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Obama Without a Teleprompter

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OBAMA: Well, let me — let me be absolutely clear. Israel is a strong friend of Israel’s. It will be a strong friend of Israel’s under a McCain government — administration. It will be a strong friend of Israel’s under an Obama administration. So that policy is not going to change.

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Comment by Joe | 2008-07-22 19:39:57

Those are just sounds coming out of his ass.

Comment by FloridaDem | 2008-07-22 19:50:31

Nope, sounds like it’s coming out of BUSH’S ass.

WTF?

 

Comment by Leisa | 2008-07-22 20:04:17

hmm Florida Dem… sounds out of his a$$ = $hit for brains.

I am so shocked that any voter that has been dissatisfied with Shrub would even be thinking that Obama would be better…

Both have smelly thoughts coming form their so-called brains.

 

Comment by s. hall | 2008-07-22 20:17:27

Joe Obama never even bothers to correct himself — therefore he has not clue that he is saying anything wrong. Sounds like something is wrong with him.

Comment by hank48188 | 2008-07-22 20:47:54

You may be right, I remember Reagan doing that in the 86 mid-terms but he was starting to fade at that point, Obama does it all the time and he’s young, last year it was the 10,000 dgetting killed in the tornados, then the 57 states and now this. He is worse than Bush when he’s not reading the Teleprompter, must have ADD

 

Comment by realist | 2008-07-22 23:58:22

Whatever drugs he used fried his brain cells. LSD? Dumbama sounds like Professor Irwin Corey. He’s so ignorant he doesn’t know he’s ignorant.

Comment by JoseyJ | 2008-07-23 00:37:35

May be the effect of cocaine.
The public was led to believe he stopped using in his teens. But during a quick interview earlier this year, Axelrod admitted to Mark Halperin that Obama quit cocaine in his early 20s.
I read that article, but it may have been scrubbed because I haven’t been able to find it.

 

Comment by mahaska | 2008-07-23 01:28:57

Or Norm Crosby.

Comment by Clinton Fan | 2008-07-23 08:42:51

Who was that comedian who used to play a drunk all the time? He’d go on the old Dean Martin roasts and get up there and stumble and slur his words…

That guy made more sense!

I find this rather TROUBLING!!!

Well, let me — let me be absolutely clear. Israel is a strong friend of Israel’s.

It’s like he’s channelling Nixon with the “Let me make one thing perfectly clear” variant, only Nixon, while mendacious, wasn’t STUPID. Israel is a strong friend of Israel’s? Which Israel would that be–the one in the parallel universe in which you live? They’re friendly with the Israel of the real world?

Troubling, indeed. The man is a dunce. Without a teleprompter he’s just like BUSH, only he likes the sound of his voice even more…Harvard spits out ANOTHER beauty… just as clueless as Alberto Gonzales, apparently.

God help us all.

Comment by upickapro | 2008-10-31 14:04:16

The drunk comedian was Bill Clinton, er, I meant Foster Brooks

 
 
 
 
 

Comment by Joe | 2008-07-22 21:54:42

He’s got verbal diarrhea.

Comment by Zee | 2008-07-22 22:45:49

Barack Quayle Obama

Comment by Clinton Fan | 2008-07-23 08:46:18

You say potatoe, and I say potato!

 
 
 

Comment by realist | 2008-07-23 00:04:00

Dumbama berates us all for not being bilingual. He’s not even unilingual.

 
 

Comment by Shainzona | 2008-07-22 19:40:44

WTF!

He’s actually worse than Bush!

Comment by wac for hillary | 2008-07-22 19:44:50

And that is what scares the daylights out of me!

Comment by Shainzona | 2008-07-22 19:50:02

Me, too. Big time!

 
 

Comment by d2d | 2008-07-22 20:22:33

yep, a democratic congress and bo playing prez scares the living hell out of me!

 

Comment by realist | 2008-07-23 00:00:18

My God, he makes Bill Clinton sound like Honest Abe!

