Learning advocacy skills from Obama

I've always wondered whether President Obama was a good "mooter" in law school. There's no question he's a brilliant orator, but frankly, I wasn't terribly impressed with his debating skills during the campaign. I always thought he came out on top, but let's shoot straight -- it's not as if John McCain was the second coming of Stephen A. Douglas. Heck, I don't even think you could say McCain's debate skills qualified him as the second coming of Stephen A. Smith. But I digress...

Regardless of his mooting abilities, law school advocates (and actual lawyers, for that matter) can learn a thing or two from watching this President speak. Check out this blog post, which extols the virtues of the all-important pause, used brilliantly by Obama the other night in his speech to Congress.

And yes, I've been waiting a very long time to find the right opportunity to link to the brilliant but-now-defunct Fire Joe Morgan blog. Miss those guys...

Thanks to fellow TechLaw prof Jennifer Horn for the tip...