freecounterpoint: Of course, Tecs thinks a good Ivy guy would have cleaner arguments....

Thursday, April 08, 2010

Tecumseh said...: I saw that interview on TV last evening. I don't have much problems with what Palin says (I mean, duhh -- this is not rocket science), just with the way she says it. Her noisy nasal twang or whatever it is just grates on my ears. Can't she speak English normally?; 4/08/2010 11:22 PM
Arelcao Akleos said...: You betcha!; 4/08/2010 11:48 PM
Tecumseh said...: So what kind of accent is that? Oregon? Alaska? Other boonies? Why not adopt a proper Bostonian accent, like everyone else?; 4/09/2010 12:13 AM
Arelcao Akleos said...: It's a mountain state accent. Common to south/western Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, easter Washington.

The western version of the hillbillies of West Virginee. The antithesis of Kerryspeak and Obamawarble.; 4/09/2010 3:18 AM
Tecumseh said...: Too harsh for my ears. I prefer mellifluous, polished tones. Reagan didn't go to Harvard, but he had a great voice, and he took advantage of that (why not?).; 4/09/2010 8:58 AM
Arelcao Akleos said...: I must admit it would be kinda grand if Palin sounded more like Racquel Welch in Bedazzled. Or at least like Sigourney Weaver in Alien mode.; 4/09/2010 8:45 PM
Tecumseh said...: How about Lauren Bacall, in the Big Sleep? (By the way, her name should be spelled Bacalu.); 4/09/2010 8:54 PM