Finally, our President's absolute reliance on the teleprompter is getting coverage. Of course, Presidents of recent vintage have all used the teleprompter...but almost exclusively for major addresses. Our Orator-in-Chief uses them for virtually every televised speech he gives. Of course he's a gifted speaker--doesn't hurt when he's reading the words from a screen! We've all seen how much less impressive he is on his feet (the debates did quite a bit to humanize him), with all the "ums" and "uhs".
Let's face it...Barack Obama is an uncommonly smart guy, and he's a great politician. But he's scripted, he's stiff and even his "personality" is written into the speeches.
The more we see of him, the more human he becomes. And it is not confidence inspiring.
and maybe, just maybe, 1-2 speeches a week is not a good idea - based on what we have seen on Wall Street. Not sure that he is getting the well-rounded preparation that is required of a President speaking to the country and world. Not only stiff, but poorly worded at times?
ReplyDeleteCorrection, he 'Baracks the teleprompter' I expect Webster to roll out 'to barack' in their annual unveiling of new words, don't you?
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