Word: oratorical
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Michael S. Duakkis is not a stirring orator. He is not a charismatic leader. He is not liberalism's shining Knight. But he is right on the issues. He would make America both kinder and gentler, more equitable and more just, more secure at home and more respected abroad. We...
Coaches: Maxie Baughan is a cult hero in Ithaca. N.Y. Baughan, an eloquent pigskin orator, was a defensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions before taking the Cornell helm in 1983. The closest he came to winning an Ivy title was in 1986, when his squad lost to Penn in the...
There have been many people in the country who have not accepted until now the proposition that blacks have a legitimate role within the councils of government. I think what Jesse has done in his extraordinary campaign is to let moderate and even many conservative Democrats see that the issues...
As an orator, Jackson is eloquent, funny and provocative. Hearing Jackson speak is not a passive experience but an active interplay between candidate and voter, the kind of two-way dialogue that has all but disappeared from political life. He virtually grabs his listeners by the hand and drags them...
Certainly, Jackson is the most passionate and electrifying orator among this year's presidential candidates, no tough feat indeed. But being is a passionate speaker is not the sole qualification for President. After all, avowed segregationist George Wallace once won the Michigan caucuses by employing a populist "send them a...