and asserting that even though we have differences, we are still united, and even stronger for it.
Lastly, Hussein closes by addressing America's sense of justice. He reaffirms our stance of the past few years of helping the needy, beating the evil, meddling in everything, and generally attempting to be the world's hero. All this, because of the values we all love and believe in that Hussein says we have and must use in order to improve. That is, honesty, diligence, kindness, and the like.
Hussein reassures us of his PASSION, reiterating his points in an indirect way with dramatic wording and a quote from colonial times.
He then alludes to our life and mission as a journey to bring the message of freedom to the next generation to remind us of our sense of responsibility and let us know that we should follow him because he'll help us fulfill it.
Bam! Our minds have no more rebuttal and fall back in tearfull shame as we admit Hussein's rhetoric the winner. We can all go home feeling this man is a keeper.
And Hussein ends his speech to the standing applause of thousands.
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and that is how he has convinced us all that he will be a great president worth following.
