Comments on: If speeches win presidencies…..

By: T. Rubelle

T. Rubelle — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:18:22 +0000

I don’t trust any of them, and that’s mainly just based on their speeches. Neither the ones who are out of rhythm, nor the ones who have ostensibly have rhythm, because it’s too calculated a rhythm. It’s like music: one is just the really bad, choppy, and amateur sound of someone with no musical talent, and the other, while it might sound good to the ear that is desperate for a melody in an age of screeching dischord, is in fact just a copy – a digitial, electronic copy, a sophiscated forgery. Without soul. If I had to chose between the two, just on the basis of their speech, I’d chose the former. The style seems less sinister, though the speaker behind it may be just as bad for the country.

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By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 11:03:39 +0000

Yes, this campaign may very well be won by the best speaker, the one who touches the heart, not the head. Obama does that, so did John Edwards. The opponents came off as either shrill, smug, or disconnected to average citizens. In this political climate and national mood, candidates would do well to lay off the cynicism, and start communicating.

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Public Speaking Blog Articles: Week in Review [2008-06-07] — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 07:12:28 +0000

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