Originally Posted by BestXXXPorn

I'd say the same thing about Democrats... Obama included...

Getting elected president has become more about your personal charisma than anything else anyway. Obama is very charming, he knows how to talk to people and that, sadly, is what most people are voting on these days.

After Bush people REALLY wanted someone with more "stage presence" and public speaking skills...

As much as I hated Bush in office I feel like too much focus was paid to his poor public speaking skills. Does anyone even realize these days that someone can have very poor public speaking skills but still be able to lead this country better than anyone else?

I for one wish there was a president who would stand up and speak like a normal human being with complete disregard for the PC BS... no prewritten speeches just some note cards... but there's too many expectations for that to be feasible these days. Amplified by Bush's stay in office.

It's one of the reasons I really like Ron Paul though... He doesn't sound the same all the time. You can tell he genuinely understands economics and the topics he speaks on very very well. Even if you disagree with the view point. Every president in the last X years, Obama included, rely on creative lead-ins to their prepared speech on any given topic. That's just politics but I don't like it and it doesn't give me faith in the person who's spouting it, only doubt. BUT I'm not the average voter either so it's really not targeted to me ;)