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"Reagan leveraged his experience as a radio announcer and actor to become the "The Great Communicator." He used empathy to connect to his audience." - says who? References please! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.9.151.254 ( talk) 21:38, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
The sentence in the lead ""Tear down this wall!" is considered to be one of history's top 10 greatest speeches" needs qualifying. The reference is not given, but I presume it refers to the Time poll mentioned later on. This is hardly a representative poll of the greatest speeches in history as 8 out of 10 are by Americans. Such bias cannot not allow the statement to stand as a NPOV fact in the article. It needs qualifying to state that it is one of the greatest American speeches. Really, you can't use as a cite a skewed poll - it is laughable to suggest (as Time seriously does) that only Winston Churchill and Socrates out of all the speeches in recorded history are worth a mention alongside all these illustrious Americans. 86.133.208.88 ( talk) 16:32, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
It's a reliable source, sure, I'm not arguing that - but it is clearly not neutral. How can 8 out of 10 of the greatest speeches of all time, from anywhere in the world, in all of recorded history, be by Americans, other than in a biased American poll? It's a nonsense and it's a nonsense to use it as a supporting reference without the caveat that it is a biased poll. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.133.208.88 ( talk) 16:49, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
Oh come on!!! Use your common sense. I know Americans think the US is the be all and end all, but seriously?' 80% of the greatest speeches ever given are by Americans? It is so patently obviously biased I can't believe I am having to have this conversation with you.
And then when I point out the NPOV/bias in the article, my edits are removed as NPOV! Seriously, you couldn't make this stuff up! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.133.208.88 ( talk) 17:04, 13 August 2012 (UTC)