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Title: John McCain works with speech coach
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URL Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/new ... n-works-with-speech-coach.html
Published: Jul 7, 2008
Author: Alex Spillius
Post Date: 2008-07-07 12:53:45 by Jethro Tull
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Comments: 11
Despite 24 years in politics, Mr McCain is by his own admission not at his strongest in front of a teleprompter, preferring off-the-cuff exchanges with voters and journalists at town hall meetings and press conferences. Some aides fear his speaking style will cost him votes in November’s election. He currently trails the Democrat in every opinion poll, by an average of 5.8 percentage points. The Republican presidential candidate is being counseled on how to improve his delivery, and how to avoid the side of the mouth manner and sarcasm that can turn off voters, according to The New York Times. Mr McCain’s reading of prepared speeches is often punctuated by awkward smiles and sniggers, and can sound as if he is seeing the words for the first time. Stephen Colbert, host of the satirical television show The Colbert Report, said Mr McCain’s rhetorical style “can best be described as 'tired mayonnaise', ". The New York Times said that Brett O’Donnell, his Director of Messaging who was a former debate consultant to President George W Bush, is working with Mr McCain on his speeches. The senator has recently decreased the use of the catchphrase “my friend” which was often deployed as a put down. He has also apparently abandoned caustic remarks towards Mr Obama. For several weeks until recently Mr McCain regularly said of his younger rival: “For a young man with very little experience, he’s done very well.” Aware that Mr McCain is up against perhaps the best speech-giver in a political generation in Mr Obama, the campaign last week recruited Greg Jenkins, a former White House official and Fox News producer, to oversee the producing and staging of McCain's events, which have also come in for criticism inside and outside the campaign. Last month he appeared in New Orleans in front of an unpleasant green backdrop with boos from boorish supporters at times drowning him out. His appointment is part of a shake-up announced last week, which saw Steve Schmidt, who worked on the 2004 Bush campaign and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s election as California governor, take charge of the day-to-day running of the campaign. He is insisting on a much tighter focus on the message of the day, which will be delivered in pre-written speeches. Tucker Bounds, spokesman for the McCain campaign, said of Mr O’Donnell: “He continues to work closely with Senator McCain on public appearances but the lion’s share of his work is based on message and the way the senator goes about making his points in the speeches and at town halls.”
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#1. To: Jethro Tull (#0)
John McCain Stabs Speech Coach With Ball Point Pen
AIPAC/PNAC/ADL/NAACP/FEDERAL RESERVE/SPLC/JINSA/ACLU/CHRISTIAN ZIONISTS/AEI/FEDERAL MEDIA & HOLLYWOOD: Think about it.
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”—Samuel Adams
He is in need of a brain transplant.
McCain needs substance in his campaign not coaching on how to say nothing in a better way. Give me a break. McCain is such a loser. He's the GOP throw the election candidate.
Words are failing me today, so pics will have to do.
I heard that. ;-)
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”—Samuel Adams
It didn't help Tony Curtis. "Yonda is da castle of my fodda King Gartha."
Have you seen him and Jamie Lee lately? They both morphed into androgynous looking things at exactly the same time. It's quite a sight.
She's doing some commercial on TV these days. Painful to see.
Sniggers? WTF? i think we should make that word a racial slur just to be on the safe side.
Sniggers? WTF? i think we should make that word a racial slur just to be on the safe side. It would be niggardly not to do so. ;-)
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”—Samuel Adams
Headline next week:
#2. To: Jethro Tull (#0)
John McCain works with speech coach
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#4. To: Jethro Tull (#0)
Tucker Bounds, spokesman for the McCain campaign, said of Mr O’Donnell: “He continues to work closely with Senator McCain on public appearances but the lion’s share of his work is based on message and the way the senator goes about making his points in the speeches and at town halls.”
#5. To: Rotara, Cynicom, wbales, scrapper2 (#2)
#6. To: Jethro Tull (#5)
Words are failing me today, so pics will have to do.
#7. To: Jethro Tull (#0)
John McCain works with speech coach
I've already said too much.
#8. To: MUDDOG (#7)
#9. To: Jethro Tull (#8)
I've already said too much.
#10. To: Rotara (#6)
Mr McCain’s reading of prepared speeches is often punctuated by awkward smiles and sniggers
#11. To: Jethro Tull (#10)
Mr McCain’s reading of prepared speeches is often punctuated by awkward smiles and sniggers
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