12 Feb 2012 7:34 pm
MistyBlue, on 12 February 2012 - 03:53 PM, said:Well as you can see, he didn't use the teleprompter in the classroom.This is a classroomThe blackboard gives it away, (and the globe, teaching aids, etc.)You wanna play semantics now? I meant the classroom with the kids in it. You said, "A teleprompter is used for speeches, usually in front of large crowds, as part of a professional appearance.Not for elementary school visits."Obama went to that school that day with the Secretary of Education to deliver a policy speech to the press, and ergo to the whole country. That is a professional appearance. The press was set up in that room, which to me looks a lot larger than a normal classroom. Either that or they cleared all the desks out to make room for the reporters.The visit to the small classroom where the kids were, was just an added perk for the kids and an opportunity for a good photo-op.The White House website says:President Obama announces a proposed $1.3 billion investment in Race to the Top, a program to encourage innovation and excellence in education through competitive grants, at an event at Graham Road Elementary School in Falls Church, VA.http://www.whitehous...ducation-reformLooks like the white guy is talking to the students, calling on them, etc. Obama is sitting there with his hands in his lap like they're playing the National Anthem or something.I'm amazed that you can tell all that from a still photo.The white guy is Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan.Oh look, Obama was actually shaking hands and talking to the kids, and without a teleprompter.If you Google 'Obama uses teleprompter to speak to school kids' you'll find a slew of right wing websites trying to make it look like something it's not.Even the Weekly Standard called them on it.I thought you were better than that. Edited by MistyBlue, 12 February 2012 - 08:40 PM.