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Congressman Wants To Cut Funding For President's Teleprompter

Posted by samzenpus on from the can-you-feel-the-love dept.

Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., proposed eliminating funding for president's Teleprompter but ultimately changed his mind. Womack says he pulled his amendment because he was unable to determine exactly how much the president's teleprompter costs. Evidently electricity remains a luxury in Womak's district. "I think we made our point," Womack said. "We're asking people to do more with less. And I think the president ought to lead by example. He is already a very gifted speaker. And I think that's one platform he could do without."

4 comments

  1. Budget cuts by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

    If we are really trying to save money, wouldn't it be a lot more cost effective to cut the entire budget for the President and Congress? How much good does it do us to have a King and Nobility?

    I would be more confident in a government run by a wiki than one run by jerkoffs like this who spew random BS. Seriously, can anyone honestly tell me that this guy is somehow superior to, for example, MediaWiki?

    1. Re:Budget cuts by jandersen · · Score: 1

      Seriously, can anyone honestly tell me that this guy is somehow superior to, for example, MediaWiki?

      Probably not - I don't think your mind is open enough to receive such a statement, so I won't even try.

  2. Electricity by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

    Evidently electricity remains a luxury in Womak's district.

    Well he is from Arkansas after all.

  3. Sounds good to me. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I don't care much about the electricity, but maybe it'd keep him from doing all that inane babbling that he calls a speech. I guess another solution would be to bump up the requirements for being President. I'm not sure what they should be, but obviously Obama doesn't cut it. This trainwreck of a presidency shows a complete lack of experience on his part. It's like throwing your 15 year-old, about to start driver's training, straight into a Formula 1 racecar...