It amazes me how much the media does not report on Obama. Could you imagine what would have happened if Bush had done the same thing? There would be endless video coverage, talk shows making jokes, skits on SNL, etc. But not for President Obama. The hypocrisy, double standards and lack of coverage is not only shameful, but frightening.
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Obama In St Patrick's Day Teleprompt Blunder
12:26pm UK, Wednesday March 18, 2009
A teleprompt blunder has led to Barack Obama thanking himself in a speech at the White House in a St Patrick's Day celebration.
Barack Obama(R) and Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen
Obama and the Irish PM share the joke during their joint address
Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen was just a few paragraphs into an address in Washington when he realised it all sounded a bit too familiar.
It was. He was repeating the speech President Barack Obama had just read from the same teleprompter.
Mr Cowen stopped, turned to the president and said: "That's your speech."
A laughing Mr Obama returned to the podium to take over but it seems the script had finally been switched and the US president ended up thanking himself for inviting everyone to the party.
Mr Obama is an accomplished orator but is becoming known in America as the "teleprompt president" over his reliance on the machine when he gives a speech.
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Earlier in the day, the president claimed an Irish ancestry, saying his mother's family could be traced back to Ireland.
He joked to Cowen: "We may be cousins. We haven't sorted that through yet."
Speaking in the Oval Office, he told the Irish premier:"Not all Americans are Irish but all Americans support those who stand on the side of peace and peace will prevail."
The fountains at the White House were dyed green for the day at the request of the First Lady and guests at the cocktail reception drank green sparkling wine from a Californian vineyard.
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon from Northern Ireland and Maggie McCarthy, a traditional Irish dancer and musician from Cork, and the vocal group Celtic Thunder all attended.
Mr Obama joked about the free-flowing bar and warned his guests not to wear lampshades on their heads in front of the cameras.
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The irony is that Slate magazine till has a section called: Bushisms of the day.
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1(snicker) i cant get over the fact he can't go without his teleprompter
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Government "help" to business is just as disastrous as government persecution... the only way a government can be of service to national prosperity is by keeping its hands off. - Ayn Rand
2I heard about this on Rush this week. He remarked that the UK press is doing a much better job on reporting issues with Obama.
President Bush is a gracious man that won't utter a comment on Obama. He has class.
3"Mr Obama joked about the free-flowing bar...."
Because of course, all Irish are drunkards.
4Thanks for stereotyping, Mr. Post-racial.
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Conservative in exile
Washington and Sacramento: Stealing our children's futures.
I wonder if Obama served fried chicken for lunch or dinner on MLK day?
5And what's in growing that new garden?
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Conservative in exile
Washington and Sacramento: Stealing our children's futures.
Laine, watermelon.
I almost gagged when I heard this story on FOX. He THANKED HIMSELF. OMG.
I think we may need to relocate Cooterville down to Texas, and TEXAS NEEDS TO CECEDE!!!!
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"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have." Thomas Jefferson
Brendel, you are right. I haven't heard one single comment from President Bush. Not one. Just goes to show ya, social position can't buy class.
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"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have." Thomas Jefferson
President Bush is a class act.
It makes me sick to see the press give Obama all kinds of free passes with his blunders.
9The press is playing the 'I'll never telllllllll' game..
10i really want to hack the TP.
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"Ever tried, ever failed, no matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail Better." - Samuel Beckett
Sam, I'd love to see that!
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Conservative in exile
Washington and Sacramento: Stealing our children's futures.
You just want to hear him say "I will take pre selected questions from preselected zombies; Oh by the way.......HA! I fooled y'all!!! and i want to thank myself for coming to this little get together. Kool aid will be served with cookies in the rose room ....suckers (insert evil laugh- smile, wave, snicker) No, Katie I do not think we have to be negative about this situation. Bob, where is bob with his question, never mind the answer is 42."
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"Ever tried, ever failed, no matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail Better." - Samuel Beckett
Sam, you forgot: "George Soros and a cabal of international currency traders are the puppetmasters. My job is to destroy the country and undermine China's economic growth so that they can cash in. And my ears are big because my skull was rearranged when they implanted the control chip in my brain stem."
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Conservative in exile
Washington and Sacramento: Stealing our children's futures.
I should have said "my ears stick out", not "my ears are big".
15Actually, he has kind of small ears.
Guess that should have been the first indicator of his inability to listen.
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Conservative in exile
Washington and Sacramento: Stealing our children's futures.
Damn I forgot the control chip. His ears have shrunk due to MO's b*tching & moaning. All of a sudden i got the image of (go ahead and gasp) the 1st monkey hear no reason (okay i renamed the little chimp)
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"Ever tried, ever failed, no matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail Better." - Samuel Beckett
"(snicker) i cant get over the fact he can't go without his teleprompter"
Obviousily, he can't talk WITH his teleprompter either.
17Y'all are cracking me up. I am literally laughing out loud. Thanks... I needed that.
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"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have." Thomas Jefferson
AMEN UnDave.
19Amen.
He can't talk with it or with out it.
UnDave, BO can always talk, he does not always make sense
20OK, I concede that point G-Pa.
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22Chanc, you got that right, sisterfriend!!!!
(Made me laugh!!)
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"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have." Thomas Jefferson
Well I'm late to the party.
But I agree with everyone! 
I had a thing emailed to me awhile back about the differences in Bush's and Obama's
eloquence. I'll try to find it. I had thought of posting it then but I didn't know how accurate any of it was. I still don't cuz I never checked anything. I'll post it anyway, if I find it.
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24A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
hartsfull...You aren't the only one late...I am ridiculously tardy! I often ponder as to when the media will be finished with the honeymoon of our new president. His shine is fading but they still are blinded with love. My husband thinks they are all afraid of being percieved as "picking on the black guy" and while I shudder at that thought one does seem to wonder.
............have they forgot that they have a duty to report? Why hzave they made OB so immune to criticizm?
"I would caution the reader to adhere to a maxim once issued by Warren McCulloch: 'Do not bite my finger; look where I am pointing.'- Karl Pribram" Hmmn...I am wondering which finger he was using. Warning: all mine are functional.
25As far as the American MSM, I think you have years to wait.
26Yup Grandpa!
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27A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
"My husband thinks they are all afraid of being percieved as "picking on the black guy" and while I shudder at that thought one does seem to wonder."
Unfortunately, that makes a whole lot of sense.
28I disagree Undave, look how they treat black republicans.
29Ok, maybe we should ammend that so say black liberals?
30Grandpa, you know black conservatives are self-hating race traitors and should be publicly executed, so they don't count.
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Conservative in exile
Washington and Sacramento: Stealing our children's futures.
Absolutely, Lain. Stockholm Syndrome.
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