A silver tongue easily tarnishes
Writing by treason on Wednesday, 28 of November , 2007 at 10:02 pm
The CNN debate shouldn’t have surprised anyone, but it should be noted that a highlight was the thirty-second campaign video produced by Giuliani’s people. The one which ended on the suggestion that when “Hillary” and “plant” are in the same sentence no one’s talking about a Philodendron. Ironic, considering that only minutes after the conclusion of the debate, Bill Bennett announced that he’d received information that the gay Brigadier General was a Clinton plant. The questions and questioners are a minor detail; what’s more interesting to me is how the media is portraying Huckabee as the winner.
This relates to yesterday’s post which suggests that there is an assumption that intelligence is tied to one’s verbal skills. The Left hears Bush talk and they conclude that he is moronic and unqualified to sit in the Oval Office. What they don’t understand is that some people, after eight years of a smooth-talker, feel more comfortable with a president who struggles to get a sentence out of his mouth. Hence, another assumption: slickness can’t be trusted, therefore Bush – who cannot be thought of as slick – can be trusted. It sounds nuts, but there are a few who bristle when Huckabee glides, stumble-free, through one of these debates. He’s articulate, glib, charming, and well… a little too Clintonian for comfort. Is it something in the water in Arkansas? But this might help to explain why Giuliani’s doing well compared to some of the other candidates. His speech sounds natural and unpretentious, yet he’s articulate enough for the job. He’s sort of in the middle of the elocution scale, let’s say.
The Left can afford to be kind to Huckabee because he won’t win. And there’s no way such an overtly religious candidate will appeal to them. Those on the Right who are impressed need to take a moment to examine his record more closely. There are many things I like about Mike Huckabee but I do not allow myself to be charmed by his easy manner and sense of humor. My theory: A silver tongue easily tarnishes.
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