Before the speech was over, Politico’s Mike O’Brien begged the president to stop.
Mike O'Brien@mpoindc
In terms of politics, this speech could have ended about 20 minutes ago. Drive your message, take your ball, go home.
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On the air, MSNBC’s Jonathan Alter said it was “one of the worst speeches I’ve ever heard Barack Obama make.” He refused to back down.
Jonathan Alter@jonathanalter
Just cheerleading BO doesn't help him. He needs a sharper, more cogent message with some memorable lines. I ain't walking my criticism back
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ABC News reporter Devin Dwyer felt like we were all being lectured.
devindwyer@devindwyer
Obama speech in Ohio felt more lecture or courtroom arg than rally. He streamlined pitch, imbued urgency, said voters will break stalemate.
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... Yahoo! News White House correspondent Olivier Knox took note of the massive word count of the speech (for the record, the official White House transcript clocked in at just under 6,500 words).
Olivier Knox@OKnox
I ask colleague for CQ transcript of Obama speech. Response: "Sure, but it looks like they only have the first 45,000 words."
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The long running time of President Obama’s speech made Politico’s Jennfier Epstein think of a new inspirational maxim for the country.
Jennifer Epstein@jeneps
In America we don't quit til we've spoken for 54 minutes
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Buzzfeed’s Zeke Miller was clearly unimpressed.
Zeke Miller@ZekeJMiller
There is nothing new in this speech.
Read more:
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tom-blumer/2012/06/14/obama-major-address-panned-fans-press-ap-barely-musters-eight-paragraphs?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter#.T9qxQXetI38.twitter#ixzz1xr296o8E Read more:
http://www.businessinsider.com/obama-economy-speech-campaign-ohio-2012-6#ixzz1xrfvlJdd