tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post2585462899480437034..comments2024-03-28T03:00:07.229-04:00Comments on Rational Nation USA: The "Dumbing Down" of Congressional and Presidential Speech...Les Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-57675120800667272462012-05-24T14:28:13.129-04:002012-05-24T14:28:13.129-04:00Clinton was the last president who could effective...Clinton was the last president who could effectively address an audience. He had the ability to make you feel he understood what was happening. Bush was horrible and Obama is not much better. I am sure Obama is bright but his style of speech where he starts and stops in spurts is disconcerting. Perhaps he speaks that way because he reads his speeches instead of remembering them.skudrunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610092853412481236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-41183131044803235552012-05-22T23:44:01.671-04:002012-05-22T23:44:01.671-04:00jmj, did you read my response to Shaw, did you eve...jmj, did you read my response to Shaw, did you even take the time to read ALL the data, Did I say anything hyping right wing eloquence or ability to articulate?<br /><br />I thought not.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-74798280053060177862012-05-22T23:32:59.804-04:002012-05-22T23:32:59.804-04:00I suspect that if you threw out the outlier scores...I suspect that if you threw out the outlier scores of Bachmann, Pelosi, and Waters, the Congressional average may in fact go up a little, but only a little.Will "take no prisoners" Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315659209094683602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-83443722504065047552012-05-22T23:07:38.137-04:002012-05-22T23:07:38.137-04:00LOL! The other day, I was watching an event on C-...LOL! The other day, I was watching an event on C-Span during which a speaker mentioned that today's American speakers rank behind the world in articulation and eloquence, and then I read this blog assailing Obama as if the right wing in America today had ANYONE as articulate as him.<br /><br />JMJJersey McJoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15426560061830038806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-51402050630753776942012-05-22T21:11:16.813-04:002012-05-22T21:11:16.813-04:00I thought you would possibly weigh in with such a ...I thought you would possibly weigh in with such a comment.<br /><br />I actually agree with your basis premise on this.<br /><br />Personally I do not believe the President lacks the ability to speak at a considerably higher level of oral communication. Even while finding his conclusions often lacking in substance. But that is just me and I suppose to be expected from a person with diametrically opposing views from those the President holds.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-87977161450445095882012-05-22T21:03:25.335-04:002012-05-22T21:03:25.335-04:00No body "dumb downed" Presidential speec...No body "dumb downed" Presidential speech, more than George Bush Jr.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-11391797990293832232012-05-22T18:21:41.228-04:002012-05-22T18:21:41.228-04:00If the president is speaking at an 8th grade level...If the president is speaking at an 8th grade level, that means he knows his audience, the American people, and he has to communicate to them at their level.<br /><br />If you've read his books, you know that he is more than capable of sophisticated prose.<br /><br />Intellectual excellence in populations don't necessarily follow a linear line forward.<br /><br />We're going backward.Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.com