Am I the only one who noticed that early '80s looking wood paneling in the background? That's one notch above smoke-stained floral-print wallpaper.
fredwilson
· 1 year ago
i noticed it too. kind of ghetto for the next president of the US
Sam Smith
· 1 year ago
Really? Ghetto? is that the word you really want to use?
fredwilson
· 1 year ago
That's slang
I agree its not PC
Harry
· 1 year ago
Did you use such slang with previous, white presidents?
I think it's tacky and undermines your personal brand, Fred. Makes you sound like Don Imus or Rush Limbaugh
kenberger
· 1 year ago
Ghetto works for me well, for a *change*. Better than a portrait behind him of Kennebunkport.
arikan
· 1 year ago
By addressing the nation on YouTube, Obama is already addressing the "global nation".
fredwilson
· 1 year ago
Right
I am not being critical
He's doing most everything right so far
But I kind of wish he'd be a bit more global at the end as well
Mike Troiano
· 1 year ago
I think it's awesome. Love the nod to FDR at the end, "We rise and fall as one nation..."
dan
· 1 year ago
He's President-elect of the United States, not President of the World.
fredwilson
· 1 year ago
I know but the fact is that he needs the cooperation of the world, not just our country to fix what's wrong
kenberger
· 1 year ago
Off to a great start w/ this. Best part is the length: 3:34, like the average pop song video. Retains stickiness.
"Make no mistake" (at 1:08)-- ditch the Bushism.
fredwilson
· 1 year ago
Agree on both Ken
Krassen Dimitrov
· 1 year ago
The full sentence is: "If this financial crisis has taught us anything, it's that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers -- in this country, we rise or fall as one nation; as one people."
A more accurate phrasing would be: "If this financial crisis has taught us anything, it's that a thriving Wall Street led to the whole world suffering"
Interesting thought Fred. I don't see it as black and white as you do: one nation vs. one world. I'm much more comfortable with a president-elect who appreciates both national interests and world interests have a role in any solution. As such, mentioning both in the address seems very appropriate...
ambivalence
· 1 year ago
I think it's a fine line trying to rally the people here whose self interests are presumably aligned with what his job is as president (elect), as well as appealing to the citizens of the world as a whole who can't quite assume that Obama has their best interest in mind.
Geoff
· 1 year ago
Impressive that he is using YouTube rather than his own site, quite a coup for Google. I wonder if he will go walkabout on future addresses. It all rather reminded me of the Queen's annual Christmas message.
Steven Kane
· 1 year ago
the media has made this a youtube thing but obamam IS using his own transition site as the primary source:
Thanks for the link. Even on his website it is still a YouTube video.
vincentvw
· 1 year ago
I think the danger of viewing things too "globally," is that you end up forgetting about the local. America needs to do a lot to fix itself, one of which is certainly opening up to international regulation, but other national issues were addressed in Obama's video: unemployment, lack of innovation, etc. Whether these two are incompatible, I hope not and I hope that Obama will do what is right, both for the global economy and for the people that elected him.
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I agree its not PC
I think it's tacky and undermines your personal brand, Fred. Makes you sound like Don Imus or Rush Limbaugh
I am not being critical
He's doing most everything right so far
But I kind of wish he'd be a bit more global at the end as well
our country to fix what's wrong
Best part is the length: 3:34, like the average pop song video. Retains stickiness.
"Make no mistake" (at 1:08)-- ditch the Bushism.
"If this financial crisis has taught us anything, it's that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers -- in this country, we rise or fall as one nation; as one people."
A more accurate phrasing would be:
"If this financial crisis has taught us anything, it's that a thriving Wall Street led to the whole world suffering"
This fantastic account of what had happened is an absolute "must read":
http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/national-...
I wonder if he will go walkabout on future addresses.
It all rather reminded me of the Queen's annual Christmas message.
http://change.gov
Disclaimer: I write this as a European.