Does it matter that most politicians don't write their speeches?

[honeychile]

I honestly don't think the majority of Americans even realize that the politician doesn't write the speech, but hires (or has someone hire) the speechwriters.

If more people realized that, I think there would be a lot less "Presidential" quotes, and a lot more real people getting credit for their writing skills. Seriously, how many non-political science majors know that Pierre Salinger is responsible for the "Ask not what your country can do for you..." speech?

Of course, the delivery is important - but the content is still important, or the speaker wouldn't be bothered with it.