David...David...David Ignatius on...on...on Mourning Joe:

[PCIntern]

His…halting…cadence is designed to…to…make you think that he’s carefully…contemplating every nuance of every word. Extremely annoying.

I used to know this guy who spoke that way and one day I said to him: Why don’t you think and consider what you want to say and then, only then, say it, instead of wasting my time while you’re choosing your words.

Phoney, empty vessel. He’s not said one thing ever that any reasonably up to date informed individual couldn’t say, no matter the political viewpoint. Shallow…but…he…speaks…slowly so therefore he’s “learn-ed”.

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Is the Three Step some kind of signal?

Keeping you on the edge of your seat in expectation of something very important. I take this to be a conservative construct. Greenspan used it ... "extraordinary ...extraordinary ... extraordinary ..."

But others use it as well. "which we can relate to ... relate to ... relate to ... the way in which you do" blah blah blah.

[Bettie]

2. Slow talkers sometimes

make me want to reach in and pull the words out...it's just so frustrating.

[MOMFUDSKI]

6. My MIL spoke that way. Made me crazy.

One of her sons is the same way. Thankfully, not the one I married!

[Vinca]

3. I'm ashamed to say I was so focused on the art on the wall behind him, I barely heard

a thing he said. All I could think was a good coat of Benjamin Moore could take care of that monstrosity.

[617Blue]

4. He's a relic of a time long past. Thinks it's still 1989 and

Poppy Bush is in the WH. To him the GOP is still the party of national security because that's all he knows.

He has nothing useful to offer.

[tavernier]

5. Isn't he the one who just recently said that Trump and Kushner

did a good job in the Middle East during Trump’s term?
I generally suspect what great work a public servant has done when he ends up with 2 billion bucks in his pocket.

[PCIntern]

7. Yes he is.

And you’re correct.

[Tribetime]

8. Morning Joe where everyone thinks every word spoke

By any of them is precious wisdom we are blessed to hear.

[DoBW]

9. from left field

Director Ridley Scott adapted into a film one of Ignatius' books "Body of Lies", starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Russel Crowe, Oscar Isaac, Mark Strong and others --good Middle East spy story. Anyway he seems a good writer even if some don't care for his speech style. He' written 11 novels, something like that ...Meanwhile, I'll take a funny talker over a shit talker any day

[PCIntern]

10. I'm not particularly happy with his content

So there’s that.