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Teleprompter Mishap Ruins Fox News Airport Security Story On Thermoses

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Earlier this morning, the folks over at Fox News had a bit of teleprompter mishap that completely disrupted a news story. Of course, while some might see this as just another example of the hazards of live TV, we see it as a Christmas miracle! Who wants to learn about how terrorists are going to hide bombs in coffee thermoses when the holidays are here? Clearly Santa Claus, himself, came down and broke the teleprompter. Call it “America’s War on Bad News!”

The incident happened while Steve Centanni was reading Homeland Security’s statements on how insulated beverage containers could be used to hide explosive devices and, thus, would go through extra scrutiny. Midway through it, he stumbled over some words as the teleprompter apparently stopped and then went back too far.

Quoth a nation sick of hearing about how much more unpleasant air travel will be: “Thank you, Santa.”

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  • Moderate

    The “equipment” problems always seem to happen on holidays, I suspect it is a really problem with letting interns run things.

  • Frankg3400

    A “teleprompter” ?? Say it isn’t so Faux!

  • leftofsocialist

    Dear Readers:

    Wait a minute! Are you telling me that all these talking heads at Fox, and elsewhere, have been ripping President Obama for relying on a teleprompter WHILE they read these complaints from a teleprompter??
    Is this like having trouble expressing to others that they shouldn’t eat pizzas while you stuff pizza into your piehole?

    Oh it is so true that the Holiday season brings unexpected joy into our hearts.

  • Moderate

    “A “teleprompter” ?? Say it isn’t so Faux!”

    Shepard Smith actually does much better when he is not reading the teleprompter.

  • Moderate

    “ripping President Obama for relying on a teleprompter”

    Obama uses two teleprompters so the headshaking gets annoying and without the prompters, he uhs and ahs too much.

  • http://TheDividedStatesBlog.com Publius219

    Moderate said:
    “ripping President Obama for relying on a teleprompter”

    Obama uses two teleprompters so the headshaking gets annoying and without the prompters, he uhs and ahs too much.

    He uhs and ahs because he’s engaged in thought, as opposed to the seamless recitation of talking points of Bible Spice

  • Nacho

    What’s even funnier is the story.

    FOX NEWS ALERT!! “Terrorist might use insulated coffee mugs to blow you up so the TSA is going to crack down on them and hassle you more but don’t worry, you can still have yours.”

  • leftofsocialist

    Dearly Beloved Moderate:

    I’m sorry that the president’s head movements trouble you. You might consult an otorhinolaryngologist because it could be an inner ear problem (sense of balance disturbed.)
    And I grant you that Steve Centanni (whom I enjoy as a genuine reporter) accomplished with one prompter what it takes the president two to do.
    As for the resulting uhs and ahs, have you actual viewed/listened to the Steve Centanni clip:”I am totally messed up here!”

  • http://Mediaite.com uggugg

    .Without the teleprompter and the ear piece for Fox Anchor’s they would be in hot water all the time for speaking from their heart instead of News Corp’s pocket book. That would be grounds for extermination on all Fox Channels and there would go that $ 1,000.00 annual income including benefits. Aha

  • Just4thefax

    Fact: Fox using a teleprompter isn’t the real story here it’s the shit that is said whenit’s used!
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxxxGUeZtno

  • Just4thefax
  • Just4thefax
  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Laurence-Glavin/100000568386394 Laurence Glavin

    We’re coming up on the first anniversary of an appearance by the President at a Rethuglican gathering, wherein he took question after question without TelePrompTer or notes, and would have eviscerated the assembled audience if they knew what “eviscerated” meant.

  • ChiliPeppersFan

    Laurence Glavin said:
    We’re coming up on the first anniversary of an appearance by the President at a Rethuglican gathering, wherein he took question after question without TelePrompTer or notes, and would have eviscerated the assembled audience if they knew what “eviscerated” meant.

    nice to be reminded of that…i love the way huff po described it:

    For roughly an hour and a half, Obama lectured GOP leaders and, in a protracted, nationally-televised question-and-answer session, deflected their policy critiques, corrected their misstatements and scolded them for playing petty politics.

  • ChiliPeppersFan

    forgot the best part…

    So effective was the president that Fox News cut away from the broadcast 20 minutes before it ended.

  • http://www.karlspensen.blogspot.com Karl Spensen

    Okay okay okay FINE we get it – LOTS of people who are on TV use teleprompters, whether they are our CORRUPT KENYAN MUSLIN “PRESIDENT” or the fine people at FOX NEWS (The Most Powerful Name in News)!!!!!!111 I guess the constant “TELEPROMPTER” criticisms of the Obamessiah WERE a little stupid!!!!111 But as Just4thefax points out (WELCOME BACK, btw!!!111), we STILL have “57 states”!!!!1111 HAhahaHAHAHahahaHAHAHahahahaHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!111 57 STATES 57 STATES 57 STATES 57 STATES 57 STATES 57 STATES 57 STATES 57 STATES 57 STATES!!!!!!!!1111 Suck it, LIBS!!!!!!!!!1111 LOL!!!!!11

  • The_Reasonable_Lib

    FUCK IT! WE’LL DO IT LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Hugo Daun
  • leftofsocialist

    Dear Karl Spensen:

    How sweet of you:

    Karl Spensen said:
    CORRUPT KENYAN MUSLIN “PRESIDENT

    Do you really believe that the president is made of cotton fabric!!

  • Just4thefax

    Laurence Glavin said:
    Rethuglican

    ChiliPeppersFan said:
    i love the way huff po described it:

    Fact: This is what Bush says to you libs!
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1r1TVXGUK0&feature=related

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Tucker-Peterson/721293033 Tucker Peterson

    OK ! So ?

  • giraffe

    FAUX needs teleprompters to follow the mantra of Rove-induced mindless statements of fiction. On the other hand who do you think writes what Obama says? Hint: Obama is educated intelligent and O’Reilly, Beck, etc. have cotton up there — as proven by their impromptu words. Furthermore, look at Congress talking — all reading a script — except Anthony Weiner – who would not yield (properly) when some Rep tried to spin “procedure” as reason to say NO — when told to Vote Yes= I believe this is the right OR No= this is not right.

    While I cannot decide if this is a left blog with sarcasm or righties copying the crap fed them from FAUX. After all this thermos thing was on ALL news stations — so the homeland security gave us a little Xmas scare. That’s more thand they usually give us.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Thorkil-Kowalski-Vrge/566276352 Thorkil Kowalski Værge

    Slow news day, Mediaite? :)

  • http://MsUnderestimated.com MsUnderestimated

    Just4thefax said:
    Fact: Without telepropter!
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpM_Pv430Qg&feature=related

    That’s just disgusting! Who the hell do they think he is? A prophet? Geez!

  • Pablo

    giraffe said:
    FAUX needs teleprompters to follow the mantra of Rove-induced mindless statements of fiction.

    Awwww…Santa brought somebody an extra large bucket of stupid.

  • Pablo

    ChiliPeppersFan said:
    nice to be reminded of that…i love the way huff po described it:

    It really is cool how they can type one handed over there.

  • Just4thefax
  • writer

    Thermoses is amazin’. Ya puts hot water in, ya gets hot water out. Ya puts cold water in, ya gets cold water out. How do it know?

  • Rescuedog

    Don’t be too hard on Steve Centanni. He may still be a little rattled from being kidnapped in Gaza and forced to convert to Islam.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Fox_journalists_kidnapping

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