Presidential Speech At Elementary School

Certainly going out of our way to try to find minuscule issues aren't we? :roll:

Godsmack!

Guess I'm dumber than both of them - I always thought those were sound baffles, not teleprompters. Guess I have always been more focused by what he actually says and does, not his accessories.

Guess I'm dumber than both of them - I always thought those were sound baffles, not teleprompters.

Hmmm...could be a force shield generator for our president's protection gleaned from Area 51 research?! ;-)

Hmmm...could be a force shield generator for our president's protection gleaned from Area 51 research?! ;-)

They are the presidential version of tin foil hats!

What a great lesson to our elementary students that the President of the US can't talk to them without his 2 teleprompters?!?!? And people thought GWB was incompetent??? I think I would take my chances with Dubya in an quiz bowl over Obama; however, I would take Obama's teleprompters over both.

See the photo at the link below showing the ridiculous set-up at the elementary school.

Obama's Cabinet Picks - Yahoo! News Photos

Is a teleprompter anything more than high-tech note cards?

Not in my opinion - think it's just a way to disparage his public speaking.

God forbid our nation's school children take away the lesson that it's okay to use technology to make things easier or as a back-up. :roll:

once past the poster's tone, this is a very informative, newsworthy thread.


take a look at all the photos - the Pres is relaxed and greeting students, etc. I guess his speech was given in a professional manner and then followed by a relaxed discussion.

I think the OP has every right to post, I mean if we stop all minuscule issues from being shared we eliminate some of our best discussions.

However in all fairness to the President lets share what really happened.

What the Obama School Teleprompter Photos Really Show - Sphere News

So the "real" story is that the President used teleprompters when giving a prepared speech on policy to the press?

I was not aware we had run out of actual news to report. :rofl:

And find it sad that the President of our country meets with our children and THAT is what gets reported/focused on.

There are those who want President Obama to fail at everything...and some of them will do anything to assist that failure.

Not in my opinion - think it's just a way to disparage his public speaking.

God forbid our nation's school children take away the lesson that it's okay to use technology to make things easier or as a back-up. :roll:

That's what I'm saying. Never understood the obsession with the teleprompter, when it's just a better way to perform an age old task.

I am sure George Washington faced the same issues, it just was not shared around the world on the Internet.

And I am sure the next President will be faced with the same issue.

I also think many want the President to succeed, I know I do. Even if someone did not vote for the current President, it does not serve anyone's best interest for the President to fail.

What a great lesson to our elementary students that the President of the US can't talk to them without his 2 teleprompters?!?!? And people thought GWB was incompetent??? I think I would take my chances with Dubya in an quiz bowl over Obama; however, I would take Obama's teleprompters over both.

See the photo at the link below showing the ridiculous set-up at the elementary school.

Obama's Cabinet Picks - Yahoo! News Photos

you will take your chances with w in a quiz bowl?

I am sure George Washington faced the same issues, it just was not shared around the world on the Internet.

And I am sure the next President will be faced with the same issue.

I also think many want the President to succeed, I know I do. Even if someone did not vote for the current President, it does not serve anyone's best interest for the President to fail.

Sadly, mainly truly think it does. Damn politricks.

What a great lesson to our elementary students that the President of the US can't talk to them without his 2 teleprompters?!?!? And people thought GWB was incompetent??? I think I would take my chances with Dubya in an quiz bowl over Obama; however, I would take Obama's teleprompters over both.

See the photo at the link below showing the ridiculous set-up at the elementary school.

Obama's Cabinet Picks - Yahoo! News Photos

just to be clear... please go back and look at the photos you provided from the Yahoo photo/news you referenced in your link. the picture of teleprompters was a press conference. the relaxed President in the classroom was the event you were referring to I believe. in the link you provided there was nothing to indicate the President gave a speech to elementary students using teleprompters (not that there is anything wrong with that). in fact all photos with the students were very relaxed, casual & pretty cool looking.

apparently you have seen misleading news from another source and decided to post it here as your own commentary on the yahoo photos/news?

thanks Minnie for providing the real story and so quickly! yes, every poster has every right to post news - and even put whatever spin they prefer on it. but misleading / incorrect information for inflammatory purposes just has no purpose. its a waste of time. that's just my opinion.

perhaps the story should have been reported from the first that there are anti-President bloggers and individuals out there deliberately & irresponsibly spreading misinformation? that's not very interesting or unique but at least it would have been truthful.

just to be clear... please go back and look at the photos you provided from the Yahoo photo/news you referenced in your link. the picture of teleprompters was a press conference. the relaxed President in the classroom was the event you were referring to I believe. in the link you provided there was nothing to indicate the President gave a speech to elementary students using teleprompters (not that there is anything wrong with that). in fact all photos with the students were very relaxed, casual & pretty cool looking.

apparently you have seen misleading news from another source and decided to post it here as your own commentary on the yahoo photos/news?

thanks Minnie for providing the real story and so quickly! yes, every poster has every right to post news - and even put whatever spin they prefer on it. but misleading / incorrect information for inflammatory purposes just has no purpose. its a waste of time. that's just my opinion.

perhaps the story should have been reported from the first that there are anti-President bloggers and individuals out there deliberately & irresponsibly spreading misinformation? that's not very interesting or unique but at least it would have been truthful.

