 | I though Obama was supposed to be a great orator? India is making fun of the Reader-in-Chief's use of TelepromptersScotty Starnes | November 7, 2010 at 5:00 AM | Tags: Barack Obama, India, Obama, President Obama, teleprompter, Teleprompter Prince | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: http://wp.me/pvnFC-3oe |
He's a great orator. Probably the best since Abraham Lincoln. He's going to restore the American image. Blah, blah, blah. Even the folks in other countries are starting to make fun of our 'great orator' for using a teleprompter.
India is making fun of the Teleprompter Prince.
Hindustantimes.com reports:
Namaste India! In all likelihood that will be silver-tongued Barack Obama's opening line when he addresses the Indian parliament next week. But to help him pronounce Hindi words correctly will be a teleprompter which the US president uses ever so often for his hypnotising speeches.
Only brain-dead zombies are hypnotised by Obama's words.
According to parliament sources, a technical team from the US has helped the Lok Sabha secretariat install textbook-sized panes of glass around the podium that will give cues to Obama on his prepared remarks to 780 Indian MPs on the evening of Nov 8.
It will be a 20-minute speech at Parliament House's Central Hall that has been witness to some historic events, including first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru's "tryst with destiny" speech when India became independent.
Obama will make history for more than one reason during the Nov 6-9 visit. This will be the first time a teleprompter will be used in the nearly 100-feet high dome-shaped hall that has portraits of eminent national leaders adorning its walls.
I foresee about receiving another Nobel Peace Prize for this.
Indian politicians are known for making impromptu long speeches and perhaps that is why some parliament officials, who did not wish to be named, sounded rather surprised with the idea of a teleprompter for Obama.
"We thought Obama is a trained orator and skilled in the art of mass address with his continuous eye contact," an official, who did not wish to be identified because of security restrictions, said.
That is how the media sold Obama to the brain-dead in America. Without that teleprompter, Obama is lost.
Obama is known to captivate audiences with his one-liners that sound like extempore and his deep gaze. But few in India know that the US president always carries the teleprompter with him wherever he speaks.
They never get to see Obama when he is off that teleprompter.
Teleprompters, also called autocue or telescript, are mostly used by TV anchors to read out texts scrolling on a screen and attached to a camera in front of them.
Parliament officials have had a busy week preparing for a red carpet welcome for Obama and his wife Michelle. Parliament House these days looks fresh with a new coat of paint, new carpeting and new green plants in mud vases decorating the corridors.
Obama's not the president. He just plays one on TV.
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