Graduating Harvard makes you educated, NOT SMART

I don't follow politics, I don't care who is president or what's going on for the most part - mostly because I haven't gotten involved enough to really understand it... BUT -

If you guys have as much shit going on as the POTUS, you'd probably need a teleprompter too to not mix up too much of the information. Imagine having to give speeches and lead conferences at least once a day, sometimes in front of the nation, and having a short time to prepare.

Correct - college professors don't use prompters, BUT they are teaching specific information about a specific field over and over. Presidents have to deal with EVERYTHING going on in the nation on some scale.

that is most rational people think, yes. but large swaths of the US population are unable to even grasp that simple fact. thank god china is taking the reins of the world order away from the US.

so i guess the guys name is not william gates? and wasn't he republican? maybe it's a conspiracy...

Don't forget our allies in North Korea. :upsidedow

Why can't he read from his notes like every other president? I would not expect him to memorize everything.

The point is if hes so smart and apparently has the highest IQ of any US president why does he need the teleprompter?

You are right on the first, his name is not Wiiliam Gates.
Wiiliam Gates = Microsoft founder.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates is most likely a Republican as he has served in 2 Republican Administrations and was one of the only holdovers from Bush.

Gaffes happen

this teleprompter thing is highly amusing

it's like he was the one writing notes on his hand :1orglaugh

Have you ever sat somewhere and watched someone make an announcement or give a speech?

If you haven't, you tend to take someone more seriously if they are making eye contact with the crowd opposed to reading from notes. It's also easier to hear them if they're looking up or talking into the mic instead of talking into your chest.

Just playing devil's advocate.

50 idiots.

Ronald Reagan was master at giving speeches and he looked right in the camera and occasionally glanced at his notes as did Bill Clinton.

I'm not saying they never used teleprompters but this clown needs one wherever he goes.

How do you expect a puppet to be on top of things??

I think if the guy running the telepromters started putting it in hamlet victorian type speak, it would be much more interesting

He must have missed where his teleprompter said DUCK!!


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That makes two of us.

I can give you a 20min bs speech as well and english is not my primary language. A presidential speech carries a totally different weight.

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Word, I would rather him focus on other shit than memorizing a fucking speech.