“Were the questions given to the Obama people in advance and the answers on the teleprompter for Obummer to read?”
Most definitely. He called specific reporters who jumped up with a crib sheet in hand to ask the questions. You’ll notice nobody says SSAN number or birth certificate. And Major Garrett asked the Sestak question...and altho’ Obummer stumbled a bit, by that time Obummer knew the response was already concocted and about to be released. In prior press conferences I remember the reporters were all jumping up with their hands up getting called at random...this crowd it was all pre-arranged and civil.
Yes, Watch and he moves his head from left to right. Each answer was about a systematic 7 minutes long.