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Posted on 11/12/2011 11:42:39 AM PST by UniqueViews
Gov. Rick Perry stated at the outset of his presidential campaign that he is running for president based on his principles and leadership accomplishments, not his oratorical skills. Media focus on his debate missteps deliberately ignores Perry's record and charisma.
America's third president - Thomas Jefferson - was a lousy public speaker. He was literally a genius, and his singular eloquence as a writer is seen in his prose in the Declaration of Independence and other writings.
But Jefferson was no speaker, so much so that he only gave a couple speeches in his entire two-term presidency. He was so bad that he fulfilled his constitutional requirement to give an annual State of the Union by sending a written document to Congress.
This media obsession with the cosmetics of Perry's presentation willfully ignores the substance of his agenda. Perry's proposals on fundamental overhauls on tax reform, energy, healthcare, and re-empowering the states through federalism could make him a transformational president if he enacts them.
These proposals arise from a massive public record. An Air Force captain, Perry is the only major candidate with military experience. And his subsequent quarter-century of elected office includes a decade as governor enacting tort reform, education reform, and business-friendly policies.
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“Thomas Jefferson - was a lousy public speaker. He was literally a genius...”
Does it take a genius like Thomas Jefferson to not grant in state tuition to Illegal Aliens?
About the authors:
Ken Blackwell is the Senior Fellow for Family Empowerment at the Family Research Council. He serves on the board of directors of the Club for Growth, the National Rifle Association, and the National Taxpayers Union. Mr. Blackwell is a contributing editor for the conservative news and opinion site Townhall.com, and his columns frequently appear in the Washington Times, New York Post, and National Review Online. He was a columnist for the former New York Sun.
Mr. Blackwell has a distinguished record of achievement as a finance executive, entrepreneur, diplomat, educator, and independent corporate director. He is one of the nation’s leading conservative voices and a strong advocate free market enterprise. In 2006, he became the first African-American in Ohio history to be a major party nominee for governor.
Kenneth A. (”Ken”) Klukowski is a Washington D.C.-based attorney, consultant, and journalist. He is a Fellow and Senior Legal Analyst with the American Civil Rights Union a Research Fellow with Liberty University School of Law, and Special Counsel and Senior Fellow for Religious Liberty at the Family Research Council. He is the coauthor of the national bestseller The Blueprint: Obama’s Plan to Subvert the Constitution and Build an Imperial Presidency.
ROFLOL
I could sure do without a president that has to be behind the mic all the time...especially one that can’t speak at all without
a teleprompter at his nose.
Perry will sink or swim...just like the rest of them. But he IS a survivor and is tenacious when he really wants something.
Running in Spartanburg, SC
With all due respect to the writers, the President is not required to give a “State of the Union SPEECH”. In fact, the speech did not become popular until the media age. I appreciate the fact that Jefferson (probable speech impediment) and Lincoln (not very telegenic) probably could NOT get elected today, but you also can’t come off like you don’t have a clue. Gov. Perry is not even an average debater. He’s awful. Sorry guys. IMO, that is NOT something you can overcome in today’s political environment.
I am with Hannity on this. The 53 seconds wasn’t a big deal and up until then, he was having his best debate ever. Could have happened to anyone...HAS happened to Obama...but no one made a big deal out of him doing it.
Close your eyes and imagine with me if you will the beauty of an Obama/Perry debate.
Yikes.
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ROTFLOL!!!!
Don't cry for me Los Estados Unidos
The truth is I never loved you......
All through my Gore loving days
I smoked a lot of rock
I kept my promise
To Vicente Fox.........
LaRaza Ricky loves 3 things....muslims, ILLEGALS and cronyism no matter how many of your little buzz..buzz..buzz pix you put up of him.
Perry can win if the entire nation gets really, really drunk the night before the election.
Let me guess, Paul supporters and dispensers of misinformation.
In the modern age communications is done with live speaking and the ability to articulate ideas. This wasn’t the case in the time of Jefferson.
Perry is a very poor communicator, you can have great ideas if you cannot communicate them and your opponent has a great ability to communicate BS you lose.
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