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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

The 3 Most Compelling Speeches of All Time

1) "Barbaric"

Robert Byrd: Longest Serving US Senator, Public Servant, Historian
On Michael Vick and the practice of dog-fighting

"These poor Creatures... To turn themselves, into fighting machines, is simply....barbaric. Barbaric! (pause) BARBARIC! BARBARIC! (pause)

Let that word resound! From hill to hill, and from mountain to mountain. From valley to... valley, across this broad land! Barbaric! (long pause) Barbaric....

May God help...(long pause) those poor souls....Who would be so cruel? Barbaric! Hear me! Barbaric."




1) "The Wire Hanger"

Delonte West: Celtics SG, Motor Cycle Enthusiast, College Professor
On playing basketball in his room as a child

"In my room, I had a hanger. Uh wire-hanger. Ahh Wiah-hangaaah! We used to open it up, put it on toppah dah' do'.. It's just be like, right der'.

Get a sock, n' tie it up wit' some duck tape . En' we be all down on eachotha' like, agghhh! Fo' gaaame point!


Till Mama' come in en' put the whoopin-ahn-ya...Then you gotta' cut tha lights off, you know... It whoopin'-time...

That's what my hoop be like."



3) "San Diego"

Arnold Swarzenegger: Champion Body Builder, Move Star, Governor, Genius
On California and the San Diego Chargers

"Go Chargers, Go."

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