Back in July, I did a post titled "How John Edwards Spoke to Juries," in which I reported on this summing-up of the Edwards style in closing argument: "It was like he was leaning over the fence, talking to his neighbor."
Well, there's always another side to every argument. Over the weekend, I saw the following commentary on John Edwards' debate performance:
I have finally keyed in to why Edwards annoys me so--he has Al Gore syndrome. He has a relatively slow delivery and, this combined with his drawl, always makes him sound like he's talking down to the American people. How many times did he say "now I want the American people to understand...," or "the American people should know..."? Thanks John, we can figure it out. It's amazing the guy won so many huge verdicts in light of his insulting delivery. He sounds like a kindergarten teacher...
This post was from the now-defunct Corpus Juris Conservatum, which is now called Ipso Facto. Unfortunately, the post that I quoted is no longer available for linking.