Obama's speech edit

President Obama made a lot of subtle changes to be more direct with specific audiences. When you use more casual dialect, it hits home with certain groups of people. A good portion of his edit is supporting facts with smaller facts, making them sound more like stories then just random truth's. He wants to try to sound like he is speaking to America personally, so he edits words and sentences to set a calm, genuine tone. In this sentence he inserts an edit that changes the whole dynamic of the message- "In 1935, when over half of our seniors could not support themselves and millions had seen their savings wiped away[further edited before delivery], there were those who argued that Social Security would lead to socialism, but the men and women of Congress stood fast, and we are all the better for it.." This is a prime example of how he interjected a sentence to include a specific group of people, and how the government responded to them in their time of need. Other than that, I'm not too sure why he made some of the edits he did. I'll trust that he made the proper corrections for a reason- he is the President, right?