Archive for May 8th, 2017

Trumpspeak: It’s all about the way he talks …

May 8, 2017

Some folks can stand to listen to the President talk … and some find it refreshing.

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Great piece in the Washington Post by Barton Swaim author of “The Speechwriter: A Brief Education in Politics.”

His basic conclusion: “The most distinctive thing about Trump … is the structure of his language.”

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Swain says that Trump — nnlike most politicians –doesn’t speak in political rhetoric; he speaks in punchlines – short jabs, not convoluted passages. He lays it out there and let’s you buy in or opt out.

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