[madinmadtown]

Why is it that Dems think that long, rambling, drawn-out non-answers are the sign of intelligence? Consider their last three Presidential nominees, Gore, Kerry and Obama; all of them have in spoken a long and rambling style with little substance beyond the style.
George Bush, by contrast, deliberately spoke in short and understandable language.
The Dems thought he must be stupid because his language was DELIBERATELY spoken so that anyone could understand his meaning. He and his speech writers worked hard to make his speeches easy to understand.
Obviously, one of the answers is that the Dems do not want people to understand what they are saying. It is easier to hide a lie in a lot of rambling incoherency.

[PGalt]

It is easier to hide a lie in a lot of rambling incoherency.

Most lightweight socialists/collectivists aren't good at communicating because there is not a core theme that they can default back to and build upon during any conversation. Their terms are always couched and measured, their sentences rambling and disjointed. The heavyweight socialist's speech is clearly identified as commands, demands or dictates.