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AldebTX

(787 posts)
Sat Feb 11, 2012, 08:56 AM Feb 2012

OMG.....Teleprompters everywhere!

I'm watching a repeat of Rachel Maddow covering the CPAC conference. You can't help but notice the teleprompter right there in front of the podium........

Are they expecting President Obama to speak? ******sarcasm******

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DCBob

(24,689 posts)
1. The clueless RWingers love to attack the President on that. Its really dumb.
Sat Feb 11, 2012, 09:12 AM
Feb 2012

They are commonly used in big speeches.

 

rfranklin

(13,200 posts)
2. They had to come up with something after eight years of the bumbling Bush speeches...
Sat Feb 11, 2012, 09:22 AM
Feb 2012

They had to have some explanation for someone who could actually speak ten words in a row without some gaffe.

Arkansas Granny

(31,515 posts)
3. Even their sanctified Ronald Reagan used a teleprompter.
Sat Feb 11, 2012, 09:46 AM
Feb 2012

I sometimes think that they don't know what a teleprompter looks like and don't realize just how often they are used.

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