The Full Orange

“Guard well your thoughts when alone and your words when accompanied.” Thus said Roy T. Bennett. Much before the world of a constant, always on social media. You are often what you say ad libitum and especially in moments that are unguarded and not choreographed by personality coaches, PR folks and spin doctors. And over time, your words and sentences often gang up to create your public profile or rather become colour codes for your school of thought or simply become your story.

A case in point would be brand America. Shaded over the years in blue and red and now breeding a new colour - orange, that beats its own path. If one takes a look specifically at Presidential speak over the years, over different subjects, one realises – The Times They Are A Changin’ and are indeed "unpresidented" …..oops sorry unprecedented!!

Let’s take a look at the full Monty. Or should it be “The Full Orange”.

On Walls and barriers

There are no constraints on the human mind, no walls around the human spirit, no barriers to our progress except those we ourselves erect - Ronald Reagan (Ex President of the US, 1984, a Republican Red)

My fellow Americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. We were strangers once, too - Barack Obama (Ex President of the US, Democrat Blue)

“Our leaders are stupid. Our politicians are stupid. And the Mexican government is much smarter, much sharper, much more cunning” & "When Mexico sends it people, they're not sending their best. They're not sending you. They're sending people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us. They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, are good people," & "We have some bad hombres here and we're gonna get 'em out." – Orange speak

On belief  

“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.” ― Ronald Reagan

"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." – Barrack Obama

“I wouldn't mind a little bow. In Japan, they bow. I love it. Only thing I love about Japan” & "I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose voters," – Orange speak

On rights and women

"I’m convinced that a world in which women and girls are treated as equal to men and boys is safer, more stable, and more prosperous. Beyond those tangible benefits, this is simply a matter of right and wrong. Women and girls are human beings, full and equal in rights and dignity." – Barrack Obama

"I have an unshakable commitment to eliminate discrimination against blacks, women, the handicapped and other minorities." – Ronald Reagan (Atlanta 1983)

"You know I’m automatically attracted to beautiful — I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab them by the *****y. You can do anything." – Orange speak in a 2005 interview with Access Hollywood’s Billy Bush

 On friction and war

"History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap." — Ronald Reagan

“We underestimate our power when we restrict it to just our military power. We shortchange our influence and our ability to shape events when that’s the only tool we think we have in the toolbox.” – Barrack Obama (Aug 2015, Roosevelt Room meet with Press)

“The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.” – Orange speak

 On media and the 4th estate

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." – Theodore Roosevelt (26th President of the US, 1901-1909, Red Republican)

That is the true genius of America, a faith in the simple dreams of its people, the insistence on small miracles. That we can say what we think, write what we think, without hearing a sudden knock on the door. – Barrack Obama (2004 Democratic Convention)

“You know, it really doesn’t matter what the media write as long as you’ve got a young and beautiful piece of ass.”- Orange speak  

 About Opponents

"I don't think it's good for the country to have a former president undermine a current president."

- George W. Bush (Former US President, Republican, Red - 2014)

"I think I was right — and Mitt Romney and John McCain were wrong — on certain policy issues, but I never thought that they couldn't do the job." – Barrack Obama

"Sorry losers and haters, but my I.Q. is one of the highest – and you all know it! Please don't feel so stupid or insecure, it's not your fault." – Orange speak (tweet to 5 million of his followers)

In summary,

Changing times they certainly are.  As T.S. Eliot says, “For last year's words belong to last year's language. And next year's words await another voice.” We do hope a new voice, a new UI, a better design.  (https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/we-dont-need-another-hero-manojeet-bhujabal?trk=pulse_spock-articles)