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theanchoressonline.com - 3/20/2009
Obama sans Teleprompter: not pretty
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According to Jake Tapper, Obama and Leno talked bowling . Towards the end of his approximately 40-minute appearance, the president talked about how he’s gotten better at bowling and has been practicing in the White House bowling alley. He bowled a 129, the president said.  ...
Teleprompter Vs No Teleprompter Letterman Takes On Obama Critics (video)
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Teleprompter Vs No Teleprompter Letterman Takes On Obama Critics (video)
— youtube.com — They make an interesting point, why would a president want to be prepared and careful about what... he says? The guy who had the job for the last eight years di... (more) Teleprompter Vs No Teleprompter Letterman Takes On Obama ...

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politics.theatlantic.com - 3/25/2009
Obama and the Teleprompter
— politics.theatlantic.com — Following this and this . Obama's opening statement at this evening's press conference, delivered no doubt with... the help of a teleprompter, sounded smoother and more polished than his real-time answers through the rest of the event. The same is true ... (more) Obama and the Teleprompter

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Obama insults Special Olympics?
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... attempted to yuk it up with the funnyman, and ended up insulting the disabled. Towards the end of his approximately 40-minute appearance, the president talked about how he’s gotten better at bowling and has been practicing in the White House bowling alley. He bowled a 129, the president said.“That’s very good, Mr. President,” Leno said sarcastically. It’s “like the Special Olympics or something,” the president said. Maybe he should have brought his Teleprompter with him.  The Anchoress wonders whether the press will treat him like Bush: One almost gets tired of saying it, ...

THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS PRESIDENCY. “It’s going to be a long four years.”…
Instapundit — THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS PRESIDENCY. “It’s going to be a long four years.”

Firestorm Erupts Over Insensitive Remark
Nice Deb — ... Washington is abuzz about the latest faux pas from a certain somebody who should know better. A powerful Senator isn’t pulling any punches on the politically incorrect remark: “I understand it was meant as a joke,” the Senator told ABC News, “but I would also say that there’s nobody on my staff who would still be working for me if they made a comment like that about anyone with disabilities. And I would hope that NBC has that same attitude.” The Senator said he appeared ...

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Blue Crab Boulevard — ... with Ed Morrisey and AllahPundit taking two different tacks on this. Morrisey quotes The Anchoress :  Sigh. One almost gets tired of saying it, but one must say it, still: Can you IMAGINE what the press and the Dems would do with that, had Bush said it. Can you IMAGINE what the press and the Dems would have done with the Irish PM Teleprompter gaffe (the press ...

Weekend Opinionator: Obama's Communication Breakdown
Opinionator — ... ?” asks Patterico. “Poor judgment? Thoughtlessness? Or TELLING IT LIKE IT IS?!?! Don’t get me wrong; I wouldn’t really countenance the disabled flying into an outrage over this. But I do think — like the “putting lipstick on a pig” comment — that it shows Obama has a tin ear sometimes. And that he’s often a poor communicator, despite all we’ve heard to the contrary.” “One almost gets tired of saying it, but one must say it, still: Can you IMAGINE what the press and the Dems would do with that, had Bush said it, ” adds the Anchoress, with a heavy sigh. “President Bush was no ...

We Have Here Is A Failure To Communicate...
Discriminations — ... House.... In terms of pure miscommunication, however, no event compares to the president’s appearance with Prime Minister Brian Cowan of Ireland, during which a Teleprompter malfunction caused Cowan to repeat parts of the Obama speech and the president to thank himself for inviting everyone to the event... Trivial stuff? Perhaps. But there are plenty of similar failures to synchronize on issues that nobody thinks are unimportant.... The Anchoress: “Obama sans Teleprompter: not pretty”: Sigh. One almost gets ...

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President Obama, in his taping with Jay Leno, "attempted to yuk it up with the funnyman, and ended up insulting the disabled," ABC News reports. Obama talked about how he's gotten better at bowling and recently bowled a 129. "That's very good, Mr. President," Leno said sarcastically. "It's ...
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Will the President rise to the challenge? TMZ reports: A bowling phenom in the Special Olympics has just challenged Prez Barack Obama to a White House roll-off ... and he'll probably kick Barack's butt. — Kolan McConiughey, a Special Olympics competitor who has bowled three perfect 300 games ...
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