A Powerful Speech
I found this on The Weekly Standard, with this comment by Dean Barnett:
What I find most remarkable about the speech beyond its extraordinary content is the simple, straight forward language and the appropriately spare delivery. There were no clumsy applause lines, no laundry lists of silly promises meant to purchase the votes of certain citizens. Instead, it was just one man talking sense, honestly and from the heart, clearly without the guidance of either pollsters or focus groups.
Current candidates, please take note – the audience loved it. And 43 years later, it’s part of history. Even the most moving paen to ethanol won’t be so recognized.
What I find interesting is just how relevant the speech is today. Communism failed spectacularly in the late 1980′s; now, we face the threat of radical Islam.