Obama DNC Speech 2012 Recap: Four Major Points Made At the Democratic National Convention

The Democratic National Convention is now over and the leftists have made their points loud and clear. And there were some pretty preponderant themes to go around. Here are the four major takeaways from the DNC 2012.

Romney and Ryan have no experience in Foreign Policy

Did anyone notice Osama Bin-Laden showing up in a number of videos throughout the night? Even Obama made a direct reference to Osama in his speech as a reminder to the public that they got the US's most hated terrorist ever and the previous Republican President did not. But it also serves to emphasize that Romney and Ryan have no foreign policy experience to speak of. Obama was loud and clear on this point in his speech Thursday night.

"My opponent and his running mate are new to foreign policy, but from all that we've seen and heard, they want to take us back to an era of blustering and blundering that cost America so dearly," he said. "After all, you don't call Russia our number one enemy - and not al Qaeda - unless you're still stuck in a Cold War time warp. You might not be ready for diplomacy with Beijing if you can't visit the Olympics without insulting our closest ally."

This election is About Ohio and Michigan

Did everyone catch all those references to Michigan and Ohio in the speeches? Or the auto industry bailout?

"We looked everywhere for help," said former Michigan Governor Michelle Granholm. "Almost nobody had the guts to help us - not the banks, not the private investors and not Bain Capital. But, in 2009, the cavalry arrived: our new president, Barack Obama! He organized a rescue, made the tough calls and saved the American auto industry."

That was the Democrats appealing to the swing states that many believe could determine the outcome of the election. No Republican has ever won the Presidency without taking Ohio with them. Obama actually had success with rehabilitating the auto industry and it was a trump card that he and his party made sure to recycle as much as they could.

"Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite"

Well maybe not the "liberte" part since this is America, but that old French Revolution slogan is very much in the minds of Democrats who emphasized time and again that we are in this "together" and that everyone deserves an "equal" chance.

Here's a quote from Clinton's speech: "The most important question is, what kind of country do you want to live in? If you want a you're-on-your-own, winner-take-all society, you should support the Republican ticket. If you want a country of shared prosperity and shared responsibility - a we're-all-in-this-together society - you should vote for Barack Obama and Joe Biden."

The clear message was that the Republicans are working on a plan in which the people must help themselves because the government won't do anything for you. The Democrats want to emphasize that they are playing a more "utilitarianism" approach in which the greatest good to the greatest number is the emphasis.

Obama has Tempered his Promises

The soaring rhetoric was mostly absent in a speech that was ultimately underwhelming. It lacked the flair or detail of Clinton's or the emotional core of his wife's. In fact it sounded very similar to Biden's equally unimpressive speech. But more importantly, Obama did not make any overwhelming promises.

Four years ago, he said "We measure progress by how many people can find a job that pays the mortgage, whether you can put a little money away at the end of each month."

Last night was all about asking his people to be patient with him.

"It will require common effort, shared responsibility and the kind of bold persistent experimentation" that FDR employed, Obama said.