> I never understood the praise for Churchill either.
>
> [...]
>
> Just about the
> only thing going for him are his speeches, most of which I personally
> find
> pretty cynical. Put him next to a truly great orator, someone like
> King, for
> some perspective.
Has it ever been decisively settled whether or not some of the recordings of his most famous speeches were performed by an actor (supposedly because Churchill himself was too busy)?