Joe,

I never said public speaking was a necessary part of being a good
President, although it helps. I'm just stating a fact. He isn't near the
best and he knows it, so does the NRP, as well as the American public.
That doesn't diminish the man, not in my eyes. If it does in yours, am
sorry. It is a fact and nothing more

Thomas Dewey was a gifted public speaker and ran against a down home
Missouri store keeper who destroyed his bid to become President. That
was because Harry Truman was a better man for the job.

Ole Thom