President Obama's State of the Union Address

President Obama’s State of the Union Address was very inspirational and it was directed to a county that is in dire need of inspiration. Even before he starts his speech he embraces the congresswoman, Gabriel Giffords, who was shot in the previous year to express his deepest gratitude and happiness that she is still alive. This shows how much he cares about the people within his country. This quality will be a key if he is to win the next election.

President Obama states that a growing number of Americans are getting richer while the poor are getting even poorer. While this is true, in America, I don’t think that this stance will gain him any more votes for his next election. Even though the majority of people in the states are struggling to get by, they are obsessed with the notion of ‘the American Dream’ and how everyone can make it. Unfortunately, this is not always that case and it is becoming more and more apparent, as Obama states, Warren Buffet, a billion air, pays a lower tax rate then his secretary.

I really enjoy his style of speech delivery. The fact that he can reduce the politics of a major world super power down to three quick and easily understandable points is incredible. These three points, which are apparent through out his speech and in many other contexts, gives the speech a more personal, down to Earth address. It makes the reader, or listener, feel that they are actually apart of the conversation, even though they do not say a single word. That is what makes a great speechwriter and a fantastic leader. I think that in these next election that are coming up the American people will see how much Obama has done for the people from getting out a recession to killing one of the most famous terrorists, Osama Bin Laden.

Tiger Woods with Unstoppable Game

Before his massive out break, Tiger Woods seemed more human than human. He seemed to many people to be unstoppable in the game of golf and ultimately completely focused on the task at hand, which was, to play the best game that he could. Even at friendly press conferences he seemed distant and uninterested. Of course, now we all know why. He was probably thinking of his girl, and by that I most certainly do not mean his wife. Phil Mickelson, however, could always talk candidly about his game and even be seen to smile at some of these press conferences.

It has become clear to many people that Tiger Woods has not moved on from the mentality of a 21-year-old frat boy, that cracks black penis jokes to reporters while surrounded by four women. Instead, however, he learned to distance himself from the game, reporters, noisy individuals, and eventually his wife to meet his frat boy lady quota.

The real question is if he returns to professional golf, after his sexcapades have been flaunted all over the public eye, will he still have what it takes to be the best? Will Tiger come back roaring or rustling? Of course with his sponsors leaving him in the dust it is impossible to think that he will ever be earning as much money as he was. But maybe that will not be the determining factor for his return, maybe he will return to prove to himself, and the golfing community, that this incident has had no affect on his game. Maybe he is going for that fifth green jacket. Where Phil Mickelson has a wife battling breast cancer to draw encouragement from, maybe, Tiger can get some encouragement from all this attention, because obviously he has not had enough over the years.