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To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (14553)	1/4/2008 7:05:16 PM
From: pompsander	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 25737

This is a great observation and one I agree with.. __________________ One aspect of this race that has not been given enough notice so far: Obama and Huckabee and Edwards are easily the best public speakers in this race. They won last night in part because of their ability to connect with people in large settings. You hear in Obama and Huckabee the cadences of the churches they come from - "the holy places where the races meet" - but you also hear men who have honed their rhetorical skills over the years, and actually connect their own thoughts into words. Contrast these skills with Romney and Clinton, who are competent but programmed like a salesman and a focus group respectively. In the television and internet age, old-style rhetoric is sometimes regarded as an anachronism. It isn't. Huckabee's brilliance in the debates gave him this opportunity. Obama's public speeches have been the best in a candidate since Reagan and Kennedy. As someone who was trained in and loves debate, it's good to see this old skill gain new salience. Lincoln would be proud. andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com