I have observed Pete Seeger closely for many years. He has inspired many people because
of the . It's not that Pete himself has organized political
organizations or presented bills to congress. It's that he can articulate in an admirable
manner the ideals that many of us Americans respect.

Obama can be articulate. This in itself is quite an achievement considering the intellectual imbecility of the last seven years of an erstwhile president that can't put a sentence together. As we witness McCain flip-flop and fumble in his speeches, it becomes apparent what a good gift of gab is worth. How refreshing to have a president who can speak well.

FDR was an orator. He inspired change in the country and the Fireside Chats were a
staple of that change. Eleanor helped him in this immeasurably and should be given
more credit for this.

It is such a relief to find a candidate that is intelligent and educated for a .
We need to prize education and the acquisition of knowledge and social sophistication
more than the idiocy of having a president that "we can drink a beer with".

Why have Americans allowed themselves to succumb to stupidity? Is it just that
monied corporations want to keep us that way so they can sell us crap?

Frank