Debunking The Teleprompter Meme (VIDEO)
Reposted with permission from Bob Cesca.
Ta-Nehisi and Jonathan Chait expanded on something we’ve discussed at length here. The Republicans are using the Teleprompter meme as a way to paint arguably the most intelligent and well-spoken president in modern history as a mumbling doofus.
Here’s why. First, it’s Southern Strategy politics. They’re telegraphing to their white base that black people are stupid and shouldn’t hold the office. Second, they’re attacking the president’s primary strength: his intelligence and oratorical skills. Third, it’s payback for eight years of Bushisms.
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Of course none of it holds up because everyone uses Teleprompters, from news anchors to sportscasters to cable news talkers to presidents, and, more importantly, there’s a considerable record of the president speaking extemporaneously and doing so with thoughtfulness and insight, qualities that our previous president lacked completely. Coates also pointed to this video as further evidence:
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7:32 pm
Stupid repubs screw up even with a teleprompter. This president is a thoughtful and kind man. He is sharp and funny. He thinks on his feet and uses logic and reason. The repub dummies are not going to out do this man.
2:30 pm
The Republican clown-car is packed and ready to go. Every time the door opens…..you get the picture.
7:38 pm
I’ve often wondered why this telepromter issue was considered a bad thing for President Obama, when I remember the pride the Republican Party held in President Reagan’s title ‘Master of the Telepromter’
Guess that’s ‘Conservatives’ for you…if it’s good for their goose, it’s bad for anyone else’s gander.