Obama and the Teleprompter

Obama sentence without a teleprompter
a noun, a verb and an “uh”.

Obama is the greatest speaker of our time but he needs his notes.
That is the conservative meme after years of a semi-literate Bush & McCain who does little speaking except for simple rw soundbites?
ROFL!

Teleprompter-Tiger.
His mom spent 3 hours on his english skills. That is all he has. He needs speach writer and teleprompter.
America’s biggest blunder will be electing Obama

He is the Sultan of Stammer without a teleprompter as he searches for the nearest port of Non-committment.
And that’s for things that aren’t above his pay grade, which most are.

Without the teleprompter Obama is pathetic. 57 states? um, um, ah, ah — he can’t put together a coherent sentence.

wow, who cares, why invent the teleprompter if you arent going to use it
noun verb POW

That’s plain nonsense. We’ve seen Obama speak many times in TV footage, walking around the hall with his microphone, clearly with no teleprompter, answering questions fluently, and speaking with clarity. This kind of lie is made up by republicans just like WMD, just like saying they’re pro-life when they’re really pro-way, saying that they’re “fiscally conservative” when they rack up the biggest government spending and deficits in all of American history. Don’t be fooled by yet another lie made up out of thin air.

08AMA will rock the house tonight!
I can only laugh at the dopey McAnalog whiners who complain because they can’t keep up.
THE TORCH HAS BEEN PASSED TO A NEW GENERATION OF AMERICANS!!!
GO 08AMA!!!

Not only are the some republicans annoyed by Obama, but many, many democrats.
All this country needs–another GWB; fumbling over his own words.
Obama is not what he seems–this is just one more example of it.

GOOD SPEAKER NOT PRESIDENT.

Obama’s performance at Saddleback was sad. He took a dive when confronted with a quasi-tough question, let alone all the uh’s and bu bu bu bu but’s.
Presidents can’t vote “present” and duck the tough questions.
Someone go ahead and tell me why I should vote for Obama. Show us all the evidence that he can accomplish the things he says he wants to do when he has accomplished nothing thus far.

bernadette — why don’t you back that up with the specific section of the Republican platform you are referencing and a link?

“Barack America” indeed.

The most revealing part was bringing in Rush Limbaugh to reinforce that Obama needs a teleprompter. Few people would want Limbaugh as a spox on a topic – he’s widely known as being zilch on credibility and ethics. I don’t think it speaks well that he has been presented as if he’s a credible news source.

kat – Rush Limbaugh isn’t running for the presidency. He’s a partisan opinion radio talk show host – not a “new” source.
But anyone who watches Obama regularly is well aware of the problem Obama has without a teleprompter. It’s been painful at times to listen to him.
Even Obama’s own people admit there’s a problem — that’s why Obama spent part of his vacation practicing without the teleprompter. He’ll get better over time.

What is the issue? lol
What would News Anchors do without THEIR teleprompter?
Is Obama preventing others from using teleprompter?
Who in politics FOOLISH ENOUGH to give big speeches without notes?
Why the hell did humans INVENTED TECHNOLOGIES? TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES!

AFTER LAST NIGHT’S BIG TV SHOW,THE
DAILY POLLS ARE STILL EVEN…….
WHY OBAMA CANNOT CLOSE THE DEAL?????
I’M JUST CURIOUS……….

Obama with a teleprompter = Great
Obama without a teleprompter = Good
McCain with a teleprompter = Horrible
McCain without a teleprompter = Horrendous

Considering that Obama’s wave of support comes from people who love his speaking style and are utterly ignorant of who he really is, this is more than just a little blip in his campaign. It’s catastrophic. Heck, anyone can hire a good speechwriter and learn how to deliver it smoothly, but what happens when he’s in private negotiations with the president of Russia and can’t get his facts right without a teleprompter? We need to cut to the chase, forget about Limbaugh and look at who Barak Hussein Obama really is: a sweet talking speech reader who has some serious credibility and patriotic issues when put under the microscope.

didn’t Obama refer to president Clinton last night as “President Bush”???
YES HE DID!!!!!

I know conservative pundits treat their audiences like they’re stupid, but c’mon, this one is ridiculous. Obama was in 22 debates and was excellent. All his town halls were without teleprompters. All his stump speeches were without teleprompters. But hey, if Rush wants to lower expectations for the debates, be my guest.

When asked real questions in debates (about Rev. Wrong, and Capital Gains taxes), he fumbled big time. He will gack all over the place if McCain actually takes it to him in debates. Obama can’t answer the tough questions, because he knows the answers will scare people.
Oh, and EVERY candidate gets a post-debate bounce in polls. It’ll be back to even after McCain speaks next week. Read history much?

“Who in politics FOOLISH ENOUGH to give big speeches without notes?”

Someone wrote on here that “why can’t Obama close the deal”, well in the sad reality of it all, he is still a black man. I’m not playing the race card because I’m a white 24 yr old man, but from what I have heard and observed, his skin color is an issue for a lot of people whether they admit it or not. People say they are color blind until they are faced with a black man being president. I think that’s why he appeals to so many people my age because, thank God, we have moved passed race more in our generation, and he does well with more wealthy dems because they don’t have animosity towards and black man who is smart and has done well for himself. They don’t feel like he has taken something away that is deserving to them. I notice that people call him arrogant but if he was a white man he would just be confident and he would be admired for it. I’m proud of my generation for coming so far with the race issue and I’m proud of other affluent white people who don’t see him as a threat.I think my generation is the key to making change for america because we don’t hold on to old ideas and old traditions.

“Who in politics FOOLISH ENOUGH to give big speeches without notes?”
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In case it is beyond your comprehension in the Temple of Doom, William Jefferson Clinton had a wrong speech placed for him at the State of the Union address. Without a note card, he laid out his comprehensive economic plan.
Zerobameus, the God of Nothingness? He uhr and arh counts would have run out of the Temple, giving that he could not even figure out where the cost came from in Tapper’s piece.

Obama is lost without a prompter and he will be lost as president.
He knows it–we know it. That’s why Obama had to chose someone that had been in Washington 35 years as VP.
And now Biden, Clinton, Kerry all lie to America and say Obama is ready.
Obama won’t be leading the country–it will be his 300 advisors and Joe Biden.
McCain does not need Adult Supervision or on-the-job training. But he does have his own teleprompter issues.

didn’t Obama refer to president Clinton last night as “President Bush”???
YES HE DID!!!!!
Posted by: America-centric | Aug 28, 2008
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Zerobameus, the God of Nothingness, cannot tell apart Bush and Clinton, as he has repeatedly demonstrated during the primaries.

“his skin color is an issue for a lot of people whether they admit it or not.”

Funny thing about Obama is if you listen to him with your eyes closed, you cant tell he’s black! I dont think Obamam knows he is black.
HP

“Maybe if he led by example and proved to the people that it doesn’t matter what your skin color is if you are qualified and prepared for the job. Instead he has played the race card and basked in his color.”
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He’s proving to the people that it doesn’t matter what your skin color is by running for president of the united states. It’s proving to me that we are all equal and that we all can dream big and go for the biggest goals we can in life. We all benifit from our race in some form or fashion. I know that my life is some what easier because of my white skin, that’s just the way it is, but I just don’t see how he’s basking in his skin color.

“Pssssst teleprompters did not exist in the 1940′s.”

The fact that you McCainophytes repeat lies about Obama does not make it true.
Obama is smarter than McCain and this is a fact. While Obama was topping his class in Havard McCain finished among the bottom six in his military class of 900 students.
Obama will smoke McCain in any face to face debate any time, anywhere and on any topic.
McCain can not think on his feet. Do you remember the viagra question, sunni and shias, number of houses, snobbing the reporter from NY times? That is typical McCain who has to be coached before he takes questions. If not he wont answer any.

riley-
Apparently McCain’s campaign believes he needs adult supervision, since they’ve declared that he doesn’t “speak for the campaign”. How exactly can you NOT speak for your own campaign??

