A faithful reader: “Derbs—Interesting, about the pointing. Why has no
one commented on a certain habit of speech at which Kerry is becoming quite
practiced? He was obviously coached in it. One starts out somewhat quietly,
then progressively increases one’s voice as a sentence unfolds. Indeed, good
public speaking requires varying the voice a bit, but he now uses this so
frequently that it has become a travesty.”
There is endless amusement to be had watching politicians’ mannerisms. I
used to be fascinated by Jimmy Carter, who had a weird way of stopping
sentences at random points:
“These wounds are still. Very deep they have never. Been healed looking
for a way out of this crisis, our people. Have turned to the Federal
government and found it. Isolated from the mainstream of our nation’s life
Washington DC. Has become an island the gap between. Our citizens and our
government has never. Been so wide the people are looking. For honest
answers…”