<HTML>"preaching to the choir?" King's speech would be dismissed as PREACHING of any kind. At risk of wandering into the thread about absence of snake handlers on LBO, MANY speakers at rallies I have been at recently could stand a good round of training in public speaking, and oratory. Happens that divinity schools are good at this. Preachers usually have to hold people's attention and convey meaning and the most successful ones do great at it. No reason people in other traditions cannot do that too, but they often don't! Who says Shrub's speechwriters should have a monopoly on inspiring metaphors and moral force????? Can anyone think of people today who speak as well as King on a regular basis? DoreneC In a message dated 4/10/2003 6:57:10 AM Pacific Daylight Time, hncl@panix.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">The question is, what *MORE* can be done by means of rallies?  I think the question of speakers is moot: it wouldn't surprise me if King's "I Have a Dream" speech was dismissed as preaching to the converted at the time.  Or are rallies a starting or staging point for other actions, etc?  Dunno. </BLOCKQUOTE> </HTML>