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2016 Postmortem

lapucelle

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34. My grandpa used to say

Reply to Mr.Bill (Reply #19)

Thu Aug 11, 2016, 06:49 PM

Aug 2016

"Take the cotton out of your ears, and put it in your mouth."

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She might not be quite as gifted a public speaker as her husband or President Obama..... [View all] Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2016 OP

Her gift is listening. lapucelle Aug 2016 #1

+1 And what a rare, wonderful gift it is. lunamagica Aug 2016 #4

I agree. And a highly undervalued gift it is too. Pacifist Patriot Aug 2016 #8

and thinking, and problem-solving, and working effectively with others... spooky3 Aug 2016 #10

+10000000000000000000 nt csziggy Aug 2016 #17

We are born with two ears and one mouth. Mr.Bill Aug 2016 #19

My grandpa used to say lapucelle Aug 2016 #34

As an engineer, I will take substance over eloquence any day. I don't need window dressing. tonyt53 Aug 2016 #2

I'm not an engineer, and I agree 100%. spooky3 Aug 2016 #11

Saying someone is not as gifted a speaker as President Obama... Curtland1015 Aug 2016 #3

LOL, great analogy! democrattotheend Aug 2016 #14

You win today! (n/t) PJMcK Aug 2016 #28

Amen! Raine1967 Aug 2016 #35

+1 SecularMotion Aug 2016 #36

Her economic speech is better than her stumping, for sure. cali Aug 2016 #5

She's famous for talking policy instead of schmoozing. Hortensis Aug 2016 #6

Spot on! eom BlueMTexpat Aug 2016 #7

Too many Democratic candidates lose election because they speak in complete sentences Maru Kitteh Aug 2016 #12

Or as the press put it, boooring! Hortensis Aug 2016 #37

Adlai Stephenson lost for that reason. He was reviled as "too smart." tblue37 Aug 2016 #42

No one likes a smartypants, but psychologists Hortensis Aug 2016 #44

I love her wonk talk but I admit fun n serious Aug 2016 #9

Agreed! etherealtruth Aug 2016 #24

That speech was chock full of details mcar Aug 2016 #13

That was one of her best yet of this or the primary campaign. ALL issues, ALL solutions... George II Aug 2016 #15

I think Clinton has vastly improved her speaking style. MichiganVote Aug 2016 #16

Trump is a master Manipulator, not communicator. He knows what to say for the crowd and pull FighttheFuture Aug 2016 #18

A true master baiter. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Aug 2016 #21

He manipulates a very specific population ... etherealtruth Aug 2016 #25

As Duncan Hunter said yesterday, Trump is not very articulated, sohe can't be held responsible world wide wally Aug 2016 #20

Her forte is debate. She knows just how to get under her opponents skin. I'm getting excited just... grossproffit Aug 2016 #22

I'm counting the days! Staph Aug 2016 #38

It was so weird to hear CNN criticize it for being too detailed. nolabear Aug 2016 #23

Non-intelligent people want one word answers apcalc Aug 2016 #29

Sound bites and bumper stickers. I wish our people would freaking LISTEN to George Lakoff! nt tblue37 Aug 2016 #43

My screen is flashing saidsimplesimon Aug 2016 #26

She is a policy wonk. apcalc Aug 2016 #27

Not everyone is a great orator, PatSeg Aug 2016 #30

yes, I agree. Fast Walker 52 Aug 2016 #32

I thought her economic speech sounded really good! Fast Walker 52 Aug 2016 #31

I don't care that she's not a "gifted orator" DemonGoddess Aug 2016 #33

I always thought charisma was over-rated. Bill USA Aug 2016 #39

I think Hillary is the kind of person who comes across well in personal interactions but less tblue37 Aug 2016 #40

Although I teach college English, I also tutor in most other subjects at all levels, from K-12, tblue37 Aug 2016 #41