Posted on 03/07/2009 1:04:27 PM PST by JohnRLott
Late night comedians have had a difficult problem. Presidents are usually the source of most late night joke, but comedians are having a hard time finding any material to make jokes about President Obama. This isn’t anything new, it was also true during the campaign.
Possibly they just need some help. Could you imagine if Ronald Reagan or George W. Bush had used a teleprompter to answer questions during a press conference? The late night joke writers wouldn’t have let it go until the President gave in to the merciless ridicule as he was painted as an idiot who couldn’t tie his shoes without being fed instructions on how to do it.
While people who watched Obama’s first national press conference noticed his use of a teleprompter to give his initial presentation as well as in answering questions, the media and late night joke writers completely ignored it. The American Spectator notes that in many events:
…down to many of the questions and the answers to those questions … [t]eleprompter screens at the events scrolled not only his opening remarks, but also statistics and information he could use to answer questions.
Apparently, Obama is looking to install a computer screen into the White House podiums so that, according to one Obama advisor, “It would make it easier for the comms guys to pass along information without being obvious about it.” [Emphasis added.] Obama’s aides would put together answers to a large number of possible questions so as soon as a reporter asks a particular question the computer screen could flash talking points to remind Obama how he’s supposed to respond to that question.
Finally this week a news story in Politico broke . . . .
(Excerpt) Read more at foxforum.blogs.foxnews.com ...
bttt
All that is evil, all their allies; your parents, your leaders, those who would call themselves your judges; those who have lied and corrupted the Earth, they shall all be cleansed.
My child, you have come to me my son. For who now is your father if it is not me? I am the well spring, from which you flow. When I am gone, you will have never been. What would your world be, without me? My son.
Come to me, my child...
He even put up a pic of Doom next to Obama, it was pretty funny, Obama dressed up like that other Black cult figure.
Also, “earchives” has some audio quotes from Doom, can not get them to come up on my computer very well though.
Hmmmm... if the teleprompter is so all-important to him, I’m thinking of “The Legend of Ron Burgundy” with Will Ferrell. “He’ll read anything... and I mean anything... that’s on the teleprompter.” Can’t we find one subversive to type a surprise message?
Axelrod is the real power
“It would be great if hackers could take over his teleprompter like those electronic road signs.”
I can see it now:
“My fellow Americans...” (looks left) “... I have just signed...” (looks right) “... new legislation that will...” (looks left) “... outlaw the Constitution...” (looks right) “... forever.” (looks left) “We begin confiscating property... “ (looks right) “... in five minutes...”
jfk was a joke. but imo obama is even more of a joke
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I remember JFK well, I was only 16 when he was elected, I still understand very well WHY people thought he was so wonderful. I have never been able to understand the fascination that Bill Clinton generated and I cannot begin to fathom how Obama fools so many people. I thought Obama likable for the first two minutes or so that I watched him but after that my opinion dropped steadily until now I cannot stand the sight of him and the sound of him speaking with his pauses and drawn out syllables makes me want to pull my hair and scream.
“0bama U R teh |-|/-\><><[]R!”
H4xx0r3d by ch!n3$3!!!
(”Haxxored by chinese” for those of you who don’t speak 1337)
This is true. Ridicule is a powerful weapon. And grass roots ridicule is the most potent type.
Stupid.
“Crutch?” Try “pacifier”.
To answer the question of the title: Its because he can’t formulate a coherent sentence on his own.
ROTFLMAO! Yup.
While I generally agree with this post, I have to wonder why this particular subject is 1) so surprising 2) so over-discussed. I’ve been lurking here for some time but just signed up a couple of days ago. Over this time it seems that there are a dozen or so threads per day dealing with Obama and his teleprompter. If it’s just being done as a catharsis so people can post their ill feelings about him, I guess I understand but I fail to see what useful purpose such proliferation of this subject can serve otherwise.
There is a whole thread devoted to poking fun at this teleprompting commie asshat. Click on the picture to join in on the fun!
JFK was a weak president who caved into the commies. I have no idea why people adore the guy
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