 
 

Comment by Tricia Spiegel | 2008-07-22 19:41:02

It sounds just like a Bushism! (I have a calendar full of those–this would be one of the best!)

Comment by vonay | 2008-07-22 20:15:46

 
 

Comment by csuzeq | 2008-07-22 19:41:26

Can you say dumbass?

OMG! I am so embarrassed, yet I do so enjoy being right!

Comment by s. hall | 2008-07-22 20:19:25

csuzeq — It does feel kind of good doesn’t it? So we get it I just hope the media stops fawning over Obama. The man hasn’t got it.

 

Comment by realist | 2008-07-23 00:25:16

When I listen to him talk, I get a tingling feeling of cold sweat running down my leg.

Comment by mahaska | 2008-07-23 02:17:25

When I hear him talk I get a tingle in chris matthews leg.

 
 
 

Comment by wac for hillary | 2008-07-22 19:43:37

This guy is making my head hurt. Can you imagine a world leader having to host Obama while trying to figure out what he really meant to say.

Comment by ginaswo still says no Uhhbama | 2008-07-22 19:57:50

prediction: King of Jordan will find out today that you cant trust ANYTHING Bawack says

he will see Bawack in Israel vowing to protect their sovereignity

after he told Abdullah he would address the Israeli ‘occupation’ of Palestinian lands..(per Abdullah remarks)

Comment by s. hall | 2008-07-22 20:21:05

ginaswo — Right there is more to Foreign Policy than a 2 hour photo shoot to show off your pretty sunglasses.

Comment by JozefAL | 2008-07-23 01:16:26

Didn’t Obama and his supporters criticize Hillary’s foreign policy experience (as First Lady) in much the same manner?

 
 
 

Comment by DAB | 2008-07-22 20:23:06

I can never follow BO’s train of thought. He’s all over the place. When he’s finished, I always say “huh”?

Both McCain and Hillary, as well as a lot of other primary candidates, expressed themselves so much better than this guy does. Heaven help us!

Comment by mahaska | 2008-07-23 01:33:13

Saw a snippet of the Couric interview on the news and couldn’t make head or tail of what he was trying to say. It was something about sending the troops from the surge to Afghanistan and that would help with an energy program, or something. It was way confusing.

 

Comment by tzada | 2008-07-23 13:39:01

Well I was over at the Political Machine (sic) at aol today. They spent the last several months trashing Hillary and now they are on McCain. They keep hitting him on his “gaffes” No mention is made by David Knowles and Tommy Christopher about Obama’s problem, just all about McCain’s AGE and GAFFES. Nothing against the ONE. gag They also attack PUMA from time to time. Their posting have gone way down too. I was also pleased that the NYT revenue is down, way down.

 
 
 

Comment by insix | 2008-07-22 19:43:39

Moral of the story is:

Dont smoke crack.

Comment by Joe | 2008-07-22 19:50:12

Too much drugs and limo sex.

 

Comment by ginaswo still says no Uhhbama | 2008-07-22 19:54:03

Let’s spin a tune for Bawack!!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=R8oDt7VSkyU

Love/Hate:
Why Do You Think They Call It Dope?

(C) 1990 SONY

Comment by ginaswo still says no Uhhbama | 2008-07-22 19:55:14

why do you think they call it dope..
whoa oh
whoa ohhhh….

Comment by roseeriter | 2008-07-23 05:07:05

 
 
 
 

Comment by Donna Brazile | 2008-07-22 19:47:15

Please dear Lord hear my plea:

No OBush 08!

Stop the hate!

Comment by Shainzona | 2008-07-22 19:51:59

 
 

Comment by Angry Michelle | 2008-07-22 19:47:50

Barack is Barack’s best friend. They love each other.

Comment by d2d | 2008-07-22 20:25:27

ROFLMAO!!! Well said.

