Inarticulate, bumbling, stammering, inelegant phrasing.. All words applied to Romney, BUT [View all]
NONE of those words describe him when he speaks "off the cuff", to his true peers, in a "quiet room".
He is a veritable wordsmith in those settings, as he spits out the words with ample venom for "punch" when he describes how the serfs actually expect FOOD..
His clarity in the Boca Raton Adventure was stunning to hear, and proves that everything he has said in public is a total fabrication.. a script..words written by others, for him to memorize and regurgitate.
As a big-time CEO, he is used to total control, so the whole campaign "thing" is foreign to him to start with. He is not the type of guy who has EVER had to curry favor..especially from underlings or people he is contemptuous of.
Kerry's campaign was mocked because of the overly flowery, formal way that Kerry spoke, but that was NORMAL for him after decades in the senate, where verbal stink-bombs are a recent phenomenon. He was used to speaking formally, and used to a certain amount of decorum and deference to others.
After watching candidates since the 50's, the one thing I notice is that the candidates who have a natural affinity for friendliness , are usually the ones who win. (Nixon & GHWB are the only exceptions). The stuffed-shirt, stilted, puffed up ones, usually do not have staying power, because what they say is not believable.
A trained actor can overcome personal deficiencies (Reagan), but actors are by nature, people who can connect with others.
Romney has money but he craves the ultimate power..Money may not be enough.. We shall see..
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