The <b>big deal </b>Brad is that he can't speak extemporaneously(sp). He was an utter flop at the debate at Saddleback--he answered a question about abortion by saying it was "above his paygrade". In fact he did so bad that the rumor was started by his minions that McCain had been given the questions beforehand. You have surely seen the the YouTube clip(thank you Linda)of his loosing his place in a speech (sans teleprompter) and he stuttered and stammered and spoke in broken , unjointed sentences, and no one understood what he was saying. If Bush had stuttered like that, the video would have been replayed for WEEKS after that...He TOTALLY RELIES on the telepromter. Something no other president had ever done!
And Brad, for all you say about Bush--Obama is not only channeling most of his (Bush's)policies. but when he makes a fool of himself(which is happening at least once a week)--unfortunately--the MSM doesn't attack Obama like they did Bush.
THIS IS WHY OBAMA NEVER HAD TOWN HALL DEBATES WITH MCCAIN!!!! Did you see his "internet town hall???" It consisted of softball questions that were screened beforehand. Did you see his televised press conference (did you stay awake through it?) He repeated his talking points, took an inordinate amount of time to answer questions so that there would be little time for reporters to ask, and didn't call on any MAJOR newspapers or any BUSINESS newspapers...answered the last question about 2 States in Israel and Plalestine by taking about his healthcare, education, and recovery programs. WTF did that have to do with Israel????
Did you notice he got a little "testy" with hard questions from reporters???
The BIG DEAL is that if Bush had used a teleprompter as much as Obama, he would have been made fun of on the front page, on nightly news, on Jon Stewart, and on Saturday Night Live...
By the way, what kind of freaking answer is it when someone asked him why it took a few days to understand about the AIG bonus's--he said he had to "THINK" about it! THINK ABOUT IT--WTF!!!!HE IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE AN ANSWER--NOT TAKE TWO DAYS TO "THINK" OF AN ANSWER!!!!!!
I actually was willing to give Obama the benefit of the doubt when he started--after all, he HAD just run the best campaign EVER...but as I watch him <b>TRIPLE</b> our Nation Deficit and allienate our allies--England, France, Brazil--just to name a few. (You have heard how he gave the Prime Minister of England a "25CD set of America's greatest movies"--as a GIFT to a head of state?) I have realized that this president can't even manage a lemonade stand without a teleprompter...
Wait--You may NOT have heard that--it wasn't in the headlines, or on Saturday Night Live.