[Defiant]

I watched the first 8 minutes. It's pretty good, and the crowd seems to be responding to him. His mannerisms are a little stilted, a little practiced (we get trained as lawyers about things like what to do with the hands, how to pause for effect, and so on, but if it's not natural, it's never as good as someone who is just great at speaking.) He is hitting some points that the crowd likes, and the substance is good, on Iran, terrorists, etc.

I can watch Ted Cruz and be able to say he is doing something well. Would that Cruz supporters could do the same with Trump, who gave a really, really good speech. I sensed some resistence to Trump from the crowd, while a large part of it gave him many ovations. It was a different dynamic. With Cruz, nearly the entire crowd applauds, but they don't give standing ovations much.

[Ciexyz]

I don’t care what he says. Yawn.

[Poser]

I watched them both and both were excellent.