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> And he had a terrible speaking ability. It was not uncommon to walk away from his comments not knowing just what he had said. I’ve listened to hours of Cart
by sammalloy 4y ago
> And he had a terrible speaking ability. It was not uncommon to walk away from his comments not knowing just what he had said.
I’ve listened to hours of Carter talking and never once had this impression.
- starkd 4y agoYou are very much in the minority. There were many jokes about Carter at the time. Many comedians did impressions of him. He was not known for his great oratory. He was often referred to as a technocrat.
- sammalloy 4y agoI was around at the time and I’ve read the literature since that era. I don’t recall such criticism and I’ve never read anything criticizing his oratory skills.
- starkd 4y agoInteresting. Your memory obviously is very different, but I remember Dan Akroyd did impressions of him on SNL. A very monotone delivery was very characteristic, only to be outdone by Mondale.