Is Obama a worst speech maker than Bush? As the most gifted orator of his generation, President Obama finds speechmaking perhaps his most potent political tool. It propelled him to national prominence in 2004 and to the White House in 2008. And whenever he needs to calm economic fears or revive stalled health care legislation, he takes to the lectern.
But the limits of rhetoric were on display last week when the president could not rescue two foundering candidates in governor’s races in New Jersey and Virginia. Has Mr. Obama lost his oratorical touch? Is the magic finally beginning to fade? Does the White House rely too heavily on his skills on the stump to advance his priorities?
Source: NY Times
Has Obama lost his oratorical touch? He never had one. He has a teleprompter touch.
When Obama is reading off a teleprompter, he is one of the top ten presidential orators. But if he has to speak from his heart without a teleprompter, I find him extreme painful to listen to.
Obama (free thinking): Ah. Oh. I a think um that um I feel…
Bush may not be a fluent speaker but you knew he spoke from his heart.
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