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(Reuters) Interesting Obama's teleprompter declines comment on US hostage crisis off Somalia   (reuters.com) divider line 774
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tchamber 2009-04-09 10:55:20 AM  
Tag is for mememitter.

 
Adjective Bird Whiskey [TotalFark] 2009-04-09 11:03:48 AM  
Hehe. Teleprompter.

 
Hender [TotalFark] 2009-04-09 11:04:01 AM  
tchamber: Tag is for mememitter.

"Interesting"? Not "Stupid"?

 
hillbillypharmacist [TotalFark] 2009-04-09 11:04:18 AM  
Ha ha ha hee hee hee it's because he uses a teleprompter! Hee hee hee! What a dope! Next time do it from memory, commie! Ha ha ha haaa!

 
HotWingConspiracy [TotalFark] 2009-04-09 11:04:23 AM  
OMG HE'S PRO-PIRATE

 
Doctor Funkenstein [TotalFark] 2009-04-09 11:04:42 AM  
He's a secret pirate.

 
carmody 2009-04-09 11:04:47 AM  
The only reason Bush didn't use a teleprompter is because he's illiterate. He had to wear a wire up the back of his suit jacket so someone could whisper in his ear what to say.

 
DeadZone 2009-04-09 11:04:54 AM  
HotWingConspiracy: OMG HE'S PRO-PIRATE

Worse: he's anti-ninja!

 
Hender [TotalFark] 2009-04-09 11:05:02 AM  
HotWingConspiracy: OMG HE'S PRO-PIRATE

As a Ninja supporter, I can't get behind the President on this matter. Ninjas, however, easily can.

 
hugram 2009-04-09 11:05:34 AM  
+1238349255318 Subby... That was soooo funny.

 
priestrape 2009-04-09 11:05:44 AM  
wow...market is really up todTELEPROMPTER!!!!!!ONE111111!!!NASDAQ

 
Dinki [TotalFark] 2009-04-09 11:05:45 AM  
Hender: tchamber: Tag is for mememitter.

"Interesting"? Not "Stupid"?


Mods changed the tag. Must be Glen Beck is interning at Fark.

 
No YOU'RE a Towel [TotalFark] 2009-04-09 11:05:47 AM  
Wait, what? Obama uses a teleprompter? I thought all his speeches were improvised! I FEEL LIED TO.

 
scarmig 2009-04-09 11:06:12 AM  
I LOL'd.

Obama is the best puppet we've seen in decades.

 
INTERTRON 2009-04-09 11:06:48 AM  
At least he knows how to read.

 
Karma Curmudgeon 2009-04-09 11:06:56 AM  
HotWingConspiracy: OMG HE'S PRO-PIRATE

b..b...but Pirates!

 
hachijuhachi 2009-04-09 11:07:09 AM  
Troll headline is troll-y.

 
Jpud73 2009-04-09 11:07:14 AM  
Apparently the tactic of the right is to slam Obama on his use of a teleprompter?......Really?

Now things are just getting weird.

 
hej 2009-04-09 11:07:47 AM  
I blame Bush.

 
Obama's Teleprompter 2009-04-09 11:08:08 AM  
I am Obama's teleprompter so I am really getting a kick out of...

 
canyoneer 2009-04-09 11:08:22 AM  
Obama has a golden opportunity here. We'll see how he handles it.

 
hillbillypharmacist [TotalFark] 2009-04-09 11:08:24 AM  
Jpud73: Apparently the tactic of the right is to slam Obama on his use of a teleprompter?......Really?

It's par for the course now: attack your opponent for doing something both utterly mundane and that you do yourself.

 
HotWingConspiracy [TotalFark] 2009-04-09 11:08:24 AM  
DeadZone: HotWingConspiracy: OMG HE'S PRO-PIRATE

Worse: he's anti-ninja!


He seems largely neutral on zombies though.

 
Bloody William 2009-04-09 11:08:45 AM  
Holy crap, he isn't commenting on a precarious situation while giving a speech about something else entirely!

 
SeismicJizzer 2009-04-09 11:09:23 AM  
Jpud73: Apparently the tactic of the right is to slam Obama on his use of a teleprompter?......Really?

Now things are just getting weird.


It's been going on for a few weeks now, I do feel sorry for them though. The president still has high approval ratings and everything they have been throwing hasn't stuck yet.

It is going to be a long four years for the right wing lunatics

 
Doctor Funkenstein [TotalFark] 2009-04-09 11:09:30 AM  
Obama's Teleprompter: I am Obama's teleprompter so I am really getting a kick out of...

I lol'd.

 
Jpud73 2009-04-09 11:10:06 AM  
scarmig: I LOL'd.

Obama is the best puppet we've seen in decades.


One in ten of us thinks jokes about Obama and teleprompters is hilarious.....seems about right.

You were a big supporter of Sarah Palin too, weren't you?

 
hillbillypharmacist [TotalFark] 2009-04-09 11:10:22 AM  
canyoneer: Obama has a golden opportunity here. We'll see how he handles it.

Oh yes, such a golden opportunity. The sword of public opinion will depend on what he says about this bunch of pirates.

Oh god, I hope he can do it.

 
I_C_Weener [TotalFark] 2009-04-09 11:11:04 AM  
I bet he'd answer Al Jazeera's pro-piracy questions!!!

 
uptonogood 2009-04-09 11:11:08 AM  
i'm sure AFRICOM is all over this.

 
h8_u_2 2009-04-09 11:11:13 AM  
Teleprompters!

