nandorman's Journal: The Great Man

Well, unlike The Great Man, I cannot call myself a great communicator, so I'll let him speak for himself. Many people called him The Great Communicator, some of them did so probably because they liked to think that folks didn't agree with him, but still liked the way he spoke. In his farewell address, I think he refuted this notion, and at the same time summed up his life. In the middle of his address, he said it this way:

"...I never thought it was my style or the words I used that made a difference: It was the content. I wasn't a great communicator, but I communicated great things, and they didn't spring full bloom from my brow, they came from the heart of a great nation - from our experience, our wisdom, and our belief in the principles that have guided us for two centuries. They called it the Reagan revolution. Well, I'll accept that, but for me it always seemed more like the great rediscovery, a rediscover of our values and our common sense."

Hail the Chief, the Chief is dead, and as a nation we've lost a great man.