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If George W. Bush had been the first President to need a teleprompter installed to be able to get through a press conference, would you have laughed and said this is more proof of how inept he is on his own and is really controlled by smarter men behind the scenes? If George W. Bush had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to take Laura Bush to a play in NYC, would you have approved? If George W. Bush had reduced your retirement plan's holdings of GM stock by 90% and given the unions a majority stake in GM, would...

President Obama has difficulty reading from his teleprompter during a speech at MIT on Friday.

News that a Washington, D.C., television station, WTTG, is cutting costs by teaching its anchors to operate their own teleprompters prompts me to wonder if such an initiative will spread across town.

On the radio station I listen to each morning, 97.1 Talk in St. Louis, a regular contributor to the "Allman in the Morning show", Dr. Randy Tobler (who also has his own time slot on Saturday mornings) suggested several times that people watch President Obama's speeches with the sound off and just watch his body language and facial expressions. It is Tobler's assertion that Obama without sound appears to be a very angry man. After reading Dan Zanoza’s interview with Debbie Revor [http://rffm.typepad.com/republicans_for_fair_medi/2009/09/obama-acorn-i-worked-with-the-community-organizer-by-debbie-revor-.html]--who at one time was a legal secretary working in the same law office of Mr. Obama--I commented...

Here is video of talk show host Mason Weaver speaking at the "Taxpayers March on Washington" today. Weaver told the crowd, "I thought you would want to hear a black man speak to you without a teleprompter." Weaver blasted Obama by asking the crowd, "How's that Hope and Change working out for you?" He said Obama wants to "Change" us from "Freedom" to what? Hope? He said, "If you have Freedom you have all you need." Great speaker! . . . . (VIDEO)

2:15 PM ET: OBAMA TELEPROMPTER ARRIVES ON HILL...

This is a big week for the president's teleprompter. He's first taking it across the Potomac for a speech urging schoolchildren to wash their hands, study hard and stay in school. Good advice for everyone, no doubt, and maybe the advice will stimulate the sale of soap to people who really need it. Politicians particularly should take to heart a presidential admonition to keep their hands clean. Who can argue with that? Democrats everywhere are looking for places where the applause will be at least polite, with no yelling, screaming and waving of hands. The Secret Service, which never sleeps,...

JERUSALEM – President Obama's policies against Jewish construction in eastern Jerusalem and the strategic West Bank were slammed as "racist" today by participants in a rally drawing about 2,000 Israelis in front of the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem.

The most viewed story on the Chicago Tribune website as of this writing is a column asking if President Obama wore Mom Jeans to the mound when he threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Tuesday night's All-Star Game. So much for the president being the coolest guy on Earth. "It’s been a tough week for President Obama's cool factor," Politico reports. Even the foreign press picked up on the meme. "When The Coolest US Prez Had A Flurry Of Flusters," IndianExpress.com writes. Pundits mostly pile on Obama for a series of gaffes at the All-Star Game, but date...

A Video rememberance of the teleprompter recently accidentally destroyed at an Obama speech. Click link to view.

Japanese national TV (FNN News Network) ran an embarrassing segment on President Obama and his little "teleprompter" failure embarrassment at the White House.The PAGE LINK is HERE. Go there, then just click the orange box with the arrow, right below the photo of the Teleprompter-in-Chief (TOTUS), and it will stream once loaded. Report about 1 minute long, in Japanese. As with most Japanese national TV videos on the web, this link might be up for a day or so. Catch it while you can.

Video: TOTUS

ABC News' Sunlen Miller and Jake Tapper report: If a teleprompter falls in the White House, does it make a sound? Yes, especially when it’s the President’s teleprompter – or TOTUS as it is often referred to. Midway through his speech on urban and metropolitan policy in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building this afternoon, one of his two small glass prompters came crashing down, hitting the wood floor and crashing in many pieces. It made quite a ruckus. “Oh, goodness,” a startled President Obama said. “Sorry about that, guys.” He then proceeded on with his remarks, “To pull our economy...

Here is hilarious video of President Obama's teleprompter crashing to the floor as he gave a speech today! "Oh, Goodness" he exclaimed. "Sorry about that guys." Just the one of the left side crashed, so for the rest of speech he had to look to his right or fumble with his notes! . . . . . (Watch Video)

Midway through his speech on urban and metropolitan policy in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building this afternoon, one of his two small glass prompters came crashing down, hitting the wood floor and crashing in many pieces. It made quite a ruckus. “Oh, goodness,” a startled President Obama said. “Sorry about that, guys.”

If you are interested in probably the only conservative animated cartoon on the web, you have to check this out.

CNN reports: Addressing the National Conference on Volunteering and Service in San Francisco, Mrs. Obama noted she was having difficulty reading off of the device. “I’d really be happy to use the teleprompters if they were higher," she said to laughter. "But they’re very low, so I’m going to read from my notes."

