About long speeches....Did you ever hear of Edward Everett??..not likely..

[Stuart G]

Who was he?..A very famous speaker and orator during the 1860s..

Edward Everett delivered a two-hour oration before Lincoln's few minutes of dedicatory remarks at Gettysburg. Lengthy dedication addresses like Everett's were common at cemeteries in this era.

Lincoln's 3 minutes at Gettysburg is one of the most famous speeches ever.. 99.9 percent of Americans haven't got a clue who Edward Everett is/was..let alone what he said.

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I remember Clinton giving a long speech once. I think it was nominating Obama for a second term. I commented to a friend who was watching with me, what a waste of time it was. The last 5 minutes were outstanding, but the previous 30 minutes, or so..a complete waste of time.. Just a point of information about long speeches. I got to give a speech next month. Better remember this.

[unblock]

1. lincoln was always so pop and commercial! real musicians appreciate the everett album, dude!

[tavernier]

2. Wasn't he the guy in the Rocky and Bullwinkle

short clips?

[Stuart G]

3. I think he had a speaking part.....let's see.. he was Bullwinkle's twin brother..

you never heard of him....cause it was a one shot deal..only on one show.......(that is a joke)....

.Lincoln knew enough to keep it short and to the point. That alone says a whole lot.

[rsdsharp]

4. Everett knew he's been bested.

After Gettysburg he wrote Lincoln: "I should be glad if I could flatter myself that I came as near to the central idea of the occasion, in two hours, as you did in two minutes."

[Raven]

5. Yes, he was from Massachusetts. There is

a turnpike named after him.