is there a better speaker and man of the people than Nigel Farrage at the moment?

StevieJ

BobQ wrote: »

I agree (about Galloway), but the question was about good speakers. I think that you can appreciate a true orator even if you dislike what he says.
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And you don't get many better than Galloway, I just love that vid of him giving it large to the Senate hearing in the US, here is a short sample clip, away win for George
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrdFFCnYtbk

Sampong

StevieJ wrote: »

And you don't get many better than Galloway, I just love that vid of him giving it large to the Senate hearing in the US, here is a short sample clip, away win for George
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrdFFCnYtbk

You just love Galloway giving it large? I think I am right about you and your facist friends being - um - facists. Here is Galloway attempting to justify 9/11

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAAi9CG7WW0

Sampong

I guess I had better not mention that I would like a sensible points based immigration system implemented to George Galloway otherwise I may end up like this poor caller;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK-fc8V6_80

Hang on a minute........ George Galloway sounds just like Hamish........ is it him?

Sampong

And just in case you were in any doubt as to whether or not George Galloway is an utter fruit loop;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v9IXwFb_cg

You certainly admire some strange people StevieJ.

Still - each to their own and all that.

BobQ

thor wrote: »

The current crop are quite forgettable(a bit like pop music these days) but out of your list I can only remember speeches from Blair and Thatcher. Kinnock was often ridiculed for a being a welsh windbag! Powell would be unknown today if he did not have his racial speech.
People do seem to want to paint a rosy picture of the past but when it comes to politics, politicians generally have always been bland since time immemorial.
There are 3 figures who I recognize as head and shoulders above the rest and they are in no particular order:
JFK, Hitler and Martin Luthar King
The best of the rest are struggling to get out of the championship.

We all have different recollections of speeches but the key is whether they influence the listeners.

Kinnock ws characterised as a windbag by the right wing press, but he did make some powerful speeches that changed thinking in his party and made it almost electable again. Despite his right wing views Powell made speeches that tapped fear of immigration and its economic consequences that had a lot of popular support at the time.

I do agree that the three you quote were better orators but the OP seemed to be asking about our politicians. If you go more widely you can add Ghandi to your list

But we agree the present UK political scene is bereft of any good orators in comparison.

StevieJ

Sampong wrote: »

And just in case you were in any doubt as to whether or not George Galloway is an utter fruit loop;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v9IXwFb_cg

You certainly admire some strange people StevieJ.

Still - each to their own and all that.

Then again you watch some strange videos I see rewired is out in force again.

thor

BobQ wrote: »

I do agree that the three you quote were better orators but the OP seemed to be asking about our politicians. If you go more widely you can add Ghandi to your list

But we agree the present UK political scene is bereft of any good orators in comparison.

Now that you mention our politicians I have just realised I have missed out the best of the lot in my original list.
Winston Churchill - That guy was born to be a wartime leader!

Sampong

StevieJ wrote: »

Then again you watch some strange videos I see rewired is out in force again.

Well actually StevieJ I don't - i'm no Galloway fan. He is about as Racist as they come.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9884829/George-Galloway-storms-out-of-debate-with-Israeli-student.html

Chrysalis

UKIP are far too right wing, they make the tories look like saints.

chris_m

thor wrote: »

Winston Churchill - That guy was born to be a wartime leader!

How convenient that turned out to be :T:T:T