American Quote by Kathleen Troia McFarland

Is there a more gifted political communicator than Obama? Certainly not since former President Clinton, another Democratic luminary who could put a positive spin…

— Jessica Tarlov

President Obama was asked not long ago to reflect on any mistakes he might have made. He said, well, 'I haven't communicated enough.' He…

— Paul Ryan

President George W. Bush was kind of a goofy tongue-tied dude. Mostly he just mangled the English language. Barack Obama, by contrast, was a…

— Mollie Hemingway

I think what Obama does more than his amazing speaking ability is he's able to connect with voters. And it's that hope that he…

— John H. McWhorter

The job of the president of the United States is to talk to the public, is to explain to them. Now, some presidents talk…

— P. J. O'Rourke

President Obama is like a lost man who refuses to ask for directions. That's because he has never worked in the real world with…

— Cal Thomas

Just to hear President Obama speak - he's eloquent, he's so classy.

— Jolene Ivey

I have a lot of faith in President Obama. The thing that seems to be true of him is that he doesn't speak when…

— Harvey Fierstein

Obama is very much an establishment sort of guy. The whole image of him as a transcendent figure was based on style rather than…

— Paul Krugman

I can easily imagine Obama sitting down and talking to any leader - or any person - in the world, with no baggage of…

— Alice Walker

Obama's got a great sense of humor, but mainly he has a great thinking presence, which is uncommon. It's hard to imagine being able…

— Roy Blount, Jr

Obama has proved to be particularly adept at using the media to disseminate his administration's messages, but he is a masterful orator. Bill Clinton,…

— Rebecca Traister