“Obama will smoke McCain in any face to face debate any time, anywhere and on any topic.”
Just like Obama did in the primary debates? Why do you think Obama won’t do townhalls with McCain? It’s because his handlers know what a complete waste of space he is if they can’t feed him his words via a teleprompter.

decentAmerican: What about Colin Powell? He has credentials and a thick resume, but he isn’t threatening as a black man. White America don’t see him as black. He’s none descript in terms of race. If you look at him, he looks like he is the one with the white mother, and I think that appeals to people more. When they see Obama they see a black man not a biracial man and they see all of his flaws and they find all of his short comings. They study his credentials more than they would a white man with the same exact situation Obama is in. If he didn’t take as much black and more white, he wouldn’t get so much resistance. Colin Powell is a great man, but he is none descript as a black man.

“Obama is smarter than McCain and this is a fact. While Obama was topping his class in Havard McCain finished among the bottom six in his military class of 900 students.”
Haven’t we had enough of Harvard elites in power? Are they really better and smarter or do they have better connections? At least with McCain it would send out a message that having attended an elite Ivy school is not a prerequisite to becoming President.

Teleprompter or not Obama is still smarter than McCain.
Now tell me who failed their military class? McCain
Who attended Columbia and Harvard? Obama
Who has better judgment? Obama
Who got affirmative action to be an air pilot because of his father? McCain
Who was chair of Harvard Law review? Obama
Who wasn`t smart enough and grounded 2 fighter jets and the USS forrestal? McCain
Who took more than 20 years in the Senate to run for president? McCain
Who took just 3 years in the Senate to run for president? Obama
Conclusion: Obama is smarter, more intelligent and has better judgment. this is a fact.

“Maybe his world and his identity don’t revolve around him being black.”
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This is true, but I think that is a big reason he has never ran for president, because he wants to keep it that way. If he ever ran he would be reminded every day that he is indeed a black man.

“America’s biggest blunder will be electing Obama” – I’m with you!

pos3r
Obama threw a challenge to debate McCain on labour day but McCain chickened out.
Again in April Hilary, Obama and McCain were invited to debate on religion. Gues who did not show up? McCain of course.
So who is afraid of debate now? McCain for sure.

@Krista
Obama proposed a highly controlled town hall on the 4th of July.
You know, the 4th of July, when no one would be watching.

Same people who supporting McCain are the same people who thought Bush would be a better president in 2000.
I`d rather vote Obama because he is more intelligent and has better judgment than Bush and McCain combined.

I wonder how Obama’s teenage voters will like it when he forces them to perform 50 hours of community service?
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Young people are looking for a purpose, a way to do something good. That’s why he’s appealing for one reason. We are looking for something more than just fighting wars. I know we have to be safe, but we also want to be apart of something other than fighting. My fraternity and my friends do a lot of community service and we aren’t forced to do it. There is nothing wrong with giving back to the community. It’s a great feeling to do good things.

didn’t Obama refer to president Clinton last night as “President Bush”???
YES HE DID!!!!!
Posted by: America-centric
No he did not. He went to say President Bill Clinton and then said President Clinton. Quit making stuff up.

I wonder how Obama’s teenage voters will like it when he forces them to perform 50 hours of community service?Posted by: Jack
Why would that be a bad thing?

“I wonder how Obama’s teenage voters will like it when he forces them to perform 50 hours of community service?Posted by: Jack
Why would that be a bad thing?”
Forcing them to do it may not work too well. If there is some trade off for the community service it would probably be more attractive to some.

Obama 08. Get over it.
I`d like to know what happened to that discredited book of smears on Obama? That right wing nut had his 15 minutes of fame now what?
Obama will win.

“Also, forced charity is not charity at all. We are a charitable nation, but let us do it on our own accord – don’t tell us what to do!”
Community service bad!
Selfishness good!
Ladies and gentleman I present the Republican party!

