John McCain Battles Teleprompter

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It seems John McCain is fighting battles on a couple fronts. One of them being his battle with the teleprompter. You would think even without the prompter you could get right or remember the word Lexington.

Could this be taken as he really doesn't care or mean what he says in his speeches? Seeing How the word he keeps flubbing has to do with a "New" energy plan that he cares so much about that he can't even say the name of it correctly? Multiple times even. I think so...

It's almost as if this isn't his idea at all and just a political move to get votes. If that's the case why remember the name of this plan, It's for votes and probably will never become reality so remembering the name is unimportant. Seems to me this is exactly what is happening...

McCain Battles a Nemesis, the Teleprompter

LAS VEGAS —Senator John McCain was performing relatively smoothly as he unveiled his energy plan. He managed to limit the mechanical hand chops and weirdly timed smiles that can often punctuate his speeches. He delivered his lines with an ease that suggested a momentary peace with his longtime nemesis, the teleprompter. (He relied on a belt-and-suspenders approach, with text scrolling down screens to his left and right, and on a big TV set in front of him.)

But when Mr. McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, came to the intended sound bite of his speech — the part about reducing America’s dependence on foreign oil — he hit a slick.

“I have set before the American people an energy plan, the Lex-eegton Project,” Mr. McCain said, drawing a quick breath and correcting himself. “The Lex-ing-ton Proj-ect,” he said slowly. “The Lexington Project,” he repeated. “Remember that name.”

In a town meeting in Cincinnati the next day, Mr. McCain would again slip up on the name of the Massachusetts town, where, he noted, “Americans asserted their independence once before.” He called it “the Lexiggdon Project” and twice tried to fix his error before flipping the name (“Project Lexington”) in subsequent references.

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