Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Prompter Issues

lol

Cowen was set to speak twice at the White House on Tuesday night because there were two different parties going on at the executive mansion. No matter—he would give the same speech to the two different audiences.

But Cowen was 20 seconds into his second address when it dawned on him that he was giving word for word the speech that Obama had just read from the same teleprompter.

Cowen stopped and looked back at the president to say, “That’s your speech.”

Obama laughed and returned to the podium to offer what might have been Cowen’s remarks. In doing so, President Obama thanked President Obama for inviting everyone over.

Earlier, the president claimed an Irish ancestry to Ireland’s leader and joked to Congress that his genealogy could have helped him as a once-unknown Chicago politician.

(5) Comments
Posted by Owen at 0719 hrs
Politics + Politics - General

  1. President Obama thanked President Obama for inviting everyone over

    LOL ... and people said George W Bush was a poor speaker and an idiot!

    Posted by ProphetJoe on March 18, 2009 at 1215 hrs


  2. And we did, but at least he could read an article and see where the joke was.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on March 18, 2009 at 1322 hrs


  3. Reminds me of the Wizard of Oz scene when the curtain is pulled back and you see the real “wizard” ie. the old guy behind the curtain pulling the levers, making all the noise, sounding tough.  It appears that’s what we now have in the White House.  The word GRIFTER keeps coming to mind when I think of the Obamas.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on March 18, 2009 at 1331 hrs


  4. That’s pretty amusing. It would have been fun to be there and witness this.

    Posted by Chicago Signs on March 19, 2009 at 1038 hrs


  5. It’s a good thing that she learned to read before she decided it was time to start banning certain books. I wasn’t impressed with her delivery at all. Too smarmy, mean spirited and manic for my tastes.She reminded me of a smart Alec kid, talking tough and knowing that she won’t have to face the consequences, because big brother is standing right behind her. Biden will rip her a new one in the debates.

    Posted by Toronto condo on March 19, 2009 at 1100 hrs


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