“4th of July AND Passover debate offers?”
Yup, that is just the kind of thoughtful guy Obama is. :D
lolololol!
PUMA!

“Forcing them to do it may not work too well. If there is some trade off for the community service it would probably be more attractive to some.”
Teenagers are not “forced” to perform community service as a part of graduating high school in many places.
Then we have programs like AmeriCorp which in exchange for young people teaching in urban areas and other community services they get money for college.

Ryan C, you have no clue. We Republicans are among the most charitable. We make our money, then we give back. I know I certainly do, and so do most of the people I know (R or D for that matter). And I volunteer.
But when you MAKE someone do it, it’s different! That was the original point, I’m sure. Kids today don’t want to get out of bed, let alone volunteer.
And BTW …. selfishness can be very good. It can get you to the point where you have more money to give to charity! Duh! You think only Democrats do charity? LOLOLOLOL!!!

krista – Did you READ our answers???
Obama, despite offering to debate McCain “anywhere, anytime” has refused to debate other than the 3 mandatory debates. Despite McCain’s offer to do townhalls with him, he has refused.
Obama is running so fast from those “anywhere, anytime” debates that he has smoke coming out of the back of his shoes!
Although, after seeing him Live at the Forum, I can’t blame him. LMAO!!!
PUMA!

I’m all for charity. I’m sure most of us are – in America for that matter. And it should be encouraged at every turn. Especially for those priveleged. But it cannot be forced if it is to be genuine (or even constitutional for that matter!!!).
One way to encourage young people to volunteer …. show them the way, lead by example!

McCain is all talk and has no substance. he like to talk tough but can not deliver. He couldnt even drop a bomb in vietnam and escape the enemy territory.
When the Georgia Crisis came up McCain rushed into issuing a statement even before the prseident. How arrogant and presumptuous. It turn out his aid was even a lobbyist for Georgia.

Obama speaks just fine. He’s the best natural politician we’ve seen in a long time and he can run laps around ANY candidate the GOP can field right now.
You guys are scared of him. And you should be.

@J Yeah, and you could call the program Obama Youth!
FYI, It’s a parent’s job to instill morals and values in their children. It’s not the governments job to forcibly conscript and indoctrinate them with a government approved set of morals and values.
Posted by: p0s3r
That’s all very well and good but if those parents, especially in the inner cities were not taught that by their parents, how do you expect to break the cycle? Have you ever worked in the inner cities?

D’Obama,
If you’re “outraged” by the actions of the McCain, why not express it?
And perhaps you can tell me where in the 1st Amendment Stanley Kurtz is granted platform to speak to millions but the public is not allowed to call in and exercise their free speech rights.
Do you freak out when a boycott is called for against something you disagree with?

Joe Biden is one of the guys that make McCain look like an amateur when it comes to foreign policy and national security.
Now that McCain has been neutralized in that regard, what is he going to run on?
Surge?

“One way to encourage young people to volunteer …. show them the way, lead by example!”
Like Obama did when he went to Chicago to register people to vote.
Man you have been a big help today D’Obama.
But I must tell you selfishness is never good. The quality you refer to as being helpful in getting ahead in ambition.

“”One way to encourage young people to volunteer …. show them the way, lead by example!”
Like Obama did when he went to Chicago to register people to vote.
Man you have been a big help today D’Obama.”
Again, so Obama is the only person in this country to volunteer? LOLOL
Millions of us do, Republicans too! And I am a big help …. when I volunteer!

McCain afraid to debate?
What universe do you come from?
Obama has refused repeatedly to debate in any Town Hall settings.
McCain would maul him, as he did at Saddleback.
Tough decisions are above Obama’s pay grade.

Krista:
“yes you lost the debate because you couldnt give a good excuse at to why McCain refused to debate Obama not once but twice.”
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You have that a tad backwards.
Obama was the one who chickened out on the debates…. not only with McCain but also with Hillary!
Possibly, that was because, as Geevill so cogently pointed out,
An “Obama sentence without a teleprompter is a noun, a verb and an “uh”.

