Archive for March, 2009

Mar 22, 2009

It’s been 3 days since Obama made his gaffe on Leno and the issue isn’t fading away

 Sunday’s CNN program State of the Union with John King devoted an entire segment to analyzing Obama’s “Special Olympics” quip. The sober-minded Thomas Friedman mentions it in his Sunday column too http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/22/opinion/22friedman.html.

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Mar 20, 2009

I thought it was a good idea for Obama to go on Leno. Turns out, I was WRONG

Yes, the few million people who saw President Obama on the Tonight Show would judge him to be charming, savvy and likeable. BUT, the hundreds of millions of people who didn’t see the show and only saw news reports of the appearance were greeted with this headline:

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Mar 18, 2009

Should President Obama go on Tonight Show?

Yes, a modern president has to communicate with the American and world community in as many ways as possible. Obama can’t be seen as hiding in the White House. He must sell his economic policies, defend his positions, and get on the right side of growing anti-wall street populism. I disagree with those who feel [...]

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Mar 18, 2009

Obama Teleprompter blunder

No matter how good you are at using the Teleprompter, mistakes are going to happen if you don’t practice. Obama got caught yesterday thanking himself while reading a prompter—he was reading the wrong speech!

http://tinyurl.com/d2f7f6

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Mar 14, 2009

So who won the Jim Cramer versus Jon Stewart Debate on Comedy Central?

They both did. Cramer “won” by showing up, taking his medicine, and making it harder for Stewart to keep making (justifiable) attacks. In the long run, Cramer didn’t do any further damage to his already shaky image and he probably enjoyed being in a bigger limelight than usual. Since Cramer has been exposed as a [...]

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Mar 13, 2009

What is the secret behind Rachel Ray’s Voice and Brian Williams Speech patterns?

The secret is that Rachel Ray has a terrible voice AND she doesn’t let it bother her. I was watching her show yesterday and I closed my eyes and just listened to her voice. It is scratchy, grating, and unpleasant to my ear. But so what? Rachel Ray makes tens of millions of dollars a [...]

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Mar 6, 2009

Obama’s Teleprompter Addiction?

TJ Walker comments on recent articles in the New York Times and Politico.com on Presidents Obama’s use of the teleprompter:

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