Lately I've heard a new insult directed at Barack Obama by right-wing outlets...claiming that without his teleprompter, he's lost. Unable to pronounce words. Hopeless in front of a crowd with a mic.
No, I'm not kidding. The allegation is that Barack Obama is stupid. Take a look at this genius post from the super-popular right-wing site Powerline, which begins:
...and goes on to mock him for mispronouncing a word. The post then puts up a YouTube rant, supposedly from the teleprompter to the Prez, in which "the one who bails your ass out night in and night out" demands better treatment, a private heated compartment, top billing, etc.
Right. The President, who was mocked repeatedly by his Republican opponent during the fall debates for his "campaign of eloquence," now has been struck dumb, and cannot articulate his own thoughts.
This despite the fact that, for instance, a couple of weeks after taking office he took questions from the national press live for forty-five minutes, without a single misstep of the slightest consequence.
To such a criticism this Democrat can only say: Wow.
With enemies like that, who needs friends?
