Long speech link:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/24/us/politics/24obama.text.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all

Just a small snippet:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2009/10/23/obama_has_teleprompter_trouble_during_mit_speech.html

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10/24/2009 3:54:57 PM

He's no Bill Clinton.

10/24/2009 4:19:47 PM

but you fool me cant get fooled again

10/24/2009 4:21:48 PM

I'm not gonna click either link

I just wanna see the pre-determined shit that flies via all you zealous noids.

10/24/2009 5:02:54 PM

i'm not sure what you would expect him to do.... the guy gives several speeches a week, and it's not like he writes them himself, much less memorizes them, right? So, if you had to give your 4th speech in as many days, which you probably proofread on the plane on the way to Boston, and were assured that you would be able to read it once you got there, i'm sure you would be able to pick it up on the fly when your prompter went down?

10/25/2009 1:55:13 AM

Obama's deer-in-the-headlights look there is priceless. I haven't seen orbs that vacant since Dan Quayle.

I'm disinclined to give Obama shit about this. But he could simply have had a written copy of the speech before him, too, yes? I mean, other speakers seem to manage this type of occasional snafu without major hiccups.

10/25/2009 6:34:06 AM

A studder? That's it?

10/25/2009 8:43:06 AM

yeah, not too big a deal.

ALthough its always funny seeing this happen to any speaker.

10/25/2009 9:33:36 AM

"Friends, Romans, . . .*squints* Wait, that tablet is scrolling by too fast! *pause* Ah, yes, Countrymen..."

10/25/2009 10:18:25 AM

THE VEIL HAS BEEN DRAWN!!

10/25/2009 12:15:08 PM

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"A studder? That's it?"

Yeah all it was was a stutter...but I seem to recall this being a bigger deal under the previous administration, when it should've been equally as irrelevant

10/25/2009 9:35:41 PM

Bushisms were funny though. This is just cracking on the dude for stuttering.

10/25/2009 9:42:35 PM

no, this is actually cracking on him for being so dependent on a teleprompter that he can't complete a sentence without it

do I need to link to the newspaper articles and commentaries from the media outlets that proclaim that we have never had a president as bright or eloquent as President Obama?

just for comparison, let's bring up the reaction of a hated individual by the MSM when her teleprompter went out and she had to continue the speech...without pause, waver, or "stutter"

10/25/2009 10:57:32 PM

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"being so dependent on a teleprompter that he can't complete a sentence without it"

really? you actually believe this?

really?

that's

10/25/2009 11:12:14 PM

http://www.thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=579774

10/25/2009 11:26:23 PM

good one d00d!

BUSTED!


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10/25/2009 11:35:10 PM

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"no, this is actually cracking on him for being so dependent on a teleprompter that he can't complete a sentence without it"

can you seriously not put this in context?
OK, imagine this - you are standing at a podium, reading a 30 minute speech off a prompter or cue cards or notes or whatever. A speech you didn't write yourself, which you've probably read over a time or two and made suggestions, but you have made no effort to memorize because, hey - you can just read it instead! So in mid-sentence, your prompt dies, what the fuck would you do? Do you seriously expect anybody to flow directly from a scripted speech into an extemporaneous talk in mid-sentence with no preparation?

10/26/2009 12:52:35 AM

anyway. i've seen obama talk at length to a crowd without a teleprompter or notes and he did just fine.

10/26/2009 1:48:30 AM

Bushism had a hint of Yogi Berra in them. They were funny. Most of them didn't directly indicate that Bush was a moron. Those that did were teleprompter-less, anyway.

Look at Obama during the debates w/o the teleprompter-- did he have difficulty completing sentences? If anything, all these "OMG STUDDER" moments only demonstrate that he actually isn't all that great at reading off of a teleprompter.

10/26/2009 8:10:08 AM

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"Yeah all it was was a stutter...but I seem to recall this being a bigger deal under the previous administration, when it should've been equally as irrelevant"

not even the same thing. Every word out of his mouth was laughable.

10/26/2009 10:43:39 AM

10/26/2009 11:02:24 AM

When Obama starts stuttering and stammering entirely through every speech, it'll be a valid retort.

I'm not one to defend the man but he's light years ahead of Bush in the public speaking department.

Foreign policy... not so much.

10/26/2009 11:25:21 AM

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"just for comparison, let's bring up the reaction of a hated individual by the MSM when her teleprompter went out and she had to continue the speech...without pause, waver, or "stutter""

Well then, by all means, let's fucking elect her president.

10/26/2009 11:54:50 AM

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"When Obama starts stuttering and stammering entirely through every speech, it'll be a valid retort. I'm not one to defend the man but he's light years ahead of Bush in the public speaking department."

and add when he says dumb shit more often then not.

10/26/2009 5:45:14 PM

I can't believe anyone is claiming that Obama is anything but an exemplary orator, and then offering GWB as proof....jeesh...

10/31/2009 9:48:19 PM

^^^^

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"Foreign policy... not so much."

Could you expound upon this point?

10/31/2009 10:04:11 PM

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""just for comparison, let's bring up the reaction of a hated individual by the MSM when her teleprompter went out and she had to continue the speech...without pause, waver, or "stutter""

i really hope you're referring to palin. because that would be one of the funniest things i've heard all week.

10/31/2009 10:18:24 PM