MSNBC: McCain's teleprompter broken?

[EmilyAnne]

Jeez- are they setting up some sort of miraculous situation in which McCain gives his speech despite the broken teleprompter?
Is anyone else worried about this?

[FVZA_Colonel]

1. Given the claims that Palin's teleprompter broke as well,

it'd be pretty damn... strange if McCain's did as well.

[book_worm]

4. I don't believe that it was.

[FVZA_Colonel]

20. Me either.

I'm just saying... two nights in a row? For the "Big Two" speeches? That's not a coincidence.

[valerief]

10. I think they're breaking McCain's because of all the buzz on how

hers wasn't really broken.

[DogPoundPup]

18. Teleprompter DID NOT malfunction during Palin Blah-Blah

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=6929894&mesg_id=6929894

[valerief]

2. So all he has to do read the speech (and ad lib if necessary) and he'll perform a miracle?

:dunce: :dunce: :dunce: :dunce: :dunce:

[Epiphany4z]

15. ya know i would start to wonder

if someone was trying to send me a message...hurricains, pregnant teens,broken TelePrompter's ...what next

[MrModerate]

22. Some pundit or the other pointed out that when he reads his speeches . . .

All you see is the top of his head, with its thinning hair, and that makes him look even older -- as does the nodding of his head as he lifts his eyes to look at the audience. I'm OK with that.

Also, "If they can't keep a simple teleprompter working, how can they run America?"

And thirdly, bullshit. He's freaking. He knows he's not very good with teleprompters, so he's jittering off of using it.

Small things add up.

[Olney Blue]

3. There is a God!

[Kahuna]

39. Yes!!!

:bounce:

[Patsy Stone]

5. Skiing down the mountain on one ski!

Landing the vault on a broken ankle!

Riding in to save the day, at great personal expense and hardship, on his mighty beauty queen! The MAVERICK!

[glowing]

Damn, God really hates the GOP this year. OH btw, Obama has most of his

shit pretty well memorized.. Notice on the trail he walks around and does not use notes all that often, except for a precise stat or something.. or in reciting a quote.. and that's for the effect of insuring the people he's not misleading them, and reading it directly... The man is truly gifted.

[JBoris]

6. McCain wouldn't need a teleprompter anyways, he's been spewing the same BS all year. Word for word.

[ErinBerin84]

7. oh god....

lol.....that's what it seems like.



Though if it DID break....this kind of reminds me of the part of Jesus camp where they warn Satan against any "technical difficulties" during their power point presentations.

[EmilyAnne]

16. LOL!

Like Satan burying all those dinosaur bones to tempt people into thinking the Earth is older than 6000 years.

[RockaFowler]

8. Not really

He's not that good of a speaker. His "my friends" crappola is getting old (almost as old as him) fast.

[Barack_America]

9. Lowering expectations.

I'd be willing to bet $ that the teleprompter is just fine. It's McCain that's broken.

[Franks Wild Years]

11. He'll take "questions" from the crowd instead. Part of the 'town hall' set up

I guarantee it. This is a big set-up to make him look 'common'.

[Patsy Stone]

19. Tell me, Mr. McCain...

How is it that you're just... so... wonderful?!?

[EmilyAnne]

29. He's a maverick!

He's going to reform the hell out of that teleprompter! (and the truth)

[Patsy Stone]

32. God Bless America!

And all the telepromters that ride upon her!

Maverick of all mavericks!

[ErinBerin84]

21. oh man, couldn't you totally see that happening too?

[Franks Wild Years]

27. I'm actually expecting it. I feared it as soon as I heard about the stage.

Yet another McGimmick to fool idiots.

[tekisui]

They are just setting up excuses for his gaffes and fuck ups

early.

[CitizenPatriot]

12. I'm not buying this canned bs at all

ummm....those guys would have their ASS handed to them if they couldn't get a new one...and guess what? you can download telepromting programs for FREE from the interwebs and play them on any computer and they go right into the cameras and onto the glass -- so this is either

sheer utter incompetence and laziness

or


total and complete bullshit

[C_U_L8R]

13. It;s very easy to tell if someones reading a teleprompter

especially McCain... this broken prompter storyline is total bullshit.

[Middle finga]

14. A broken telepromter and a bad memory sound likes bad news

for ole johnny

[Bernardo de La Paz]

17. If they can't manage teleprompters, then they can rule the nation. Duh. . . . nt

[trueblue2007]

23. WHO THE HECK WOULD BE WORRIED

I hope McStupid's teleprompter IS BROKEN!!

Wouldn't it be great to hear him stumble. If he backed out because "it was broken" the whole world would know McCain is a DICK and is not articulate.

[Motown_Johnny]

24. These shit heads can't keep teleprompters working and they want to run our country?

What The Fuck Are They Thinking?

[DogPoundPup]

25. Trickery of the RNC Dog and Pony show contimues n/t

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=6929894&mesg_id=6929894

[Ichingcarpenter]

26. OUR SPIN....... They probably Outsourced it to India or China.

and didn't use American.

[Born_A_Truman]

28. Bwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaa

Not that I believe it, but if his staff didn't have back up equipment, they are really inept.

And, last night Rudy911 loved the sound of his voice so much he went over so they couldn't show Palin's video. Not that I care.

[Coexist]

30. NO... and neither did Palin's.... read this:

http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/0908/The_teleprompter_did_not_break.html

[AmericanUnity]

31. They're worried FOOTBALL on NBC will run into McCain's time. Nothing more

[michaz]

33. Everybody just watch for the little box protruding under his jacket and

look for the little ear piece. I am sure Bush showed him how to use one.

[monmouth]

36. Plus, he just heard Obama made more money from Palin than he did...LOL..n/t

[RoccoR5955]

34. WTF?!?!?! Don't the Republicans have a competent tech?

Heck, I never used a teleprompter, but as a competent tech, I can more than likely fix one in an hour, or less. At an event like this, I would also be sure that I have multiple backups.
ANY competent technician will tell you that when all the marbles are at stake, you ALWAYS have AT LEAST two of everything, because tech breaks down RIGHT when you need it.

This a total line of bovine fecal matter, and don't let ANYONE tell you otherwise!

These guys are a total failure. Mavericks my gluteus maximus!

[BlueIdaho]

35. Jesus Christ!

1. I don't believe the lying SOBs

Even if its true...

2. They own only ONE teleprompter?
3. The speech isn't for an hour and a half - they have no B plan?

What a load of horse shit.

[likesmountains 52]

37. Now he's going to be a Prisoner of the Broke Teleprompter..The Horror!

[Historic NY]

38. no back up...Republicans should demand a refund from McSame..

what did they spend their money on balloons. If the GOP can't run a convetion how can they even think about running the country