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The question that flummoxed the great orator
Guardian.co.uk ^ | April 3, 2009 | John Crace

Posted on 04/03/2009 1:02:06 PM PDT by Scanian

Edited on 04/03/2009 4:15:55 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

the World's Greatest Orator (™all news organisations), didn't exactly cover himself in glory when the BBC's political editor Nick Robinson asked him a question about who was to blame for the financial crisis. Normally word perfect, Obama ummed, ahed and waffled for the best part of two and a half minutes. Here, John Crace decodes what he was really thinking ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: 1bigamistake; 2stupid2bpresident; 2stupid4whitehouse; adlibincompetence; afraid; afraid2tell; afraid2telltruth; britain; economy; obama; totus
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To: Scanian

Where was Totus when you need it? Unacceptable.
We must demand an apology from Totus. Our president should never be left to have to answer any unplanted question at any time without benefit of scolling text.

If only Obama had not given away the Ipod to the Queen, he might have been able to simply play a prerecorded speech from the campaign baming Bush.


21 posted on 04/03/2009 1:14:54 PM PDT by rod1
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To: carmody

You mean the one talking about “U.S. Americans”?


22 posted on 04/03/2009 1:15:01 PM PDT by MrB (Go Galt now, Bowman later)
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To: Joe 6-pack

LOL perfect picture and comment!


23 posted on 04/03/2009 1:15:26 PM PDT by brytlea (Jesus loves me, this I know.)
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To: Scanian

Again, that old teleprompter thingie ...


24 posted on 04/03/2009 1:17:15 PM PDT by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: iopscusa

Simple answer:
US economy has ups and downs.
Other leaders should never depend on US economy, they should build up there own.
Reason US economy has inpacted the world s because it’s the best free market economy in the World. World looked to US to bail them out on there problems, now we can’t, that not or fault, we have no responsabilty for other states problems.


25 posted on 04/03/2009 1:17:34 PM PDT by NoDRodee (U>S>M>C)
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To: Scanian

Maybe eventually, the world will figure out that The Teleprompter is a phony.


26 posted on 04/03/2009 1:17:46 PM PDT by Conservativegreatgrandma (When the righteous rule, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule the people mourn. Proverbs 29;2)
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To: MrB

Yes. lol ...someone with some video talent should merge those two videos together ...


27 posted on 04/03/2009 1:18:47 PM PDT by carmody
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To: Scanian

Yes even the Brit liberal rag reporters actually do their job. They have a far better grip on what actually happens in our country than our “cheeeleading squad”.

I do wonder if the NY Times and Wash Post guys ever realize just how woefully sorry they look by comparison.


28 posted on 04/03/2009 1:19:03 PM PDT by rod1
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To: Scanian

That was painful to read.


29 posted on 04/03/2009 1:21:31 PM PDT by JenB987
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To: Scanian

I try, God knows how hard I try, to keep up with the latest 0bama abbreviations, (wringing hankie) but BB somehow escaped me. Que es?


30 posted on 04/03/2009 1:23:42 PM PDT by Veto! (Opinions freely dispensed as advice)
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To: NoDRodee

Exactly - noone forced the Euroweasels to buy up big into the sub prime area they jumped in boots and all looking for a big payday!

Mel


31 posted on 04/03/2009 1:23:44 PM PDT by melsec (A Proud Aussie)
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To: Veto!

Quiere decir “Blackberry.” I know...it get’s confusing sometimes and I usually try to avoid that but I was in a bit of a hurry that time.


32 posted on 04/03/2009 1:27:07 PM PDT by Scanian (i)
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To: JenB987

More painful to listen to, I’m sure! (but also good for a schadenfreude laugh!)


33 posted on 04/03/2009 1:28:26 PM PDT by Scanian (i)
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To: jennyjenny
I distinguish between Obama and real lovers of this country.. They may be laughing at the big O and those that voted for him, but not my country. There is a difference between this government and those that voted for him, and the rest of us..
34 posted on 04/03/2009 1:28:36 PM PDT by goat granny
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To: holden

Don’t be surprised if Barry suddenly starts wearing a pair of glasses.

Video glasses.

He could always use earplugs, but evidently that confuses him too much, trying to talk and listen at the same time.


35 posted on 04/03/2009 1:29:29 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Conservativegreatgrandma

He’s becoming more “transparent” by the day over here! Maybe that’s why he seems to enjoy the overseas trips so much. They haven’t started to see through him just yet and, Lord knows, his narcissism needs the adulation.


36 posted on 04/03/2009 1:31:11 PM PDT by Scanian (i)
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To: Scanian

Oy vey, (slapping forehead), who knew? Thanks for expanding my vocab.


37 posted on 04/03/2009 1:31:47 PM PDT by Veto! (Opinions freely dispensed as advice)
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To: Scanian

ping


38 posted on 04/03/2009 1:33:00 PM PDT by Jack Black
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To: Scanian
“Normally word perfect, Obama...”

He's talking about our Obama...”Barack Hussein Obama”, a/k/a Barry Sotero, THE President of the United State Obama — that Obama????????

And this guy has just returned from an assignment in the Himalayas, right? He's never really gotten to hear the President's unscripted answers and that's why he's a little confused, right?

39 posted on 04/03/2009 1:33:19 PM PDT by Constitutions Grandchild
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To: jennyjenny
"This is surprising coming from the guardian, is it not? The world is laughing at us."

Yes they are. It was never about the world liking us, as the liberals believed, it's about the world wanting to be able to laugh at us again. The world loves us when we are getting kicked around.

40 posted on 04/03/2009 1:36:44 PM PDT by avacado
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