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Screening Obama: White House looks to install new teleprompter, Prez to get fed info at press events
American Spectator ^ | 2.16.09 @ 6:09AM | the Prowler

Posted on 02/16/2009 7:23:23 AM PST by Behind Liberal Lines

the White House is looking to install a small video or computer screen into the podium used by the president for press conferences and events in the White House. "It would make it easier for the comms guys to pass along information without being obvious about it," says the adviser.

The screen would indicate whom to call on, seat placement for journalists, pass along notes or points to hit, and so forth, says the adviser.

Using a screen is nothing new for Obama; almost nothing he said in supposedly unscripted townhall events during the presidential campaign was unscripted, down to many of the questions and the answers to those questions. Teleprompter screens at the events scrolled not only his opening remarks, but also statistics and information he could use to answer questions.

Obama had a teleprompter set up for his remarks last week, before taking questions, but the White House couldn't use the teleprompter for anything but the remarks, because the journalists were so close to the screens. Further complicating matters, teleprompter copy can't be easily updated in real time, in a setting like a White House press conference.

(Excerpt) Read more at spectator.org ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: baracchio; bho44; bhopress; first100days; obama; obamavanilli; ozbama; teleprompter
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Remember when they accused GB of wearing a wireless device at a debate to have someone feed him info? It caused a bump in his suit.


41 posted on 02/16/2009 7:44:00 AM PST by Walmartian
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To: Markos33

Attention, zombies ahead! LOL That should do it.


42 posted on 02/16/2009 7:44:08 AM PST by dforest
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

LOL! He’s got to be fed his lines even to answer questions from the press. What a loser!!


43 posted on 02/16/2009 7:44:15 AM PST by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Maybe the information sent to his teleprompter will come from his “old Chicago friends” who communicate with him via Blackberry. Remember the leftist paranoia about whether President Bush was wired in his debate with John Kerry? I guess that was...different, somehow.


44 posted on 02/16/2009 7:44:29 AM PST by Piranha
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
Screening Obama: White House looks to install new teleprompter, Prez to get fed info at press events

So ....ummmm ...... who is really President?


45 posted on 02/16/2009 7:44:31 AM PST by Polybius
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To: Bertha Fanation; lightman; All
"And will there be somebody handy to change Obama’s batteries if they start to run down?"

"Romanabot"


46 posted on 02/16/2009 7:44:44 AM PST by musicman (Until I see a REAL C.O.L.B. BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: Bertha Fanation
"And will there be somebody handy to change Obama’s batteries if they start to run down?"

What about someone to change his diapers, and wipe the drool from his chin?

47 posted on 02/16/2009 7:45:05 AM PST by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Who is typing in messages for Barry? This stuff is getting scary....more proof Barry is a puppet


48 posted on 02/16/2009 7:45:58 AM PST by stainlessbanner
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Didn’t the Rat media accuse Bush of wearing a hidden device to feed him answers during the 2004 debates?

How is this different?


49 posted on 02/16/2009 7:46:15 AM PST by Fresh Wind (Hey, Obama! Where's my check?)
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To: PLD

Someones should send this to Drudge or Rush or Hannity or Savage or O’Reilly...


50 posted on 02/16/2009 7:46:24 AM PST by PghBaldy (Stimulus will provide DEATHCARE to the elderly and infirm.)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Not ready for prime time. This is the kind of joker leading us down with his house of cards.


51 posted on 02/16/2009 7:46:27 AM PST by bushfamfan (United States of America: July 4, 1776-November 4, 2008)
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To: nothingnew; All
"Phoney baloney"


52 posted on 02/16/2009 7:46:44 AM PST by musicman (Until I see a REAL C.O.L.B. BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Had Bush done the same the lamestream media would have been ranting about his being incompetent and needing a “cheat sheet”...


53 posted on 02/16/2009 7:47:15 AM PST by JimRed ("Hey, hey, Teddy K., how many girls did you drown today?" TERM LIMITS, NOW AND FOREVER!)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Affirmative action cheater.....it’s the future, get used to it.


54 posted on 02/16/2009 7:47:30 AM PST by roses of sharon (Pray Hussein fails!)
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To: Markos33
HACKED!


55 posted on 02/16/2009 7:48:17 AM PST by Iron Munro (Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

“syncophantic” LOL....a very appropriate typo.


56 posted on 02/16/2009 7:48:42 AM PST by RFEngineer
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
I thought they would have gone the ear piece sooner....

Media hack: President Bambi do you think the US Constitution should be altered to fit your agenda?

Bambi: Well it's not my agenda the ah ah ah..American people...ah...eh....(plug gets pulled)..ah...ah..when ah...you see...ah...hmmm..ah...I got a bracelet too.

Helen Thomas:..sir the so-called terrorist are planning a massive attack on our southern border and....

Bambi: hi Helen how are you? You look lovely today
Did you read the stimulus package yet? Lots of what the American people voted for is in there....
(14 minutes later) ...and and than we have to address the small fish in southern California, I propose building a man made lake to accommodate the little fisg along with government provided beach chairs with tiny towels for Mrs Pelosi’s mice to relax on....*ha ha* ...(looking for help) ....ah...ah..has my monitor been repaired yet?

Bambi: ah...ah...thats all for today, nice seeing you all

57 posted on 02/16/2009 7:48:52 AM PST by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: BigBobber
"When he’s negotiating with our enemies in Russia, Iran, North Korea, and Venezuela, will he have a cheat screen then or will he just wing it?"

He won't need a cheat screen then because he's of the same mindset as they are.

58 posted on 02/16/2009 7:50:09 AM PST by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: longtermmemmory
"premise, stupid people breed fast"

I think that movie is a bit amusing at spots. But I can't help but think, really, how smart can a group of people be if they don't realize the need to make babies to carry forward.

59 posted on 02/16/2009 7:50:17 AM PST by Jonx6
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To: Sybeck1; All
"Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain......."


60 posted on 02/16/2009 7:50:28 AM PST by musicman (Until I see a REAL C.O.L.B. BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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