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It turns out that the story about the president reading a thank you to himself off a teleprompter, mentioned here Saturday, was misreported. Obama was joking.
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Angel| 3.25.09 @ 5:27PM
Well, if it was just a joke--why no video ? Still sounds suspicious. He is TOTUS, after all.
John Tabin| 3.25.09 @ 6:00PM
There's no video because there were no cameras. The event was covered by a print-only pool.
Daphne| 3.25.09 @ 7:02PM
Obama must have had a backup teleprompter to help him pull off his joke. :)
Basil Plumley| 3.25.09 @ 11:40PM
I am pretty sure Hannity showed a video of this kerfuffle of this event on his TV show. I would recommend checking with Hannity's folks before accepting this story.
I think it is odd that this story came from across the pond instead of from our MSM.