OK, I was misled; but I am floored at what a "great orator" he supposedly is when he is incapable of giving a speech without his teleprompters. Can he not brief the media without his teleprompter, seriously? It is not a great lesson to students that all that is needed to give a good speech is to look right and read, then look left and read, and follow that up with a "let me be clear." As a voter for GWB twice, I could not believe how the left, media, and most of the anti-me posters on this board truly believed that a Yale and Harvard educated Bush 2 was basically handicapped by his religion and lack of intelligence. It is not a wish for Obama to fail as much as me pointing out that he is not the godsend or intellectual that many of you would like to make him out to be.

OK, I was misled; but I am floored at what a "great orator" he supposedly is when he is incapable of giving a speech without his teleprompters. Can he not brief the media without his teleprompter, seriously? It is not a great lesson to students that all that is needed to give a good speech is to look right and read, then look left and read, and follow that up with a "let me be clear." As a voter for GWB twice, I could not believe how the left, media, and most of the anti-me posters on this board truly believed that a Yale and Harvard educated Bush 2 was basically handicapped by his religion and lack of intelligence. It is not a wish for Obama to fail as much as me pointing out that he is not the godsend or intellectual that many of you would like to make him out to be.

would that those 2 institutions admitted gw on academic merit and not family history? you don't need to go nixon about double-ewe's lack of intellectual prowess. of course, stupidity is in the eye of the beholder. care to compare both men attempting to use the english language? i thought not.

Is the reason GW didn't use teleprompters because he couldn't read?

Finally, GW talks to school children - largest terrorist attack ever on US soil. Obama talks to school children - conservatives wig out over use of teleprompters.

Personally I'll take teleprompters.

Is the reason GW didn't use teleprompters because he couldn't read?

Finally, GW talks to school children - largest terrorist attack ever on US soil. Obama talks to school children - conservatives wig out over use of teleprompters.

Personally I'll take teleprompters.

Maybe teleprompters are in reality anti-terrorist devices.

Guess I'm dumber than both of them - I always thought those were sound baffles, not teleprompters. Guess I have always been more focused by what he actually says and does, not his accessories.

LOL I used to think they were bullet shields! Kinda small though.....

There are those who want President Obama to fail at everything...and some of them will do anything to assist that failure.

i so agree with you. i've never seen anything like it. from day one of his inauguration, obama has been attacked for trying to correct so much of the mess that was created the last eight years. i don't care whose party, bank, etc., created it...there is plenty of blame to go around, but for goodness sake, give the guy a chance!! i think most of it is just the very far right being poor sports and a nice touch of racism to go with it. i also think obama has tried to fix too much too quickly, which is causing him to lose support from some in his own party and many independents. bush got 8 years to do his thing...can't we give obama at least one term??? he will not be able to please everyone...of course, there are so many factions on both sides, so he will just have to make decisions and live with them, and not have to apologize for it.

as for the health care reform, i'm all for it but like most of the people i know, we all agree he needs to slow down and focus more on creating jobs. if you don't have a job, you can't afford healthcare, and we all know the health care bill will not provide you with free healthcare!!

i so agree with you. i've never seen anything like it. from day one of his inauguration, obama has been attacked for trying to correct so much of the mess that was created the last eight years. i don't care whose party, bank, etc., created it...there is plenty of blame to go around, but for goodness sake, give the guy a chance!! i think most of it is just the very far right being poor sports and a nice touch of racism to go with it. i also think obama has tried to fix too much too quickly, which is causing him to lose support from some in his own party and many independents. bush got 8 years to do his thing...can't we give obama at least one term??? he will not be able to please everyone...of course, there are so many factions on both sides, so he will just have to make decisions and live with them, and not have to apologize for it.

as for the health care reform, i'm all for it but like most of the people i know, we all agree he needs to slow down and focus more on creating jobs. if you don't have a job, you can't afford healthcare, and we all know the health care bill will not provide you with free healthcare!!

I think Obama's first year (he's assured three more) seems pretty typical, I don't think anyone is over or under criticizing him. He's made a lot of policy decisions in the last year, many of them very contentious, particularly the bailouts and the much maligned stimulus which seemed to be miss targeted by Congress.

I remember Bush's first year, he received quite a shellacking for policy and playing too much golf. Clinton was heavily criticized for trying to do too much while ignoring the economy in the middle of a mild economic downturn, and I remember Reagan getting positively hammered for two years for puting Volker in charge at the FED (Volker raised interest rates to all time highs in order to fight inflation) during a major economic meltdown. Lets face it, being President is not an easy job, especially during hard times.

I think most of animosity right now is directed at the entrenched interests in Congress (represented by Reid and Pelosi) and the fact that Obama doesn't seem to be reeling those characters in when he promised he would. That to me is sound criticism and hopfully the fire it generates under his backside will get him to do something about it. Sure enough if he doesn't, the voters will.

Video: Obama Speaks to a Sixth-Grade Classroom | The Daily Show | Comedy Central

I take it back, after watching the clip that was played on the Daily Show I can see that most of you are not only misled, but self-deluded. There are 6th graders in the audience. I was only guessing when I posted look left and read, look right and read; but there it is on the clip from Daily Show and Jon Stewart mocks it with perfection. I might have to start watching again, though I haven't since college You are all so very blinded when you claim its only right-wing bloggers poking fun at this, when The Daily Show is also making the same points. I guess Jon Stewart is now a tea-bagger as well.