Reply #31: Sen. Obama has some rhetorical gifts. [View All]

[TayTay]

I saw him speak at the Take Back America conference last year in June. He is blessed with a great speaking voice and a natural gift for understanding emphasis and the cadences of speech. However, five minutes after that speech was over, I had a hard time remembering what it was about. The content of the actual speech was not memorable. (I think it had something to do with people getting along with each other. This is about as bland a topic as I can think of and really left no deep and lasting impression.)

Sen. Obama is still new on the national stage and still new to giving speeches to a national audience. He has tremendous potential and talent and I think he will grow into this role more as the marathon of the primaries continue. I think that he will get better as soon as he finds his stride on the issues. Right now, I would give him high marks on style, but a C on content.