October 5, 2010
BOARD STIFF:
Former Vice President denounces Obama's use of 'idiot boards' (Catholic Online, 10/5/2010)
Former Vice President Walter Mondale came out against U.S. President Barack Obama's heavy reliance on Teleprompters; electronic devices out of camera range that lets the speaker read a prepared script. The 82-year-old former statesman says that the devices keep the president from connecting with his intended audience.Posted by Orrin Judd at October 5, 2010 3:03 PMMondale said on CNN that the teleprompters were little more than "idiot boards," or cue cards used by live TV performers.
