Obama Doesn’t Go Anywhere Without His Teleprompter
Say Anything — Heh: President Barack Obama doesn’t go anywhere without his TelePrompter. 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 ...

Obama Loves His Teleprompter
RedState: Conservative News and Community — According to Politico (which has somehow found time to detach itself from Obama’s bodily parts and publish this): President Barack Obama doesn’t go anywhere without his TelePrompter. 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 ...

Carol Platt Liebau: The Teleprompter President
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — From today's Politico : Obama’s reliance on the teleprompter is unusual – not only because he is famous for his oratory, but because no other president has used one so consistently and at so many events large and small. After the teleprompter malfunctioned a few times last summer and Obama delivered some less-than-soaring speeches, reports surfaced that he was training to wean himself off of the device while on vacation in Hawaii. But no luck. Hm. I wonder what the left would have had to say about the IQ's (and preparedness) of, say, Presidents Reagan and GWB if they had ...

The Orator Has No Improv?
JustOneMinute — ... March 05, 2009 The Orator Has No Ad Lib? It's not quite as awkward as an emperor having no clothes, but it turns out The One is nothing without his teleprompter.  This was ...

Shocker: Obama Needs His 'Prompter
Ace of Spades HQ — Shocker: Obama Needs His 'Prompter linus_Resized_300x286.jpg Security blanket. 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. Obama’s reliance on the teleprompter is unusual – not only because he is famous for his oratory, but ...

Obama goes nowhere without his teleprompter
Hyscience — ... . His reliance on the teleprompter is unusual - especially for someone who is famous for his oratory, and because no other president has used one so consistently and at so many events, regardless of the size. ...

Politico
Sister Toldjah — The TelePrompter President

The Empty Suit Must Have A Teleprompter Whereever He Goes
Flopping Aces — ... It’s obvious that if a report like this surfaced during Bush’s reign the left would be in a tizzy about the ignorance and stupidity of President Bush. Now that we’re talking about Obama, it’s just quirky: ...

Rahm Attacks!!Assault on Rush Defining Moment for WH/MSM Axis
GayPatriot — ... States, offering facts and arguments, the White House coordinates with its allies (Clinton Administration veterans) in the MSM to attack Rush personally. Former Clinton White House aide Paul Begala called the talk show host “the bloated face and drug-addled voice of the Republican Party.“  Talk about ad hominems. Instead of responding on that level, Rush replies, offering to talk about the issues, man to man without notes or TelePrompter: Let’s talk about the New Deal versus Reaganomics. ...

Obama can’t break the teleprompter habit, either
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... Rumors about Barack Obama’s addiction have crept around the capital for the last few weeks, but no one has wanted to explicitly report it until Politico did so this afternoon.  Has Obama relapsed on smoking?  Do his massive government spending plans indicate an acute gambling problem?  No, in this case, Obama has another crutch: President Barack Obama doesn’t go anywhere without his TelePrompter. 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 ...

Shock: Obama Needs His 'Prompter
Slublog — Security blanket. 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. Obama’s reliance on the teleprompter is unusual – not only because he is famous for his oratory, but because ...

Teleprompter Jesus Still Walking On Crutches
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — Politico: President Barack Obama doesn’t go anywhere without his TelePrompter. 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 ...

All the President's Teleprompters
The Corner on National Review Online — ... Thursday, March 05, 2009 [image] All the President's Teleprompters [Jonathan Adler] Politico reports on the President's excessive use of teleprompters. While other stocks tumble, this might be a good time to invest in teleprompter manufacturers. ...

Obama And The Teleprompter: Words Are A Spirit
The Moderate Voice — ... Sometimes I must shake my head at the absurdity of what constitutes news (The Politico kicked this off). Of course there is some gleeful response by some of those at The Right Blogtopia concerning this story ...

The Economy Is In the Tank...
Power Line — ... ...the stock market is collapsing and our enemies are still out to get us. And in the White House, we have a newbie who doesn't trust himself to introduce a Cabinet secretary without reading off a teleprompter. It's really a bit disconcerting: ...