 

Comment by s. hall | 2008-07-22 20:25:35

angry michelle — If the media wanted a male model to photograph there are younger and far better looking ones. We need a REAL president to fix our problems and I don’t care if he looks like the back of a bus as long as he doesn’t throw this country under a bus. As Forrest Gump would say — Pretty is as Pretty does.

 

Comment by Liberty Belle_never4Obama | 2008-07-22 20:44:46

Well put! Speaking of Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD - no kidding), have you all read this link yet? “Obama’s Revealing Body Language” http://bodylanguagelady.com/2008/03/02/obamas-revealing-body-language/
I found it fascinating, and ties together an explanation for lots of behavior I’ve seen through the course of the campaign, and as revealed by his bio (told by people other than himself, but also, revealed in his autobio).

Make sense to you all, too?

I don’t wonder that drugs have affected his brain, too.

Comment by imustprotest | 2008-07-22 21:16:25

Thank you for that Liberty Belle. It was very interesting and creepy at the same time. I think it validates how a lot of people feel about him without knowing exactly why. Some people are more sensitive to these cues and others, like the author of the article are well trained to identify the signs in an systematic way.

 

Comment by SBwa | 2008-07-22 21:33:22

interesting article. i always thought he was a megalomaniac, but didn’t know about that kind of personality disorder. it seems quite plausible. it would be great to read more about it. it’d be even better if more people started talking about it until the internet was abuzz with talk of bambi’s narcissistic personality disorder…then we could see his response. :)

Comment by Dr. bobbi Anne white | 2008-07-23 15:50:22

here’s my analysis of his narcissistic personality disorder.
I believe he inherited it from his Mother
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGv6qAHBkEQ

 
 

Comment by mahaska | 2008-07-22 21:57:12

That’s very interesting. I call that look he gets his “pissy face”. He makes it when someone questions him or when Senator Clinton made a point.

 

Comment by Johnny at Work | 2008-07-23 07:18:39

Wow. That is so on the money with Ibama.

“when he runs up against reality, the N-person has difficulty coping; they sometimes become enraged, sometimes depressed, often take revenge, or will ruin peoples reputations,”

Look at how Ibama has responded to criticism for his lack of support for the surge in Iraq.

Look at how he acted and reacted when Hillary scored points on him during the campaign and debates.

Look at how he treated the New Yorker after the cover cartoon. He would no let them on his plane.

Scary and creepy about how well Ibama fits this mold. In future books abou the subject there will be a picture of Ibama.

 
 
 

Comment by typical.white.person | 2008-07-22 19:49:32

out = Bushims

in = Obamaisms!

 

Comment by Lou | 2008-07-22 19:49:38

Every day he speaks in riddles to camoflage his stupidity but it isn’t working.

Someone stop him!

Comment by DAB | 2008-07-22 20:24:46

Like in Alice in Wonderland or Through the Looking Glass. Big Brother on steroids.

Comment by WIldChild | 2008-07-23 00:53:02

The blue lips special

 
 
 

Comment by AX10 | 2008-07-22 19:49:43

JESUS CHRIST! He sounds just like Bush!
ARGH! Do we really want this to be President?
What will it take to get the SD’s to reconsider Hillary at this point?!?

 

Comment by Tattie | 2008-07-22 19:50:33

MAYBE SOMEONE TOLD HIM HE’S NOT PRESIDENT YET. HE SOUNDS A LITTLE RATTLE

Comment by s. hall | 2008-07-22 20:27:04

tattie — Obama is sooooooo tired. Poor weak little disgrace.

 
 

Comment by Obama is a bum | 2008-07-22 19:50:37

Thanks for clearing that up Obama. Somebody drug test this guy.

 

Comment by Lou | 2008-07-22 19:51:03

What will it take to get the SD’s to reconsider Hillary at this point?!?

support from bloggers telling them we are behind them and understand what a difficult job they have now.

Comment by Latte liberal for McCain | 2008-07-22 19:57:15

I wrote some superdelegates today and said Do Your Job, show some testicular fortitude, etc.

