Reply #90: Let me clarify..

[sendero]

... saying Dean isn't a good communicator is not really conveying the nuance of what I meant. His ideas are good, his explanations are good, but I find his "stage presence" for lack of a better term, not as good as it could be.

He often seems nervous and fidgety IMHO. Now, let me be clear, anyone who knows me who heard me criticize someone for being nervous and fidgety would certainly have a "pot meet kettle" comment to make and justly so. But I'm not running for president :)

Dean was, and in the many speeches and interviews I saw on TV I jsut don't think he has the polish that one needs.

That said, I'm talking only about a presidential election. I think the Dem party OWES Dean, and he was the first politician I ever contributed a dollar to.

Anyway - that's what I meant. We may still disagree but I wanted to clarify what I meant by that shorthand comment.