Dog whistling. Its not about actually wanting the candidate who elocutes the most effectively, its about telling their core audience “yeah we don’t think black people are capable of intelligence either, just like you”
Obama was the most articulate president we’ve had in 50+ years. Chris Rock even did a comedy bit criticizing people who commented “he speaks so well” about Obama.
Dog whistling. Its not about actually wanting the candidate who elocutes the most effectively, its about telling their core audience “yeah we don’t think black people are capable of intelligence either, just like you”
Like people saying they wished Obama was “more articulate” 15 years ago. It’s nothing but racist sog whistles
Obama was the most articulate president we’ve had in 50+ years. Chris Rock even did a comedy bit criticizing people who commented “he speaks so well” about Obama.
Edit: whoops! Chris Rock’s bit was about Colin Powell. Pretty much the same point though.