 
 

Comment by AF catfish | 2008-07-22 19:51:32

This way he never had to say America is a friend of Israel.

Comment by Shainzona | 2008-07-22 20:00:26

Oh, LOL.

that’s the funniest comment I’ve read in a long time!

 

Comment by grlpatriot | 2008-07-22 20:10:15

His advisors are just about that sneaky too.

 

Comment by mimi | 2008-07-22 20:22:09

Ding! Ding!Ding!Ding!Ding!Ding!Ding!

You win the prize.

Obama is what is known as half-slick in the black community.

Comment by mahaska | 2008-07-22 21:58:45

Half slick and the other half slimy.

 
 

Comment by s. hall | 2008-07-22 20:28:41

AF catfish — I think you’re right. In other words, Obama is telling Israel you are all alone. This country is not supporting you. I’m sure this is not lost on Israel.

 
 

Comment by FloridaDem | 2008-07-22 19:51:44

But hey, check out the way the MSM has zoomed in on this shit!

Whatever.

http://www.TheOtherDemocrats.com

 

Comment by ginaswo still says no Uhhbama | 2008-07-22 19:51:59

well that’s great news that Israel is a friend of Israel, glad Bawack straightened that out, wow the Earth really MOVES with Bawack jettin around the globe don’t it?!?!

now can he address how the US will relate to Israel under his proposed foreign policy? the one Samantha Power described as having the US occupying Israel/Palestinian border as land is reallocated….seems King Abdullah got the same message from the Bawak let’s hear that presser…..

 

Comment by typical.white.person | 2008-07-22 19:53:21

it was the cocaine…too much Coke for Obama

Comment by mahaska | 2008-07-22 22:01:32

Hey, Whitney said. Crack is whack.

Comment by BettsAZ | 2008-07-23 00:33:08

mahaska:

“hey,Whitney said Crack is whack”

/BOWHACK OBAMA.

 
 
 

Comment by Angry Michelle | 2008-07-22 19:53:34

Now you know why Hollywood supports Obama, four more years of great material.

 

Comment by Obama is a bum | 2008-07-22 19:56:20

And they got all over Dan Quayle for the spelling of potato. That was small potatoes compared to the Obama fiascos. Quayle looks like a genius compared to Obama.

 

Comment by Northwest rain | 2008-07-22 19:59:43

Jet lag — yep that’s the ticket — Jet lag. [snark]

This guy is supposed to be so brilliant so superior to mere mortals . . .. yep —

A talking parrot would do a better job. And yet the Obamabutts will defend their messiah — yes they will.

He’s just bringing peace — why peace will break out all over.

You can be sure ALL the security agencies from around the world — every tiny country (and big countries) are taking notes. How does dope, dumb, stupid, arrogant, ignorant ass — translated into a dozen or so different languages???

PUMA

Comment by s. hall | 2008-07-22 20:31:07

Northwest Rain — The rest of the world looks up to the USA and they don’t take kindly to fools running this country.

Comment by mahaska | 2008-07-23 01:36:03

Well, they used to anyway.

 
 
 

Comment by Faustina | 2008-07-22 20:00:36

Okay. We haven’t seen Obama’s birth certificate. Have we seen his medical records? I happen to catch a minute or two of Obama on one of the cable shows earlier in the day. I thought he sounded a little more fluent than usual, or, I should probably say, a little less bumbling than usual.

This quote is a little disturbing. It reminds me of a professor I had years ago who had a thing about marijuana and used sing its praises in the classroom. Occasionally, he would have these episodes of talking gibberish; he also seemed to have memory problems. He didn’t last very long.

Is Obama on some kind of mind-altering prescription medication? Or is his mental stamina so degraded after his admitted history of drug use that this is what we can expect everytime he gets a little fatigued?

