I’m amazed at how many freepers do not remember the bashing Reagan took for his - as you say - off the cuff remarks and his somewhat stumbling press conferences. Of course we didn’t have the internet then so it was mild in comparison to what Sarah gets but, boy, I remember the stinging criticism! People either have very short memories - or more likely - were too young to remember the 80s.
you are exactly right. It’s not like Reagan was glib and entertaining like Dennis Miller or even Joe Biden. Yes exactly his press conferences were not scolarly or even very quoteable discouses. In some ways i have given President Zero a pass on press conferences because there is so much a president is resposible for and some of the questions are far removed from the ostensible topic at hand. but then he has been so awful otherwise, it all fits a pattern of sedition, treason, moral cowardice, lying etc. “The police acted stupidly” what a moron we have.