I assume you saw the Freddie Mae flub The One made w/the teleprompter. I didn’t notice an ear piece, but it seems like when he says “That’s what I said” it was in annoyance w/someone speaking in his ear.
The guy is a frickin puppet.
Deer in the headlights? Senior moment?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F-PMY72luY