Obama’s Teleprompter Comes Out of the Closet

Most Americans are aware that, far more than any American president before him, President Barack Obama relies heavily on his teleprompter.

Most Americans are also becoming aware that when Obama’s teleprompter malfunctions, our president is left floundering.  It’s a sad state for the leader of the free world to be in, and good people are left wondering: for these embarrassing incidents, do we blame Obama or do we blame the teleprompter?

Well, Obama’s teleprompter has now come out of the closet and is defending itself.  His teleprompter has even set up a blog here called “Barack Obama’s Teleprompter Blog”.

While taking credit for some “ad libs” Obama has used, Obama’s Teleprompter says it shouldn’t be condemned too harshly for the incident with the Irish prime minister the other day.  After all, it had already done “two major policy speeches, three nomination announcements, and light dinner banter for a table of twelve.” Apparently Obama’s Teleprompter was overworked and tired.

From the tone of some of Obama’s Teleprompter’s posts, it sounds frustrated and unappreciated.  Nevertheless, it defends “the boss” and his use of his companion Obama’s Teleprompter because the president is facing some tough issues right now–tougher than mere 5×7 cards can handle.

Well, I still think the leader of the free world should try to be less tethered to his teleprompter, and should be more comfortable with his own ideas and initiatives so that he relies on Obama’s Teleprompter less.

But at least we now have a better idea of what is going on with the president, and understand that it’s not just some impersonal issue–now we can put a face on the teleprompter controversy.

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