The Not-So-Great Orator Obama and his Indispensable Teleprompter

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The Obama infatuated media with little or no credentials for judging such things has repeatedly labeled Barack Obama a great orator. I, on the other hand, have been repeatedly bored by the One’s monotonous cadences borrowed from civil rights leaders and evangelical preachers. Obama wouldn’t pass the test at any Toastmaster’s gathering.

Nevertheless, during his campaign, he was able to convert his massive teenage audiences from political rallies to foot-stomping revival meetings chanting, “Yes, we can.”

Thanks to Examiner.com, the word is finally out: Obama can’t speak coherently without his teleprompter:

"Last summer I took note of Obama's dependency on his teleprompter and how Obama usually heavily scripted. I also noted that without that remote control from his handlers, Obama is prone to gaffes such as his infamous clingy remarks at that San Francisco fundraiser.

"Yesterday, Carol E. Lee wrote about Obama's dependence on his teleprompter:

Obama’s reliance on the teleprompter is unusual — not only because he is famous for his oratory, but because no other president has used one so consistently and at so many events, large and small.

"That was followed by Peter Baker writing in the New York Times that no other President has used the device as much as Obama:

Presidents have been using teleprompters for more than half a century, but none have relied on them as extensively as Mr. Obama has so far. While presidents typically have used them for their most important speeches — an inaugural, State of the Union or Oval Office address — Mr. Obama uses them for routine announcements and even for the opening statement of his only news conference so far.

He used them during a visit to a Caterpillar plant in Peoria, Ill. He used them to make brief remarks opening his “fiscal responsibility summit.” He used them to discuss endangered species, even recalling a visit to national parks as an 11-year-old. “That was an experience I will never forget,” he said, reading from the teleprompter.

"Both articles also noted what a poor speaker Obama is without his remote-controlled teleprompter providing a script to read. All of which sets the stage for the following video from Iowahawk:

Go here to watch the video.