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Creative Speculation

lambchopp59

(2,809 posts) Thu Jun 21, 2018, 10:23 PM Jun 2018

Anyone else notice something in many Trump speeches? [View all]

Many segments of Trump speeches sound familiarly "patriotic" especially to his base. I believe there's a simple trick he's using, drumming up images of something all US public and private schools meted out every morning:

Trump's speeches often follow the same meter, inflections and tone...

of the pledge of allegiance.

Anyone else notice this? Or is my imagination working overtime?

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Anyone else notice something in many Trump speeches? [View all] lambchopp59 Jun 2018 OP

No, he's not clever enough to have thought of something like that. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2018 #1

I tend to agree with The Velveteen Ocelot ailsagirl Nov 2018 #9

well I think it was spoken like that because it was meant to be spoken by children TalenaGor Jun 2018 #2

He doesn't know the words to our national anthem SonofDonald Jun 2018 #3

He's like a carnival barker persuading suckers to get riled up lunasun Jun 2018 #4

Isn't there a study of Hitler's speech cadence/rhythm along these lines? It noted fierywoman Jun 2018 #5

He sure as hell Separation Sep 2018 #8

Trumpnosis William Seger Jul 2018 #6

Bah! Crutchez_CuiBono Aug 2018 #7