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Originally posted by TheEnforcer@Jun 15 2003, 01:23 PM
I'm telling ya...... watch that Cinton piece at C-Span!! Like him or hate him the guy is a very interesting speaker and he nails it right on the head when asked about the 2004 election. He basically gives an answer for what a politician in any election needs to do to beat their opponent and it's an awesome response.
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I went to go see it but it's 1 hr 50 min, a bit too long for a streaming video clip ;-(
But you're right about Clinton, he's an extremely good speaker and always comes across as if he really knows what he's talking about, always nails it right on the head. The same goes for James Rubin who is simply brilliant at giving press conferences.
Bush is the exact opposite, he comes across as if he is reciting someone elses speaches, poorly, and if he get's asked a question he wasn't expecting he starts stuttering and forgets what he was trying to say halfway through a sentence. Doesn't neccesarily mean he's stupid but it does make him look stupid. It's a definite weakness for a presidential candidate.
I think if the democrats can put forward a candidate with the charisma and speaking skills of Bill Clinton or James Rubin he may just win over that portion of voters that is not overly loyal to democrats or republicans and just votes for the president they like best.
IMHO the election between Gore and Bush was such a close call, Gore would have won if the American people wouldn't have been so disgusted by the Lewinsky affair. Now that the Lewinsky case is history and the current republican president is lacking the needed verbal skills I think it is quite likely the democrats will win the next election. If I were a betting man my money would be on the democrats for the next election.
But what do I know, I'm just a stupid foreigner ;-)