Almost minutes after President Barack Obama concluded his farewell address Tuesday night, CNN jumped into whining about not being able to hear such deep speech from President-elect Donald Trump. “Also as we think about the next president about to take office, I mean, their speaking styles could not possibly be any more different,” noted moderator, Anderson Cooper, as unseen members of his panel laughed.
“We’re not going to be hearing a speech LIKE THIS from a sitting president for the next four or eight years,” he continued to bemoan, as CNN’s chief political correspondent Dana Bash chimed in to glorify Obama’s speech delivering acumen:
And let's be honest, one of the reasons—one of the main reasons—the many reasons Barack Obama did burst on the scene is because of the way he gives a speech. I mean, he's an orator, that's who he is. And that’s why he can hit it out of the park like this. And you're absolutely right, Anderson. I mean, it's going to be a while. Who knows how long before we can hear a speech like this.
According to panelist John Avlon of The Daily Beast, there was a lot to be impressed about in Obama’s speech. “It was a Progressive profession of faith, but it was rooted in deeply conservative values. It was rooted in deeply American values,” Avlon opined, “And while he issued a warning about the future, it was rooted in a reaffirmation of basic citizenship. And that’s why ultimately it's uniting, not a partisan take. It transcends that.”
The embarrassing level of swooning for the president from the two CNN personalities exposed who they preferred to listen too.
Transcript below:
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CNN
Anderson Cooper 360
January 10, 2017
10:01:23 PM Eastern…
JOHN AVLON: It was a Progressive profession of faith, but it was rooted in deeply conservative values. It was rooted in deeply American values. He connected his political faith with the founding fathers quoting George Washington. And I think that brings the soaring context of the speech. Roots it in his political faith and something deeper, and something transcendent and something enduring.
nd while he confronted those forces of change, he very clearly also said that fear is the most destabilizing force in our democracy. And while he issued a warning about the future, it was rooted in a reaffirmation of basic citizenship. And that’s why ultimately it's uniting, not a partisan take. It transcends that.
ANDERSON COOPER: It is—Also as we think about the next president about to take office, I mean, their speaking styles could not possibly--
[Members of the panel laugh]
--be any more different. We’re not going to be hearing a speech LIKE THIS from a sitting president for the next four or eight years.
DANA BASH: And let's be honest, one of the reasons—one of the main reasons—the many reasons Barack Obama did burst on the scene is because of the way he gives a speech. I mean, he's an orator, that's who he is. And that’s why he can hit it out of the park like this. And you're absolutely right, Anderson. I mean, it's going to be a while. Who knows how long before we can hear a speech like this. And I think Republicans and Democrats alike say if nothing else, he's a good orator.
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