Barack Obama's Teleprompter

It’s one thing wanting to emulate the currently most successful politician on the planet. Foreign leaders are all making pilgrimages to Washington in the hope that some of the Obama magic will rub off on them. But it seems that some visiting politicians are taking the “be like Barack” thing just a little too far. As Irish Taoiseach Brian Cowen (pictured above, presenting President Obama with some shamrock) delivered his St Patrick’s Day speech at the White House, it emerged that he was accidentally reciting the same teleprompter speech made by President Obama only minutes earlier. A startled-looking Mr Cowen turned to the President ... Read Full Story

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) meets with Irish Taoiseach Brian Cowen (L) during the annual shamrock ceremony at the White House March 17, 2009 in Washington, DC. Cowen was in Washington for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. (Photo by Matthew Cavanaugh-Pool/Getty Images) more pics » About 20 seconds into his speech, Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen realized it wasn't his speech. ZIMBIO POLL Does Barack Obama rely too heavily on his teleprompter? Vote here "That's your speech," Cowen said as he turned to look at President Barack Obama , who had delivered identical remarks just moments before. Obama got up to sort the problem out, ... Read Full Story

OBAMA - TELEPROMPTER = GAFFE The Amateur Hour continued on Leno last night, enough said . . . gaffe (g f) n. 1. A clumsy social error; a faux pas: "I bowled a 129," he told Leno. "That's very good, Mr. President," Leno said sarcastically. But then came the Bowling Shoe-in-mouth moment: "It's like the Special Olympics or something," the president said. 2. A blatant mistake or misjudgment. Here is a Piece from the UK's Daily Telegraph outlining "TOP 10 GAFFES BY BARACK OBAMA & JOE BIDEN." READ FULL STORY Enjoy the gaffes, I am sure more will come quicker rather than later, by ... Read Full Story

We have nothing against President Obama, but when it’s true- It’s true. There isn’t nothing wrong with always using a teleprompter- but do you really want to be painted as just a political puppet? A black president reading what the “white” people tell him to do? The Onion as always does it best. Obama’s Home Teleprompter Malfunctions [...] Related posts: Obama Joker Poster Read Full Story

A startling moment in the White House this afternoon…midway through President Obama ’s speech on urban and metropolitan policy in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, his teleprompter, often referred to as TOTUS, came crashing down. The teleprompter hit the wooden floor and shattered into millions of pieces, causing quite a commotion. “Oh, goodness,” a startled President Obama said. “Sorry about that, guys.” He then went on with his speech, “To pull our economy back from the brink, including the largest and most sweeping economic recovery plan in our nation’s history…” For the remainder of his speech, Obama relied on the one remaining teleprompter to ... Read Full Story