n.t.

I just heard him say "It's not just what you say, it's how you say it" in the most dull, droning way a person could say it.

I found that out the first time I was in Ireland and they couldn't understand me.

.....like a small boy would speak. It is distinctive, for sure.

someone who is just so wrapped up in his alleged importance that he can't function.

or something....

Something isn't quite right with his speech. No, the rest of the state doesn't talk like him.