The Emperor Can't Utter a Word Without the Assistance of a Teleprompter
Wizbang — ... Shorn of his Teleprompter, we saw a different Obama. His delivery was halting and unsure. He looked down at his obviously copious notes every few seconds throughout the speech. Unlike the typical Obama oration where the words flow with unparalleled fluidity, he stumbled over his phrasing repeatedly. Now that Obama is president, keeping his image alive is of vital importance, so he doesn't go anywhere or give any speech no matter how long or short without his teleprompter. From The Politico : Obama's reliance on the teleprompter is unusual -- not only because he is famous for ...

Obama Makes Heavy Use of Teleprompters
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — ... Politico: "Obama's reliance on the teleprompter is unusual -- not only because he is famous for his oratory, but because no other president has used one so consistently and at so many events, large and small."

Obama TelePrompter
Blue Star Chronicles — ... We’ve all seen the enormous difference in Obama’s ability to speak when he is delivering a prepared speech and when he’s attempting to answer questions that haven’t been screened or speaking extemporaneously. Those moments when he’s speaking without his teleprompter are not a pretty sight. The rumors of his having teleprompters at all his speeches, even casual townhall type settings during his campaign were the source of some humor and a lot of concern about his inability to talk off the cuff. ...

Friday morning links
Maggie's Farm — ... Obama never speaks without a Teleprompter. That's not magic; that's kinda lame. Plus, what happens when their energy policy eliminates electricity? Related: ...

TelePrompter Story Shows Another Way Old Media Covers for Obama
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... Carol E. Lee of Politico had a short March 5 piece about President Obama's singular inability to give a speech, even short ones, without the crutch of a TelePrompter in front of him to prod him about what to say next. This isn't the only time the media has raised its eyebrow about the president's TelePrompters (I even ...

TelePrompter Story Shows Another Way Old Media Covers for Obama
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... Carol E. Lee of Politico had a short March 5 piece about President Obama’s singular inability to give a speech, even short ones, without the crutch of a TelePrompter in front of him to prod him about what to say next. This isn’t the only time the media has raised its eyebrow about the president’s TelePrompters (I even ...

"Don't blame me."
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TelePrompter Story Shows Another Way Old Media Covers for Obama
Stop The ACLU — ... Posted on March 6, 2009 -By Warner Todd Huston [image] Carol E. Lee of Politico had a short March 5 piece about President Obama’s singular inability to give a speech, even short ones, without the crutch of a TelePrompter in front of him to prod him about what to say next. This isn’t the only time the media has raised its eyebrow about the president’s TelePrompters (I even ...

Shockah: Obama can't speak without his teleprompter
Wizbang — In the most unsurprising news of the day, we find out that even now as President, Obama never goes anywhere without his teleprompter : President Barack Obama doesn't go anywhere without his TelePrompter. 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 ...

Shockah: Obama can’t speak without his teleprompter
Stop The ACLU — ... Posted on March 6, 2009 In the most unsurprising news of the day, we find out that even now as President, Obama never goes anywhere without his teleprompter : President Barack Obama doesn’t go anywhere without his TelePrompter. 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 ...

Friday Instahoglets
Newshoggers.com — ... economy. And so to start off, a nice little column explaining how stupid the whole, "war on the rich", claim is. It was pretty clearly Rush Limbaugh's week, and one of the best takes on the Republican's self-inflicted wounding I've read is from Al Giordano. Of course, we're told this is all a distraction, and the Republicans would really like you to focus on the important matters, like whether Obama and his wife snubbed the British, how dependent Obama is on his teleprompter, and of course, the fact that his birth certificate ...

Rarely is the question asked...
WTF Is It Now?!? — Obama relies on a teleprompter for all speaking engagements, snickers Politico. They prolly had a laugh-riot over Dumbyah relying on cue cards from Dick Cheney, or on his "hidden" receiver that was hooked up to Karl Rove's porcine yapper. ...

