One benchmark I’ve always applied in judging a public figure’s intelligence is their ability to speak extemporaneously. Ronald Reagan was good at it, as was Bill Clinton. George W. Bush was only fair, and off of the teleprompter, Barack Obama was pretty bad. Joe Biden never was any good at it, even before he went senile.
Kamala Harris, when she attempts to speak, is an absolute train wreck. Her word salads are legendary; her delivery is stilted and awful, interspersed with her annoying, nervous cackle. She attempts to come across as smart and well-informed but ends up sounding about as thoughtful as a plate of beans negotiating their way out of someone’s digestive tract.
JD Vance knows this. On Saturday, at a rally in Pennsylvania, the Republican vice presidential candidate claimed that the Trump campaign is hoping that Harris tries to speak more often, observing that they pick up votes every time Kamala bombs a speech or interview:
Kamala Harris is serving up so much “word salad” during her rare media interviews according to Republican veep candidate J.D. Vance, that the Trump campaign is openly rooting for her to do more.
“Every time she does [an interview], I think we pick up 100,000 votes,” quipped during a rally on Saturday in Leesport, Pa., when asked about Harris avoiding media interviews.
Harris’ latest public-speaking debacle came Thursday during a star-studded virtual rally hosted by Oprah Winfrey.
She ended with a two-minute monologue that confused many people listening — including Winfrey, according to online commentators who said the powerful media mogul looked “lost” and “unimpressed.” […]
— Read More: redstate.com
