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| Tragedy for TOTUS |
| 2009-07-14 |
| WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama had just started a spirited defense of his economic stimulus plan on Monday when one of his teleprompter screens came loose, crashed to the floor and shattered into pieces. Some would call this an...omen, perhaps? The gadget's fall surprised Obama, who uses a teleprompter during most speeches and even brief remarks. The glass plate displaying his speech hit the floor in the auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, a massive building within the White House compound. Maybe it was...the Ghost of Ike? "Oh, Who set that up? Well, find out and make him ambassador to Somalia! The audience — administration officials, mayors and urban policy experts — laughed as Obama went back to his text. To finish his 11-minute remarks calling for a new policy toward the nation's cities and metropolitan areas, he used notes and the remaining teleprompter screen. He's gonna give us lotsa money? Guess we better laugh then... |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #16 Will TOTUS's family have to pay for the funeral costs, or will it be buried somewhere in the final draft of Cap & Trade? |
| Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie 2009-07-14 18:38 |
| #15 I thought Ralm was the puppetmaster. Doesn't he have the machine in his office which tracks the location of all his minions? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2009-07-14 18:09 |
| #14 They always have two. So they can look left and right like they're not reading. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-07-14 16:51 |
| #13 It just kinda makes you wonder who's actually controlling it. I don't wonder at all. David Axelrod. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2009-07-14 15:40 |
| #12 TOTUS assassinated for talking out of school. |
| Posted by: mojo 2009-07-14 15:36 |
| #11 That's what I'm sayin', Iblis. Of course he does. He'd be lost without it. It just kinda makes you wonder who's actually controlling it. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-07-14 15:11 |
| #10 I find it humorous that he had a spare teleprompter handy just for such emergencies. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2009-07-14 13:02 |
| #9 "Sorry about that, guys." Guys only? Surely there were some ladies in that captivated audience. The rules of engaging political correctness surely apply to The One, so Obama ought to be able to pontificate without breaking PC rules? Oh, he can't? Remember, he's just Obambi from the block!!! |
| Posted by: GirlThursday 2009-07-14 12:02 |
| #8 Gotta give him credit. It was a nearly seamless transition to the backup. He must have rehearsed for just such an event. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-07-14 11:56 |
| #7 American equivilant to 'Lips falling off'. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2009-07-14 10:26 |
| #6 A teleprompter has a limit to how much BS it can take? Who knew? |
| Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie 2009-07-14 08:23 |
| #5 Obvious Bush'es fault! Rove! You magnificent bastard! |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2009-07-14 08:21 |
| #4 I would have thought the teleprompter would have had its own secret service protection. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2009-07-14 01:06 |
| #3 Video of TOTUS's tragic final moments |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-07-14 00:59 |
| #2 Any last words for the TOTUS's heirs Mr. President? Yes, you can read it from the one remaining. |
| Posted by: ed 2009-07-14 00:53 |
| #1 RIP TOTUS. The stimulus plan is so depressing it drives a teleprompter to suicide. |
| Posted by: Bisa 2009-07-14 00:39 |