Hmmmm ….
His two successors have been anti-free market boobs, a “Republican” Tweedle Dumb and a liberal Tweedle Dumber.
And while Bill Clinton’s hands certainly aren’t clean with respect to the current mess we’re in, he’s sure as hell got a better record on fiscal issues than either Jorge or Yo-bama.
Plus, he didn’t need a teleprompter to sound intelligent.
We miss you, Slick Willie …
Comments
By Toyota Kawaski on March 30th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
Dogs of a feather butt lick together.Way to so your true color sick illy
By Pat Hendrix on March 30th, 2009 at 4:33 pm
This odd fixation with the telepromter needs to be explained to me.
Here are several quotes about Ronald Reagan:
“I think Reagan’s mistake was, the smooth, suave president, who is totally in command when he is reading from a teleprompter, suddenly was there without a speech writer and he babbled and bumbled…”
“In fact, at one point, Reagan, the political master of the teleprompter, stumbled quite badly and uncharacteristically, creating an expectant hush, a collective holding of breath…”
“Although Mr. Reagan’s speech was one of his most urgent appeals for support … he delivered it in a quiet, sometimes halting fashion, apparently because of a malfunctioning teleprompter.”
“To guard against any mechanical snafus, Reagan had several backups for the text. The principal system is a teleprompter that flashes the text on a screen … The Reagan campaign also had a backup teleprompter … and a third … text, on 5-by-8-inch sheets, was to be on the podium for Reagan.”
So, really, what’s the deal? Ronald Reagan “The great communicator” liked to use teleprompters. That make him stupid? Give it a rest, you’re starting to look like a bunch of guys with nothing to say. Glenn Beck already has that market cornered.
By fitsnews on March 30th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
Toyota,
Thank you for the compliment. We think a lot of our butt-licking skills …
-FITS
By Old Bike Dude on March 30th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
Plus Bill was up for a little strange now and then. But was he very smart or was Gore so damn dull and dumb that he made the entire Clinton team appear brighter.
By Bard of Beaufain St on March 30th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
Hey Pat Hendrix,
Did you just copy that material from the Daily Kos website without properly attributing its original source? Did you just plagiarize?
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/3/29/714249/-The-Teleprompter-President
Do you commit plagiarism in your books about Lowcountry archaeology, too?
Cheers,
The Bard
By sylvia on March 30th, 2009 at 7:56 pm
Touche! Bard…Touche!
By Pat Hendrix on March 30th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
Barb, I wasn’t aware that I needed to source quotes from a blog, but thanks, I will in the future in it makes you feel better. I figured it was obvious that I hadn’t spent time looking over lexus nexus to cobble together quotes from President Reagan. The larger point still remains unanswered. Come walk over to my house and we can discuss sourcing material some day. I’ll pay for the drinks.
And Sylvia, you need to look up the meaning of touche. It means “I surrender” essentially. So unless you were considing defeat to Barb, you look a bit silly.
By gary on March 30th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
Hmmm, to compare Reagan to Obama may seem premature…
At least Ronald Reagan had some business experience unlike Obama whose resume consists of community organizing and academia.
At least Reagan looked you in the eye when he spoke to you, whereas Obama arrogantly glances like he’s got something to hide. (cocoa, anyone?)
Reagan never “thanked himself” because the teleprompter told him to.
Reagan’s religious convictions were evident whereas Obama attended a racist church for 10 years (after worshipping in a mosque as a child) and has a pseudo-liberation-Muslim theology.
Reagan appreciated the sanctity of human life whereas Obama’s first executive order was to fund overseas abortion.
Obama is a servant-slave to George Soros who literally dictates our national and domestic policies.
Reagan and Obama: these men don’t belong on the same bookshelf.
By Pat Hendrix on March 30th, 2009 at 10:53 pm
Gary, putting aside the accomplishments and convictions of both men – Reagan’s personal convictions being a topic for another day – that’s beside the point. The point had to do with use of the telepromter. Both were smart enough to be careful about the use of words. Compared to the last eight years, well, you get my point.
By James the Foot Soldier on March 30th, 2009 at 10:55 pm
Patricia,
Best not rely on “sources” like the Daily Floss.
I didn’t see any teleprompters, just good old fashioned index cards, at the Berlin Wall when President Reagan jacked Gorbachev upside the head with the impromptu “Mr. Gorbachev – TEAR DOWN THIS WALL.”
The expression on Gorby’s face upon being given the translation was fukin PRICELESS!
By Pat Hendrix on March 30th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
And The Bard, yes, my book about archaeology was originally found in Pent House forum. The title “Down and Dirty” should have been your tip-off.
In any event, when using quotes from one blog that were crossed referenced from another blog and again cross posted on this blog – none with proper citation of the primary source – I’ll make sure and give proper credit to statisfy your sense of fairness.
You can start here:
http://www.getafrigginlifedumbass.com is where you can start your research.
By sylvia on March 30th, 2009 at 11:42 pm
Pat,
We all know what touche means. I thought you were being original and not regurgitating talking points from Daily Kos. I thought your brain was bigger than that!
Busted! The Bard called your hand!
By Pat Hendrix on March 31st, 2009 at 7:12 am
Foot soilder, it was a great speech, one of the best in American history. Gorbachev, however, was not there. It was delivered in West Berlin.
Called my hand, Sylvia? Now you’re mixing your metaphors. And quotations are not talking points. Sorry, kids, the larger question remains unanswered. What’s the difference?
By Guav on March 31st, 2009 at 10:52 am
It’s pretty comical to watch everyone try to ignore the main point brought up by Pat Hendrix’s quotes about Reagan from Kos.
“Hey, let’s pretend it matters one iota where Hendrix saw the quotes, that way we don’t have to address the comment.”
Brilliant strategy, except you’re not fooling anybody and it just highlights the fact that you guys do not have a substantive reply.
There’s a difference between someone who uses a teleprompter because they need it, and someone who uses one because it’s a good idea. I’ve seen enough non-prompted speeches and unscripted debates & interviews by Obama to understand that he has an actual grasp of the issues, and can talk about them off the top of his head without sounding like an idiot—except for his unfortunate reliance on the famous “uhs” to stall for time to gather his thoughts.
Of course, I’m sure Bard and Sylivia were just BLOWN AWAY by Palin’s nomination acceptance speech, even after it became clear that without a teleprompter and a speech written by someone else that she made GWB look like a master wordsmith.
By gary on March 31st, 2009 at 11:32 am
Has any politician every thanked himself before an international audience? How humiliating! So who cares if Reagan used a teleprompter? I don’t.
I don’t recall Reagan ever thanking himself before an international audience. If he had, I’m sure it would be comedy gold and we still would be watching it on MSNBC. I’m sure leaders from other countries think Obama is an absolute idiot.
Only Obama is that daft! (All audio and video of the event have been destroyed)
Speaking of stupidity, Clinton’s “recharge” button fiasco is symbolic of the utter incompetence of Obama’s foreign policty team. We will never win another cold war against the Ruskies if our “best and brightest” are too dumb to grasp basic Russian.
By gary on March 31st, 2009 at 11:49 am
Pat,
I’m afraid you spend way too much time on your link posted last nite at 11pm. I suppose that is why you have so much class.
By Guav on March 31st, 2009 at 3:06 pm
Gary, no video was “destroyed” because it was in front of a print-only press pool. There were no cameras.
And what you seem to think happened did not happen—at least according to people who were, you know, actually there:
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/toby_harnden/blog/2009/03/24/the_truth_about_barack_obamas_irish_teleprompter_gaffe
By Pat Hendrix on March 31st, 2009 at 5:39 pm
Gary,
Not sure what you’re talking about. Try again, this time in English.
By James the Foot Soldier on March 31st, 2009 at 9:17 pm
Mr. Hendricks and dear readers,
My apologies – my memory from 22 years ago was a tad off. The President’s speech write gives a GREAT account of the formulation of that speech.
http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2007/summer/berlin.html
The irony of ironies is that Colon Powell opposed the THUMP line as being too “provacative”. No wonder the wuss supports President Obama.
The memory of the notecards was spot on. Do yourselve a favor and take a few moments and watch the video of President Reagan’s speech at the Brandenburg Gate:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjWDrTXMgF8
It ought to be required viewing in every high school in the land!