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Originally Posted by aceventura3
No. Using one word, the word I would use is, clarity. Some people naturally have the skill, some don't. A "craftsmen" works to perfect the skill. Reagan was a "craftsman" when it came to his ability to communicate. He carefully choose each word in his speeches and often made changes to speeches he gave that had been written by others. In my mind there was no intent to deceive.
I agree, Reagan was very skilled and in fact the primary reason I was registered republican at the time. He carried himself well, and showed strength in office...I admire him to this day.
I have carefully listened to Bush and I have read many transcripts of his speeches, he does not deceive. The problem comes when his political opponents fail to understand that they are dealing with a person who will actually do what he says. For example, when Bush said he wanted authorization from Congress to use military force against Iraq, he meant it. Some people thought he was asking for authorization to send a message and for negotiation leverage. Who is being deceptive? I think it is those who voted for an unpopular war and want an excuse.
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I too have carefully listened to Bush, and compared the transcripts to the speeches. Claiming the confusion of his message falls to the opposition is not making sense in the context of your claims of clarity. Furthermore, trying to claim he "Does what he says", while completely ignoring the general trend to not only fail to do what he says, but at times never even say what he is doing or do something completely different than what was said seems a bit disingenuous. It seems you prefer to take one issue (granted a very big one) and generalize it as the whole package, rather than spending the time to look at the complexity, I find it likely that you do so to avoid seeing something you obviously do not want to see.
To be completely honest
Ace, I am confused. I find you to be a bright individual with excellent input into most things. But, when it comes to understanding the downsides of GWB, its almost as if you simply go blind.
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Originally Posted by aceventura3
I have carefully listened to Bush and I have read many transcripts of his speeches, he does not deceive.
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This one line, all by itself should explain what I am saying...there is a mountain of documentation available that clearly shows otherwise, but you choose to ignore it.