Has anyone else noticed that Obama talks kind of like Martin Luther King, Jr?

[calteacherguy]

Particularly when speaking to a "faith group" he uses a lot of the same mannerisms, inflections in his voice, and language. I wonder if it is deliberate.

[incapsulated]

1. Actually...

He always reminded me of Malcom. :)

[Alamom]

2. Sometimes yes and sometimes no.... It appears to be deliberate.

I first noticed when he was in Selma, Alabama earlier this year.

[murbley40]

4. I noticed it then,also. I agree with you.

[tomreedtoon]

3. Yes, and there's nothing wrong with that.

If I weren't a white guy, I'd try to develop a speaking style like King.

It's true that, as pointed out on Aaron McGruder's The Boondocks, King would have a hard time being heard in the time of R. Kelly and Sharpton. But what he said, and the way he said it, remain relevant and essential to our nation.

Since almost everybody develops their style from someone else - speaking, thought, and the like - why not choose the best example available?

[geek tragedy]

5. Yes, they all talk alike.

:sarcasm:

Weakest hit piece thread yet, and the one you posted yesterday was a doozy.

[illinoisprogressive]

6. Not deliberate but, some may be subconscience. Obama's first real hero

[Bluebear]

7. Yes, Obama certainly is articulate. And clean.

:eyes:

[burythehatchet]

24. Give me some m'f'in iced tea...beeyotch.

[jefferson_dem]

8. Good for him.

It's nice to hear a public speaker who can project such inspiration.

Is that a bad thing?

[Colobo]

9. If he reminds you of MLK when he's speaking, then he's doing something right.

[rufus dog]

10. good responses all

Not sure what to make of the OP

[geek tragedy]

12. Hillary advocate who likes to slime her opponents.

Apparently Obama acts too black for the OP's liking.

[Rhythm and Blue]

11. Yeah, he's very inspiring. Makes you believe *he* believes what he's saying. nt

[Colobo]

13. I'm sure he believes what he says.

[Rhythm and Blue]

15. So am I. I think you might have misunderstood a bit.

Many politicians can get you to believe what they say while they say it, so long as they have some charisma and good speechwriters. But it's the rare breed of politician who is so convincing that you know when you listen to them that they actually believe what they're saying.

Say, Hillary. Hillary can talk and I think, "yes, that is generally a good idea, Hillary." But I know that she doesn't really believe a word she says--she's just sticking to her well-rehearsed script.

But Obama, when he gets off on a real tear...you not only believe that what he's saying is true, you believe that he's honestly telling you because he believes so strongly in what he's saying. It's a sort of honest charisma that I think we've been sorely missing.

[killbotfactory]

14. Oh, I thought he wasn't black enough

whatever the fuck that means

[kad7777]

16. No offense, I like Barack...

but the man puts me to sleep. Very mono-tone, "droney" delivery when I hear him speak. He pauses a lot also. He doesn't motivate me at all. I wish he did. But...no. I've tried listening to many, many speeches, and he never gets my juices going. In addition, he seems to speak in generalities, not specifics. I'm not saying he hasn't spoke in specifics, I've just never heard too many.

I'd like to see him as Joe Biden's VP. Then, with that White House experience under his belt, he'd be perfect for the main job.

[FlaxieB]

22. Joe will be pulling out after Iowa.

[zulchzulu]

17. Shhh... he's black, yunno....

:crazy:

Actually, I've seen him in person and he reminds me of...Barack Obama.

[Divine Discontent]

18. This thread however just felt sorta racist and bigot like

almost like you were attacking him hatefully?

why did you have to go and spoil a good thing?

[AtomicKitten]

19. ... and to think the OP's other 12 threads were going so nicely.

;)

[FlaxieB]

23. Yes, They are showing their true colors on this post. It is a very racist post.

[ellacott]

26. What's so sad is they don't even see how racist they are n/t

[last_texas_dem]

20. The Repugs accused both (Bill) Clinton and Gore

of taking on "black preacher mannerisms" when speaking in front of black faith groups as well. It doesn't matter to me whether it's deliberate or not; there are certainly worse people to emulate.

[FlaxieB]

21. Your post is so full of Bull shit till it is not funny. I guess you are saying when

Preachers preach or speak it public they are doing it deliberate. It seems to me you are very uneducated about African Americans. You are showing that you are very Naive to how they speak. It is natural for African Americans to speak a certain way when they get on a roll. You need to go down south and visit an African American church to get educated.

However, That Bit that Hillary pulled in Selma was nothing but pandering to the African Americans. If you would have hit a blog site when that happen, you would have seen a lot of pissed off African Americans.

[Dawgs]

25. Another, "is Obama acting too black" post from a Hillary supporter.

When is this shit going to end?

[Bluebear]

27. I heard he sings like Nat King Cole, too. Do you think it's deliberate?

:crazy:

[Grandrose]

28. Plays basketball kind of like Mike?

PLEASE!!:eyes: