Happy Anniversary!

[ousdahl]

I thought this guy got kicked off Twitter?

nm thinking of some other President.

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

I thought this guy got kicked off Twitter?

nm thinking of some other President.

That was from his speech yesterday. The one he didn't write - but read fairly well.

[KUTradition]

do presidents ever write their own speeches?

[ousdahl]

do presidents ever write their own speeches?

[japhy]

This makes more sense than any explanation I have heard yet.

https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-c ... cnn-2022-1

[sdoyel]

This makes more sense than any explanation I have heard yet.

https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-c ... cnn-2022-1

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

do presidents ever write their own speeches?

Do - present tense. I don't believe so.
Did - past tense. Yes.

The point of my post was a poor attempt to express that while many people felt is was an excellent speech that Biden gave yesterday, Donald Trump, you, I, or anyone else, could have read the same speech.
When a President speaks from his/her own mind and heart, then I will probably be a lot more impressed by what they said then when they read something someone else wrote for them to say.

[sdoyel]

do presidents ever write their own speeches?

Do - present tense. I don't believe so.
Did - past tense. Yes.

The point of my post was a poor attempt to express that while many people felt is was an excellent speech that Biden gave yesterday, Donald Trump, you, I, or anyone else, could have read the same speech.
When a President speaks from his/her own mind and heart, then I will probably be a lot more impressed by what they said then when they read something someone else wrote for them to say.

Are you ever NOT critical of something? Fuck, man.

[jhawks99]

do presidents ever write their own speeches?

Do - present tense. I don't believe so.
Did - past tense. Yes.

The point of my post was a poor attempt to express that while many people felt is was an excellent speech that Biden gave yesterday, Donald Trump, you, I, or anyone else, could have read the same speech.
When a President speaks from his/her own mind and heart, then I will probably be a lot more impressed by what they said then when they read something someone else wrote for them to say.

Are you ever NOT critical of something? Fuck, man.

You should go back and read a game thread and then ask this question again.

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

do presidents ever write their own speeches?

Do - present tense. I don't believe so.
Did - past tense. Yes.

The point of my post was a poor attempt to express that while many people felt is was an excellent speech that Biden gave yesterday, Donald Trump, you, I, or anyone else, could have read the same speech.
When a President speaks from his/her own mind and heart, then I will probably be a lot more impressed by what they said then when they read something someone else wrote for them to say.

Are you ever NOT critical of something? Fuck, man.

Yes, I am ever NOT critical of something/s.
How's this? Sure, it was a great speech.
Should I be ashamed and apologizing for pointing out that someone wrote for him to read?
I am someone who chooses not to praise people who I feel don't deserve to be praised. You may see that as being a fault of mine, I see it as being a strength. So be it. Moving on.........

[PhDhawk]

Do - present tense. I don't believe so.
Did - past tense. Yes.

The point of my post was a poor attempt to express that while many people felt is was an excellent speech that Biden gave yesterday, Donald Trump, you, I, or anyone else, could have read the same speech.
When a President speaks from his/her own mind and heart, then I will probably be a lot more impressed by what they said then when they read something someone else wrote for them to say.

Are you ever NOT critical of something? Fuck, man.

You should go back and read a game thread and then ask this question again.

Potd.

[KUTradition]

Do - present tense. I don't believe so.
Did - past tense. Yes.

The point of my post was a poor attempt to express that while many people felt is was an excellent speech that Biden gave yesterday, Donald Trump, you, I, or anyone else, could have read the same speech.
When a President speaks from his/her own mind and heart, then I will probably be a lot more impressed by what they said then when they read something someone else wrote for them to say.

Are you ever NOT critical of something? Fuck, man.

Yes, I am ever NOT critical of something/s.
How's this? Sure, it was a great speech.
Should I be ashamed and apologizing for pointing out that someone wrote for him to read?
I am someone who chooses not to praise people who I feel don't deserve to be praised. You may see that as being a fault of mine, I see it as being a strength. So be it. Moving on.........

do you think he had any part in, or say about, the content and tone of the speech?

[Deleted User 863]

I don't

"Just put it in the teleprompter and run it slow, man."

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

Are you ever NOT critical of something? Fuck, man.

Yes, I am ever NOT critical of something/s.
How's this? Sure, it was a great speech.
Should I be ashamed and apologizing for pointing out that someone wrote for him to read?
I am someone who chooses not to praise people who I feel don't deserve to be praised. You may see that as being a fault of mine, I see it as being a strength. So be it. Moving on.........

do you think he had any part in, or say about, the content and tone of the speech?

