McCain as a Speaker

January 8, 2008 10:19 PM | permalink | comments: 0

Tonight was our monthly tournament night in the Three Rivers Table Tennis club. I never do well in these tournament. One two and lost one tonight. I left just after 9 p.m., and on the radio, John McCain was just starting his victory speech. I listened for about ten minutes, then found myself drifting off. He just wasn't holding my attention. I'd come back, then drift away again.

Finally, after about 20 minutes, my mind went back to the radio and I mused, "Is he still talking?"

I'm a McCain fan, and I'm delighted he won. But I tell you--his speechmaking abilities don't exactly qualify as captivating. Maybe it was better on TV.

Wednesday morning postscript: On Morning Joe with Joe Scarborough, they savaged McCain's speech. A clip showed that it definitely was not better on TV.

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Steve DennieCareer-wise, I've been hanging around and writing about and cheering on churches and pastors for the past 25 years as my denomination's Communications Director.
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I've been blogging since 2004, and it's been fun. Please understand that, though I work for the United Brethren in Christ denomination, the nonsense I spew out here comes from my own semi-functional brain in a totally personal, non-official capacity. Yes, that's a disclaimer.

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