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    The Politico takes notice of Obama's teleprompter addiction:
    President Barack Obama doesn’t go anywhere without his TelePrompter.

    The textbook-sized panes of glass holding the president’s prepared remarks follow him wherever he speaks.

    Resting on top of a tall, narrow pole, they flank his podium during speeches in the White House’s stately parlors. They stood next to him on the floor of a manufacturing plant in Indiana as he pitched his economic stimulus plan. They traveled to the Department of Transportation this week and were in the Capitol Rotunda last month when he paid tribute to Abraham Lincoln in six-minute prepared remarks.

    Obama’s reliance on the teleprompter is unusual — not only because he is famous for his oratory, but because no other president has used one so consistently and at so many events, large and small.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Xiahou View Post
    The Politico takes notice of Obama's teleprompter addiction:
    He's still in that "anything but the last guy" n00bie stage. W did it with Clinton, Billy with HWbush, on back ad infinitum - they've all done that.

    -don't fumble your words
    -don't fall into "folksie"
    -don't invade Iraq
    -don't let the WTC fall
    -don't bankrupt the country (oops, that might need tweaking) :)
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    I'm just happy everyone in the world is experiencing "Hope and Change" like we are here in the States; Global economic downturn and another Great Depression (Obamas words) is Change we all can believe in!!!

    This is what the world view of a community organizer looks like... enjoy it fellow members of planet earth.

    My 401K looks awesome!!! Everytime this guy's teleprompter tells him what to say, the DOW drops atleast another 150.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Devastatin Dave View Post
    I'm just happy everyone in the world is experiencing "Hope and Change" like we are here in the States [...]
    Yup, seems like the vast majority of Americans are hoping and changing as hard as they can:

    The poll found a sharp jump in the proportion of Americans who say the nation is "generally headed in the right direction" since Mr. Obama's January inauguration, a period when economic indicators and financial markets have suggested the opposite. The survey shows that 41% of Americans say the country is headed in the right direction, up dramatically from 26% in mid-January, before Mr. Obama took office, and up from 12% before the election.

    The number who say the country is on the "wrong track" is still higher at 44%, but given the economic conditions, pollsters expected it to be much higher.

    In the past, similarly sudden improvements in national mood were recorded only after national emergencies that prompted a rallying effect, such as the 2001 terrorist attacks. In this case, the boost is being driven by Democrats and other Obama voters who are pleased with the opening weeks of the administration. Overall, two-thirds of all Americans say they feel "hopeful" about Mr. Obama's leadership and plans, compared with 28% who say they feel "doubtful."

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    Take this only as seriously as you want to, it is not meant as a prophecy per se, but only as a funny coincidence.
    Stalin was named Man of the Year by Time Magazine.
    Hitler was named Man of the Year by Time Magazine.
    WWII broke out.
    Putin was named Person of the Year by Time Magazine.
    Obama was named Person of the Year by Time Magazine.
    ...

    Hitler ran on the slogan of change. (Don't have my book with me, but something like: "If you want to keep doing the same thing, vote for the other guy. If you want change, vote for Hitler")
    Hitler relied heavily on symbols and taking advantage of a national crisis that he promised to lift Germany out of.
    Obama ran on a slogan of change.
    Obama relied heavily on symbols and taking advantage of a national crisis that he promised to lift America out of.

    The entire world loved Hitler and wanted him elected, because he preached politics of Hope for a new age to the world.
    The entire world loved Obama and wanted him elected, because he preached politics of Hope for a new age to the world.

    Hitler supported abortion (until he needed a higher population), gun control, more government direction of industry, bigger national government, etc.
    Obama supports abortion, gun control, more government direction of industry, bigger national government, etc.

    Race factored significantly into Hitler's run.
    Race factored significantly into Obama's run.

    There was a cult in Russia built around Stalin's personality.
    There was a cult in Germany built around Hitler's personality.

    There was a cult in Russia built around Putin's personality.
    There is a cult in America built around Obama's personality.

    Once in power Hitler quickly set out to made deals with Stalin.
    Once in power Obama quickly set out to made deals with Putin.



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    EDIT: Hitler created a massive civilian section of the military that he then used to control the country.
    Obama wants to create a massive civilian section of the military...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Devastatin Dave View Post
    I'm just happy everyone in the world is experiencing "Hope and Change" like we are here in the States; Global economic downturn and another Great Depression (Obamas words) is Change we all can believe in!!!

    This is what the world view of a community organizer looks like... enjoy it fellow members of planet earth.

    My 401K looks awesome!!! Everytime this guy's teleprompter tells him what to say, the DOW drops atleast another 150.
    The ignorance of this post is suffocating me.


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    Vuk, your post is really silly.

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    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090306/...clinton_russia

    lol, it was meant to be funny in a way. :P
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    The ignorance of this post is suffocating me.

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    Lavrov to Hillary Clinton: You're doing it wrong.
    The Politico reports She handed a palm-sized box wrapped with a bow. Lavrov opened it and pulled out the gift: a red button on a black base with a Russian word peregruzka printed on top.

    “We worked hard to get the right Russian word. Do you think we got it?” Clinton asked.

    “You got it wrong,” Lavrov said.

    Instead of "reset," Lavrov said the word on the box meant “overcharge.”

    Clinton and Lavrov laughed.

    “We won’t let you do that to us,” she said. Trying to recover, Clinton said the new administration was serious about improving relations with Moscow. “We mean it, and we’re looking forward to it.”
    I think this is pretty symbolic of the Obama administration's foreign policy thus far.

    Russian media teases Clinton over 'reset' button
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    Quote Originally Posted by Xiahou View Post
    Lavrov to Hillary Clinton: You're doing it wrong.I think this is pretty symbolic of the Obama administration's foreign policy thus far.

    Russian media teases Clinton over 'reset' button
    God, how embarrassing. Atleast the Russians now for a fact now its amatuer hour for the US government...

    Welcome to the back room a completely inoffensive name, enjoy my ignorance and I will enjoy your naivity!!!

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