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Lesser of two evils: teleprompter or crib notes?

Lesser of two evils: teleprompter or crib notes?

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Should the "charismatic guy with a teleprompter" have been attacked in the circumstances?

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Originally posted by FMF
Should the "charismatic guy with a teleprompter" have been attacked in the circumstances?
I think that they're both fine in most cases.

But Sarah, m'lady, they invented paper for a reason. I know you're an environmentalist, but do you know how many 3x5 index cards one tree can produce?

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I often prefer writing things on my hand, too. You know you probably won't lose your hand.

Then again, in Palin's case, maybe a note would have been smarter.

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Originally posted by KazetNagorra
Then again, in Palin's case, maybe a note would have been smarter.
Why would a seasoned retail politician need the word "energy" written down somewhere to help them talk to people about their ideas and proposals? What would they say about "energy" if the word "energy" were not there to be cribbed?

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Originally posted by FMF
Why would a seasoned retail politician need the word "energy" written down somewhere to help them talk to people about their ideas and proposals? What would they say about "energy" if the word "energy" were not there to be cribbed?
Well, Palin is not really a "seasoned retail politician", she's more of a teleprompter for Republican dogmas, but one with very limited memory.

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Originally posted by KazetNagorra
Well, Palin is not really a "seasoned retail politician", she's more of a teleprompter for Republican dogmas, but one with very limited memory.
So, if the word "energy" were not written down somewhere for her, this former VP candidate - standing before thousands of her supporters - might forget to talk about "energy"?

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Originally posted by FMF
So, if the word "energy" were not written down somewhere for her, this former VP candidate - standing before thousands of her supporters - might forget to talk about "energy"?
Possibly. One does wonder what she would have talked about, had she come empty-handed.

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Originally posted by KazetNagorra
Possibly. One does wonder what she would have talked about, had she come empty-handed.
Obama wanting to kill her granny, presumably.

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Originally posted by FMF
So, if the word "energy" were not written down somewhere for her, this former VP candidate - standing before thousands of her supporters - might forget to talk about "energy"?
I think I agree with you. I'm not saying Palin is a genius, but nobody in the world of politics needs to haev 6 words on their hands to remember to bring them up in talking points.

It seems she is just milking her anti-intellectual character. She could have had a teleprompter or a cue card pretty easily.

She knew she was going to get "caught" and it gets her press time.

So long as I support a politicians policies I don't care how they remember it.