The textbook-sized panes of glass holding the president’s prepared remarks follow him wherever he speaks.
Resting on top of a tall, narrow pole, they flank his podium during speeches in the White House’s stately parlors. They stood next to him on the floor of a manufacturing plant in Indiana as he pitched his economic stimulus plan. They traveled to the Department of Transportation this week and were in the Capitol Rotunda last month when he paid tribute to Abraham Lincoln in six-minute prepared remarks.
I love it! After hearing all the trash about Bush being an idiot and buffoon and Obama being so eloquent and smart, especially right up to and after the election, it's fun to remind all Obama's brain-dead supporters of his lifeline attachment to the teleprompters.
Question ... was this on Letterman? Hey Letterman, could we have a little bipartisan ribbing and include Obama with your segment "Great Moments in Presidential Speeches" or whatever it was called in which you just loved to rip Bush apart with.
I haven't watched late night tv lately, so I'm not sure ... are they equal opportunity bashers ... or do they just like red meat?
I realize somee folks thought he is articulate and thinking on his feet. It is a let down to find the truth.
Of course now he can blame the teleprompter.
There are tons of videos on youtube for example where people prank newscasters, for example, who are reading something verbatim by inserting something completely nonsensical and having them read it in the flow. Either way, my point has never been that Obama is pure, Holy, and above reproach, but that no politician is. Until we get this through our skulls, we will continue to be sold up the river and have our conservative ideals trampled by Republican and Democrats alike.
However, I've pretty much raised the white flag on this forum and pretty much stay away from the political talk.
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I think too that what Obama said was just joking (thanking himself).
This is what I've found written about the incident. It really doesn't read much like an incident at all:
During his second address, however, Prime Minister Cowen started speaking words that were more likely to come from President Obama. That was due to the fact that the teleprompter was showing the words from Obama's speech, given prior to Cowen's address.
Obama had to deflect the gaffe by coming up and reading from his speech again. Trying to act as Prime Minister Cowen, Obama thanked himself as Cowen for inviting everyone to the White House.
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There are no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, Chuck Norris lives in Houston.
Either the United States will destroy ignorance, or ignorance will destroy the United States. – W.E.B. DuBois
I don't find it shocking that he uses a teleprompter, I just think it's odd that he's touted as such a great speaker.... I guess a lot of that is delivery, and I'll give him that. He does have a good delivery. But what bugs me is that without his prompter, he rarely gives a good speech at all. He says 'uh' constantly. To me, someone who is a dynamic speaker should be able to do well even without a prompter.
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