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My God, that rusty hinge Chicargo accent doesn't grate on your every nerve?I can not vote yes, but I can not vote "are you fucking kidding me either."
During the first campaign, he was quite eloquent. He spoke with passion, he seemed to speak from the heart. That and the fact that he wasn't a Republican got him elected. Some say because he is black was a contributing factor. I imagine that for some, it was. But we are discussing his ability to give a speech... More specifically his ranking on the list of great speakers in U.S. history...
HuffPo rates him as the third best Presidential orator since 1933. I'm don't agree and I'm not going to listen to speeches by all thirteen on the list just to find out. The top five, in order (according to HuffPo): JFK, FDR, Obama, Reagan, and Clinton. I don't think he is better than Reagan and Clinton, but it is a HuffPo list, so...
When you start talking about being "one of the best speakers in our nation's history," I think you have broadened the pool so much that he may not crack the top twenty...
But, that's just my opinion. I could be wrong.
Top twenty is still one of the best. Top fifty is still one of the best. Their have ben hundreds of American statesmen.
I happen to think he's in the top 10. The contributors to this forum have yet to name 5 who are better.
He is, in fact, one of the best.
And I for one respect your opinion. As for the HuffPo list, I'd put him before JFK, but after Reagan and Clinton, with FDR at the top. For the record, I'd put JFK sixth or seventh, his voice annoys me...