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Obama to use teleprompter for Hindi speech
Hindustani Times ^
| Nov. 6, 2010
Posted on 11/06/2010 6:32:52 AM PDT by chickadee
Namaste India! In all likelihood that will be silver-tongued Barack Obama's opening line when he addresses the Indian parliament next week. But to help him pronounce Hindi words correctly will be a teleprompter which the US president uses ever so often for his hypnotising speeches.
According to parliament sources, a technical team from the US has helped the Lok Sabha secretariat install textbook-sized panes of glass around the podium that will give cues to Obama on his prepared remarks to 780 Indian MPs on the evening of Nov 8.
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Indian politicians are known for making impromptu long speeches and perhaps that is why some parliament officials, who did not wish to be named, sounded rather surprised with the idea of a teleprompter for Obama.
"We thought Obama is a trained orator and skilled in the art of mass address with his continuous eye contact," an official, who did not wish to be identified because of security restrictions, said.
Obama is known to captivate audiences with his one-liners that sound like extempore and his deep gaze. But few in India know that the US president always carries the teleprompter with him wherever he speaks.
(Excerpt) Read more at hindustantimes.com ...
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: india; obama; telecommute; teleprompter; telepromptercommute; totus
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To: chickadee
Please India feed the Obamas some of your local cuisine at a banquet. Take a scene from Indiana Jones and take those captured monkeys and serve them with brain freeze. Or make a monkey-slurpee for Obama. I as an America citizen truly apologizes for a lot of us here in the states for you having to endure our fake President and his traveling circus. So feed him well and maybe he will leave you in peace.
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posted on
11/06/2010 7:14:28 AM PDT
by
Eye of Unk
(If your enemy is quick to anger, seek to irritate him. Sun Tzu, The Art of War.)
To: baddog 219; All
"Obama couldn't wipe his butt without the teleprompter."
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posted on
11/06/2010 7:17:48 AM PDT
by
musicman
(Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
To: chickadee
Wait until they find out he's an animatronic.
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posted on
11/06/2010 7:19:43 AM PDT
by
6SJ7
(atlasShruggedInd = TRUE)
To: al baby
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posted on
11/06/2010 7:21:11 AM PDT
by
ViLaLuz
(2 Chronicles 7:14)
To: TomGuy
I have posted several times that journalism is one of the few 'professions' that has no certification or entrance standards. Many of the well-known names in media/journalism were actually school drop-outs or flunk-outs. Interesting -- thanks!
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posted on
11/06/2010 7:21:58 AM PDT
by
sionnsar
(IranAzadi|5yst3m 0wn3d-it's N0t Y0ur5:SONY|TV--it's NOT news you can trust)
To: chickadee
I shouldn't be laughing, but the tone of the author is like that of a child finding out that Santa isn't real.
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posted on
11/06/2010 7:22:21 AM PDT
by
Polybius
To: chickadee
LOL...this pathetic piece was written to excuse The One for lugging his beloved TOTUS all over the world with him. Since he probably takes it to the bathroom with him in the White House, this is really not a news story.
To: chickadee
What’s Hindi for “CORPSE-man”?
To: Polybius
Obama’s election will go down as the most vivid example of mass hypnosis in a modern society.
To: aruanan
I'm sure Frank Marshall Davis did his best to train Barry in oral fluency.Actually, there are a few recordings out there of FMD speaking. He has the identical halting, umm-ing speech mannerisms that BHO has. He also has that same pouchy thing under his bottom lip:
To: chickadee
Can you imagine the harassment the media would have given Bush, if he had used a teleprompter like this? The Indian author wouldn't not be surprised because the media would have made sure the world knew how stupid our president was.
Now, with Obama, they are finding it out for themselves.
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posted on
11/06/2010 7:37:59 AM PDT
by
FreeAtlanta
(Hey, Barack "Hubris" Obama, what are you hiding? Release your Birth Certificate!)
To: quantim
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posted on
11/06/2010 7:42:09 AM PDT
by
FreeAtlanta
(Hey, Barack "Hubris" Obama, what are you hiding? Release your Birth Certificate!)
To: FreeAtlanta
Maybe the first rule the new Republican House should pass is no teleprompters in the hall - this could make for an interesting State of the Union Address. he he
To: chickadee
Why can't he just Teleprompter Commute to India and save us a fortune?
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posted on
11/06/2010 7:46:00 AM PDT
by
FreeAtlanta
(Hey, Barack "Hubris" Obama, what are you hiding? Release your Birth Certificate!)
To: chickadee
Its just a communication prosthesis, an ill fitting tool thats supposed to help those with disabilities.
Or poor communication skills.
I bet India is just buzzing about this American circus hitting town disrupting everything, they are not stupid people.
I can’t wait for Obama to hit Japan, he is a total joke to them.
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posted on
11/06/2010 7:47:19 AM PDT
by
Eye of Unk
(If your enemy is quick to anger, seek to irritate him. Sun Tzu, The Art of War.)
To: Eye of Unk
Didn’t India take down Alexander the Great? He was a much more worthy opponent than this clown, Teleprompter the Great.
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posted on
11/06/2010 7:50:40 AM PDT
by
FreeAtlanta
(Hey, Barack "Hubris" Obama, what are you hiding? Release your Birth Certificate!)
To: FreeAtlanta
I am not forgetting that Obama has some very close ties to Pakistan.
And probably some loyalty. In light of that I wonder just what kind of promises Obama is making to India about protecting them FROM Pakistan.
Hmmm
Hmmm
Hmmm
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posted on
11/06/2010 7:57:20 AM PDT
by
Eye of Unk
(If your enemy is quick to anger, seek to irritate him. Sun Tzu, The Art of War.)
To: chickadee
This has to be by far the laziest President in U.S. history. He can’t bother with speech prepping instead he reads off a monitor. Anyone can do this and be President.
To: chickadee
I shouldn't be laughing, but the tone of the author is like that of a child finding out that Santa isn't real. Bwahahaha! Perfect analogy.
Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.
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posted on
11/06/2010 8:00:18 AM PDT
by
The Comedian
(I really missed you. Next time, I'll adjust for windage.)
To: FreeAtlanta
*** Why can’t he just Teleprompter Commute to India and save us a fortune? ***
Amen. And, it would be fitting - all of our customer service calls are rerouted to India, why not a little payback?
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