Do you find that when Obama is interviewed

[Aussie leftie]

his answers are a bit too "measured" and not very spontaneous?

[doc03]

1. I would say he is very very

cautious.

[marmar]

2. And Clinton's aren't?

:wtf:

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[graywarrior]

4. He responds rather than reacts

[gcomeau]

5. You mean...

...he thinks, then speaks?

That man has got to go.

[Bigleaf]

6. He'd be a fool not to be measured. Gotcha!

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

7. What's he trying to hide? Could it be...

SATAN?

[IndianaJones]

8. I think the "typical white person" line was very spontaneous.nt.

[JuniperLea]

24. Indeed. eom

[emilyg]

27. Yes it was.

[azmouse]

9. Oh the horror of intelligent, thoughtful responses from a candidate.

[snappyturtle]

10. Can't say I blame him for carefully choosing his words considering

his opponent who desperately pounces on anything she thinks will sway a SD.

[Hepburn]

11. No....

...I would say just the opposite. In fact he does not come off as a phony liar like Hillary in any manner.

[40ozDonkey]

12. When you're in a job interview, do you just riff for awhile? n/t

[Qutzupalotl]

13. Diplomacy and tact sit well on presidents.

So does an even keel and calm temperament.

[FyurFly]

14. What politicians dont do this?

[SunsetDreams]

15. ...

Measured response=Barack Obama

Spontaneous response=George W. Bush

[Aussie leftie]

17. I appreciate your comparisons but

I feel that when Obama answers a question, its not so much that he is frightened of giving the wrong answer, but frightened of giving an answer that we don't want to hear. I understand that most politicians give measured answers, but I feel that his are too measured.

Obviously, my first choice for the nomination would be Hillary, but if Barack wins the nomination, I would be happy with that too.

[Window]

16. No. He thinks before he speaks and while he's speaking.

He's a natural and doesn't sound like a robot reciting something. Also, with some folk examining every damned word that comes out of his mouth, he's careful and cognizant of what he saying.

[FrenchieCat]

18. Thank you for your Input!

Now even as we speak, there are those who are preparing to divide us -- the spin masters, the negative ad peddlers who embrace the politics of anything goes.....The pundits, the pundits like to slice-and-dice Videotapes, people, ideals, the constitution, and anything else that gets in their corporate master's way --That's how we went to war with a country that did nothing to us

[mattclearing]

19. At least his answers aren't entirely canned.

We're so used to our politicians responding with snippets of their speeches or policy papers, that when one is actually in the moment and thinks about what they are going to say, we are cautious?

[Cali_Democrat]

20. Your right, we can't have a man think before he speaks. nt

[high density]

21. New to politics?

What a joke, especially coming from somebody with a HRC avatar.

[Raine]

22. NO...

politicians that are spontaneous end up singing stupid stuff like "bomb bomb Iran" etc. :silly:

[doc03]

28. I have to agree with that one, although if you are a

Republican you kind get a pass for stupidity. The intelligence bar has been set quite low for the Republicans since GWB.

[JI7]

23. he doesn't do talking points, he actually listens to the question

and thinks about it before spouting off some bs talking points.

[Whisp]

25. he thinks before speaking

instead of rattling off some rote that doesn't pertain.

you are pathetic.
"Aussie lefty" my hairy ass.

bye

[Iceburg]

26. No -- every person/let alone politician should think before they speak./nt

[AZBlue]

29. No I don't. But I'm sure you're not biased or anything.

Actually, his poise, eloquence and loquacity were among the first things that impressed me about him.

[Recursion]

30. No, quite the opposite

He's the only politician I've heard who actually answers the question asked rather than relentlessly spouting the same talking points over and over again.

[AX10]

31. Talking to huge crowds is his specialty.

Personal interviews are not.

[loyalsister]

32. Assign whatever motives you will

I think he speaks carefully and thoughtfully.
My assumption that reflect my own bias is that he is simply an intelligent person who thinks before he speaks.

[JoFerret]

33. He is not as good in that format

as he is when giving a speech.

[Mezzo]

34. So he has good prep people. ? BFD. nt

[quakerboy]

35. You are so right

WTF is with that whole "thinking" before he talks thing. I mean, who the hell does he think he is, Stephen Hawking? I much prefer my politicians to spout random things to the press, more like Paris Hilton.

[krawhitham]

36. your bitching because he can think fast on his feet?

[Strelnikov_]

37. Yea, it's not like someone would take something out of context and put it on a tape loop

playing over and over and over, is it.

Absolutely no reason to be measured in his responses.