Obama's "Safety Net".

[DawnCt1]

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Obviously you don't recognize and appreciate Ronald Reagan's wonderful sense of humor and quick wit. I am glad that you highlighted those sayings. It is evident that he indeed spoke quite well and often without a teleprompter.

 

[gmboy95]

The teleprompter. We have heard what happens to the "usually articulate" Obama when his teleprompter malfunctions, or when he was walking around and unfortunately for him, encountered Joe the Plumber. Who imagined however, that he actually required one for short comments and introductions. This begs the question; Does Obama have a central core of beliefs that he can call upon spontaneously? Does everything have to be scripted? How about a safety net for the tax payers. Can he say "tax cuts" for those who actually pay the taxes? Can he say "veto". I am not sure he can.


Obama's safety net: the TelePrompter
By CAROL E. LEE | 3/5/09 3:22 PM EST

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 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 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 such luck.

His use of the teleprompter makes work tricky for the television crews and photographers trying to capture an image of the president announcing a new Cabinet secretary or housing plan without a pane of glass blocking his face. And it is a startling sight to see such sleek, modern technology set against the mahogany doors and Bohemian crystal chandeliers in the East Room or the marble columns of the Grand Foyer.


“It’s just something presidents haven’t done,” said Martha Joynt Kumar, a presidential historian who has held court in the White House since December 1975. “It’s jarring to the eye. In a way, it stands in the middle between the audience and the president because his eye is on the teleprompter.”

Just how much of a crutch the teleprompter has become for Obama was on sharp display during his latest commerce secretary announcement. The president spoke from a teleprompter in the ornate Indian Treaty Room for a few minutes. Then Gov. Gary Locke stepped to the podium and pulled out a piece of paper for reference.

The president’s teleprompter also elicited some uncomfortable laughter after he announced Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius as his choice for Health and Human Services secretary. “Kathy,” Obama said, turning the podium over to Sebelius, who waited at the microphone for an awkward few seconds while the teleprompters were lowered to the floor and the television cameras rolled.

Obama has relied on a teleprompter through even the shortest announcements and when repeating the same lines on his economic stimulus plan that he's been saying for months — whereas past presidents have mostly worked off of notes on the podium except during major speeches, such as the State of the Union.

ahhh....I believe he held an entire 90 minute press conference without a teleprompter, and wiped the floor with McCain in 3 debates without one as well

 

[gmboy95]

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Ok that is seriously funny!!!!!!!!

 

[chobie]

ahhh....I believe he held an entire 90 minute press conference without a teleprompter, and wiped the floor with McCain in 3 debates without one as well

aah, um your so right.

 

[gottaluvPluto]

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Thanks! I love Ronald Reagan's sense of humor.

 

[OctMtnWoods]

Thanks! I love Ronald Reagan's sense of humor.

Me too. I would take Reagan's humor over Obama's embarassing ummm's anyday.

 

[DawnCt1]

Ok that is seriously funny!!!!!!!!

I am glad that you appreciate President Reagan's humor. One of my favorite Reagan quotes was, "The bombing begins in five minutes". It was said on an open mike. The Soviets believed him for a moment. Why? Because he had credibility. Now compare that to the response the Russians gave Obama's "secret letter". Obama embarrassed himself.

 

[Goofyluver]

ahhh....I believe he held an entire 90 minute press conference without a teleprompter, and wiped the floor with McCain in 3 debates without one as well

Uh-huh. Yup. I 'member that.

 

[djm99]

Obviously you don't recognize and appreciate Ronald Reagan's wonderful sense of humor and quick wit. I am glad that you highlighted those sayings. It is evident that he indeed spoke quite well and often without a teleprompter.

So.... it's quick wit to sound like an idiot? Oh I get it. It’s an “it’s my guy” thing again. The next time Obama says something you feel is stupid I’ll quickly remind you of his wit.

 

[travelbug]

I am glad that you appreciate President Reagan's humor.

I loved Reagan's wit and sense of humor. My favorite quote of his is "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'" How right he was!

 

[DawnCt1]

So.... it's quick wit to sound like an idiot? Oh I get it. It’s an “it’s my guy” thing again. The next time Obama says something you feel is stupid I’ll quickly remind you of his wit.

