That’s true across much of the world. It’s also true past vs present. Listen to US politicians even as recently as the 1980s vs now. Our political class today is justifiably a pathetic laughing stock.
The comparison of today vs then is frankly shocking.
I think the "nerd" stereotypes that HN is full of could learn from him in that respect.
Obama seems like this great orator because he was just… okay. Like he could speak and sound like a coherent adult. That should be the bar.
What are we doing?
What are we to learn from this? That his mental state has deteriorated? That much is obvious. Even ignoring all other evidence, it is utterly clear that he is a fraction of the communicator that he once was.