George Bush
Mandate Top 7: unguarded comments by public figures
Posted by Theo Blackwell at Thu, 17/09/2009 - 2:53pm in Political commentary
At number 6: unguarded Obama swats fly
Following Obama's off the record "Jackass" comment concerning Kanye West storming the stage at the MTV awards, Mandate has compiled our 'Top 7' list of unguarded comments in public life:
Obama the Roman Orator
Posted by Theo Blackwell at Wed, 26/11/2008 - 1:06pm in
Did Barack Obama bring the dead language of rhetoric back to life again in American politics, as Charlotte Higgins argues in today's Guardian? The New Yorker also waxes lyrical.
Given the recent memory of George Bush, ultimately a politically effective but not a noted orator, it is easy to neglect Presidents who were successful in capturing the nation's mood in recent years.
