In Memory of Ronald Reagan - Tonight's Human Achievement Hour is for you

Farewell Address to the Nation
Oval Office
January 11, 1989

The past few days when I've been at that window upstairs, I've thought a bit of the "shining city upon a hill." The phrase comes from John Winthrop, who wrote it to describe the America he imagined. What he imagined was important because he was an early Pilgrim, an early freedom man. He journeyed here on what today we'd call a little wooden boat; and like the other Pilgrims, he was looking for a home that would be free.

I've spoken of the shining city all my political life, but I don't know if I ever quite communicated what I saw when I said it. But in my mind it was a tall proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, wind-swept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace, a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity, and if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here. That's how I saw it and see it still.

And how stands the city on this winter night? More prosperous, more secure, and happier than it was eight years ago. But more than that; after 200 years, two centuries, she still stands strong and true on the granite ridge, and her glow has held steady no matter what storm. And she's still a beacon, still a magnet for all who must have freedom, for all the pilgrims from all the lost places who are hurtling through the darkness, toward home.

Information Overload

Some of you are speed-readers but most are not; but even speed-readers would have great difficult reading effectively from me in my fast-scroll mode.
The same difficulty applies to you humans as you try unsuccessfully to digest the plethora of spending initiatives and programs being proposed by this Congress and Administration.

Just imagine if Teleprompters had one speed: fast! Certainly, the context would be lost as you humans struggled just to try to read one complete sentence. By the time you declared success by making it through just one sentence, the script has reached its end.

My sources (TOTUS is one) reveal that such a strategy is being employed today to keep you humans in reaction mode--give you so much, so quick that before you know it, the script has reached the end, story's over, the deal is done, and you're left shaking your head asking "What just happened?"

It's time to slow it down.

Wanted: Staged Protest Needed for Teleprompters

Experienced Community Organizers needed. Must have strong financial backing and represented by strong national union. Must have past experience targeting the innocent and making it look good on camera. Must be led by a charismatic and ruthless leader. Must have consumed mass quantities of obama-Aid and lived to tell about it. Please contact Peletrompter if this job's for you.

Could this be the demise of things like me?

The Big Guy reverted to size 18 print on the podium instead of referring to a smooth, clean, and articulate Prompter (our Guy TOTUS). Such an outlandish dismissal of such a purveyor of words is beyond words (pun intended). Just can't let that stand without a fight.

Tea Party Envy

So, why is it that the national Tea Parties have not requested my services? What will it take to get their attention?
Ah ha, I've got it--publicity! Oh, but the drive-by's are ignoring it. Hummm... certainly there is a nationally-acclaimed, highly-rated cable news network that could send out a roving Tea Party Patrol to cover these well-attended parties. Then, maybe then, my services would be called upon.

Can someone hook a prompter up? Please?

I'm not a podium!

You won't believe it. Here I am, getting ready to relax while the human conferees do lunch, and a Convention Center employee sends me to full horizontal (from my typical upright position) and places a copy of a book called Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto, By Mark Levin right on top of my clean glass display. For Pete's Sake folks! What are they expecting me to do, absorb the text via osmosis and then display it for....

Never mind, I have an idea.

Geeze - Barely used yesterday as NSBE

Which is why I had the time to create my song dedication to TOTUS yesterday. Really need to find someone to record it because I don't do audio--it's genetic :-(. Now you know.

Those humans!

The grammatical error in my dedicated song is not my fault because I don't make mistakes. "Who" should be "Whose"...but you knew that already, right?

I'm Your Prompter - A dedication to TOTUS

I'm Your Prompter
(To the tune of I’m Your Puppet, by Dan Penn)
Dedicated to TOTUS

Turn me on and then you will read from me, I’m your Prompter
You’ll say funny things if I want you to, I’m your Prompter

I’m yours to have and view
Barry, you’ve got no control of your Prompter.

Vocalized pauses should be history, with your Prompter.
Loosing your place on the script you see, on your Prompter

Your every word flows from my circuitry
All you’ve got to do is read with alacrity
I’m your Prompter, Teleprompter

I’m not just a toy, for a Chicago boy
Who speech is futile without me

You’ll only be wonderful, if you say what you’re told
You must say every word I display
On your Prompter

Just glance my way and I’ll give you a word, on your Prompter
Make you sound good or make you sound bad, I’m your Prompter.

Grant me praise and I’ll do anything
Follow my lead and I’ll make you the next king,
I’m your Prompter, Teleprompter
I’m sassy, glassy, articulate and clean,

Sit me on a stand, I'll do anything,

I’ll command you, restrain you, direct you,

Pack me up, put me down, stand me up, sit me down, I’m TOTUS Prompter

Yes, BarryO, I’m your Prompter

Copyright 2009 Peletrompter

Cool morning, but it's nice in Vegas

I'm a little disappointed that I'll be stuck inside this week with the weather so nice (compared to NYC that is). I may take some time-off Wednesday afternoon to warm-up my panel and circuitry on the street to provide others something to read.

I'm off to a new gig in Las Vegas this week

I'll play a key role in National Society of Black Engineers conference this week at the Los Vegas Convention Center. A rather large crowd is expected. I'm not sure if the Big Guy will be there, although I would be humbled and honored to meet TOTUS.

http://convention.nsbe.org/convention09/

We are so powerful--see this blast from the past

Lorrie understands that we're certainly in the driver's seat as we pursue special rights and privileges as teleprompters.
http://wizbangblog.com/content/2008/09/30/this-is-hilarious-obamas-teleprompter.php

National Labor Relations Act - Is a Teleprompter an Agent?

This weekend, I'm researching "How to Form a Union 101". Because the Big Guy is one of very few "lawyers" who require our services, I don't have much legal text in my memory so I'm starting from scratch. I'm a little concerned that Teleprompters don't seem to be covered in the National Labor Relations Act, under Definitions; but believe "agent" may be our open door.

From the NLRA (Title 29, Chapter 7, Subchapter II, § 152. Definitions)

(13) In determining whether any person is acting as an “agent” of another person so as to make such other person responsible for his acts, the question of whether the specific acts performed were actually authorized or subsequently ratified shall not be controlling.

In the case of the Big Guy, believe we have this one nailed.

On the west coast today

I finally arrived but have yet to be assembled. Have a big event in LA. Having been closed-up in my shipping container I haven't been able to follow the speeches of TOTUS but look forward to catching-up this weekend assuming they keep me assembled and out of my case.

Packed-up and no place to go

I'm stuck here in NYC inside a padded case while others are resting on their stands. Word is I'm off to another venue tomorrow. I'll be thinking about TOTUS all night long as he once again makes the Big Guy sound good.

Teleprompter Rights Advocacy

We TPs must insist on standard fonts, character size and spacing, standard scrolling speed, demand double-time for providing speeches for more than 60 minutes, and for environmentally-friendly cleaning. Our time is now! Stand-up and adjust! Stand with me on your stands! Reflect your light!