Ann Romney's Speech was/was not a success
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NCmusicman
Governor
Definitely a great speech... nothing to not like there - lovely woman, smart woman, articulate woman, great mother, cancer survivor, devoted wife, yep - yesireee - All American.
degsme
Council Member
You forgot... White woman...
Addy
Stand up for the people!
I didn't read the link.. but voted...
Matters little actually.. if she did or didn't humanize Romney.. She can't always be his alter ego.. His leadership role as President should he win demands more than flip flops and basically the ability to make decisions .. He seems at this time.. very unsure of himself.. IMO
Matters little actually.. if she did or didn't humanize Romney.. She can't always be his alter ego.. His leadership role as President should he win demands more than flip flops and basically the ability to make decisions .. He seems at this time.. very unsure of himself.. IMO
I didn't notice the crowd showing that much enthusiasm. Maybe if she'd have said "YOU PEOPLE" it would have gotten their attention.
This is one time I have to agree with NC, please forgive me. Don't know about the all american part though.
She gave an excellent speech and the way she reached out to women because of his feelings on abortion and because Obama pretty much has the women's vote wrapped up went over well. I think both Michelle Obama and Ann Romney are at times much better speakers than their husbands.
Really Ann Romney is believable and her husband is not.
All I'm saying is they do have one thing going for them, surely not Ryan or Christie.
She gave an excellent speech and the way she reached out to women because of his feelings on abortion and because Obama pretty much has the women's vote wrapped up went over well. I think both Michelle Obama and Ann Romney are at times much better speakers than their husbands.
Really Ann Romney is believable and her husband is not.
All I'm saying is they do have one thing going for them, surely not Ryan or Christie.
NightSwimmer
Senator
Watch a replay of her speech with the sound turned off to see just how ineffective it really was.
She performed well in reading the speech. She's a nice looking lady. Still, she didn't capture the attention of the crowd -- and that's the friendliest crowd that she will ever face.
She performed well in reading the speech. She's a nice looking lady. Still, she didn't capture the attention of the crowd -- and that's the friendliest crowd that she will ever face.
degsme
Council Member
Well I thought the part that was particularly ineffective was where she wagged her finger at the audience while ostensibly telling them how good and generous Romney is....
Wagging your finger at your audience rarely works to convince folks of anything.
NightSwimmer
Senator
I felt that the non-response of the Republican women in the audience was the best metric for judging the success (or lack thereof) of her speech.
She was doing okay until someone thought it would be a nifty idea to wheel the Rombot 12.2 onstage to tell her she was "fabulous".
Bo that part of Romney, I don't disagree with at all however, I do think although not perfect, she did a darn good job.
We get upset with Cons when they won't admit the nose right in front of their face....soooo.
she seemed to get a pretty good response overall. Whats your barometer...should they have swooned and spoken in tongues in order for her speech to be deemed effective?
My guess is they could have fallen into an apoplectic rapture and many here would have viewed the whole as inadequate regardless..
My guess is they could have fallen into an apoplectic rapture and many here would have viewed the whole as inadequate regardless..
NightSwimmer
Senator
I'm quite satisfied with her performance. It was everything that I had hoped for, and less.
degsme
Council Member
Hand jestures... body language etc. are all parts of an effective public speech. We are visual creatures FIRST and auditory creatures second. The convention understood this, hence the big wall of video monitors showing off family photos etc. Which is why the audience ON SCENE reacted more positively than those looking at just the closeup feed of Ann.
Ann is a smart and dynamic woman. But she's not a heavily experienced public speaker. And it showed in her presentation.
Ann is a smart and dynamic woman. But she's not a heavily experienced public speaker. And it showed in her presentation.
NightSwimmer
Senator
I see no reason to disguise my support for the President winning reelection. You won't find me couching my support behind cryptic, nonsensical statements as some here are wont to do.
Bo-4
Senator
Again, other than her obvious phoniness about trying to relate to middle class women dealing with high has and grocery prices, i thought she did well.
Until they brought him out ;-)
