Preaching Around The Bush
Thursday, December 27th, 2007At the risk of triggering a Dixie Chicks-like backlash, I have to say that George W. Bush is an absolutely appalling public speaker. I’m not saying I necessarily agree or disagree with his policies - as a non-US Citizen (albeit a Permanent Resident) I’m fairly ambivalent to the whole U.S. politics thing - but he really cannot speak for toffee. Every time I’ve seen him on television, he has ummed, ahed, and erred (!) his way through his speech. (For a great example, see What’s Wrong With Bush?.) Despite almost always reading straight from his notes (or autocue) he delivers each speech as […]
