[Polybius]

McCain is a weak orator, laying aside his policies and positions.

McCain is a weak Tele-Prompter reader. He does well in town-hall settings, microphone in hand, when he speaks without a script responding to unexpected questions.

Without a script to read, Obama is a stuttering gaffe-machine.

Barack Obama has the potential to embarrass himself every time he speaks without a script. He’s beginning to remind me of the Peter O’Toole character (very closely based on an old and drunken Errol Flynn) in “My Favorite Year.” Aghast upon learning that he would have to get his lines right on “the first take” because he would be on live TV, he declared, “I’m not an actor – I’m a movie star!!” At least the O’Toole character knew his limitations. Obama keeps vamping and veering off script to disastrous effect. This compulsion could someday seriously damage his candidacy - if it hasn’t already.

[Polybius]

McCain is a weak orator, laying aside his policies and positions. .... don-o

McCain is a weak Tele-Prompter reader. He does well in town-hall settings, microphone in hand, when he speaks without a script responding to unexpected questions. .... Without a script to read, Obama is a stuttering gaffe-machine. .... Polybius

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