[Nfb-history] favorite convention banquet speeches

[Mike Freeman]

Ryan:

That sort of nonsense is unworthy of you. To be sure, the fundamental
message of banquet speeches is the same, if for no other reason than that
people new to the Federation may be unacquainted with our principles and
need exposure; even we grizzled veterans could use a different take on our
own philosophy from time to time.

That being said, however, I submit that there is much historical material in
banquet speeches detailing the plight of the blind over the years and the
poppycock we have been subjected to.

Mike Freeman


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Ryan,
You cut me to the quick with that "towing the party line" crap.  I'm sure
you didn't mean it the way I took it.  Right?

On 6/28/2011 9:01 PM, Ryan O wrote:
> Chris, Mike is towing the party line, which isn't really wrong I 
> guess. Some have said that once you've heard a banquet speech, you've
heard them all.
> There's a kernel of truth in this idea. Even Jernigan admitted that 
> the banquet speeches were more or less similar in their content and
purpose.
> However, you can learn a lot about where we were historically by 
> listening to each speech. A good example of this is, "A Corner of 
> Time," from 1981, which high-lights our struggles with various 
> individuals and organizations who opposed us.
>
> Another departure from the standard formula came in a trilogy of 
> speeches from the mid-1970's in which Jernigan chose a specific focus 
> for his premise. Those are some of my favorites.
>
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> RyanO
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