No More Mister Nice Blog — ... story. (Ooooh! A chance to bash Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in the same column! Can't pass that up!) I'm guessing the whole thing is going to be called "Blooper Reel." She'll say Obama hopes this will all wind up as no more than an embarrassing extra on the DVD of his presidency. She'll declare it somehow appalling that he likes to use a teleprompter a bit more than other presidents (some reference there to an idealized "director's cut," perhaps?). Maybe she'll glom onto the emerging Beltway conventional wisdom and declare the Democrats' perfectly appropriate ...

Larwyn's Link Kerplosion: "Radicalism is killing the Dow"
Doug Ross @ Journal — Have a great link you'd like me to review? Drop me an email! [image] The unfortunate relevance of Atlas Shrugged : Instapundit Contradiction of Socialism (I have seen America's future) : Cube Newspaper stock wrapup : Hoystory One vote short : Power Line Obama's safety net: the teleprompter : Politico Chavez calls on Obama to follow him to socialism : Gateway Our economy: worse than Great Depression? : Gateway The Beatles seem especially timely : Blackshards File under "What if Bush had...?" : ...

In Over His Head?
Brain-Terminal.com — ... The Messiah, who seems incapable of public speaking without the crutch of a Teleprompter, apparently wasn’t aware that the presidency requires ...

Jerry Weissman: Teleprompter Week
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — Last week was Teleprompter Week. It began with a continuation of the wave of negative reviews, including mine, of Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal's disastrous "teleprompted" speech. If I may be immodest for a moment, only mine focused on how the use of a single teleprompter unit contributed to Jindal's forced speaking style. The teleprompter story then shifted from Jindal to Obama with comprehensive pieces by Peter Baker of the New York Times, Carol E. Lee, a White House reporter of Politico.com, and Dan Spencer of Examiner.com. Baker and ...

Obama & Co Theater: Chaos & Cajolery
The Anchoress — ... And the best part about this bit of theater? You don’t have to know a thing or learn a line. (CAJOLERY) The teleprompter is always there, and (CHAOS, CHAOS, CHAOS) ...

My Ronny can do anything
The Reaction — ... And, in her first salute to the Right Wing Freak Show, in their unending meme of Obama's use to the teleprompter, Little Miss Peggy has to dwell on that, just a bit (well, actually, more than just a bit), and lets us know her Ronny didn't need a teleprompter, and could tell jokes better than Obama; ...

To Blunt Criticism, Obama Makes a TelePrompTer Move
Politics Daily — ... In a sure sign that it has been stung by criticism of President Barack Obama's over-reliance on a TelePrompTer, the White House made a change in location for the device for the president's prime time press conference last night. Gone were the familiar dual glass panels on either side of the podium from which Obama is so adroit at reading prepared remarks, and which have been popping up in more and more news photos of him. Instead, the president delivered his opening remarks reading from a flat panel placed at the back of the room. ...

Teleprompters, Persistence and A Defense of AIG FP
Swampland — 1. My story on last night's press conference, "Obama's Persistent Presser: Message Accomplished," is here. 2. An employee from AIG FP speaks. And he has a point. As I have asked before, Where in the World is Joseph Cassano? He is, by most accounts, the guy who built the AIG bomb, while promising all the while ...

Time's Scherer Sticks Up for Obama Re: Teleprompter Jokes
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — Mainstream media journalists delighted in joining left-wing bloggers in mocking President George W. Bush over his penchant for verbal miscues, often when speaking off-the-cuff. Of course, President Bush wasn't too prickly on this point and on occasion made self-deprecating jokes about his penchant for mangling the English language. Yet when it comes to right-of-center bloggers playfully mocking President Barack Obama's dependence on the teleprompter, don't expect most journalists to yuk it up with conservatives. Witness Time magazine reporter Michael Scherer's March 25 blog post with some thoughts on the president's ...

Robert Gibbs: Obama uses a teleprompter. So what?
Sister Toldjah — ... There’s nothing wrong with the use of the teleprompter in and of itself, as many presidents have utilized them over the years, but the fact that our “brilliant” President relies on it more heavily that most presidents in modern history, as per The Politico and the Obama-adoring ...