Debat

Er is veel over te zeggen, bijvoorbeeld dat het een beetje tam was. Maar het debat van gisteravond bevat ook een klein juweeltje. Klein en nauwelijks schitterend, maar waardevol:

OBAMA: Now, I think that Senator Clinton has a fine record and I don't want to denigrate that record. I do think there is a fundamental difference between us in terms of how change comes about. Senator Clinton of late has said: Let's get real. The implication is that the people who've been voting for me or involved in my campaign are somehow delusional.
(LAUGHTER)
And that, you know, the 20 million people who've been paying attention to 19 debates and the editorial boards all across the country at newspapers who have given me endorsements, including every major newspaper here in the state of Texas.
(APPLAUSE)

OBAMA: You know, the thinking is that somehow, they're being duped, and eventually they're going to see the reality of things.
Well, I think they perceive reality of what's going on in Washington very clearly. What they see is that if we don't bring the country together, stop the endless bickering, actually focus on solutions and reduce the special interests that have dominated Washington, then we will not get anything done. And the reason that this campaign has done so well...
(APPLAUSE)
The reason that this campaign has done so well is because people understand that it is not just a matter of putting forward policy positions.

OBAMA: Senator Clinton and I share a lot of policy positions. But if we can't inspire the American people to get involved in their government and if we can't inspire them to go beyond the racial divisions and the religious divisions and the regional divisions that have plagued our politics for so long, then we will continue to see the kind of gridlock and nonperformance in Washington that is resulting in families suffering in very real ways.

Los van het prettige feit dat de Obama-volgers bij het lezen van de tekst de man ook horen, horen hoe zijn prachtige bariton een woord als duped acteert, met de juiste stop aan het eind van het woord en dan de pauze precies lang genoeg, kortom, los van de bijzonder prettige onzin,

[adem halen]

hier staat precies waarom de man president moet worden. Vraag niet wat de president voor je kan doen ..... enzovoorts.