The Obama Speeches: "These Go To Eleven"

Really, I can't help myself.

In his most recent column in which he discusses Barack Obama's many speeches, Daniel Henninger states the following:

In our time, public remarks remain first of all a photo-op to make a president glow in public. Mr. Obama is taking it to another level, making the public speech the central act of his presidency. [bold added for emphasis]

I confess: the moment I read "Mr. Obama is taking it to another level," I thought of Rob Reiner's brilliant "mockumentary," This is Spinal Tap. (As I said, I just can't help myself.)

The thought of the scene embedded below just won't leave me, as I suspect "These go to eleven" will be the lens through which I see the entirety of Mr. Obama's time in the White House.

One really can't get enough of this: