Best President- ever!

Speech by Dubya ^ | 10/29/01 | Self

[hoot33]

Having just listened to Dubya's foreign policy speech just now- I have some uncontainable observations.

He not only has great speech writers, he is a gifted speaker. He has that God given gift of sincerity. He's convinced me that he IS sincere.

Simplicity of message, inspirational, concilatory, complimentary, and on and on!! He's a winner bigtime. And I'm thanking that beautiful lady named Laura too.

Before I get carried away completely, let me repeat my two (2) major caveats re Dubya's performance.

1- Failing to have the Justice Dept. aggressively investigate and prosecute the criminal Clintoon pair for their treasonous, murderous performances. Our Justice system will never be vindicated until that occurs- IMHO. And

2- Being unnecesasarily nice to the queer folks, thereby displeasing and worrying the vast majority of us that believe that such life style is un Christian, immoral, and unhealthy. Treat all with courtesy and respect as one of God's creatures, but please don't 'rub our noses' in it or try to teach that deviance to our kids!

I may send this as my 2nd 'Letter to Editor', my 1st and only was published as lead letter when I submitted it- very pleasing.

Lastly, I'm hereby publicly stating- "Dubya will go down as the greatest President the US of A ever had ! IN spades.

[is_is]

True, honest sincerity is what makes a great speech....IMHO....clinton delivered a great speech (depending on your perspective) but you always knew that he was not sincere....just pandering to the sheeple, which in the end, made it a HORRIBLE speech.

[lonestar]

I love Dubya! But I don't think he's a great public speaker.

I think he proves there's no correlation between being good in a crisis-decisions and public speaking.

[MetalHeadConservative35]

dubya isnt a good speaker...but unlike like the first rapist and a couple of others thats what makes him human..its nice to have a human president not some messed up NWO wired pervert in office like commie err i mean clinton and a few others (i dont really have an opinion of reagan since i was too young to know anything about him)

[Billthedrill]

A little premature, IMHO - my vote's still with RR for the Cold War and Washington for the War of Independence. FDR and Lincoln have their adherents, although you'll find a healthy dissent on FR about each. Roosevelt - Teddy, "the good Roosevelt who shot the bears, not the bad Roosevelt who tried to pack the Supreme Court" (P.J. O'Rourke) - qualified as a person, war hero and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, IMHO, but the others make my A list for what they saw the country through. The first two, for what they saw the country through to victory.

[Warren]

Not fair, who does match up well with Reagan?

[dead]

He's a nice guy, doing a decent job considering the political climate he finds himself in. But he's still too much of a statist.

I give him a B, with a plus or minus hinging on the tactics and outcome of the current thing we are calling a war.

[Straight Vermonter]

While I would love to see the Clintons behind bars, now is not the time to have the country involved in something that divisive. I don't believe there is a statute of limitations on treason.

[Warren]

Why would I kid about that? I like Bush, but he is not a gifted speaker in my opinion.

[Warren]

YES! My thoughts exactly.

[Dan from Michigan]

Bush best ever? Hell no.

1. THOMAS JEFFERSON!
2. George Washington
3. James Madison

No one else comes close. Monroe, Coolidge, and Cleveland were good ones. Jackson was if you were not an American Indian. Reagan was good. Truman wasn't bad. I have mixed views on Lincoln.

The worst.

1. FDR
2. Woodrow Wilson
3. Klinton
4. James Buchanan
5. Franklin Pierce
6. Warren Harding.
7. US Grant
8. LBJ
9. Nixon/Carter(tie)
10. George HW Bush.

[Warren]

Very goods points. Would much rather have a decent person as president (like Bush) even though he is not the best public speaker.

[Illbay]

I don't agree that Mr. Bush is a gifted speaker, however I do agree with you that he comes across as sincere. In my lifetime we've only had two Presidents that I consider 'gifted speakers': Ronald Reagan and John F. Kennedy. The rest were only fair to middling.

But I am not so concerned with the ability to give a rousing oration as I am with a President's ability to communicate clearly his goals and positions, even--maybe especially--if they're positions I with which I may not agree.

I think Mr. Bush does that.

[horsewhispersc]

I for one couldn't stand Clinton for he always gave a Great Speech and he held your ear like him or not, even at the point of.....Depends on what "is is"!! LOL.......I have yet to be impressed with delivery or content of Bush speeches and sometimes I cringe, sorry to say. Maybe he needs a New Speech Writer. I for one Loved Dear Old Ron!

[Fair Paul]

In my lifetime we've only had two Presidents that I consider 'gifted speakers': Ronald Reagan and John F. Kennedy. The rest were only fair to middling.

What about President Churchill?

[hoot33]

Great Doughty- I'm with you on those observations as well. Thanks for the comment. Hoot

[Penny1]

ITA, I think the impressive thing about Bush's speaking is it IS sincere, as opposed to Bill Clinton (who someone mentioned in this thread) who only SEEMED sincere. Dubya speaks plainly, but passionately, and yet humbly.

I think his speechwriters do a fantastic job, but my favorite moments are when he is obviously not working off of his notes, but speaks directly to the people. It's in those moments that he really connects, and IMO that's when his passion for America and the American people really shines.

No, he doesn't use big fancy words or complex intellectualization, but IMO that makes his communication direct and focused. You don't have to wonder where he stands on issues. He makes no apologies about calling evil "evil" and good "good" and that is exactly what America needs.

-penny

[Rogmonster]

Ronald Reagon was the best President this country has ever seen.

He is my personal hero.

[clamper1797]

Ron Reagan ... Best President Ever ... Absolutely

[Elenya]

I'm with you. But then, what do I know? I never thought Clinton was a great speaker and I never thought Hillary was very smart...I'm still a shameless Bushie and I'm wearing my asbestos suit. GO GWB GO!

[Rogmonster]

"after reading the first three chapters of Barbara Olson's new book, The Final Days, it's painfully obvious that if W were to have started prosecuting clintoon and company his entire presidency would have been about that."

I am about half way through it and I think that you are absolutely correct. The sheer mass of prosecutable material would tie up our Justice Dept for decades.

Sad, isn't it?