Read more speech stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/15289/speech.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:18:12 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74669/race-speech-obama-is-mia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe moral clarity that Barack Obama revealed in his groundbreaking Philadelphia speech on race has been nowhere to be seen recently, writes Richard Cohen. The Obama who made that speech wouldn't have let the Chinese stage-manage his appearances, or allowed the civilian trial of Khalid Sheik Mohammed go forward without...http://www.newser.com/story/74669/race-speech-obama-is-mia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Nov 2009 2:13:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73215/palins-lost-concession-speech.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag'Twas a year ago tomorrow that John McCain’s team forbade Sarah Palin from delivering a concession speech, and a new book, Sarah From Alaska , gives you the chance to finally find out what she planned to say. Some highlights, from the Daily Beast : “It would be a happier night if...http://www.newser.com/story/73215/palins-lost-concession-speech.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 11:39:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70227/netanyahu-blasts-un-for-ahmadinejad-speech.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBenjamin Netanyahu didn’t hold back today when he took the stage at the United Nations. The Israeli PM went on a tirade, berating the UN for allowing Holocaust denier Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to speak. “Have you no shame? Have you no decency?” he demanded, after recounting the horrors of the genocide....http://www.newser.com/story/70227/netanyahu-blasts-un-for-ahmadinejad-speech.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Sep 2009 13:11:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70141/ahmadinejad-rips-israel-us-as-usual-in-un-speech.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMahmoud Ahmadinejad ripped Israel and the US in his speech today before the United Nations General Assembly, even as Iran’s president said his country was ready to work for peace and would shake hands “honestly extended to us.” The US and other delegations walked out—in protest at the content...http://www.newser.com/story/70141/ahmadinejad-rips-israel-us-as-usual-in-un-speech.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 19:28:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70056/the-seven-deadly-sins-of-prejeans-speech.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFor some reason, people are still listening to Carrie Prejean. The Value Voters Summit even had her give a speech recently (see video). But Prejean made a few mistakes, or sins if you like, writes Oliver Miller for TheFasterTimes.com: Pride: “You know who doesn’t feel the need to constantly...http://www.newser.com/story/70056/the-seven-deadly-sins-of-prejeans-speech.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 13:32:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69501/carter-wilsons-heckling-of-obama-based-on-racism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFormer President Jimmy Carter says Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst during President Obama's speech last week was an act "based on racism." Carter says Wilson's comment was part of an "inherent feeling" of some that a black man should not be president. In responding to a question at a town-hall meeting...http://www.newser.com/story/69501/carter-wilsons-heckling-of-obama-based-on-racism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Sep 2009 20:33:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69489/house-admonishes-wilson-for-you-lie.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe House formally admonished Joe Wilson today for his "You lie" outburst during President Obama's speech. The vote was 240-179, with 12 Democrats and seven Republicans voting against party lines. "At issue," declared House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer during debate, "is whether we are able to proceed with a degree...http://www.newser.com/story/69489/house-admonishes-wilson-for-you-lie.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Sep 2009 16:47:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69266/obama-using-tired-tricks-of-the-trail.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama’s strategy for dealing with fallout from political controversy is growing tired, writes Frank Rich in the New York TImes . First, Obama stays cool as the crazies and 24-hour news networks explode; then, at a “superdramatic moment,” he delivers a speech the media “reliably hypes as The Do-or-Die Speech...http://www.newser.com/story/69266/obama-using-tired-tricks-of-the-trail.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 13 Sep 2009 7:44:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69144/leave-wilson-alone-parker.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter Joe Wilson's “you lie” outburst, we may need to add “Joewilsoning” to the lexicon, as in, “ OMG, he Joewilsoned right in the middle of the sermon! ” writes Kathleen Parker of the Washington Post. Still, the reaction to the outburst seems a wee bit overblown. Wilson is, in normal circumstances,...http://www.newser.com/story/69144/leave-wilson-alone-parker.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 11 Sep 2009 9:38:58 CDT