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To: onyx

Whether or not a speaker is inspirational is not something that is “valid” or “invalid.” It is a matter of opinion.

And my opinion is based on Newt’s history and the conduct of this campaign.

NO ONE would even give Newt a second’s look until we were all out of other choices. Why? Because he’s not inspirational.

Revving people up in a “hit him again, Joey” way is not inspirational, in my view.

There are no memorable soundbites from any of those long hours Newt droned on in previous years. Nothing wrong with that. But, in my view, that’s evidence that he’s not an inspiring speaker.

Finally, the fact that one can deliver a speech without a teleprompter doesn’t equal “inspiring,” either. LOTS of people can do that; in fact, most people in “speaking fields” can. But inspiration comes from ideas and the ability to paint them in words. Simply speaking without a teleprompter doesn’t necessarily get you there.


271 posted on 01/24/2012 10:58:15 AM PST by fightinJAG (So many seem to have lost their sense of smell . . .)
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To: fightinJAG
NO ONE would even give Newt a second’s look until we were all out of other choices. Why? Because he’s not inspirational.

That's like saying "ALL" and it's always wrong. I was for Newt Gingrich, long before most here.

I find his speeches inspirational, and you don't. That's also a matter of opinion, but that doesn't make yours valid or mine invalid.

8 Minutes of Newt Gingrich at the Greenville SC Ham House

280 posted on 01/24/2012 11:05:24 AM PST by onyx (PLEASE SUPPORT FREE REPUBLIC - DONATE MONTHLY! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, let me know!)
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To: fightinJAG
NO ONE would even give Newt a second’s look until we were all out of other choices. Why? Because he’s not inspirational.

That's like saying "ALL" and it's always wrong. I was for Newt Gingrich, long before most here.

I find his speeches inspirational, and you don't. That's also a matter of opinion, but that doesn't make yours valid or mine invalid.

8 Minutes of Newt Gingrich at the Greenville SC Ham House

284 posted on 01/24/2012 11:07:12 AM PST by onyx (PLEASE SUPPORT FREE REPUBLIC - DONATE MONTHLY! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, let me know!)
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To: fightinJAG
Folks should remember this before calling for large scale audience participation at national debates.
285 posted on 01/24/2012 11:09:25 AM PST by jpsb
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