Who are your favorite, most eloquent, and charismatic speakers?

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   jansharesposted 12 years ago

   Who are your favorite, most eloquent, and charismatic speakers?
   
   Who ranks, in your opinion, as the best among speakers of our time, in any area or profession? Mine are President Obama, Hillary Clinton, Frederick Douglas, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Bill Clinton.
   
   

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   Kiera Gposted 12 years ago

   Sir Humphrey Appleby definitely has  a lot to teach us about the art of speaking

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      jansharesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks, Kiera G. I'll be sure to look him up.

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   Wesman Todd Shawposted 12 years ago

   I'd prefer Hitler to Obama...at least Hitler was honest about the evil things he intended to do.

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      jansharesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you, Wesman Todd Shaw.

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      Efficient Adminposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Wesman, I just had to chuckle at your comment, you crack me up.

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   SoundNFuryposted 12 years ago

   I have to go with Dr. King on this one.  No matter how many times I watch his speeches, I always get a little misty with emotion.

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      savvydatingposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I agree. Thumbs up for Dr. King

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   AMFredenburgposted 12 years ago

   Definitely King, Obama and Clinton (Clinton's latest convention speech was masterful); I don't generally think of Hillary as a masterful speaker, but I sure liked the way she kicked that senator's butt in the hearing on Benghazi the other day. You may be too young to remember her, but Barbara Jordan of Texas was a very compelling speaker; we lost her too soon. Mario Cuomo has had his moments, surely.

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      AMFredenburgposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Also, Robert Kennedy. His rhetoric wasn't what got me on his side, though. Someone made the remark that he sounded like Bugs Bunny, and he replied, "I don't sound like Bugs Bunny; Bugs Bunny sounds like me." I thought, he can laugh at himself; good!

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      jansharesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks for your answers, AMFredenburg. Funny about RFK :-)

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      AMFredenburgposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you for your Best Answer vote, janshares. You always ask such good questions!

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   TIMETRAVELER2posted 12 years ago

   Bill Clinton is undoubtedly my favorite because he is so unbelievably intelligent and is able to get his message across in clear, understandable ways.  He may be a flawed human being, but as a speaker, he is unequaled.

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      jansharesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Ditto, TIMETRAVELER2, absolutely. Thank you for your answer.

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   greenchaposted 12 years ago

   Undoubtedly MLK, then JFK, then Anthony Wedgewood Benn

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      jansharesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks for your answer, greencha. I will have to look up Anthony Wedgewood Benn.

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   Efficient Adminposted 12 years ago

   There are two people who come to mind:  Paul Washer and Larry Burkett. Paul Washer is a preacher and Larry Burkett had a christian ministry on how to get out of debt and handle money according to the principles of the bible. Both are spectacular speakers, extremely eloquent, excellent communicators where you sit on the edge of your seat, because what they said has so much meaning and not a bunch of hot air. Unfortunately Larry Burkett passed on in 2003. He is home now of course but I miss hearing him speak.

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      jansharesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you for your answer, Efficient Admin. I think I remember him.

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   nanderson500posted 12 years ago

   Bill Clinton is the most gifted public speaker I've ever heard. Obama is almost as good. MLK was before my time, but I've heard recordings of him of course. He was very eloquent as well.

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      jansharesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks you for your answer, nanderson500.

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