Pssst. Pssst. Hey, barfo, there are no strikes in chess. And no checkmate in baseball. Sorry to be the one to tell you.
Does he have to? Or does he choose to? Obviously, it's safer to have the teleprompter there in case you lose concentration, and obviously, it's more efficient to have the teleprompter there, because then you don't have to spend as much time memorizing your speech. So why wouldn't a rational speaker, given the choice, have a teleprompter? I suspect that given enough time and effort, Obama could deliver a speech without a teleprompter. For that matter, I bet either Bush could too. As could Clinton. And certainly Reagan. Not so sure about Palin, though. If lengthy extemporaneous presidential speaking is the goal, then I'd say there's not much hope. But I'm not sure that's a problem. There are plenty of opportunities to hear presidents speak unscripted; they don't need to give entire speeches without teleprompters for us to know how they react. barfo
Because she, and people like her, makes money for the Glenn Becks, Bill O'reillys, Fox news and Rush Limbaughs of the world.
If she's not connecting with you, ABM, she's probably not connecting with anyone else either. What makes you think she "appears to be connecting with all those soccer moms"? Do the soccer moms tell you that? Exactly how much time are you spending with those soccer moms? barfo
?? That made no sense at all. She's still relevant because she recently ran on a ticket to be VP of the USA. Remember Ferrarro (or however it's spelled)? She was just as bad, if not worse than Palin, and she made money giving speeches for a few years before her idiocy ran its course. Give Palin time. She'll too fade away.
the hispanics won the election for bush, fuck the "soccer moms" and "nascar dads". many ppl believe it was because karl rove utilized bush's hispanic nephew so effectively as well as the president's "compassionate" stance on immigration. in 08- obama won the hispanic vote and that was the difference. does palin resonate with hispanics? well probably as much as lou dobbs.
Well, someone must be watching her as she continues to get speaking engagements. But I'm sure she will be gone in a couple of years.
I never said she wasn't connecting. I simply said I thought she wasn't presidential material. Cheerleader? Sure. Head of the team? Hmmm.........
You remember Ferarro? I don't think you're old enough. She was just as bad as Palin? Huh? She was on key congressional commitees, not resigning from an Alaska job because it was too big for her. She was a lawyer, not a journalism major. Her husband was a corporate leader in New York City, not a logger or whatever Mr. Palin is.
here's a question: if she throws her cheerleader arse in the ring in 2012 and she doesnt win the nomination- dont u think the teabaggers will be jilted by the whole ordeal and turn against the republican nominee? many ppl except that if she runs, she will split the vote with huckabee (sp.) and a moderate like romney would benefit most from that split. can a teabagger get behind a well spoken, moderate, elitist like a romney, particularly when palin loses out to him?
You might want to look up what the phrase "virtually" and "everyone" means. Because while they might have the best numbers in the cable news business, they're still small potatoes compared to regular shows on ABC, CBS and NBC. Does that mean then, that Brian Williams or Katie Couric are smarter than everyone on Fox News, because they have significantly higher ratings than Fox news? Coast To Coast has something like 500 affiliates. Does that mean that because their #'s are so high, the people on the show have more credibility? Pro Wrestling has a big following, does that mean that (insert whoever is their big guy right now) is important? Hell, Bill O's show has worse #s than wrestling. And Fox is no different then Vince McMahon, because he puts people on his show(s), that will give him the biggest bang for his buck. Fox is no different.
So, it made no sense but you basically just repeated what I said. Ferraro made people money, which is why she was kept around giving speeches...until her 15 minutes were up. No different than Palin is. How is that not exactly what I said?
Thing is, the letters news programs have a very narrow time window, Whereas, Fox News pulls in viewership all evening long..................
Yah, but their #'s aren't nearly as impressive as you think. Fox isn't the highest rated cable station or even close. And I'm not sure why because they claim they're a 'news station', that it matters. They are the highest news channel, but USA, ESPN and Disney are higher rated. And TNT is barely behind Fox. USA 3.3 ESPN 2.7 Disney 2.5 Fox News 2.4 TNT 2.2 Nick at Nite 1.9 A&E 1.8 TBS 1.7 ABC Family 1.5 FX 1.4 And if you take into effect the % changes from the previous weeks, (USA +3% from last year, ESPN + 49%, Disney +14% (no idea why), Fox +21% you can see that it's not as close as one would think. The USA Network kicks everyones ass. But it doesn't make USA more credible, it just makes USA more profitable (same with Fox). ratings
Pretty amazing she only needs 3 words written on her hand to make it through a long speech. Also amazing that Obama gets a pass using the teleprompter because it is good for keeping him from losing his concentration (whatever), but it's not OK for Palin to have her three main talking points written on her hand?
Let's see, a group of people that believe that Jesus founded the United States following a woman who says it is a divine calling for her to run for president. In most countries we call these people fringe crazies, in the US we call them republicans.
