Thread: Funnier than spelling potato with an "e"

Originally Posted by commiecat

To say that he needs a teleprompter to speak to kids is; a lie, an exaggeration, a spin, whatever you'd like to call it.

Nope, just funny but apparently not to all

It seems that Politics r such a touchy subject, what ever Your side is, Im sure you can get a little humor out of it, would it be funnier if He had MAch 3 in his hand.....eh , eh?

For something funny ..... or maybe pitiful.... go to youtube and watch his predecessor.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

For something funny ..... or maybe pitiful.... go to youtube and watch his predecessor.

We had 8 years of his predecessor and the jabs at him

Originally Posted by JMS

So, you think it was a photo opportunity do you. I do too. You would think one of his trusted aides would've taken him to the side and say "You know what Barry, I dont think those teleprompters are a good idea in a sixth grade class, it just wouldnt look good"

It was a planned visit. Look, here's the video from his visit:
Raw Video: The President and Secretary Duncan Meet 6th Graders | The White House

He spoke to the kids without teleprompters. He brought out the teleprompters for his planned speech to the media. Here's the transcript of that speech:
Remarks by the President on Race to the Top at Graham Road Elementary School | The White House

I guess that after the last administration it is a bit funny to see a President deliver a good, prepared speech to the nation without stumbling over basic punctuation.

Originally Posted by commiecat

It was a planned visit. Look, here's the video from his visit:
Raw Video: The President and Secretary Duncan Meet 6th Graders | The White House

He spoke to the kids without teleprompters. He brought out the teleprompters for his planned speech to the media. Here's the transcript of that speech:
Remarks by the President on Race to the Top at Graham Road Elementary School | The White House

I guess that after the last administration it is a bit funny to see a President deliver a good, prepared speech to the nation without stumbling over basic punctuation.

Thanks for setting the record straight. I still think its a funny picture. It does make me curious though how often Cheney and Bush were taken out of context. Do you think its possible? I mean if it was done to Obama it could just as easily been done to many other presidents and political figures.

Makes you think doesn't it?

Originally Posted by JMS

We had 8 years of his predecessor and the jabs at him

That is why we are in the situation we're in.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

That is why we are in the situation we're in.

I will say that bush opened the door but Obama drove a tank through it.

Originally Posted by JMS

Thanks for setting the record straight. I still think its a funny picture. It does make me curious though how often Cheney and Bush were taken out of context. Do you think its possible? I mean if it was done to Obama it could just as easily been done to many other presidents and political figures.

Makes you think doesn't it?

Absolutely possible. I do have sympathy for Bush in that mass media rapidly progressed under him and everything he did and said was recorded and scrutinized, which I think he handled well. Had Clinton been our President during that time frame there probably would have been text messages and photos from Lewinsky's phone.

Yeah I found it's pretty funny, even though the facts don't quite match what is implied. Funny in the same way a cartoon is funny.

I don't have much problems with people preparing for delivering an important speech. may be you think steve jobs improvises his keynote addresses too.

I'm sure those of you who have done an occasional public speech you know the importance of preparation. I've sat through far too many poor deliveries and the pain doesn't even compare to watching the speaker use a teleprompter. And yes the best occasional public speakers I know practice too even after decades of doing it.