George W. Bush: After being pummeled by his successor, the 43rd president ends his silence on America's slide into socialism and timidity. He reminds us leadership is not something that comes off a teleprompter. Perhaps tired about being publicly blamed by the current administration for all our current ills, Bush spoke out in Erie, Pa., on Wednesday at the 104th annual gathering of the Manufacturers and Business Association. On the same day President Obama announced expanded policing authorities for the Fed to deal with a "culture of irresponsibility," another move many feel will stifle the risk takers and entrepreneurs needed...

We need the voice of a leader at this moment of hope in Iran!Late Monday evening, President Obama FINALLY spoke regarding the situation in Iran. It was lame as usual. What a shame someone can't hack his teleprompter and get these unambiguous words President Bush spoke in February 2006 inserted into Obama's teleprompter: (Excerpt) Read more at floppingaces.net ...

This from MSDNC today, showing the teleprompter everywhere that Obama goes, and even shows Biden making fun of Obama. How long until the person who made the vid gets fired from MSDNC?

Is NBC re-thinking its ways to take some viewers away from FOX news?

FReep this POLL!!! Obama Reaches Out to Muslim World. What do you think???

In an audacious raid Friday, al-Qaeda terrorists managed to slip past White House security and seize President Obama's teleprompter. Their demands were released in a grainy video, which apparently showed the president's teleprompter, bound and blindfolded but unharmed, while heavily armed masked men stood behind it, quoting from the Qur'an. The content of their demands is not being released. President Obama, visibly shaken, attempted to address the White House press corps on his own. "Words, uh, um, I, uh, heh-heh, well..." "We need a verb!" shouted David Gregory of MSNBC. "I uh, know that," quipped the president testily. "And... I'll...

Apparently our Commander-in Chief's inability to effectively articulate himself when he is not in close proximity to a teleprompter isn't something only we on the right have noticed... our VP made some candid quips at the Air Force Academy graduation about his boss that can only be characterized as, well... Bidenesque...

(video) Joe Biden's teleprompter falls over in the wind while addressing the Academy graduates, and he makes a very funny joke about Obama's reliance on the 'prompter. This will make the BEST OF JOE reel for sure!

“What am I going to tell the President, when I tell him that his teleprompter is broken. What will he do then?” TDC asks, might Obama go through withdrawal if they don’t get him his daily teleprompter fix?

Biden takes dig at Obama over teleprompter use Posted: 04:32 PM ET From CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney (CNN) — Joe Biden couldn't help but take a dig at his boss Wednesday when one of the vice president's teleprompter screens fell down during his commencement speech at the U.S. Air Force Academy. "What am I gonna tell the president?" Biden said as a gust of wind knocked down his left teleprompter. "I'm gonna tell him his teleprompter is broken. What will he do then?" The off-handed quip immediately drew laughter and some the loudest cheers of day from the graduates....

Al-Qaeda Kidnaps Obama's Teleprompter In an audacious raid Friday, al-Qaeda terrorists managed to slip past White House security and seize President Obama's teleprompter. Their demands were released in a grainy video, which apparently showed the president's teleprompter, bound and blindfolded but unharmed, while heavily armed masked men stood behind it, quoting from the Qur'an. The content of their demands is not being released. ================================================================================================================== "We need a verb!" shouted David Gregory of MSNBC. "I uh, know that," quipped the president testily. "And... I'll make sure my staff, uh, gets back with you," he resumed after regaining his composure. Bravely...

In an audacious raid Friday, al-Qaeda terrorists managed to slip past White House security and seize President Obama's teleprompter. Their demands were released in a grainy video, which apparently showed the president's teleprompter, bound and blindfolded but unharmed, while heavily armed masked men stood behind it, quoting from the Qur'an. The content of their demands is not being released.

In an audacious raid Friday, al-Qaeda terrorists managed to slip past White House security and seize President Obama's teleprompter. Their demands were released in a grainy video, which apparently showed the president's teleprompter, bound and blindfolded but unharmed, while heavily armed masked men stood behind it, quoting from the Qur'an. The content of their demands is not being released. President Obama, visibly shaken, attempted to address the White House press corps on his own. "Words, uh, um, I, uh, heh-heh, well..."

Watching Obama lose his screen on screen duel with Dick Cheney yesterday I was reminded of some lines from Paradise Lost. "Thus Belial with words clothed in reason's garb Counselled ignoble ease and peaceful sloth, not peace." But while the silver-tongued minor devil Belial would no doubt have approved the President's new surrender-monkey "realist" approach to the war on terror, I doubt he would have been so impressed with his oratorical skills. Never mind the bizarre reputation Obama has acquired as a great public speaker: his speeches are fast beginning to sound almost as excruciating as anything in his predecessor's...

