re: #355 Gella

talent as a of reading teleprompter 24/7? welcome to new American Idol

Hell, I myself could read a speech from a teleprompter.

No, Obama has oratorical skills, and he has a certain ability to project charisma. I will NOT/NEVER say those are first rate, because he was never truly tested during the campaign, and on those occasions when he was in a tight spot, he fumbled.

Obama was perfect for what the Alinsky Machine needed.

Saul Alinsky, Wikipedia, section on Community organizing, 2nd and 3rd sentences in the quote from Rules for Radicals:

“Dostoevski said that taking a new step is what people fear most. Any revolutionary change must be preceded by a passive, affirmative, non-challenging attitude toward change among the mass of our people.”

Obama’s job was to project a non-threatening, affirmative, acceptable, desirable image of change — to get a majority of the electorate to buy into it. With the MSM firmly in the tank, he could, and did, do just that.

IIRC, a video showed him depositing his ballot in a ballot box. Michelle was with him. Obama said something like: “Let’s see if this works.”

Heh … let’s see if WHAT works?
Let’s see if the ballot fits through the slot?