Two things struck me about Biden’s speech, one of which Jim touched on in his list of five nobodies, namely it was factual. Which reminded me once again how Biden’s immediate predecessor departed from facts at virtually every turn, whether it was COVID, Russian interference with our elections or his own culpability in the January 6 insurrection. If Biden sounded angry when he should have sounded mournful or clung to the teleprompter when he became distracted seems moot to me compared to his insistence in telling the American people the cold, hard truth.
I have flowed your analyses of presidential speeches for a while. In this particular analysis, it seems like you heard a different speech than either Kai Ryssdal or Jonah Goldberg.
Two things struck me about Biden’s speech, one of which Jim touched on in his list of five nobodies, namely it was factual. Which reminded me once again how Biden’s immediate predecessor departed from facts at virtually every turn, whether it was COVID, Russian interference with our elections or his own culpability in the January 6 insurrection. If Biden sounded angry when he should have sounded mournful or clung to the teleprompter when he became distracted seems moot to me compared to his insistence in telling the American people the cold, hard truth.
Comment re: the one speech.
I have flowed your analyses of presidential speeches for a while. In this particular analysis, it seems like you heard a different speech than either Kai Ryssdal or Jonah Goldberg.
https://twitter.com/kairyssdal/status/1436459198653472769?s=21
If I read the text, I see your point.
If I hear the delivery I agree with Kai/Jonah.
What do you think?