This is hilarious!
According to the right wing, Obama calling on his supporters to loudly shout down smears against him is a disgusting tactic.
McCain constantly airing misleading and negative ads even though McCain himself has repeatedly denounced such ads?
Well that’s just politics.
Ah the rw mind, where rationalization is just a blink away!

That was hysterical…good piece…ending wiht the man who can’t speak Period. Who! Just the current POTUS.
Whether these guys use a prompt or notes they are both better than GWB.
Everyone has a different comfort level…both will be heard and then we can all decide in November.
Although Mac’s pre announce of his VP during BO’s speech tonite should change things up abit.
It ain’t over till it’s over and how I wish it were over.

Davis….your gal Pelosi is why we’re paying at the pump!

yesterday, Obama called Clinton “president Bush’!

Davis….your gal Pelosi is why we’re paying at the pump!
Posted by: Debra | Aug 28, 2008 4:16:49 PM
That’s right everything negative is the Democrats fault. Who has been in the White House the last 8 years? That’s right the money grubbing Republicans.

America-centric
The number of debates that Obama (and Hillary for that matter) participated in was actually more than 25 during the Democratic primaries.
He won some. He lost some. He did quite well in most of them.
McCain hasn’t spoken to reporters after embarrassing himself when asked how many houses he owns.

Ryan C says,
“According to the right wing, Obama calling on his supporters to loudly shout down smears against him is a disgusting tactic.
McCain constantly airing misleading and negative ads even though McCain himself has repeatedly denounced such ads?”
“Loudly shout down”? Or threaten to shut down TV stations? Sounds more like Hugo Chavez than MLK. Nice slanting of the story there, pal.
McCain didn’t air anything, it was a 527. Yes, the left has 527 organizations, too. Yawn. “Misleading and negative”? Misleading, we shall see. Negative, certainly. As a great Democrat once said, if you can’t stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
So Ryan, what is Barack so afraid of with these adds? He can easily sue for slander if he chooses. Of course, in a slander case the ultimate defense is the truth. Let’s see if he files a suit!

“Loudly shout down”? Or threaten to shut down TV stations? Sounds more like Hugo Chavez than MLK. Nice slanting of the story there, pal.”
Ummm having supporters call into complain is the same as the government removing a station’s right to broadcast?
“McCain didn’t air anything,”
McCain has aired half a dozen ads in the last month. Every one of them has shown to be misleading even outright dishonest.
“it was a 527. Yes, the left has 527 organizations, too. Yawn.”
Actually that group claims to be a non profit and is fighting their classification as a political org. Why? Because then they have to disclose their donors.
The GOP thanks you for your ignorance and hopes to count on your vote in Nov.
“As a great Democrat once said, if you can’t stand the heat get out of the kitchen.”

Even his introduction of Biden last week as “our next president…”… and of Clinton last night as “president Bush”…
Posted by: America-centric |
Why do you continue to spread mistruths? He did not say that last night about President Clinton.

Obama without his teleprompter is like an new SUV without an engine. It just sits there in the drive way to impress the neighbors.

America-centric, are you serious?
Saddleback was a joke. Saddle back was a Republican home base and Obama took the challenge and face them head on. McCain would never attend Democrat home base against Obama.

I heard comparisons of Obama’s acceptance speech last night to Kennedy. One big difference between the two is that Obama writes the majority of his major speeches. Kennedy had Theodore Sorensen, Arthur M. Schlesinger, John Kenneth Galbraith and Richard Goodwin among others writing his speeches.
There’s more than the teleprompter going on here. We’re hearing directly from the man himself largely in his own words. It’s more direct, genuine and from his own heart.
As well, it isn’t just the technology of his delivery that’s moving and impressing. It’s what those words he has chosen are saying to the American people.
Some say that an essential quality of political leadership is the ability of that leader to inspire their people to do good things. I’d say Obama does that as well as any leader we’ve seen since the Kennedys.