You truly couldn’t make this country up. Anyone who's been paying attention knows that for reasons no one has ever bothered to explain, the right thinks that Obama’s use of a teleprompter proves how stupid he is. Yes, I know it’s really a shorthand way of saying he’s stupid because he’s black, but still.., a decent respect for the opinion of mankind and all that would seem to require some small measure of consistency, at least from someone, like Mitt Romney, who has joined in the anti-teleprompter chorus.
Well, take a look at the video here (I can't find it on youtube to get the embed code) , where it’s perfectly clear that Romney is reading from his teleprompter without paying the slightest attention to what he’s saying. Not only is he reading the words, he’s reading the prompts.
But on second thought, it’s perfectly reasonable that Romney should use a teleprompter while Obama should not. Obama, after all, is reasonably consistent and pretty much knows what he’s going to say at any given time. He should have it down cold. Romney, on the other hand, can’t be expected to remember what he’s supposed to say to whichever group he may be in front of at the moment. It’s a tough world out there for serial liars, and a teleprompter is just a reasonable accommodation to their handicap.
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