Pablum We Can Believe In
Jim Geraghty over at NRO has a challenge for you:
Pop quiz, hot shot. Pick out the “We Are The World” lyrics vs. Obama speech lines.
A: “We can’t go on pretending day by day that someone, somewhere will soon make a change.”
B: “This is the moment we must help answer the call.”
C: “But if you just believe there’s no way we can fall.”
D. “The world will watch and remember what we do.”
E. “Let us realize that a change can only come when we stand together as one.”
F. “We cannot afford to be divided.”
G. “These now are the walls we must tear down.”
H. “This is the moment when we must come together.”
I. “They’ll know that someone cares, and their lives will be stronger and free.”
Headline: Obama in Germany! Ich Bin Ein BEGINNER!
Any confusion over Senator Obama’s inspirational message of hope and change is merely the result of poor wording on the part of speechwriters.