[bjourne]

I have held speeches. They required lots of preparation but they were still terrible. Holding good speeches is really hard. Especially for politicians, who must be careful not to say anything factually incorrect, insult anyone or otherwise embarrass themselves ("Please clap").

Suppose you are a politician bankrolled by the oil industry and you're invited to speak at a climate change conference. How do you ensure that your speak neither upset the climate change activists or your rich donors? Not easy.