Greene sees a direct line from then-Illinois state Sen. Barack Obama's 2004 Democratic National Convention speech to his rise to the presidency in 2008.
鈥淚t鈥檚 truly one of the greatest speeches in American history,鈥� said Greene.
Greene has also written that Obama comes closer than any other president to using the 鈥渞hythm, body language, pauses and punctuation and nuances in voice tone to 鈥榮ing鈥� a speech,鈥� like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Though Obama is a great orator, that very skill might be the thing that has lead to some voters feeling disconnected from the president.
鈥淭he oratorical thing can seem distancing to certain people,鈥� said Greene.
But that may be changing. Greene sees the speech Obama gave at the memorial for victims of the Jan. 8 shooting in Tucson, Ariz., as a turning point for the president.
鈥淔or all of those people who have not felt a connection to this guy on a human level, Tucson softened them,鈥� said Greene.
