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Originally Posted by Bobblehead
How well do have the leaders with english as their native language spoken french?
Dion was always ridiculed for his poor english, and it reflected poorly upon his abilities. While I grant he was a brutal leader, I think he is probably a very intelligent man. However his poor grasp of english and his ability to be baited in parliament to the point twhere he was so angry his english actually degraded, really mad him look like a buffoon.
Do the english leaders suffer a similar fate in reverse when they campaign in french?
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I think he has some obvious weaknesses and he got taken to the cleaners over them. It's unfortunate, but all of his weaknesses are the very things that a leader needs to be strong in: speaking, clarity of thought, not easily baited, able to stand up for something without getting flustered... etc etc.
He does seem very intelligent, and I actually feel sorry for the guy. He's probably someone that would be very cool to talk to and learn from... but... When selecting a person to lead a country, it's probably best to avoid the people that cause you to feel sorry them.
In contrast, Harper may be a bit of an ass... but no one can argue his ability to lead.