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2016 Postmortem

karynnj

(59,503 posts)

9. Jon Steward drones on pretending to be him - he personally doesn't

Reply to Beacool (Reply #7)

Mon Dec 10, 2012, 07:19 PM

Dec 2012

As a public speaker, he is very very good - and there have been tens of times where people note, with surprise that a speech is excellent. (examples his 2008 and 2012 convention speeches.) He is actually a better speaker than Hillary Clinton.

There are few people who have a line they wrote and spoke repeated (correctly) over 30 years later - Kerry does and it couldn't cut to the heart of the issue more succinctly.

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Feeling typecast, Madam Secretary? [View all] DonViejo Dec 2012 OP

Remarkable that RIGHT after going after the meme on "screech", she uses the argument karynnj Dec 2012 #1

I find Kerry to be a pompous bore, but he would be a better choice than Rice. Beacool Dec 2012 #4

I've met Kerry as have many others, and he is neither pompous or a bore karynnj Dec 2012 #5

Karyn, I'm sure that he's a decent man. Beacool Dec 2012 #7

Jon Steward drones on pretending to be him - he personally doesn't karynnj Dec 2012 #9

I hope the President breaks from recent tradition and asks Sen. Kerry. wisteria Dec 2012 #2

Well, there have been 67 SOS, only 3 have been women. Beacool Dec 2012 #3

Excellent point - it just shows only recent history colors people's perceptions. karynnj Dec 2012 #6

What I keep hearing from the D side is that they are worried about Kerry's seat Beacool Dec 2012 #8