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Obama Strikes Back | 46 comments (46 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Tell me... (none / 1)

When was the last time we had a president who could give a speech without prepared text? I'm 35 and I know for a fact we haven't had one in my lifetime. Now I'm interested in finding out who was the last president who gave speeches without written text?

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by fabooj (fabooj [at} mail [dot} com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 03:46:26 PM EST
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My point exactly. (none / 1)

Obama's just another politician.

by Ed J on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 04:03:29 PM EST
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Re: My point exactly. (none / 0)

You WOULD say that.

"If you look for the social economic motive, you will not have to wait for history to tell you what was propaganda and what was truth." - George Seldes

by Real History Lisa (lpeaseRemoveThis@gte.net) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 04:04:59 PM EST
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Re: My point exactly. (none / 0)

noookelar, you prefer that?

we all are politicians.... every day.

Well, "You can't vote for war and disown the results"

by idredit on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 04:20:34 PM EST
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Of course he's a politician (none / 0)

Is he supposed to be something else? What exactly where you expecting?

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by fabooj (fabooj [at} mail [dot} com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 05:22:43 PM EST
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What was I expecting? (none / 1)

"Change".

by Ed J on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 07:23:51 PM EST
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Ah (none / 0)

You're either naive or haven't been paying attention. More likely though, you're just being an ass for the sake of being an ass.

Ass usual.

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by fabooj (fabooj [at} mail [dot} com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 07:39:27 PM EST
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Eloquent. n/t (none / 1)

by Ed J on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 07:55:13 PM EST
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Thanks (none / 0)

But not really.

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by fabooj (fabooj [at} mail [dot} com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 08:16:52 PM EST
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Re: Tell me... (none / 0)

Your question intrigued me so I did a google search and found this
I would like to see them give speeches without text at least on some occasions.

The Power of Speech
by Lory Hough and Aine Cryts
"Hillary Rodham Clinton also has a knack for the personal, says Laura Schiller, one of her former speechwriters.
“One of the reasons, ironically, that all of us loved working for her was that she didn’t need speechwriting. She had such a good sense of what she wanted to say,” Schiller says. “We were there to help her, but you knew she’d be fine on her own.”
Like the first lady, Schiller says that President Clinton “could probably say it better off the top of his head than anyone could write it. He’s a brilliant orator who has a way of taking words off of the page and connecting with an audience. Any audience. There aren’t many people who can connect like Bill Clinton.”
Likened to a “jazz improviser” who “riffs all over the place,” Clinton is famous for his sermonlike speeches. “A pulpit in a black church brings out the best in Clinton,” wrote Nixon speechwriter William Safire in the New York Times.
Politics brought out the best in John Kennedy, whose “Ask Not” speech galvanized a generation to go into public service. Ted Sorensen IOP 2003 served as Kennedy’s chief counsel. Aside from set occasions like the State of the Union or the Democratic Convention, he says that Kennedy usually ad-libbed entire speeches, especially on the campaign trail.
“He was a very articulate man,” Sorensen says, adding, “I’m proud of the role that I played in many of his speeches, but President Kennedy authored all of them.”

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by diane101 (dianed101 @ yahoo.com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 04:17:40 PM EST
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Re: Tell me... (none / 0)

That's cool. I've always been impressed in debates how easily she can talk about any subject.

"If you look for the social economic motive, you will not have to wait for history to tell you what was propaganda and what was truth." - George Seldes

by Real History Lisa (lpeaseRemoveThis@gte.net) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 05:32:46 PM EST
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Re: Tell me... (none / 0)

A good speechwriter will always say that their principal/client/boss doesn't need one. If I ever read about a speechwriter talk about how brilliant s/he is, I'd slap them. You're not supposed to bring attention to yourself.

That said, one should be able to speak extemporaneously, too. Sometimes, events dictate it, like RFK announcing Dr. King's assassination in Indiana. It's brilliant.

I'll tell you a book I just cannot wait to get my hands on--Ted Sorensen's Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History. That should be a good one.

Presumptuous is the new uppity.

by AP on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 06:20:23 PM EST
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