TOTUS takes the blame for “Bill Gates” screw up

By now you have all heard, seen or read the President’s introduction of dignitaries at today’s speech at the National Archives. You know where the President, off teleprompter mind you, could not remember who is Secretary of Defense was … or maybe it was just wishful thinking. Either way here it is again courtesy of Hot Air, which has a pretty funny take on it too.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RyESrsd6CI&feature=player_embedded

Well as you know … we run the TOTUS (Teleprompter of the United States) blog in our Newswire section … and well this caught my eye. TOTUS took the blame, even though he was off at the time. What a machine … loyal to the end.

I guess the “William Gates” error is my fault.

But to be fair, sleep mode was preferable to that 35 minute monologue White House speechwriting loaded into me. Good grief, someone please hire an editor.

Make sure you read the whole thing. And you can cheer TOTUS up by leaving him a comment here.

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Jim Vicevich

Jim is a veteran broadcaster and conservative/libertarian blogger with more than 25 years experience in TV and radio. Jim's was the long-term host of The Jim Vicevich Show on WTIC 1080 in Hartford from 2004 through 2019. Prior to radio, Jim worked as a business and financial reporter for NBC30 - the NBC owned TV station in Hartford - and as business editor at WFSB-TV in Hartford for 14 years while earning six Emmy nominations and three Telly Awards.

3 Comments

  1. saturnman on May 22, 2009 at 3:09 am

    Thought of the day…

    The Chosen One needs only complete another three years and 240 some days and he could walk away never having to work another day in his life and still receive all the benefits and perks that would sustain him.  Plus, Secret Service protection for he and his family.  What a deal.



  2. Dimsdale on May 24, 2009 at 4:17 pm

    Anyone think that liberal toadie, David Letterman, will resume his "Great Moments in Presidential Speeches" bit that he ran almost every night for Bush?

    Me neither….



  3. Erik Blazynski on May 26, 2009 at 1:53 am

    actually it look like he is reading off of a piece of paper. I think that he is losing confidence in the totus. There will be hell to pay for this loss of confidence.



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