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President uhh elect uhmmm Obama ahh

mookeywrenchmookeywrench Posts: 5,940
edited November 2008 in A Moving Train
This uh guy uhh needs ah too umm work uhh on his ahh habit uhh of saying uhh.. 'uh' when..uh he's thinking uhm on his uhh feet.
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  • Jearlpam0925Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,174
    He's not a great public speaker if it's not planned out, but with that said - take it to the Moving Train, buddy! ;)
  • IndifferenceIndifference Posts: 2,733
    mookeywrench wrote:
    This uh guy uhh needs ah too umm work uhh on his ahh habit uhh of saying uhh.. 'uh' when..uh he's thinking uhm on his uhh feet.

    Not at his best - and whether jesting or not - I think taking a swipe at Nancy Reagan wasn't nice....

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  • Black DiamondBlack Diamond Posts: 25,107
    Better Um..Uh..Um than Heh Heh Heh!
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  • mookeywrenchmookeywrench Posts: 5,940
    Jearlpam0925 wrote:
    He's not a great public speaker if it's not planned out, but with that said - take it to the Moving Train, buddy! ;)

    figured it would be safe here since there's nothing political behind my post
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  • Left PorchLeft Porch Posts: 846
    uhhh yeah you're uhhh....right. He kind of sounds like a lead singer whose work I think we are all fond of.
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  • sweetpotatosweetpotato Posts: 1,278
    true! sometimes even great minds need space in between thoughts. that's just a habit, not a sign of a lack of intellect.

    by contrast, W barely says "um" at all, and look at what a genius HE is. :rolleyes:

    i'll take the "ums", thanks.
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  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    sweetpotato wrote:
    true! sometimes even great minds need space in between thoughts. that's just a habit, not a sign of a lack of intellect.

    by contrast, W barely says "um" at all, and look at what a genius HE is. :rolleyes:

    i'll take the "ums", thanks.
    :)

    Exactly, he hesitates when speaking because he is quite articulate and searching for the right words. W just made words up.
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  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,160
    Hopefully he doesn't turn to Bobby Knight for help.
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  • PissBottleManPissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,155
    eyedclaar wrote:
    W just made words up.

    "Strategery"

    :D

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  • Vedderlution_BabyVedderlution_Baby Posts: 2,535
    I'd rather have him take a couple of more seconds to think something out by saying "Uh" than just saying random shit that makes no sense and makes everyone watching him start to drool because they just got dumber.



    Should've just said "Uh"
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    in the Guinness Book of Records the worlds longest conversation is listed as that of the one between Ed Vedder and Barack Obama as they passed each other in a hallway in a hotel.

    "ummmmm, soooo eh, I ehhhhhh justed wanted to say.... ehhhhh... congratulations"

    "uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh you're ummmm Eddie Vedder arent you? ummmmmmmm cool"

    "uhhhhhh, in the song Lukin I can sing 397 words in around... ahhhhhhh.... 1 minute... ummmm, i guess... but it takes me 11 days to order a.... uhhhhmmmmmmmm a ehhhhhhh dvd from uhhhhh Netflix"

    and so and so forth
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • LizardLizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    dunkman wrote:
    in the Guinness Book of Records the worlds longest conversation is listed as that of the one between Ed Vedder and Barack Obama as they passed each other in a hallway in a hotel.

    "ummmmm, soooo eh, I ehhhhhh justed wanted to say.... ehhhhh... congratulations"

    "uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh you're ummmm Eddie Vedder arent you? ummmmmmmm cool"

    "uhhhhhh, in the song Lukin I can sing 397 words in around... ahhhhhhh.... 1 minute... ummmm, i guess... but it takes me 11 days to order a.... uhhhhmmmmmmmm a ehhhhhhh dvd from uhhhhh Netflix"

    and so and so forth

    Hahaha--CLASSIC!!

    God I hope Eddie reads this!!! :p
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  • Soulfire42Soulfire42 Posts: 404
    Barack does need to work on it and so does Eddie. :)

    I'd say that it is going to be the first meat thrown to the comedians to chew on.
  • jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    Vedderlution_Baby! wrote:
    I'd rather have him take a couple of more seconds to think something out by saying "Uh" than just saying random shit that makes no sense and makes everyone watching him start to drool because they just got dumber.



    Should've just said "Uh"

    Indeed, take a second to think instead of blurting out something that makes you look like an asshole ... another case in point ...

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  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    Lizard wrote:
    Hahaha--CLASSIC!!

    God I hope Eddie reads this!!! :p


    Ed pms me every day... although today he didn't :confused:
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • MaicojamesMaicojames Posts: 35
    At least he does not say "nuke- you-ler"..now so many think everyone in Texas is a moron. So far, Obama has not made a moron out of himself.

    Strategry, and what other bullshit sniglets have been made up by the Bush administration? BTW you are correct, we are all "stupider" for having listened to it.
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  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    Maicojames wrote:
    So far, Obama ha snot made a moron out of himself.

    tee hee... you said 'snot' :D
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • MaicojamesMaicojames Posts: 35
    Edit made...now I feel like Bush!!!
  • muppetmuppet Posts: 980
    He's also got a habit of saying "you know..."

    I study English Language and it's made me almost hyper aware of people using 'fillers' in every day conversation.
  • Mrs.Vedder78Mrs.Vedder78 Posts: 4,585
    Maicojames wrote:
    At least he does not say "nuke- you-ler"..now so many think everyone in Texas is a moron. So far, Obama has not made a moron out of himself.

    Gov Palin is very fond of the word "nuke-you-ler" too :D:D
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  • acutejamacutejam Posts: 1,433
    You mean like this guy?

    http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=207904
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  • justamjustam Posts: 21,412
    To take a moment to think about what is best to say is not such a bad thing is it?!
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  • ACCBootlegGoddessACCBootlegGoddess Posts: 4,250
    justam wrote:
    To take a moment to think about what is best to say is not such a bad thing is it?!


    Exactly and if thats the only thing people can think to criticize Obama for then he's doing pretty darn well.
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    http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=U6mnWImtRTo
  • Ian_LIan_L Posts: 101
    I don't really mind it. If anything, it shows me that he thinks before speaking (or, as he speaks).

    I doubt that we'll be hearing anything about human beings and fish coexisting peacefully together from this president.
  • darthvedder81darthvedder81 Posts: 688
    Off the prompter Obama is about as eloquent as George W. Actually W may have the upper hand because when he's being folksy it's genuine unlike Obama who has to force it.
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  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    darthvedder81 wrote:
    Off the prompter Obama is about as eloquent as George W. Actually W may have the upper hand because when he's being folksy it's genuine unlike Obama who has to force it.

    Laugh of the day.

    Obama would have to be hit in the head with a ballpeen hammer two dozen times to be as ineloquent as George W. Bush.
  • brokenarrowbrokenarrow Posts: 478
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    I must add this to my laughs of the day, :D
    iam_NOTREAL wrote:
    Laugh of the day.

    Obama would have to be hit in the head with a ballpeen hammer two dozen times to be as ineloquent as George W. Bush.



    PissBottleMan wrote:
    "Strategery"

    :D

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    LOL!



    thank God it's almost over. :D
  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    muppet wrote:
    He's also got a habit of saying "you know..."

    I study English Language and it's made me almost hyper aware of people using 'fillers' in every day conversation.




    exactly.

    he IS an excellent speaker, but even he could be way better. in my numerous public-speaking courses, 'fillers' were always looked upon in a negative light. it is far better to have a pause, sans fillers. however, most speakers feel their pauses are much longer/silent than they actually are...so subconsciously fill the dead-air time with ums, ahhs, you knows, etc.
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