Fairplay to Brown, a brilliant speech: Normandy invasion memory

By Paul Canning • June 7, 2009

Gordon Brown gave a moving speech this afternoon in Normandy yesterday at the 65th Anniversary Commemoration of D-Day.

Given the current situation this may be very hard to believe! But I defy anyone to listen to it and, putting issues with the man aside, not find the content stirring

By contrast Obama’s history lesson was full of sweeping historical generalisations and – yes – errors. Plus, I thought, his tone was plain wrong.

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Paul Canning

Paul Canning writes at paulcanning.me.uk. He is based in Cambridge, with many years spent working in Australia, more than a decade spent developing websites - mainly for NGOs, community organisations and media. He has also had his own radio show. In other words, this is Mr Eclectic. Paul occasionally allows us to cross-post articles to the Wardman Wire.

2 Responses to “Fairplay to Brown, a brilliant speech: Normandy invasion memory”

Frances
Mon, June 8, 2009 at 2:11 am | Permalink | Reply

I was going to give you hell – you must have been listening to someone else – This man is a moron – Obama Beach??

But you appear so self-delusional I can’t be bothered. Booooo
paul canning
Mon, June 8, 2009 at 3:31 am | Permalink | Reply

I know that, that’s the entire reporting about the speech.

Did you listen to the whole speech?

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