Romney campaign calls President Obama "one of the most talented political communicators" in history

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Matt Viser ?@mviser

RT @PeterHambyCNN: Romney memo lowering expectations, calls O "one of the most talented pol communicators" in history http://goo.gl/VbAE6

Washington (CNN) – If it wasn't already clear that Mitt's Romney and his allies are trying to lower expectations heading into next Wednesday's debate against President Obama in Denver, the campaign is now making it official.

In a memo about the debates distributed to campaign surrogates and provided to CNN on Thursday, longtime Romney adviser Beth Myers outlines a series of reasons why the president is likely to emerge as the winner of the first debate.

Among them:

– President Obama is "widely regarded as one of the most talented political communicators in modern history."


full memo: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/09/27/first-on-cnn-romney-memo-seeks-to-lower-debate-expectations/

[liberal N proud]

1. LOL

[hifiguy]

2. Yeah. He's pretty good.

So's that Clinton fella.

[Liberal_in_LA]

5. agreed.

[Waltons_Mtn]

3. Whoops your truth is showing.

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4. ,

[slampoet]

6. Bullshit, I heard him in person in 2006 and he was just fair.

He wasn't even as talented a Gephart at speaking.

Ed Kennedy on his deathbed was a better speaker than Obama ever will be.

Jesse Jackson or Bill Clinton could blow Obama out of the water in their third languages before Obama could in English.

Obama only looks like a good speaker because of who he is running against.

[nolabear]

7. Since you're slamming, how bout doing it in poetry?

1) Love slam poetry and do slam poetry so there's that.

2) Even though I wasn't actually in the room I've heard him give some damn fine speeches, so I can't imagine where you're coming from. I'll allow that debates are different but I'm betting he's going to be prepared and comfortable, and that those four years in the WH have done him some good since the Hillary days.

3) You are right about Bill and Teddy, but Obama's a good B+ in my opinion.

[JoePhilly]

8. Ok ..... Lol

[bigtree]

10. speaking? possibly. 'communicating?'

I'll give you Bill Clinton, because i don't believe there's a greater test of communication skills than running for president -- and winning.

[dsc]

15. not necessarily

Bush the first vs Dukekakis where Duke was a much better speaker than Bush, not that it was a great feat to have been, but he demostrably was.

[charlyvi]

13. Have to admit....

Kennedy's "Multiple Mitt" was a classic.

[Hutzpa]

14. .

true

[leeroysphitz]

9. .

[TheKentuckian]

11. Just trying to frame up expectations so that Weird WilLIARd can "win" the debates

if he doesn't piss himself on stage.

[smackd]

12. it helps that he's telling the truth. (nm)