June 11, 2008
The Best of Vital Speeches....
With Obama and McCain about to duke it out… perhaps, like me, you’ll find interest in
looking to 25 of the greatest speeches to have ever changed our world. I found
a site that features a DVD where you can listen to them.
The following are thought to be the most provacative 25, each selected based on an
evaluation of their historical relevance, the events that followed, and the rhetoric used.
25. Albert Einstein… Peace in the Atomic Era
24. Ronald Reagan… President’s Farewell Address
23. Richard M. Nixon… Presidential Resignation
22. Newton Minow… Program Control
21. Leonid Brezhnev… Peaceful Coexistence
20. Golda Meir… Political Problems of the Middle East
19. John F. Kennedy… Freedom’s Cause
18. Jimmy Carter, Anwar Sadat, and Menachem Begin… Israeli Egyptian Peace Treaty
17. J. Edgar Hoover… Our Achilles’ Heel
16. Winston Churchill… Alliance of English-Speaking People
15. George H. W. Bush… War with Iraq
14. John F. Kennedy… For the Freedom of Man
13. Douglas MacArthur… Don’t Scuttle the Pacific
12. Mao Tse-tung… People’s Democratic Dictatorship
11. Harry S. Truman… Communist Attach on Korea
10. Dwight D. Eisenhower… Liberty Is at Stake
9. Lyndon B. Johnson… United States Vietnam Policy
8. Harry S. Truman… Warning to Japan
7. Adlai Stevenson and Valerian A. Zorin… Has the USSR Missiles in Cuba?
6. Winston Churchill… The Retreat from Flanders
5. Franklin D. Roosevelt… Good Start Toward Lasting Peace
4. George W. Bush… The War in Iraq
3. Adolf Hitler… The Position of Goverment
2. George W. Bush… A Nation Stunned
1. Franklin D. Roosevelt… The President’s War Address
June 10, 2008
Anize Con 2008
Last weekend, i found myself in Syracuse, for a competitive frisbee tournament. But, the most
special part of the trip was meeting up with the Anize crew… these are the wizards behind the
curtain who stand guard at night, keeping the Anize interface running smoothly. Here’s a pic of us:
Bell, James, DFC, DBGrandi
Round two (solemn faces): Bell, James, DFC, DBGrandi