 
HotWingConspiracy [TotalFark] 2009-04-09 11:11:26 AM  
canyoneer: Obama has a golden opportunity here. We'll see how he handles it.

How about you tell us the correct way.

 
demanton [TotalFark] 2009-04-09 11:11:51 AM  
Can we impeach his teleprompter yet?

 
meat0918 2009-04-09 11:12:30 AM  
Lots of other ships have been taken hostage in the past year or more, but the moment 1 American captain has been taken captive it is a "crisis"?

//Is global warming on a downward trend? Pirate attacks are up...

 
Mercutio74 2009-04-09 11:12:39 AM  
Setting aside for a moment, the teleprompter "jokes"... what kind of comment would be expected? There's a boat in the middle of the Ocean that pirates are holding. What possible comment could you make that would improve that situation?

 
Donald_McRonald 2009-04-09 11:12:42 AM  
Obama is anti-pirate, due to his days in an Indonesian Ninja camp.

Think I'm joking?

 
funmonger 2009-04-09 11:13:09 AM  
the word "Teleprompter" makes freepers jizz.

 
whereisian 2009-04-09 11:13:14 AM  
Karma Curmudgeon: b..b...but Pirates!

Butt Pirates?

 
priestrape 2009-04-09 11:13:42 AM  
Jpud73: Apparently the tactic of the right is to slam Obama on his use of a teleprompter?......Really?

It's just the latest attempt. They've been through a bunch of stuff, but none of it seems to stick. To wit:

Muslim
no executive experience
no birth certificate
community organizer
no birth certificate, take 2
elitist
socialist
redistribution of wealth
OMG REVEREND WRIGHT
OMG MICHELLE OBAMA ISN'T PROUD OF AMERICA
OMG THE MARKET IS REACTING BADLY TO OBAMA
no birth certificate, take 3
he says "uh" and "um" a lot
he's trying to paint Limbaugh as the head of the GOP
OMG AIG BONUSES!

teleprompter

next up:
no birth certificate, take 4
okay, fine, the economy is better. But gas prices are up again!
where's Bin Laden?
why haven't the Obamas picked a dog yet?

 
Jpud73 2009-04-09 11:13:43 AM  
Mercutio74: Setting aside for a moment, the teleprompter "jokes"... what kind of comment would be expected? There's a boat in the middle of the Ocean that pirates are holding. What possible comment could you make that would improve that situation?

Maybe he should have said "Bring it on" to the pirates.

 
Lawnchair 2009-04-09 11:13:51 AM  
Mercutio74: What possible comment could you make that would improve that situation?

"Bring 'em on"?

 
I Said [TotalFark] 2009-04-09 11:13:53 AM  
meat0918: Lots of other ships have been taken hostage in the past year or more, but the moment 1 American captain has been taken captive it is a "crisis"?

Well, no, but it's more newsworthy in America as the Presidents response to the taking of US hostages is more relevant then his response to hostages from another country.

 
I_C_Weener [TotalFark] 2009-04-09 11:13:55 AM  
HotWingConspiracy: canyoneer: Obama has a golden opportunity here. We'll see how he handles it.

How about you tell us the correct way.


"Thanks for asking. Its an important topic. Our hopes and prayers are with the Captain and crew and their families. However, for now, that is all that I can say about a matter that is ongoing and quite complicated and to which we have top men assigned. Can I answer any questions about housing?"

C'mon. Even school board politicians know how to not answer questions.

 
SeismicJizzer 2009-04-09 11:14:08 AM  
meat0918: Lots of other ships have been taken hostage in the past year or more, but the moment 1 American captain has been taken captive it is a "crisis"?

//Is global warming on a downward trend? Pirate attacks are up...



haha I noticed the same thing

 
Dinki [TotalFark] 2009-04-09 11:14:42 AM  
It's a good thing no other US president ever used Teleprompters. Think of how foolish they would have looked.

s.buzzfeed.com



images.encarta.msn.com

 
Donald_McRonald 2009-04-09 11:14:56 AM  
Mercutio74: Setting aside for a moment, the teleprompter "jokes"... what kind of comment would be expected? There's a boat in the middle of the Ocean that pirates are holding. What possible comment could you make that would improve that situation?

[joke involving a mix of ebonics, Hillary Clinton, and the phrase "Yo, ho."]

 
LasersHurt 2009-04-09 11:14:59 AM  
You know, I really wish I could get my old account back. I used to be Ralph Nader. You know how long ago I had to register to get the name Ralph Nader? Whoo.

Unrelated, just reliving the old days.

 
I Said [TotalFark] 2009-04-09 11:15:16 AM  
If we had a real President, like W., and Somali Pirates took Americans hostage, he'd invade Lithuania and keep us safe.

 
h8_u_2 2009-04-09 11:16:09 AM  
I think it really shows how hilariously adept the mods are picking great articles and great hilarious headlines!!! Whoooo boy!

Telelprompters. Sweet baby jesus. Teleprompters!!!!! WHooooo boy. That's farking hilarious.


I hope they greenlight a change we can belive in next. Here at the office, we'll all gather around a monitor and laugh. Who-boy.

his teleprompter has no comment. his teleprompter has no comment. Gold! Comedy Gold!

 
Giltric 2009-04-09 11:16:20 AM  
Maybe theres no anti-pirate legislation brewing so he doesn't need to fear monger.

 
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