Obama teleprompter breaks1/27/2024 ![]() His use of the teleprompter makes work tricky for the television crews and photographers trying to capture an image of the president announcing a new Cabinet secretary or housing plan without a pane of glass blocking his face. 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.Īfter the teleprompter malfunctioned a few times last summer and Obama delivered some less-than-soaring speeches, reports surfaced that he was training to wean himself off of the device while on vacation in Hawaii. 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. They stood next to him on the floor of a manufacturing plant in Indiana as he pitched his economic stimulus plan. Resting on top of a tall, narrow pole, they flank his podium during speeches in the White House’s stately parlors. The textbook-sized panes of glass holding the president’s prepared remarks follow him wherever he speaks. Still ahead this hour: Real-life 'Transformer' electrocutes child.President Barack Obama doesn’t go anywhere without his TelePrompter. Well, right after the break we'll talk to a Philadelphian who knows all the best places to get murdered. Far from caving to criticism the president has increased his reliance on the teleprompter, sending it alone on low-priority diplomatic meetings and photo opps. Well, Jane thank you so much for that report. And, of course, Joe Bidden is known for reading his remarks off of his arm, where he has written them in magic marker. Ronald Reagan was known for using que cards, for instance. But, you know also, Jane, we should point out that Obama is not the first president to use scripted interactions. He had his staff put a long angry rant into the teleprompter for him to scream at them. Once it caused him to say, "I played a little basketball myself in high school," after sampling a piece of Cape Cod salt water taffy. There were various mix ups where teleprompter operators displayed the wrong lines. Obama nearly shouted himself hoarse over the course of that speech. That's right, causing Obama to fumble around awkwardly, drop the pumkin he was holding, and refer to Sasha as Jennifer. Remember that pumpkin patch incident before the election, when the wind blew the prompter over in the middle of picking pumpkins with the girls. ![]() Of course, you know Jane, it seems like the President has gotten better at using the teleprompter since the campaign. He does make sure, though, to look over and edit any asides or off-hand remarks he didn't personally script. He would write his conversations himself but he is just too busy. Yes, absolutely the prompter just helps make sure he doesn't say the wrong thing at any point every. Obama is always open about the fact that he works with a team of talented writers on every remark he makes. The prompter is really just a tool to help the President to speak, blink, and breath. The President has hundreds of conversations everyday and it simply isn't feasible for him to memorize the text for every single one. Well, White House Deputy Press Secretary Brenda Inglett briefly addressed this error today. ![]() He hit all the points about Malia needing to get at least a B in math and trying to get onto the soccer team, just in a different order than they were written. So, it didn't differ at all, basically, from the copy of the dinner conversation that it had sent over to reporters before hand? That's right, it was almost verbatim. He sort of froze mid-sentence, but after a few seconds of silence Obama was able to pull up his prepared remarks from memory. Jane, tell us what exactly happened over there? Well, last night in the middle of a conversation with Malia about raising her allowance Presdient Obama's home teleprompter suddenly went blank. Onion News Network Washington Correspondent Jane Carmichael joins us now with more. There was a little hiccup yesterday at the White House after President Obama's home teleprompter reportedly malfunctioned during a family dinner.
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