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I usually don't watch the talk shows on PBS, except for the occasional Travis Smiley. But last night as I was trying my best to fall asleep, I came across the UK's Foreign Minister talking with Charlie Rose and found myself engrossed. Not with what Miliband had to say, that shite was pretty irritating, but with the fact that the Foreign Minister is articulate. It's worlds universes away from President Bush and his sub-standard elocution.
It's comforting to know there are still politicians who can parry the questions they cannot answer forthright and make diplomatic statements that can satisfy the interviewer, instead of sounding like a broken record. Of course, it doesn't excuse the government's stance but as a former MUN-er, I'm concerned with these sorts of things. The other part that allows Miliband to stand out from the stateside politicians? He sounds as if he believes of what he speaks, and not just in soundbites.
It's comforting to know there are still politicians who can parry the questions they cannot answer forthright and make diplomatic statements that can satisfy the interviewer, instead of sounding like a broken record. Of course, it doesn't excuse the government's stance but as a former MUN-er, I'm concerned with these sorts of things. The other part that allows Miliband to stand out from the stateside politicians? He sounds as if he believes of what he speaks, and not just in soundbites.
