This just in. ~~~~ Yes, Obama is a good teleprompter reader. He also uses one in the middle, when it's there. As for his speech-writing, there's this from a recent NY Times: "Mr. Jon Favreau, 27, has had a hand in practically every speech that Mr. Obama has delivered in the last four years. While many believe that Mr. Obama writes his own speeches longhand on a legal pad, a better historical account will show that he offers input and Mr. Favreau actually writes them." In fact, Jon Favreau is to Obama what Ted Sorensen was to JFK. ~~~~ Get that turkey in the oven. .brad.27nov08. To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/