I'm sorry. I keep on going back to the fact that DONALD TRUMP CANNOT SPEAK.
Yes, he talks. And talks. And talks. And talks.
But I'm not talking about talking. I'm talking about speaking.
And he seems completely incapable of giving an actual coherent, organized, thought out public speech.
Yes, the argument can be made that in politics, talk is cheap. And I'm sure we've all felt let down by at least one politician who gave great speeches but failed to follow up with concrete results.
But still, there's something to be said about someone who can speak to inspire or move, or make us think about something greater than just them. I saw it last week at the State of the Union. I beamed at President Obama's speech. He made me feel proud and hopeful, even despite the fact that we still have problems in the world. And while those are just feelings, I'm glad there's someone out there who can use the power of words to convey a idea of something more than yourself.
I actually tried listening to Trump's speech from Liberty University today. Because I wanted to know if somehow, there was something I was missing about the man's appeal. I knew I would vehemently disagree with his message, but that wasn't my purpose here.
But it was nothing. It was absolutely nothing. He talked about his poll numbers, then building a wall, then mocking his opponents, then China, then his poll numbers, then Iran, then building a wall, then mocking his opponents, then China.....no more than a minute on any subject before switching to another subject. There was no actual thought put into this. He was just talking and talking and talking. Not once was he actually speaking.
Today, we celebrate one of the greatest orators in American history, a man whose powerful words struck deep into the hearts of millions and help changed this country for the better. And thank God we have recordings of his speeches on records, so that people like me--who were born long after Martin Luther King was shot dead in Memphis--could continue to marvel at that awesome ability long after he died.
Martin Luther King did not talk. He spoke. And the narcissistic, incoherent drivel I heard today was as far from speaking as was humanly possible.
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"And he seems completely incapable of giving an actual coherent, organized, thought out public speech. "
I don't know if he's incapable or not. As far as I can tell, he's never actually TRIED. Giving a public speech involves having at least SOME of the points you're going to make, and some of the prose, planned out ahead of time. Even Sarah Palin had three bullet points scrawled on her hand in felt pen. And that's setting the bar pretty damned low. But Trump doesn't even do that! He just shows up at the podium, and starts spontaneously pulling partial sentences out of his ass!
But it doesn't make any difference, because he's talking to an audience of morons with authoritarian personalities. All they need is for their 'leader' to be loud, petulant, pugilistic; and to hate the same people THEY hate.
I want to be inspired when our President speaks! I want our President to be smart, articulate, compassionate, passionate!
