You might not believe it, but I'm telling the truth when I say that Eleanor Clift is a charming person and very pleasant to talk with at a DC cocktail party. Funny and engaging - not the screeching harpy she sometimes channels when battling it out with PJB and Mort Z on The McLaughlin Group - especially when defending the Clampetts. She's a HillBilly fan to the end so there's really nothing she will not excuse or justify in defense of their excesses - but she goes through the looking glass when comparing the Arkansas hayseeds to patrician FDR. Just a few points of consideration:
Clift supplements her income through Speaking fees.I assume she gets paid something to sit in on McLaughlin's Group.FDR, for all his deficiencies was, in fact, an excellent public speaker with a great radio voice.HRC is probably the worst public speakers in the modern era - I can't comment on Adams or Jefferson - and I can't say it's a disqualification for the Presidency, but why any…
Clift supplements her income through Speaking fees.I assume she gets paid something to sit in on McLaughlin's Group.FDR, for all his deficiencies was, in fact, an excellent public speaker with a great radio voice.HRC is probably the worst public speakers in the modern era - I can't comment on Adams or Jefferson - and I can't say it's a disqualification for the Presidency, but why any…