Current Events > In your memory which President was the best public speaker?

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Or in your lifetime......,Obama?

Yes, it was Obama.

Obama

Powerful public speaking is what catapulted Obamas popularity.

Id say Clinton

Obama runs circles around all the ones I've been alive for

(Clinton was the first one, and all the presidents I've been alive for besides him and Obama are really bad speakers.)

Obama was the best public speaker president but honestly I wouldn't say he was a particularly good public speaker in general.

I feel like AOC is much better at it than he is.

Reagan was known for being a good speaker.

Clinton had (has?) charisma.

Obama has that populist persona.

Its a tough call.

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Why are you like this?

I'd say Obama.

Tyranthraxus posted...

Obama was the best public speaker president but honestly I wouldn't say he was a particularly good public speaker in general.

I feel like AOC is much better at it than he is.

My one criticism of Obama is he said um too much. I was taught in college that it's better to pause and think than fill the air with "ums" and fillers like that. Makes you seem more trustworthy and knowledgeable, allegedly.

Obama. Too young to have paid attention to Bush (senior) or Clinton.

Technically Reagan was my lifetime, so pretty much a tie between him and Obama

While I think Obama was the most well rounded, and pleasing to the ear, with good education and an inoffensive nature to boot, Clinton was likely the best speaker in my lifetime. He had massive amounts of charisma, and that is something you cant really teach. You have it or you dont. You can obviously learn to be a better, more confident speaker, but having natural charm and charisma is something that tends to be innate, and it opens a lot more doors, and can get you out of more serious situations.

Clinton

kind9 posted...

Why are you like this?

He's a chud. An endangered species around these parts.

Obama. What a delightful man. Not like whatever ya'll have in office now.

AFreeby posted...

While I think Obama was the most well rounded, and pleasing to the ear, with good education and an inoffensive nature to boot, Clinton was likely the best speaker in my lifetime. He had massive amounts of charisma, and that is something you cant really teach. You have it or you dont. You can obviously learn to be a better, more confident speaker, but having natural charm and charisma is something that tends to be innate, and it opens a lot more doors, and can get you out of more serious situations.

Clinton had the most personal charisma as opposed to speaking, or at least he closed the gap with Obama on that front. Oddly enough that's where Trump is pretty strong too, or at least when he was younger anyway.

Obama >>>>> Clinton >>>>>>>>>> any of the others

For British Prime Ministers, Thatcher. I hate her and everything she stood for, but she was (unfortunately) a very capable orator. Some people would probably say Blair, but I found his oratory superficial and offputting even before everyone hated him.

Reagan or Obama

The guy from independence day

..Obama

1 Clinton
2 Obama (Very close)
3 Reagan (Lothe him, but good speaker)

4 Bush 2 (Had a moment or 2)
5 Biden (Rough at times)
6 Bush 1 (Dull and wooden)
7 Cater (Uninspiring)
8 Ford (Boring)

9 Dipshit

As someone who's been around since Carter, it's really all down to Reagan, Clinton, & Obama.

Both of the Bushes were terrible, Carter didn't have enough charisma, Biden was way too far past his prime, and Trump's charisma doesn't make up for his mouth.

I never paid much attention until 2016 or so, but from my memory it's definitely Obama.

garan posted...

As someone who's been around since Carter, it's really all down to Reagan, Clinton, & Obama.

Both of the Bushes were terrible, Carter didn't have enough charisma, Biden was way too far past his prime, and Trump's charisma doesn't make up for his mouth.

Precisely what I was trying to say above - you just did it better.

When delivering prepared remarks? Obama, followed by Bush Jr. (who, despite being borderline-incoherent when speaking off the cuff, was actually pretty decent at giving speeches when he was going off a script).

Impromptu? Probably Clinton, followed by Obama. Obama had a bit too much nervous energy for me to give him top marks in this category, whereas Clinton had a smoothness to him that really gave him a commanding air.

Obama's so good he could give a speech on how to properly wipe your ass and get a standing ovation.

Obama, and it's not even close.

Obama.

Obama easily.

DiScOrDtHeLuNaTiC posted...

Obama easily.

Last bump . I 2nd that. Possibly Clinton? Didn't usually Obama speak louder than Clinton?

President Obama. But Bill Clinton was a better orator than people remember.

Obamarama

Westernwolf4 posted...

President Obama. But Bill Clinton was a better orator than people remember.

Good one, Did you hear that somewhere else or you made it up yourself?

Definitely President Obama.

Obama and not even close lol.