"Can you imagine a speech given by president Bush that would convince you that he has had a change of heart and could actually be the president of your dreams? It is all too easy to criticize our president and his administration. Life changing events (often of the extremely painful variety) force us to reevaluate our values and actions. What if something like this happened to our president. What if he were humbled in some way which caused a profound change in his outlook on life and his role as the leader of our country - turning the aggressive posturing of an all-attack-all-the-time leader into a gentler, wiser soul determined to demonstrate the power of honesty and vulnerability."

The above open call for people to write speeches for President Bush was circulated via email and web postings, offering a $50 cash prize to the winner. A group of five students, ages 7-10, from Rooftop Elementary in San Francisco submitted the winning speeches. I had the speeches recorded by Jim Meskimen, a professional impersonator based in Los Angeles. The prize money was used to throw a cake party for the kids and their classmates.

To listen to the speeches please click on the links below. (Mp3 files)

Natalia Howard / Zoe Baker / Melissa Mongan / Lumi Sugazawa / Hannah Cohen-Sidley

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Funds for this project came from Service Works, a monthly project grant made possible by Josh Greene.

Posted by helena at March 27, 2006 12:50 PM

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