Comment by bemused | 2008-07-22 20:37:15

Many people have noticed the same things:
1. He has blue lips/gums. There actually are a few people who normally are this blue, but it’s so rare that it looks sick, because it is associated with lack of complete oxygenation of the blood. And if your brain isn’t getting oxygen, it isn’t working on all 4 cylinders, as Brazile put it.(See, she knows how weak he is.)
2. He gets tired a lot, or seems to be too tired for the energy of schmoozing endlessly. This could be related to #1 or to other causes.
3. When he isn’t prepared, he screws up verbally. It reminds some people of being drugged somehow; some, of being deprived of a drug; some, permanent damage from a drug; some, basic ineptitude with no need for drugs. In any event, the commonality is faulty memory, it seems to me. Again, there could be various causes. Personally I see him as having had good natural talents that are being reduced to reflexes, like dementia.

Comment by Racist_Dave_Not_For_Obama | 2008-07-22 20:48:28

Comment by bemused | 2008-07-22 20:37:15
Many people have noticed the same things:
1. He has blue lips/gums. There actually are a few people who normally are this blue, but it’s so rare that it looks sick, because it is associated with lack of complete oxygenation of the blood. And if your brain isn’t getting oxygen, it isn’t working on all 4 cylinders, as Brazile put it.(See, she knows how weak he is.)
2. He gets tired a lot, or seems to be too tired for the energy of schmoozing endlessly. This could be related to #1 or to other causes.
3. When he isn’t prepared, he screws up verbally. It reminds some people of being drugged somehow; some, of being deprived of a drug; some, permanent damage from a drug; some, basic ineptitude with no need for drugs. In any event, the commonality is faulty memory, it seems to me. Again, there could be various causes. Personally I see him as having had good natural talents that are being reduced to reflexes, like dementia.

You both make very good points. Did (or does) Obambi do too much cocaine and does he perhaps have an immune deficiency disease?

 

Comment by Zee | 2008-07-22 22:48:49

Agree completely.

What’s up with the YOUNG MAN being so EXHAUSTED all the time and making such stupid stuttering gaffes with his freakish blue lips?

Medical report, please.

 

Comment by BettsAZ | 2008-07-23 00:44:38

I heard today that out of 46 minutes of BHO’s press conference speeches 8 MINUTES were taken up with ers and uhs.

 
 

Comment by TeakwoodKite | 2008-07-22 21:08:11

There are very distinct chronic effects of crack / cocaine use.

It’s been well documented.

Memory and performance anxiety issues are common.

 
 

Comment by Dan R. | 2008-07-22 20:00:39

Laughable, isn’t it? Without his teleprompter, he quickly degenerates into a stammering idiot. I agree with Shainzona above: He’s actually worse than Bush when it comes to speaking off the cuff.

And this is the great intellect of which we’re supposed to be in awe?

Barack Obama is a creation of Madison Avenue. He’s heavy on “image” but perilously light on substance.

John McCain, on the other hand, has demonstrated that he has the core character to be president. You may not agree with him on individual issues, but the guy’s got balls of stone. Here’s a very good article that makes precisely that argument:

http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/015/350yqayh.asp

Vote McCain.

 

Comment by DoroB | 2008-07-22 20:02:26

It’s official. The Democratic Party now has its own Bush.

Comment by Donna Brazile | 2008-07-22 20:08:19

Everybody repeat after me:

NO OBUSH 08!

NO OBUSH 08!

NO OBUSH 08!

Comment by grlpatriot | 2008-07-22 20:12:23

Now, this is a Donna that I can unite with.

 
 

Comment by knotfourhymn | 2008-07-22 20:10:06

And it doesn’t require a convention to make him legitimate.

 
 

Comment by grlpatriot | 2008-07-22 20:06:17

I heard Bozo say the “Israel is a friend to Israel” gaffe live today and LMAO. Maybe he is just “confused” like he claims McCain is. What an ass! Hillary would wipe the floor up with these chumps.

Comment by imustprotest | 2008-07-22 21:29:53

Israel is a strong friend of Israel’s. Could he mean like we are the ones we’ve been waiting for so…..Israel is the friend its been waiting for?

