It would seem on the surface that there are few parallels to be drawn between Sir Winston Churchill and Paula Abdul, but there nevertheless exists striking similarities between the two popular figures: Both have suffered at one point or another from a coherency-impeding speech defect, both have pitched moderately successful jewelry lines on QVC, and both were admired for their ability to deliver rousing speeches before an audience of millions in moments when peril loomed greatest, such as the threat of Nazi domination or Constantine Maroulis's impending ouster from American Idol.