I have always found it really weird when people say "Obama was/is articulate" . The I started hearing people say, "he/she is articulate" when referring to "minorities." Is the assumption that minorities cannot talk? Or express their feelings/ideas?
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He had the cadence, but he did stammer a bit. They just liked what he said. Whenever people tell me what a great speaker he was, I am quick to remind them of another man who really knew how to get the people behind him with his words...