Speaking of re-runs, I couldn’t catch the speech live, so I’m watching it right now. I’m about 33 minutes in and can’t get past the part where he’s talking about alternative energy and says he will “encourage the development and use of flex-fuel, hybrid and electric automobiles.” It’s hilarious!

First, he’s staring at the teleprompter intently like he doesn’t know what he’s saying. “Flex-fuel? What in the hell am I talking about now? Who wrote this shit?!” Next “electric automobiles” comes out so slowly that I think he’s wondering, “Really? They make those?” And to top it off, he gives an obvious eyebrow raise at the end to really reinforce the effect. It’s like he’s thinking “Come on, I’m just slinging a bunch of BS now, aren’t I?” Priceless!

If anyone can get the video of just that clip it would be great. I searched for it and couldn’t find it. Like I said, it’s about 33 or 34 minutes in from the time he stepped on stage.

The days when politicians wrote their own speeches are long past, with a few notable exceptions. It would be interesting to have Lincoln-Douglas style debates when both sides spoke a great length. Did our forefathers have longer attention spans?