Miller Lite (Sponsor)

The hero we might need. But like, is it more than talking? I mean, obviously the presidency is more than talking, but the better, the more appealing talker, maybe not the better talker, has like basically won every time, except for the COVID election recently. Obama was a very good talker. The Democrats have put up the last three times. Kamala Harris, who...

The hero we might need. But like, is it more than talking? I mean, obviously the presidency is more than talking, but the better, the more appealing talker, maybe not the better talker, has like basically won every time, except for the COVID election recently. Obama was a very good talker. The Democrats have put up the last three times. Kamala Harris, who...

Had some skills talking, but also some demerits and deficits. She was not particularly strong speaking off the cuff.

Had some skills talking, but also some demerits and deficits. She was not particularly strong speaking off the cuff.

Had she had more time?

Had she had more time?

For sure. Joe Biden couldn't talk at all.

For sure. Joe Biden couldn't talk at all.

Literally couldn't speak. So that wasn't great. Hillary, not exactly a dynamic talker, really. We'll put it back to my people, Jeb. And I love Jeb, like, personally. You put the exclamation point there. I did. I didn't, actually. But, you know, I emotionally put it in there.

Literally couldn't speak. So that wasn't great. Hillary, not exactly a dynamic talker, really. We'll put it back to my people, Jeb. And I love Jeb, like, personally. You put the exclamation point there. I did. I didn't, actually. But, you know, I emotionally put it in there.

Jeb! But, like, he was a terrible talker. And, you know, I do think we convince ourselves because there's this thing that, like, we want to believe it's about more than that. You know, we want to think, we want to, you know... pull people's higher angels, think about people's better angels, and think about all the serious problems that the country faces, and we need a person of depth.

Jeb! But, like, he was a terrible talker. And, you know, I do think we convince ourselves because there's this thing that, like, we want to believe it's about more than that. You know, we want to think, we want to, you know... pull people's higher angels, think about people's better angels, and think about all the serious problems that the country faces, and we need a person of depth.

And it's kind of like, I don't think the people really want a person of depth unless they're a good talker. Maybe we just need to accept that talking is a pretty key part of the job, and that the Democrats should probably orient themselves to finding somebody who's really, really good at talking, and then all the other skills are kind of secondary.

And it's kind of like, I don't think the people really want a person of depth unless they're a good talker. Maybe we just need to accept that talking is a pretty key part of the job, and that the Democrats should probably orient themselves to finding somebody who's really, really good at talking, and then all the other skills are kind of secondary.

Yeah, I know, but it seems like Stephen A. would be an upgrade. I don't know. But he's not the president. I bet Meta Fredrickson of Denmark would be thrilled to see Stephen A. Smith right now.

Yeah, I know, but it seems like Stephen A. would be an upgrade. I don't know. But he's not the president. I bet Meta Fredrickson of Denmark would be thrilled to see Stephen A. Smith right now.

I would look at this as really bad news for Kamala, actually, because you notice J.D. Vance's number went up when we added Kamala to the picture. So people, when it was just J.D. versus Stephen A., people were like, I'd like to learn a little bit more. But then when 2% of the people were like, once Kamala is even a possibility, they're like, no, f*** it.

I would look at this as really bad news for Kamala, actually, because you notice J.D. Vance's number went up when we added Kamala to the picture. So people, when it was just J.D. versus Stephen A., people were like, I'd like to learn a little bit more. But then when 2% of the people were like, once Kamala is even a possibility, they're like, no, f*** it.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.