Yes

Here is the bottom line. I have worked directly and indirectly with and for multiple politicians including but not limited to 2 former Mayors of a major US city (I still work for one of them and see him in his office on pretty much a daily basis - when he and I are both in the office), a current Governor, and a former President.
I was present when two of them reviewed, practiced, and then presented their inauguration speeches - as well as other speeches.
Like I basically said, I don't and won't praise them for reading the speeches people wrote for them. Why would or should I?

[Deleted User 863]

Yes, I am ever NOT critical of something/s.
How's this? Sure, it was a great speech.
Should I be ashamed and apologizing for pointing out that someone wrote for him to read?
I am someone who chooses not to praise people who I feel don't deserve to be praised. You may see that as being a fault of mine, I see it as being a strength. So be it. Moving on.........

do you think he had any part in, or say about, the content and tone of the speech?

Yes

Here is the bottom line. I have worked directly and indirectly with and for multiple politicians including but not limited to 2 former Mayors of a major US city (I still work for one of them and see him in his office on pretty much a daily basis - when he and I are both in the office), a current Governor, and a former President.
I was present when two of them reviewed, practiced, and then presented their inauguration speeches - as well as other speeches.
Like I basically said, I don't and won't praise them for reading the speeches people wrote for them. Why would or should I?

Pretty cool shit. I didn't know that about you (us*).

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

do you think he had any part in, or say about, the content and tone of the speech?

Yes

Here is the bottom line. I have worked directly and indirectly with and for multiple politicians including but not limited to 2 former Mayors of a major US city (I still work for one of them and see him in his office on pretty much a daily basis - when he and I are both in the office), a current Governor, and a former President.
I was present when two of them reviewed, practiced, and then presented their inauguration speeches - as well as other speeches.
Like I basically said, I don't and won't praise them for reading the speeches people wrote for them. Why would or should I?

Pretty cool shit. I didn't know that about you (us*).

I could and would go in to more details and share multiple stories - but it's really not that cool.

[KUTradition]

Yes, I am ever NOT critical of something/s.
How's this? Sure, it was a great speech.
Should I be ashamed and apologizing for pointing out that someone wrote for him to read?
I am someone who chooses not to praise people who I feel don't deserve to be praised. You may see that as being a fault of mine, I see it as being a strength. So be it. Moving on.........

do you think he had any part in, or say about, the content and tone of the speech?

Yes

Here is the bottom line. I have worked directly and indirectly with and for multiple politicians including but not limited to 2 former Mayors of a major US city (I still work for one of them and see him in his office on pretty much a daily basis - when he and I are both in the office), a current Governor, and a former President.
I was present when two of them reviewed, practiced, and then presented their inauguration speeches - as well as other speeches.
Like I basically said, I don't and won't praise them for reading the speeches people wrote for them. Why would or should I?

nobody asked you to praise them, or said that you should

do you have any thoughts on the speech itself? good, bad, indifferent?

[ousdahl]

Yes, I am ever NOT critical of something/s.
How's this? Sure, it was a great speech.
Should I be ashamed and apologizing for pointing out that someone wrote for him to read?
I am someone who chooses not to praise people who I feel don't deserve to be praised. You may see that as being a fault of mine, I see it as being a strength. So be it. Moving on.........

do you think he had any part in, or say about, the content and tone of the speech?

Yes

Here is the bottom line. I have worked directly and indirectly with and for multiple politicians including but not limited to 2 former Mayors of a major US city (I still work for one of them and see him in his office on pretty much a daily basis - when he and I are both in the office), a current Governor, and a former President.
I was present when two of them reviewed, practiced, and then presented their inauguration speeches - as well as other speeches.
Like I basically said, I don't and won't praise them for reading the speeches people wrote for them. Why would or should I?

Yo semites!

[ousdahl]

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

do you think he had any part in, or say about, the content and tone of the speech?

Yes

Here is the bottom line. I have worked directly and indirectly with and for multiple politicians including but not limited to 2 former Mayors of a major US city (I still work for one of them and see him in his office on pretty much a daily basis - when he and I are both in the office), a current Governor, and a former President.
I was present when two of them reviewed, practiced, and then presented their inauguration speeches - as well as other speeches.
Like I basically said, I don't and won't praise them for reading the speeches people wrote for them. Why would or should I?

nobody asked you to praise them, or said that you should

do you have any thoughts on the speech itself? good, bad, indifferent?

My mistake. I tend to care too much when people praise or ridicule politicians for things I feel they don't deserve praise or ridicule for.
I didn't hear the speech live. I have since watched/listened to it.

I feel it was a good speech. NOT "amazing", "the best", "great", and other things I read people say about it. I assume 75%+ of Americans didn't hear or read it. Many of that 75% being those who I felt probably should have listened to it.
My biggest issue with the speech is that I feel the first 20 minutes were much more divisive than unifying.
I prefer MY President to be a unifier and not a divider.