[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

“There is no question that President Obama is an accomplished orator.”

I'd have to disagree. In the past, the true thinkers (those the Left despises) who were orators wrote their own pieces, did their own thinking.

Obama is a good actor. And only good, because when someone trips up his game, he loses his cool and falls out of character. “I just want to eat my waffles.” “Listen, I just came down here to be friendly with you reporters. I can't be coming down here and having you guys asking me questions all the time.”

[IrishMike]

“There is nothing in the world like a persuasive speech to fuddle the mental apparatus and upset the convictions and debauch the emotions of an audience not practiced in the tricks and delusions of oratory.”
- Mark Twain