Comment by Zee | 2008-07-22 22:50:06

Israelis are the Israelis Israel has been waiting for.

 

Comment by JoeySky | 2008-07-22 22:51:55

It’s a fancy way for him to say that Israel is on their own.

 
 

Comment by mahaska | 2008-07-23 01:38:31

I wonder if he knows Israelis are Jewish.

 
 

Comment by Patti | 2008-07-22 20:09:00

Well, he wanted to make himself absolutely clear.

Job well done, Senator!

Comment by mahaska | 2008-07-23 02:20:40

Wasn’t it Nixon that used to say that all the time?

 
 

Comment by Jesse Jackson | 2008-07-22 20:10:21

Message of hope
From a senator on dope

Comment by s. hall | 2008-07-22 20:33:58

Jesse Brilliant — just brilliant

Comment by Racist_Dave_Not_For_Obama | 2008-07-22 20:50:39

ROFLMFAO

Ditto!

 
 
 

Comment by Taylor "I Stole Money from HLF" Marsh | 2008-07-22 20:11:28

But Clinton turncoat Taylor “I Bite the Hand That Feeds Me Marsh” claims Obama has superior foreign policy judgment. What will Taylor “I Bite the Hand that Feeds me” Marsh do now that HLF is no longer bankrolling the business Taylor calls her blog?

Comment by OBSP | 2008-07-22 20:17:07

NASTY! But, Funny.

Comment by d2d | 2008-07-22 20:35:12

 
 

Comment by wodiej | 2008-07-22 20:30:30

LMAO…OMG,love your posting name….what do you mean Marsh stole money from Hillary?

She said Obama has superior foreign policy judgment?? hahahahahaha, OMG…she must be smoking crack too…..

Comment by OBSP | 2008-07-22 20:56:45

Drunk! As usual!!!

 
 

Comment by DAB | 2008-07-22 20:34:12

It looks like Marsh’s web traffic has gone down considerably in recent days. Fewer comments and some that register a high number consist of just a handful of commenters talking back and forth to each other.

 

Comment by wry | 2008-07-22 20:34:32

I just went to TM after you tipped me off. IT’s APPALLING she’s allowing Hillary’s most loyal supporters ( the one’s who kept her blog going) to be bashed by smug bot barbarians.
I wanted to blast her craven unethical ass in the comments …but they’re closed. Interesting, huh?

Comment by d2d | 2008-07-22 20:39:46

i was a TM fan and sometime poster.

i can’t begin to tell many of you who posted during the primary on Tm how wonderful it is to see your thoughtful, intellectual and yes, snarky comments here and over at Riverdaughter.

one can only hope that NQ stays true so many of us will continue to have a place to chat and learn from each other.

i still miss Father of Three and Scan. hope to see them soon

Comment by wry | 2008-07-22 21:32:20

Scan drank the kool aid I think. s/he’s still at TM, no?

 

Comment by Ann | 2008-07-22 22:02:08

Ditto - Taylor’s site is despicable now. She bashes all of the loyal Hillary supporters on a daily basis. Most of us have left, but there’s a couple of diehards still there, fighting like crazy! I gave up - my blood pressure wouldn’t take it. She now calls us deadenders and SHE was the one bashing and bashing Obama the WORST! How can you think someone is so bad for the country and immediately get in bed with him? Ugh! the mental picture just made me sick!

 

Comment by ALforHill | 2008-07-22 22:04:05

Father of Three is at Camille’s website posting most of thetime. He posts simply as Father now.

 
 
 
 

Comment by JM | 2008-07-22 20:17:35

This is just the idiot mispeaking, as did McCain the other day when mentioning the border of Iraq and Pakistan. I know that this is an “answer” to the mockery of John McCain’s border comments the other day. I consider these misspeak gaffes to be petty, but that’s just me. McCain will have more, and so will the faux Democrat Obama.

If only Hillary could save us from this insanity!

This is not a criticism of Susan, just my opinion about how petty some things can be.