John Podhoretz calls them “the preachers“; I say it’s the performers who won tonight (for whatever their win is worth):
Listening to Mike Huckabee, who was a radio announcer before he was a minister, one cannot help but notice the brilliance of his style of performance — he is a very, very cool customer who uses quiet to his advantage, a preacher who forces you to lean forward to catch his words. Barack Obama, also a spellbinding speaker, uses a more intense style of preachment, but maintains his urgency without ever becoming heated. They are delightful to listen to, and surely that has contributed mightily to their mutual triumph tonight.
“Delightful to listen to.” Hmmm. That sounds a lot like entertainment. ‘Cause politics is the greatest show on earth.
(photo from Drudge)
On to New Hampshire and on with the show!
p.s. As a confirmed non-politico, I can tell you I didn’t watch even one minute of the coverage.
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