"With All Due Respect, Mr. President:" A Rhetorical Analysis of Al Sharpton's Speech ot the 2004 Democratic National Committee Convention

Authors

Jennifer E. Potter, Towson University

Abstract

On July 23, 2004, President George W Bush spoke to the National Urban League and questioned African Americans' allegiance to the Democratic Party. Two days later, the 2004 DNC convention began and Al Sharpton, previously known as an unbelievable politician, gave a memorable speech responding to the President. This essay explains how Sharpton delivered a speech that appealed to the broader American electorate while still speaking about issues important to the African American community and exposes how Sharpton discussed race without doing so blatantly, all the while answering Bush's questions posed to the Urban League.

Journal Title

Iowa Journal of Communication

Volume

44

Issue

2

First Page

142

Last Page

158

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Potter, Jennifer E. (2012) ""With All Due Respect, Mr. President:" A Rhetorical Analysis of Al Sharpton's Speech ot the 2004 Democratic National Committee Convention," Iowa Journal of Communication: Vol. 44: No. 2, Article 4.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/ijc/vol44/iss2/4

Copyright

©2012 Iowa Communication Association