Let me preamble by pointing out that if George Bush had done this, it would have been sufficient for a blatantly dishonest and biased media to broadcast the footage everywhere in order to create the narrative that Bush was hopelessly stupid, and it would have inspired a four-part CNN miniseries questioning why President Bush was so hostile and so ignorant regarding Hispanic culture. Mainstream talking heads would have crawled out of myriad holes to opine on this shocking display of stupidity and insensitivity, and "journalists" would have produced dozens of offended Mexicans to document their outrage for mass consumption. Many...

My granddaughter asked the Big O a question today at his town hall meeting at my old high school. If you see her on the news, she is the 4th grader he complimented on sounding so poised and she asked a question about the Environment. Yes, she is being raised by my liberal daughter in law but I have to give her credit for exposing Laurel to a variety of experiences. Laurel is in a program for extremely gifted children in the St. Louis metro area - in 2nd grade she tested 162 on the IQ test for this program.

From the start, the orator who had reached the White House based in no small part on his eloquence made it clear that he would not necessarily be delivering the same soaring stuff as he did in his campaign. "What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility," Barack Obama said in a conspicuously earthbound inaugural address. "A recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties . . . that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining...

WASHINGTON -- Everyone knows President Barack Obama can deliver a great speech, including the president himself, according to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. The paperback version of Reid's memoir, "The Good Fight," is coming out May 5 with an epilogue called "The Obama Era." Reid said he was impressed when Obama, then a first-year senator from Illinois, delivered a speech about President George W. Bush's war policy. Democrat Reid writes: "`That speech was phenomenal, Barack,' I told him. And I will never forget his response. Without the barest hint of braggadocio or conceit, and with what I would describe as...

Can't he do ANYTHING without it?

Another day of teleprompter blues, how many more will there be?

Laying his plan for a President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, Obama began to name the members of PCAST listed in his prepared remarks – before realizing he’d already introduced them, earlier in his speech. “In addition to John – sorry, the – I just noticed I jumped the gun here,” Obama said, pausing for several seconds as he looked at the prompter. “Go ahead. Move it up. I had already introduced all you guys.” The audience, which gave the president a warm reception, responded with a quiet laugh. Video on site

Barack Obama had a slight problem with his closest advisor. Bambie’s teleprompter threw him off his game during a speech at speech at the National Academy of Sciences Monday morning. Obama argues with and tries to correct the teleprompter.

President Obama’s speech at the National Academy of Sciences Monday morning hit a brief snag when Obama got ahead of his script. Laying his plan for a President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, Obama began to name the members of PCAST listed in his prepared remarks – before realizing he’d already introduced them, earlier in his speech. “In addition to John – sorry, the – I just noticed I jumped the gun here,” Obama said, pausing for several seconds as he looked at the prompter. “Go ahead. Move it up. I had already introduced all you guys.”

Obama and the teleprompter, the media left this part out on their websites, this morning, at the National Academy of Sciences

President Obama’s speech at the National Academy of Sciences Monday morning hit a brief snag when Obama got ahead of his script. Laying his plan for a President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, Obama began to name the members of PCAST listed in his prepared remarks – before realizing he’d already introduced them, earlier in his speech. “In addition to John – sorry, the – I just noticed I jumped the gun here,” Obama said, pausing for several seconds as he looked at the prompter. “Go ahead. Move it up. I had already introduced all you guys.” The...

I posted a link to the video on youtube this morning. I thought I would post the link to the liveleak version, for those who haven't had a chance to see it yet. Video on liveleak

Ever seen Obama off his teleprompter? It isn't pretty. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8Tg6gkKBVE

Ever seen obama without his teleprompter? It is scary. Not only is he a gaffe machine, but his socialist and elitist side shines through. Enjoy. Video is on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8Tg6gkKBVE

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Four Somali pirates sneaked into the White House this morning and kidnapped President b. Hussein’s teleprompter, slinking away down to the Potomac River, where they escaped in an oarless crew boat and drifted toward the Chesapeake Bay. Within minutes, the president pulled all three warships tracking another boatload of pirates holding a U.S. ship's captain hostage off the Somali coast and sent them racing toward the Suez Canal. They are expected to join at least a dozen ships mustered from U.S. naval ports around the Washington area, in about two weeks. Marine attack helicopters were already flying...

Views of b. Hussein's G-20 tour from his teleprompter's secret video camera...

US President Barack Obama says Turkey's future is in the European Union. Not everyone agrees. Numerous politicians in Germany have gone on the attack, and even French President Sarkozy is unimpressed. Turkey's role at the NATO summit has soured the mood. During his stay in Europe, everybody seemed eager to be President Barack Obama's friend. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi threw his arm around the US leader. French President Nicolas Sarkozy seemed to be on Obama's heels wherever he went during the G-20 meeting in London, the NATO summit in Strasbourg and the EU get-together in Prague. Even Russian President...