I am guessing that you know very little about Ronald Reagan. You have taken a few quotes out of context with no understanding of the man and his character. He wasn't called the "Great Communicator" for nothing. He had vision and a core sense of beliefs which guided his philosophy, ideology and direction. He saved this country from the malaise of Jimmy Carter. He ended the Cold War and in doing that, he liberated Eastern Europe. What this country needs is another Reagan. I hope we find one soon.

 

[Purseval]

Of course Reagan was never without one as well, how quickly we forget...

You're right, we did forget. Perhaps you could remind us with a reference like the one DawnCt1 cited. Not that I don't believe you but, as RR said (apparently reading from his teleprompter), Trust, but verify.

 

[gottaluvPluto]

So.... it's quick wit to sound like an idiot? Oh I get it. It’s an “it’s my guy” thing again. The next time Obama says something you feel is stupid I’ll quickly remind you of his wit.

Are you serious? Reagan is known for his humor. Obama is not.

 

[djm99]

Are you serious? Reagan is known for his humor. Obama is not.

What a wonderful sense of 'humor' Reagan had. Let's read more 'humorous' quotes.

"You can't help those who simply will not be helped. One problem that we've had, even in the best of times, is people who are sleeping on the grates, the homeless who are homeless, you might say, by choice." -- President Reagan, 1/31/84, on Good Morning America, defending his administration against charges of callousness.

"This fellow they've nominated claims he's the new Thomas Jefferson. Well let me tell you something; I knew Thomas Jefferson. He was a friend of mine and Governor... You're no Thomas Jefferson!" -- Ronald Reagan, 1992

"We think there is a parallel between federal involvement in education and the decline in profit over recent years." -- Ronald Reagan, 1983. (It's always good to run the Department of Education to make money.)

What a hoot!!!!!

 

[DawnCt1]

What a wonderful sense of 'humor' Reagan had. Let's read more 'humorous' quotes.


What a hoot!!!!!

He made an excellent point. There are people, despite the availability of shelters, group homes, etc. that remain outside. Often they are simple schizophrenics who the lawyers 'liberated' from psychiatric hospitals.
Again, Reagan was often the butt of many jokes with regard to his age. That is the reference to Thomas Jefferson. It is a joke.
"Profits" is used as a synonym for "returns". He has a point. The more the federal government gets involved, the worse things get. Schools are better left managed locally.

With regard to President Bush. I guess the Marines were able to overlook his 'misspeaks'.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIHz5tevLAw

 

[AustinTink]

Maybe he learned from all the wincing, painful mistakes Dubya made over the past 8 years? "I know how hard it is to put food on your family" is my favorite, LOL!

Of course Reagan was never without one as well, how quickly we forget...

 

[gmboy95]

I am guessing that you know very little about Ronald Reagan. You have taken a few quotes out of context with no understanding of the man and his character. He wasn't called the "Great Communicator" for nothing. He had vision and a core sense of beliefs which guided his philosophy, ideology and direction. He saved this country from the malaise of Jimmy Carter. He ended the Cold War and in doing that, he liberated Eastern Europe. What this country needs is another Reagan. I hope we find one soon.

He sold weapons to terrorists...FACT.....enough said

 

[DawnCt1]

He sold weapons to terrorists...FACT.....enough said

Again, you are wrong. He continued to support the Contras in Nicaragua after Congress (Chris Dodd) decided they liked the communists Sandinistas better. He did not want to abandon them after they had depended upon American support. They prevailed and Nicaragua went on to have free elections for years. Democracy won.

 

[SteveInBrooklyn]

Again, you are wrong. He continued to support the Contras in Nicaragua after Congress (Chris Dodd) decided they liked the communists Sandinistas better. He did not want to abandon them after they had depended upon American support. They prevailed and Nicaragua went on to have free elections for years. Democracy won.

The Contras were TERRORISTS!!! They targetted civilians, nobody diputes that. Nuff said.

 

[ConcKahuna]

Okay, he's the President of the United States for the next 4 years, nothing is going to change that. I don't understand all the need to complain about mundane crap like whether or not he uses a teleprompter. I don't care if he or the or next President reads from fortune cookie as long as the nation is healthy and prospering.