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Archive for August 28th, 2008

Bill Clinton hits home with a powerful aphorism

It’s the line everyone’s talking about from Bill Clinton’s speech to the Democratic Convention last night, and a very powerful aphorism it is:
People around the world have always been more impressed by the power of our example than by the example of our power.
It’s simple, easy to remember, and nicely encapsulates what Clinton wanted to [...]

Bill Clinton shows how to deliver a clear message

Bill Clinton’s speech to the Democratic Convention last night was a good example of “tell them what you’re going to tell them, tell them, then tell them what you’ve told them.” And with that structure, he clearly set up an agenda for Barak Obama (presumably the agenda Obama wants…). Here’s how it played [...]