I really don't understand this. Why can't the man speak extemporaneously? I can, you can, we do it all day and all evening long! I guess I know why. He doesn't know his own core. He's playacting. What a shameful time in history.
This was funny, though. Something out of a comedy sketch. Thanked himself, indeed. Will SNL skewer this one?
He's a lawyer. He's always conscious of what he says so that he doesn't get tripped up down the line. It's always about covering your ass with Obama.
In fairness, GWB, while not an attorney, was also very aware of what he could say and when he could say it. He admitted as much in his last interview as prez with Charlie Gibson. But at least GWB had the humility to recognize his spoonerisms and wild pronunciations when they occurred - Obama neither has the ability nor the capacity to be humble.
Furthermore, ever watch Obama speak when Mr. Teleprompter isn't in front of him? Along with the uhhs and umms, he struggles to look the person with whom he's speaking in the eye. I'd say, from a non-technical perspective, that's because he's always parsing his language -- simply to keep something from biting him in the ass later on.
