Morning Examiner: Obama’s big fail

Published September 7, 2012 4:00am ET



In this highly partisan, fiercely contested election, it is a rare occurrence when everyone agrees something. But everyone is in agreement on President Obama convention speech last night: it was a total dud. Here are just some of the reactions:

CBS’ Bob Schieffer: “It just didn’t have that spark.”

CNN’s Wolf Blitzer: “A lot of stuff we’ve heard before.”

NBC’s Savannah Guthrie: “An excitement gap between the president’s speech and Bill Clinton’s last night.”

The Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza: “Certainly not among the best he has ever delivered”

National Journal‘s Ron Fournier: “Why Obama’s Speech Fell Short”

Tampa Bay Times editorial: Obama’s wish list lacks action plan.

BuzzFeed‘s Ben Smith: “Oba-meh”

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