Showing posts with label Reagan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reagan. Show all posts

More standup comedy from Gordon Brown

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The story about Ronald Reagan that Gordon Brown told at the TED conference the other day wasn’t the only one that got a laugh from the audie...

Standing ovation for Gordon Brown after anecdotes about Reagan, Cicero and Demosthenes

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A couple of days ago, Gordon Brown took time out from local problems, like today’s by-election, to make a surprise appearance at the TED Gl...
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D-Day 65th Anniversary (2): a reminder for Sarkozy and a challenge for Obama

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Prompted by the news that the Queen hadn't been invited to today’s 65 th anniversary commemoration of D-Day, I recently posted a clip...

The end of the beginning

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Given the continuing mystery about whether the Queen will or won't be at the D Day commemorations later this week, it was good to see th...

A line I don't want to hear in today's speech by President Obama

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If there’s one thing that irks me about speeches by American presidents, it’s their tendency to overstate the case for their country being t...
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Kate Winslet ignores Paul Hogan’s advice to award winners

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One of the few good speeches at a showbiz awards ceremony was Paul Hogan’s warm-up act at the Oscars in 1986 (for his key advice to winners ...
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Ready-made words for Mr Obama from a previous president’s inaugural speech

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Given that Barack Obama is such a brilliant orator, it might seem a bit presumptuous to offer any suggestions for his inaugural address next...
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