Sick of lawmakers’ empty talk? Let’s cut back the supply
Clip: 4/12/2016 | 3m 28s
Does it seem that politicians are always speaking yet never really say anything?
Does it seem these days that politicians are always speaking yet never really say anything? Give them a break, says Barton Swaim, former speechwriter for South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford. According to Swaim, we expect them to speak too often and about too many subjects.
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Sick of lawmakers’ empty talk? Let’s cut back the supply
Clip: 4/12/2016 | 3m 28s
Does it seem these days that politicians are always speaking yet never really say anything? Give them a break, says Barton Swaim, former speechwriter for South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford. According to Swaim, we expect them to speak too often and about too many subjects.
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