first of all, i know this topic is a little late, but my computers been crapified for the last week.

did anyone watch clintons speech at the dnc? a lot of politicians are very stiff and unwelcoming when speaking to so many people, but theres just something different about clinton. i'm on my school speech team, so i always notice little things during speeches like eye contact, swaying back and forth, using the same gesture over and over, and varying the pitch of the voice. every time i watch a politician speak i always see something they're doing wrong, except clinton. plus, he's got this charisma and humor that makes it feel like he's having a conversation with you, when in fact he's speaking to millions of people across the country. whether or not you agree with his politics, you have to admit he's a phenominal public speaker and theres a lot to be learned from him.

aguagon your post brought tears of laughter. that was hilarious!

Yeah, Clinton really is a great speaker. And Kerry isn't half-bad, either. The problem with Kerry lies more in his voice than anything he in particular says or does. It does sort of drone. Oh well.

I will admit that Bush's speeches are a lot more likely to keep people awake. They're fascinating. They're full of complex and amazing words like "hoodwink". In fact, I can't turn Bush off when I see him speaking on TV. He broadens my vocabulary in a way Sesame Street just never could.

are you saying bush's lack of public speaking kils? while thats true, my entire point was kerry isnt much better. thats one thing i will give clinton.

i know, its rather unfortunate that kerry is so stiff and impersonal during speeches. his opponents are usually not much better, but his lack of public speaking skills is definatly going to harm him in the polls.

stop with the fircken personal attacks. keep to the issues. you and kiss sure like to talk about me. even i dont like all that attention.
i had to stay up and watch it. i had to analyze it. dont ask me. anyways. kerry bores people to sleep do you seriously think anyone even watched the DNC let alone Kerry? HAH! WB 18 got better numbers than the Dnc and they show cartoons! only his staunch suporters and his staunch critics stay up to watch that speech.

red, why would anyone expect you to stay awake for kerrys speech? everyone knows your a hard and fast bush guy, so your not exactly included in references to SWING voters.

The only thing we can learn from Kerry is that **** can walk.

Clinton, on the other hand, deserves credit for being a very personable guy. I think he abused that gift sometimes, but all politicians do. Anyway, by all accounts, he definitely deserves credit for his ability to connect with people. (yes, people, I don't just criticize Clinton; [I i]DO[/i] give Clinton credit for what he honestly deserves! )

[This message was edited by YNLissa on August 05, 2004 at 09:48 PM.]

speaking well only does half the job. kerry just drawls on and on and on and on and on. do you think any of the swing voters actually stayed awake to watch it? hah! i could hardly stay up through the stopperific sleepy drawl.

Yes clinton was and still is a great public speaker, but at the same time I think you have to give Kerry his just do for his commendable acceptance speech accepting the Democratic nomination for President. He stated what he had been through, what he plans to do, and how he will accomplish that. Not to get politically either, but what kind of exit plan did George Bush have for the troops in Iraq?

gahh! i put the wrong name in the title. sorry! and don't turn this into politics, i said nothing of the quality of the clinton administration. i simply stated that he is a great public speaker and thats something not many people (including politicians) have.

what does this have to do with kerry? from ym experience, he cant keep a crowd awake for thirty minutes.
also clitnton did speak well. how do you think he hoodwinked America? but speaking by itself does not make you ag reat president at all.

that had absolutely nothing to do with Kerry