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Josh Marshall raises the question of Kerry's delivery in Talking Points Memo today. It is interesting to me. I wondered if anyone else noticed or had an opinion. I was very conscious of Kerry's talking into the wind of audience reaction and I thought that it was very effective.

He did not stop for applause but talked into and over the cheering and applause; creating a 'sailing' effect rather than the chop chop of call-response speaking. He used the energy to lift his delivery higher than it would have been otherwise. In fact, this is more apt; sailing, a sailor. That's our man!

My biggest problem with JK's past speech patterns has been the stentorian downtones and lack of breath control. This new approach seems to suit him and to allow the complexities of his thinking to come along for the ride. He can soar. Somehow if he stops he gets bogged down. I like that it is new and unique. Fits the situation.

I am not averse to the building momentum crowd work that is such a Clinton (and Obama) hallmark. I love it. And I am ready for the adoption of any style that it fits the man rather than having our man trying to fit a style.

Come to think of it, Edwards is a bit off traditional oratoricals as well; good ol' boy, south-in-the-mouth. Clinton used to do this a bit. I do not prefer it, yet he is very natural and effective with it.

The bush attempts it with the twang and misappronunciations. It is always pandering and in the latter case just sloppy texas fly-boy oil-field machoism; a put-on by an insecure male. He is a fucking yale grad after all. But then if he skipped..............

Oh. Let's not go there.

This was about the nuance of delivery of the next administration.