Obama Thanks Himself to Cover for Teleprompter Gaffe
President Obama appeared at the White House with Irish prime minister Brian Cowen, for a St. Patrick's Day address. Cowen was to give two separate addresses at the White House for two different gatherings at the executive mansion.
During his second address, however, Prime Minister Cowen started speaking words that were more likely to come from President Obama. That was due to the fact that the teleprompter was showing the words from Obama's speech, given prior to Cowen's address.
Obama had to deflect the gaffe by coming up and reading from his speech again. Trying to act as Prime Minister Cowen, Obama thanked himself as Cowen for inviting everyone to the White House.
Speaking gaffes in the Obama team are usually credited to Joe Biden, or someone on the economic staff. Obama had a few gaffes during the campaign, but they got lost in the shuffle of the worship for his speeches.
Here, Obama thanking himself, and Cowen reading from Obama's speech, overshadowed the "rambunctious" festivities at the White House, and the business of state.
When the gaffes were cleared up, Obama turned his attention to announcing a new U.S. ambassador to Dublin, as violence in Northern Ireland increases. Dan Rooney, beloved owner of the Super Bowl champion Steelers, and a key Obama contributor, was chosen for the post.
The gaffe of Obama thanking himself was a tame speaking gaff, at least compared to all the recent things being said on the Hill about the AIG bonuses. For one night, Obama and those in his administration didn't step over themselves trying to top their outraged reactions.
It helped a little less that the administration was able to afford such a "rambunctious" party that must have cost a fortune last night.
Sources
Fox News- "Obama Thanks Himself, Irish PM Repeats Speech in Teleprompter Meltdown" www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/03/18/teleprompter-gone-bad-obama-thanks-irish-pm-repeats-speech/
Hill Buzz- "Obama thanks himself for inviting everyone to yet another party at the White House last night" hillbuzz.wordpress.com/2009/03/18/obama-thanks-himself-for-inviting-everyone-to-a-party-at-the-white-house-last-night/
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Post a Comment"the man is 10 times smarter than Bush and at least half as smart as Cheney."
I guess that is still smarter than you, because what you're saying here is Obama is half as smart as Cheney...good one. Maybe you need to read your teleprompter.
As someone else said, the liberal media would have been all over this if it was Bush, but since it was the media's darling we get this BS spin...and people like you buying it!! HAHA!!
Does anyone actually believe Obama thought to make a joke? He is so reliant on that teleprompter that he would say anything he read on it. Unfortunately, it seems Ireland's PM would too. Glad I didn't vote for either.
Nothing like the Press covering for this idiot. The Teleprompter-in-Chief is a moron. Then he topped that off by saying he bowls like one of "Jerry's kids" on Leno's by scoring a 129. Of course he doesn't have to worry about pissing off the mentally challenged as they were the ones that put him in office to begin with.
Whats funny is that if Bush would have made a gaffe like this it would have been all over the news and took up 10 minutes of Jon Stewarts joke time. The media knows their place...Don't make the king look bad..or pay dearly
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THIS springs immediately to mind.
I'm Ron Burgandy?
Get a clue. It was a joke.
This article is nothing but an idiotic piece of drivel.
Will I must let you guy in an little seceret. That speaker was not Obama, that was one of many Obama doubles. Obama is god, well not exactly, hes close. Im tell all you white liberial. go out to your nearest college, univerisity and find an black man or woman and let them marry your son or daughter. Guess what, Black American's don't want there trailer white trash in there family, but Im sure there is an African american man or woman out there to love you young sweet child, or they may just want money and sleep with then in your house. Obama is smart, just as smart as your imagination. Listen Obama, is: Over Rated Elite Bastard, and by they way he is smart, to outsmart you!!!
payup suckers!
Obama has yet to make a gaffe...the man is 10 times smarter than Bush and at least half as smart as Cheney. Critics need to get over their jealousy over Obama's stellar popularity. Let me know when he makes an actual mistake, then we'll talk.
I missed this but do not watch much of what Obama talks about.