Originally Posted by Hraesvelg
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What exactly were you expecting?
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1. Lacking minor errors. Only 43 Americans have sworn the oath, not 44, for instance. Cleveland was the 22nd and the 24th president.
2. "For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth."
I personally think this mistake was unintentional, but you notice the throughout his entire speech, no nod toward the Asian sector is made. Or if there was a reference that I missed, then it was obscure, such as the "sailed across the ocean" reference a peer pointed out to me.
3. Like Hessah said, the "bang" that his previous speeches have had. This one was spoken almost colloquially; it was simple, with little complex syntax or diction. My pessimistic side suggests that this was intended so that many watching would be able to actually understand his speech. But that's me. Either way, it's rather daring, despite what the news reporters comment as a "daring" and "powerful" way to communicate to the American public.