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Friday, March 7, 2008

Candidates for political office: shouting and shrieking

There were four important Presidential primaries this week. As part of the news coverage, we had the dubious privilege (?) of hearing excerpts from the candidates' speeches.

The best description of Senator Clinton's tone of voice is a harsh shriek while Senator O'Bama merely shouts at us. I don't like the sound of either and wish that they would take voice lessons. That might reduce the level of discomfort that they both inflict on their listeners.

Senator McCain speaks softly, with authority, and his voice carries. He sounds like an extremely confident man who is having a conversation with a highly intelligent person - albeit in a large and noisy room.

Senator McCain appears impressive and presidential while both Democrats remind me of the worst stereotype of a used car salesperson.

Put one more check mark on Senator McCain's side of the ledger.

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