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Friday, October 13, 2006
David Limbaugh :: Townhall.com Columnist
The underestimated communicator
by David Limbaugh
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President Bush is the Republican's best-kept-secret weapon for retaining control of both houses of Congress in November. Between now and Nov. 7, this grossly underestimated communicator must be on point selling his case to the American people.

I was asked by a television network to be part of a panel discussing the impact of the president's Wednesday press conference. Since I only caught part of the event on television, I studied the 20-page transcript of the event.

Bush was confident, unapologetic and engaged. He defended his national security and economic records and vouched for House Speaker Dennis Hastert to boot. In his opening summary, he clearly articulated his positions on national security, including Iraq and North Korea, and the economy. In the question and answer session that followed he was unflappable, disarming and winning.

Democrat congressman Charles Rangel and his colleagues would like you to believe that President Bush's speech was so deflating that it -- rather than the small plane crashing into a New York City high-rise -- caused the stock market to momentarily stumble. Wishful thinking, Charlie.

Other observers opined that President Bush used the press conference to change the subject from the Foley scandal to other issues. Sorry, but that's exactly the opposite of what is going on.

The truth is that Democrats, with the help of their mainstream media echo chamber, are the ones who have changed the subject from the life and death issues facing voters in November. Bush's press conference refocused our attention on what matters most.

In addition to addressing the issues directly, and starkly contrasting his positions with those of Democrats, President Bush made three other points that have been a long time coming.

First, he said he would not be intimidated from using the Democrats' words against them by their false charge that he was questioning their patriotism. He will continue to call their position on Iraq "cut and run," because it's an accurate descriptor. He noted that Sen. Kerry had advocated a date certain for withdrawal from Iraq, which amounts to "cutting and running" before the mission -- enabling Iraq to "defend itself, sustain itself and govern itself" -- is complete. Continued...
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David Limbaugh, brother of radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh, is an expert in law and politics and author of Bankrupt: The Intellectual and Moral Bankruptcy of Today's Democratic Party.
 
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Reply # 1
Date: Oct 15, 2006 - 1:17 PM EST
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Ajhil

What a boring post.

As Rush routinely points out, it only takes a liberal about 30 seconds before they start in with personal attacks, in leu of actually engaging people in intelligent dialogue. You took even less time illustrating this truism, calling the world's most successful and loved talk show host a 'windbag' in your first sentence. 20 million listeners can't be wrong, Ajhil. A windbag is someone with nothing of substance to say, and Rush contributes to the national dialogue every day with intelligent and provocative commentary. If you want a definition of 'windbag', you need go no further than AirAmerica, where you will find them in abundance.

In my personal life, I much prefer neighbors, co-workers and friends who stumble occasionally in their speech, but are truthful and honest, over someone who is slick and smooth, but lies everytime they open their mouth. I suspect most people feel the same. Give me someone like Bush anyday over Slick Willy or John Kerry.

I think David's column is right on the money, as he's basically pointing out that in spite of Bush's occasional stumbling, he's a brilliant man and knows EXACTLY what he believes. All politicians use notes, but when Bush responds to press corp questions, those responses, by definition, can't be rehearsed, since he has no idea what they will ask him. Yet, he shows them up every time he does a press conference.

The rest of your post is simply too dull to merit a response.
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Reply # 2
Date: Oct 14, 2006 - 7:25 AM EST
What? Me worry?
David Limbaugh, brother of the right wing radio windbag, may be one of the the few media personalities capable of making Rush seem plausible. Taking a page from his older sibling’s playbook, David sets out to demonstrate in this Through the Looking Glass essay that black is white by introducing us to the unlikely figure of “George Bush - Master Orator!”
Before we get into specifics, it might be of interest to note that Bush, who has given essentially the same speech repeatedly for nearly three years, still depends on notes whenever he appears in public and even then manages to stumble and stammer in delivering the talking points that members of the press corps have long since memorized.

Gurky -
Considering the fact that several best-selling books have appeared recounting Bush’s assaults on reason and the English language, it’s remarkable that you require examples. From the merely buffoonish – “I know how hard it is to put food on your family.” – to the sinister – claiming to have seen the first plane hit the World Trade Center on television – Bush sets a new standard for stupidity in office. My favorite example remains his hilarious attempt to define “soveriegnty.” For those lucky enough to hear the audio file, this one comes complete with its own laugh track of reporters giggling uncontrollably in the background.

Rightmindedmom-
Reagan did suffer from Alzheimer’s Disease during at least his second term – as illustrated by his sad, stumbling testimony before the Church Committee. Alzheimer’s is a form of senility. Did you imagine it was anything else?
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