Democratic Primaries

Amishman

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39. The Gettysburg Address was also preceded by a two hour speech by Rev. Eduard Everett

Tue Mar 10, 2020, 12:30 PM

Mar 2020

which was over 16000 words, which no one remembers.

Lincolns speech was under 300 words, and is iconic.

Saying more with less is a gift.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Sanders knocks Biden over short speeches [View all] brooklynite Mar 2020 OP

I prefer QUALITY over QUANTITY. That applies to words as well. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #1

Sanders has given the same basic speech over and over and over hundreds of times.. honest.abe Mar 2020 #2

+1,000,000 oasis Mar 2020 #10

+1 William769 Mar 2020 #17

Honestly, does anyone need to hear Sanders' same ole, same ole 45 min-hour speech AGAIN? Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #3

Fucking 80 yr old who just had a heart attack and won't release medical records says what?!? MrsCoffee Mar 2020 #4

Spring is coming. Bernie has 3 yards to mow. n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #12

i for one walk away from speeches an hr long... samnsara Mar 2020 #5

It's a matter of quality mindem Mar 2020 #6

Nowadays no one will pay attention to a longer speech treestar Mar 2020 #7

If long is better, then Trump should win the gold prize. patricia92243 Mar 2020 #8

+1 spooky3 Mar 2020 #31

He's in no position to question other people's health and fitness gollygee Mar 2020 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Mar 2020 #11

Well, Bernie has been giving the same speech awesomerwb1 Mar 2020 #13

The only thing he's doing is making his point Butterflylady Mar 2020 #14

JFK's inaugural address was 14 minutes onenote Mar 2020 #15

+1 Docreed2003 Mar 2020 #30

The Gettysburg Address was also preceded by a two hour speech by Rev. Eduard Everett Amishman Mar 2020 #39

You should go online and spread these facts around. Blue_true Mar 2020 #42

Any politician knows we need speeches that have intermissions dalton99a Mar 2020 #16

Interesting factoid! Maybe that's the record Bernie is trying to break. After all, didn't he onetexan Mar 2020 #27

"And, besides that," Sanders said, MineralMan Mar 2020 #18

Oh good grief! SunsetDreams2 Mar 2020 #19

Bet he'd have really criticized Lincoln for short Gettysburg Address!! bobbieinok Mar 2020 #20

Perhaps he longs for those long speeches that Castro used to give ? OnDoutside Mar 2020 #21

Biden, unlike Sanders, seems to know people have short attention spans Moderateguy Mar 2020 #22

Maybe with shorter speeches, Joe Lulu KC Mar 2020 #23

"I won't question his mental state" Dem2 Mar 2020 #24

We don't need another size-queen in office Politicub Mar 2020 #25

LOL substance over subterfuge, Bernie onetexan Mar 2020 #26

Long speeches help distribute coronavirus. Cancel these rallies -- use video instead. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2020 #28

Sanders knocks Biden over being right-handed instead of left. RandySF Mar 2020 #29

I care more about accomplishments than speeches. Nt spooky3 Mar 2020 #32

Preachers are taught True Blue American Mar 2020 #33

In Sanders FB groups that I am a member of they've been floating ads to highlight Joe's stutter. apnu Mar 2020 #34

Yeah, like Fox News viewers really care about a POTUS answering questions BidenBacker Mar 2020 #35

Ideologues love to hear themselves drone on for hours and hours beachbumbob Mar 2020 #36

Bernie likes the sound of his own voice. Biden is a doer, not a talker. nt Kahuna7 Mar 2020 #37

Post removed Post removed Mar 2020 #38

Well, Bernie does like Fidel Castro, a man known for giving day long speeches. nt Blue_true Mar 2020 #40

Okay vercetti2021 Mar 2020 #41

That's all Sanders has now? Effing FOX News & an audience question like that? Hekate Mar 2020 #43

To be honest though MyNameGoesHere Mar 2020 #44