Gawain 0 #26 June 9, 2010 QuoteQuoteI think that is in the Lincoln Dining Room (East Room), in which case, the only thing hanging in there besides some mirrors is a portrait of President Lincoln. That is by design, and I wouldn't fault them for not hanging anything else in there, as that was at the request of Mrs. Lincoln if I recall correctly. Were teleprompters part of the Mrs. Lincoln approved decor? Well, you got me there. They must have jumped the doggie fence from the other room...So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,106 #27 June 9, 2010 QuoteQuoteI think that is in the Lincoln Dining Room (East Room), in which case, the only thing hanging in there besides some mirrors is a portrait of President Lincoln. That is by design, and I wouldn't fault them for not hanging anything else in there, as that was at the request of Mrs. Lincoln if I recall correctly. Were teleprompters part of the Mrs. Lincoln approved decor? Did someone say "teleprompter"? image3.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/SOU2007.jpg heartlandofvirginia.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/mission_accomplished.jpg cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2004/10/06/1097069659_7708.jpg The Great Communicator: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/President_Reagan_gives_the_State_of_the_Union_Address_to_Congress_1988.jpg cousinavi.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/tele-reagan-2.jpg img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/waymjoh/reagan_presenting_budget_congress_4.jpg Daddy: s.buzzfed.com/static/imagebuzz/web02/2009/3/19/15/bush-sr-with-teleprompter-7265-1237490815-31.jpg And best of all, the misunderestimated PHONETIC teleprompter. www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/wacky/jorj-booshs-fo-ne-tik-promt/story-e6frev20-1111114505516... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #28 June 9, 2010 QuoteQuoteQuoteI think that is in the Lincoln Dining Room (East Room), in which case, the only thing hanging in there besides some mirrors is a portrait of President Lincoln. That is by design, and I wouldn't fault them for not hanging anything else in there, as that was at the request of Mrs. Lincoln if I recall correctly. Were teleprompters part of the Mrs. Lincoln approved decor? Did someone say "teleprompter"? image3.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/SOU2007.jpg heartlandofvirginia.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/mission_accomplished.jpg cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2004/10/06/1097069659_7708.jpg The Great Communicator: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/President_Reagan_gives_the_State_of_the_Union_Address_to_Congress_1988.jpg cousinavi.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/tele-reagan-2.jpg img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/waymjoh/reagan_presenting_budget_congress_4.jpg Daddy: s.buzzfed.com/static/imagebuzz/web02/2009/3/19/15/bush-sr-with-teleprompter-7265-1237490815-31.jpg And best of all, the misunderestimated PHONETIC teleprompter. www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/wacky/jorj-booshs-fo-ne-tik-promt/story-e6frev20-1111114505516 So what you are saying is that several wrongs make it right. Gotcha skippy.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,563 #29 June 9, 2010 Who said teleprompters were wrong?Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #30 June 9, 2010 Quote Who said teleprompters were wrong? I do - it seems the inteligence of our beloved leaders has declined so far that they cannot speak for themselves any more and lack the actual brain power for an original idea. It takes several people to tell him what he should say. I would say that is wrong.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,106 #31 June 9, 2010 Quote Quote Who said teleprompters were wrong? I do - it seems the inteligence of our beloved leaders has declined so far that they cannot speak for themselves any more and lack the actual brain power for an original idea. How many public speeches have you given without using notes of some sort? Quote It takes several people to tell him what he should say. I would say that is wrong. GW Bush couldn't even get it right WITH a teleprompter.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,563 #32 June 9, 2010 QuoteI do - it seems the inteligence of our beloved leaders has declined so far that they cannot speak for themselves any more and lack the actual brain power for an original idea. It takes several people to tell him what he should say. I would say that is wrong. You seem confused and disjointed. Is it speechwriters you're complaining about? That's nothing to do with a teleprompter. Is a teleprompter OK if the Pres wrote the speech himself?Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #33 June 9, 2010 QuoteQuoteI do - it seems the inteligence of our beloved leaders has declined so far that they cannot speak for themselves any more and lack the actual brain power for an original idea. It takes several people to tell him what he should say. I would say that is wrong. You seem confused and disjointed. Is it speechwriters you're complaining about? That's nothing to do with a teleprompter. Is a teleprompter OK if the Pres wrote the speech himself? Kallend: Notes? No - I have no issue with notes, John. But if you don't have a good enough grasp on the subject matter that you are speaking about, that you have to have the rolling complete version of a speech that you had someone else write, you should maybe not be president anymore. Notes are one thing, having to blindly read what others are throwing up on a screen for you is another. Yes, I do hold The President to have to be above board. He is the supposed leader of a country, not a bell hop. I think this should asnwer your inference as well Jakee.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #34 June 9, 2010 Nature abhors a vacuum. Warpedskydiver moves out; you move in. Balance is maintained. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,106 #35 June 9, 2010 Presidents who have used teleprompters: Barack Obama George W. Bush Bill Clinton George H.W. Bush Saint Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter Gerald Ford (and in fact, his teleprompter frequently contained cues telling him what physical actions to use along with the words!) Lyndon B. Johnson John F. Kennedy Dwight D. Eisenhower Harry S. Truman The only one missing since the device was invented is Richard M. Nixon, the great GOP hero and crook. You must be one disillusioned guy.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,106 #36 June 9, 2010 Another GOP hero falls: www.blogcdn.com/www.politicsdaily.com/media/2009/03/83389137.jpg media.photobucket.com/image/palin teleprompter/barbara76/prompter.jpg www.digitaljournal.com/img/7/9/9/0/2/2/i/4/3/0/o/PalinConvention.jpg Quoteif you don't have a good enough grasp on the subject matter that you are speaking about, that you have to have the rolling complete version of a speech that you had someone else write, you should maybe not be president I guess you won't be voting for Sarah then.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #37 June 9, 2010 Quote Another GOP hero falls: www.blogcdn.com/www.politicsdaily.com/media/2009/03/83389137.jpg media.photobucket.com/image/palin teleprompter/barbara76/prompter.jpg www.digitaljournal.com/img/7/9/9/0/2/2/i/4/3/0/o/PalinConvention.jpg Quote if you don't have a good enough grasp on the subject matter that you are speaking about, that you have to have the rolling complete version of a speech that you had someone else write, you should maybe not be president I guess you won't be voting for Sarah then. No - I won't.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,106 #38 June 9, 2010 Quote Quote Another GOP hero falls: www.blogcdn.com/www.politicsdaily.com/media/2009/03/83389137.jpg media.photobucket.com/image/palin teleprompter/barbara76/prompter.jpg www.digitaljournal.com/img/7/9/9/0/2/2/i/4/3/0/o/PalinConvention.jpg Quote if you don't have a good enough grasp on the subject matter that you are speaking about, that you have to have the rolling complete version of a speech that you had someone else write, you should maybe not be president I guess you won't be voting for Sarah then. No - I won't. Good luck finding a candidate that doesn't use a teleprompter. ... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #39 June 9, 2010 Quote Quote It takes several people to tell him what he should say. I would say that is wrong. GW Bush couldn't even get it right WITH a teleprompter. You wouldn't either if you had dyslexia.So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,563 #40 June 9, 2010 Quote But if you don't have a good enough grasp on the subject matter that you are speaking about, that you have to have Have to? Who said anything about have to? But if it's available, it's helpful, and there are 200 million people out there waiting to pounce on every single error or stutter you're about to make then why would you not want to use one? (Of course, this is politics, so when you speak perfectly there are people who'll just accuse you of being 'too polished' anyway God-damn but don't you people get worked up over a whole lot of irrelevant toss!)Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #41 June 9, 2010 Quote Quote But if you don't have a good enough grasp on the subject matter that you are speaking about, that you have to have Have to? Who said anything about have to? But if it's available, it's helpful, and there are 200 million people out there waiting to pounce on every single error or stutter you're about to make then why would you not want to use one? (Of course, this is politics, so when you speak perfectly there are people who'll just accuse you of being 'too polished' anyway God-damn but don't you people get worked up over a whole lot of irrelevant toss!) Yes have to - he can't or rather hasn't been able to correctly perform a speach with out a teleprompter yet without at least one freudian slip.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,563 #42 June 9, 2010 Quote Yes have to - he can't or rather hasn't been able to correctly perform a speach with out a teleprompter yet without at least one freudian slip. At least one? One? What an unmistakeable sign of incompetenceDo you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,106 #43 June 9, 2010 Quote Quote Quote But if you don't have a good enough grasp on the subject matter that you are speaking about, that you have to have Have to? Who said anything about have to? But if it's available, it's helpful, and there are 200 million people out there waiting to pounce on every single error or stutter you're about to make then why would you not want to use one? (Of course, this is politics, so when you speak perfectly there are people who'll just accuse you of being 'too polished' anyway God-damn but don't you people get worked up over a whole lot of irrelevant toss!) Yes have to - he can't or rather hasn't been able to correctly perform a speach with out a teleprompter yet without at least one freudian slip. Bush couldn't manage that level of accuracy WITH a teleprompter. Serious double standard showing here, turtle.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #44 June 9, 2010 QuotePresidents who have used teleprompters: Barack Obama George W. Bush Bill Clinton George H.W. Bush Saint Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter Gerald Ford (and in fact, his teleprompter frequently contained cues telling him what physical actions to use along with the words!) Lyndon B. Johnson John F. Kennedy Dwight D. Eisenhower Harry S. Truman The only one missing since the device was invented is Richard M. Nixon, the great GOP hero and crook. You must be one disillusioned guy. How many had the flags removed from the press room? They have been missing for months, so it wasn't a one time, cleaning the room, didn't have time to get ready Bullshit story! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #45 June 9, 2010 QuotePresidents who have used teleprompters: Barack Obama George W. Bush Bill Clinton George H.W. Bush Saint Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter Gerald Ford (and in fact, his teleprompter frequently contained cues telling him what physical actions to use along with the words!) Lyndon B. Johnson John F. Kennedy Dwight D. Eisenhower Harry S. Truman The only one missing since the device was invented is Richard M. Nixon, the great GOP hero and crook. You must be one disillusioned guy. ---------------------------------------------------------------- I call total BULLSHIT here, the technolgy for anything other than cue cards wasnt;even around! Lyndon B. Johnson John F. Kennedy Dwight D. Eisenhower Harry S. Truman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,070 #46 June 9, 2010 >I call total BULLSHIT here, the technolgy for anything other than cue >cards wasnt;even around! You'd look pretty silly trying to do that. The only president since Johnson who did NOT use a teleprompter was Nixon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,534 #47 June 9, 2010 Here is a picture from today, June 9 (#1 of 25) I see a flag. Wendy P.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,563 #48 June 9, 2010 QuoteI call total BULLSHIT here, the technolgy for anything other than cue cards wasnt;even around! Lyndon B. Johnson John F. Kennedy Dwight D. Eisenhower Harry S. Truman Wikipedia "teleprompter". Part 1: History. Paragraph 1, line 1 "The TelePrompTer company was founded in the 1950s". This is the level of research you do (or rather, don't do) before deciding that your president is an evil, America-hating idiot? Bravo, sir.Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,070 #49 June 9, 2010 Now, Wendy, whether or not there is actually a flag in the White House press room ceased to be relevant a long time ago. We have since moved on to whether Bush or Obama is more evil, stupid, manipulative and hypocritical, and mundane facts about flags and teleprompters have no place here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun 1 #50 June 9, 2010 QuoteHere is a picture from today, June 9 (#1 of 25) I see a flag. That flag must have been Photoshopped in there! I heard that Obama ordered all of the U.S. flags to be sent down to the Gulf and stuffed in the hole. And it was in a chain mail from a very reputable anonymous source! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites