1.0 link 94953 <![CDATA[Hillary's Speaking Style]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-schlesinger/hillarys-speaking-style_b_94953.html I've been asked a lot of question recently about the relative oratorical skills of the presidential candidates (having just written a book on presidents and their speechwriters, I have become something of an expert).

Obama is easy of course: a rare talent, evoking a classic style of political speechgiving for which few contemporary politicians reach. Hillary Clinton is less easy to define. She aims more for a plainspoken wonkiness -- sort of a midwestern political nerd.

My friend and former colleague...

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