Anwar Sadat's Political Rhetoric

There is a new dissertation on the political rhetoric of Anwar Sadat. I happen to believe that the political rhetoric of Answar Sadat (as annoying as he was, and as despicable as he was at all levels) was far more important--or effective--than that of Nasser. Of course, Nasser was the charismatic and charming one: while Sadat had none. But Sadat was extremely skilled and effective in changing and shifting the Egyptian political culture toward chauvinism, sectarianism, and conservative religiosity. I remember that I knew people around me were always mocking him and making fun of his affected manner of speech, but I always believed that he was effective. I felt that he knew how to talk to the ordinary Egyptian better than Nasser. His command of Arabic was outstanding (better than Nasser) and that enabled him to coin slogans and expressions. Judge the result: the horrible ideology that that this lousy Nazi (who is adored by Zionists worldwide) planted in Egypt, has born fruits. We all underestimated this lousy clown.