JUburton wrote:Public speaker, showman, whatever you want to call it. If you can get a large number of people to buy the shit content you're selling, you're doing something right.

He's obviously not one in the traditional sense, like Obama is. When I watch him I'm probably almost as disgusted as you are but I certainly can see how that affect appeals to the uninformed.

SK790 wrote:

drsmooth wrote:

JUburton wrote:He's a great public speaker

no. No, he manifestly is not. He speaks, in public. Anyone can do that. his slovenly appearance, indifference to preparation, revolting physical tics, pig faced pouty preening, jump-cut delivery, and overall disgusting presence makes him everything but a "great" public speaker. I have to resist throwing things at my teevee within 15 seconds of his face or merely his voice blaring into view.

His "public speaking" mannerisms remind me nothing so much as of this guy:

As someone who has taken broadcast classes and has to basically think about communicating well at my job, I can agree. He speaks to people like he's addressing children. Short sentences, simple cadence, no nuance; why people find that appealing is beyond me.

MoBettle wrote:The weirdest part, and this is something that someone said on CNN last night, is that he's a New York billionaire talking like a caricature of a New York billionaire and it's resonating with a lot of rural voters.

Brantt wrote:Interesting article by Tavis Smiley.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2 ... /81150932/

This is a sentiment Van Jones has been saying on CNN for weeks. There are plenty of people tied to the african american communities and political groups that believe Trump is going to perform very well with them in the general.

The Crimson Cyclone wrote:Brantt answer these 4 easy questions for us



Please tell me which one you think is more important for a child to have: independence or respect for elders?
Please tell me which one you think is more important for a child to have: obedience or self-reliance?
Please tell me which one you think is more important for a child to have: to be considerate or to be well-behaved?
Please tell me which one you think is more important for a child to have: curiosity or good manners?

JUburton wrote:rubio has done worse than cruz but the early states heavily favor cruz. rubio has had this general plan from the start, and while he's very certainly underperformed (a VA win and TX threshold would have been huge for his narrative), he has a better slate going forward. is rubio the sixers? if he wins florida is that basically trusting the process?

JUburton wrote:

SK790 wrote:

drsmooth wrote:

JUburton wrote:He's a great public speaker

no. No, he manifestly is not. He speaks, in public. Anyone can do that. his slovenly appearance, indifference to preparation, revolting physical tics, pig faced pouty preening, jump-cut delivery, and overall disgusting presence makes him everything but a "great" public speaker. I have to resist throwing things at my teevee within 15 seconds of his face or merely his voice blaring into view.

His "public speaking" mannerisms remind me nothing so much as of this guy:

As someone who has taken broadcast classes and has to basically think about communicating well at my job, I can agree. He speaks to people like he's addressing children. Short sentences, simple cadence, no nuance; why people find that appealing is beyond me.

spoilers, people are stupid.

Brantt wrote:

JUburton wrote:rubio has done worse than cruz but the early states heavily favor cruz. rubio has had this general plan from the start, and while he's very certainly underperformed (a VA win and TX threshold would have been huge for his narrative), he has a better slate going forward. is rubio the sixers? if he wins florida is that basically trusting the process?

Rubio is a blowout loss in Florida away from possibly tanking his entire political career.

There has to be a big part of him that is thinking strongly about bailing out before 3/15 if he gets hammered on Saturday and in Michigan.

Brantt wrote:

The Crimson Cyclone wrote:Brantt answer these 4 easy questions for us



Please tell me which one you think is more important for a child to have: independence or respect for elders?
Please tell me which one you think is more important for a child to have: obedience or self-reliance?
Please tell me which one you think is more important for a child to have: to be considerate or to be well-behaved?
Please tell me which one you think is more important for a child to have: curiosity or good manners?

I try not to deal in absolutes.