Charleston Gazette-Mail – Having now covered State of the State addresses by seven governors, it’s fascinating how the substance, tone and delivery of something so conventional can vary so greatly.
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For instance, Cecil Underwood, Earl Ray Tomblin, and especially, Gaston Caperton, were not particularly gifted public speakers, while Bob Wise and Joe Manchin were.
(Jim Justice was in a category all his own: He treated State of the State like a circus, and was more than happy to play the head clown.)
