While it may be true that Obama has no clue, I don't think it's reasonable in a general sense to say that the use of notes is an indication of "not having a clue." I'm sure there have been times when you've used notes yourself -- was that because you did not have a "frgging clue?"
Well..I’m not the frigging Prez of the most powerful country on earth either....you just like to play Devil’s Advocate or do you believe in the first affirmative action prez and are coming to his defense?
r9etb wrote:I kind of see your point, r9etb.
I don't think it's reasonable in a general sense to say that the use of notes is an indication of "not having a clue." I'm sure there have been times when you've used notes yourself
If he wants to bring some 3x5 cards with notes to the press conference, and when a reporter asks a question about health care, he flips to the card(s) with his major points on health care, that's one thing. So he looks down occasionally and checks his notes.
In that case, everyone knows what is going on. He's got notes to remind him so he remembers all of his main points.
But the worry with the teleprompter is that he's not actually the one answering the question. With a "dynamically updated" teleprompter, the answers he gives aren't his own words. They are the words of whoever is feeding the teleprompter. He becomes just a reader, a puppet for whoever is feeding him the information.
If he's so poor at answering questions, why bother holding press conferences. Just send out whoever is feeding the teleprompter and have them hold the press conference.
Right, like the press would have let Sarah Palin get away with using notes.
No previous president, including Bush or the amiable dunce Reagan, needed this level of support. Even Clinton had the skill to evade questions or BS the answer. This just shows that Obama isn't up to the job.
This is getting close to a Milli-Vanilli situation.