Analysis: The Many Travails of Sarah Palin's Words!

Thursday, January 29, 2009

A few, stylistic notes: In conversational interviews, she really struggles. And I'm not talking about the obvious Katie Couric interviews, or any other oft-cited malapropisms. I'm talking about her cadence. It's halting, as though she's playing a piano half a step behind the metronome, or driving a stick shift for the first time. In speeches, she's much better. Which is perhaps why people worry about her. A President should be able to speak fluently and effectively when divorced from her notes. It demonstrates intelligence, friendly persuasion, and competence -- all important skills for any President. And her grammar?? Here are a few, choice contortions in the i/view. a. "Adversely impacting". b. "Grow the relationship we have with Canada". c. "still disagreed much". d. "to see some benefits that can be provided these positions we embrace." e."Everyone working together to progress our country". These bigger words she uses, these complex sentences she employs are twisted into strange permutations that don't quite pass the smell test. Listening to her is almost like reading a paper from a foreign student, who kind of-sort of knows English, and kind of-sort of knows the big words, but indiscriminately throws them around. Again, this isn't a matter of intelligence. It's a matter of rhetorical competence. And both are necessary traits in an effective President.

Poster’s Comments: For those Palin Lovers who feel this video and text came from a liberal source...  This Video and the accompanying “Analysis Text” for the interview in this video, came directly from the Official GOP 2012 website, YOUR PARTY!!! This goes to show you what they think of her!