Quote Originally Posted by lizbud View Post
Most public speakers, and most all Presidents, (that I know of) speak from
notes. Nothing new there. Obama also writes his own dialogue ,while most
Presidents don't, they have a speech writer. What they don't do is read
words written on the palm of their hands, like school children.
Jon Favreau is Obama's speechwriter, has been for awhile now. Without Mr Favreau Barry is a mumbling bumbling speaker. At least Mrs Palin can get through a speech without "Umming" the audience to death.

Quote Originally Posted by Marigold2 View Post
Blue I don't think that comment was racist, I think it is fact.
The comment was based on the color of the mans skin, so yes its a fact that it was racist.