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"FacebookPinterest\n\nIn case you didn\u2019t read any news in the last 24 hours, Republicans totally hated Obama\u2019s State of the Union speech. It was a polemic, they say, needlessly partisan and a boring one to boot. But I wondered if any would acknowledge the less convenient truth: even some of Obama\u2019s oratorical duds can be vastly better than the speeches delivered by his GOP opponents running for president.\n\nHere\u2019s an insightful response from one senior GOP staffer on Capitol Hill: &amp;quot;He\u2019s kind of like Anderson Silva. If the fight isn\u2019t big, he\u2019s not at his best. But when it\u2019s a big fight, with the lights on, and everybody is watching, he will knock you out. Because he\u2019s just got more talent than the other guy,&amp;quot; he said, of Obama\u2019s speechmaking abilities. &amp;quot;Something is holding Mitt back. The best speech he has ever given is when he pulled out [of the race] in \u201908. Maybe because he didn\u2019t have to worry anymore.&amp;quot;\n\n &amp;quot;Newt is more like Mike Tyson,&amp;quot; he says. &amp;quot;He might knock you out or get knocked out. You don\u2019t know. But he\u2019s got a massive self-destruct button so he\u2019ll probably do something crazy at some point.&amp;quot;\n\nAll of which bodes well for... &amp;quot;Us. The audience. I think Mitt is uncomfortable in a primary but could be great in a general. And Obama will bring it. It\u2019ll be good. And due to the state of our country, it\u2019ll never be out of reach and it\u2019ll be close to the end.&amp;quot;\n\nI tried to argue that it bodes well for Obama, that his ability to convey his message would probably be more powerful in the end--but it\u2019s still early, and he\u2019s still trying to be optimistic."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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