>>Obama may give soaring Wilsonian speeches abroad<<
I have no idea why even his critics keep repeating this meme. His speeches are pedestrian at best, full of low expectations and empty and vague promises. And if the TOTUS has even the slightest glitch, he goes into “um, er, uh” stammer mode (since he has nothing in his own head).
Even as a speech READER, he does no better than a High School drama student.
His speeches remind me of ( but are not as compelling as ) the spiels of a three-card-monty dealer. Churchill would roll over in his grave.
He used TOTUS at the National Prayer Breakfast this morning. He cannot even pause in between head swings to look straight ahead at the audience in the center of the room - or the tv audience.
GWB did not like using the teleprompter, but he could do it with more feeling and sincerity than the 0 can.
I guess the critics feel compelled to have one “nice” thing to say about Barry Soetoro - but I agree with you that nothing could be further from the truth about his speech-giving talents. Barry gave one good speech in 2004 at the Dem National Convention (consider his competition there). That is it. All play acting back then - now we’re seeing the face behind the mask (for those who didn’t figure this out long ago).
“Even as a speech READER, he does no better than a High School drama student.”
I’ve always thought the same. The endless accolades as to his alleged articulation have always seemed to be the cornerstone element in this “up is down” chant we’ve been subjected to for > 1 year. I’m always left with “what the hell are they thinking, are they listening to the same audio track as I am?”
I think VDH is making a dig here. He doesn’t think much of Wilson.