Chris Matthews on President Obama tonight:
Lawrence, why does he need a teleprompter to do a good speech? I'm dead serious. He's no good on give and take, he's just average. He's no good on the stump. He's only good when he's got that teleprompter up there giving the grand oratory. It seems like that's what works for him and nothing else does.
Yep, this from a professional broadcaster who, for the better part of two years, continuously confused the names "Barack Obama" and "Osama Bin Laden" and still has no problem collecting his $5 million annual salary. This after eight years of "peeance freeance" and "putting food on your family."
By the way, Matthews, here's Barack Obama speaking from memory: