By Months: Raimond Kaljulaid
Total Months: 8
Fully Profiled: 8
12.2024
8 Speeches
The rhetorical style is predominantly combative and sharply critical, employing strong emotional appeals and personal attacks (e.g., "a noisy troll," "pathetic and dumb attention seeking"). The speaker uses logical arguments on the topic of security, but mixes them with frustration over the lack of order in the Riigikogu, accusing the deputy speaker of being incapable of chairing the session.
11.2024
9 Speeches
The style is predominantly confrontational and sharp, particularly when criticizing the opposition, using strong expressions like "not fit to wipe a cat's ass" and accusing opponents of lacking manliness. He balances these emotional attacks with detailed procedural and factual arguments, referencing election platforms and historical examples. The delivery is formal, yet passionate.
10.2024
9 Speeches
The rhetoric is insistent, serious, and at times highly combative, especially in the Riigikogu chamber when discussing procedural matters. He/She employs an existential threat framework to underscore the necessity of defense spending ("we might lose our country"), combining this with detailed statistical data. He/She engages in direct labeling of opponents, calling the opposition's stance "absolutely and entirely populist" and criticizing the session chair's actions as "feeble."
09.2024
5 Speeches
His rhetorical style is formal and detailed when presenting draft legislation, but becomes sharp and direct in political debate. He uses an urgent tone, emphasizing the gravity of the threat and the need to prepare for military conflict. When criticizing the opposition, he is aggressive, accusing them of "populism" and avoiding substantive work, and uses blunt expressions like "failing to clear the bar."
07.2024
3 Speeches
The rhetorical style is highly confrontational, accusatory, and emotional, labeling the events a "complete farce." Strong personal attacks and the dredging up of historical scandals are employed to cast doubt on the opponents' values and integrity. The overall tone is demanding and indicting, insisting on confessions.
06.2024
6 Speeches
The rhetorical style is formal and analytical, often employing acknowledgment and thanks directed even toward the opposing side, sometimes in an ironic context. When criticizing inappropriate solutions, figurative expressions are used, for instance, comparing the draft's impact to lifting four tons of sand with a teaspoon. The importance of consensus and thorough procedure is emphasized, urging against making premature conclusions.
05.2024
3 Speeches
The style is formal and analytical, yet it frequently deploys strong irony and sarcasm, particularly when critiquing political conventions (for instance, the preference shown for a minister’s sheer incompetence). The tone is self-assured and compelling, stressing logical argumentation while simultaneously dismissing the opponents' assertions as nothing more than electioneering rhetoric. Colloquialisms, such as the phrase "don't poke the bear," are introduced only to be subsequently dismantled.
02.2024
4 Speeches
The rhetorical style is formal, analytical, and forceful, utilizing historical references (Lennart Meri, 9/11) and relying on logical arguments and statistics (2% target fulfillment rates). The tone is critical of Europe's sluggishness and NATO allies' failure to adhere to agreements, stressing that Europe will not survive without strategic autonomy. When posing questions, the style is pedantic and demands that the presenter possess detailed knowledge of the law.