I love reading O'Rourke's stuff, but I can't stand listening to him talk, at least not when he's speaking extemporaneously. I caught a little bit of his appearance last night on the Laura Ingraham show and had to shut it off due to the annoying staccato "uh-uh-uh-uh-aw-aw-aw-aw-aw"-ing that O'Rourke uses to fill space while selecting the words that he might use in a sentence: "I think that Obama is not to be uh-uh-uh-uh-aw-aw-aw-aw-aw trusted, a-a-a-a-a-a-a-and I think he's uh-uh-uh-uh-aw-aw-aw-aw-aw less than uh-uh-uh-uh-aw-aw-aw-aw-aw honest." It almost makes him sound more haughty and phony than Bill Buckley.

I love reading O'Rourke's stuff, but I can't stand listening to him talk, at least not when he's speaking extemporaneously. I caught a little bit of his appearance last night on the Laura Ingraham show and had to shut it off due to the annoying staccato "uh-uh-uh-uh-aw-aw-aw-aw-aw"-ing that O'Rourke uses to fill space while selecting the words that he might use in a sentence: "I think that Obama is not to be uh-uh-uh-uh-aw-aw-aw-aw-aw trusted, a-a-a-a-a-a-a-and I think he's uh-uh-uh-uh-aw-aw-aw-aw-aw less than uh-uh-uh-uh-aw-aw-aw-aw-aw honest." It almost makes him sound more haughty and phony than Bill Buckley.

He had a prepared text at Cato. He did alright during the Q&A. He prehaps does not due well speaking off the cuff.

I watched him on Book TV's IN Depth: http://www.c-spanarchives.org/library/inde...cts_id=195600-1

It was eminently watchable and I recommend it.

I watched him on Book TV's IN Depth: http://www.c-spanarchives.org/library/inde...cts_id=195600-1

It was eminently watchable and I recommend it.

Ted; You are very correct.

Amn't I always?