The president has been criticized for relying too heavily on his teleprompter for routine remarks and the device has become jokingly known as “TOTUS.”
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/07/13/whoops-obamas-teleprompter-breaks-mid-speech/
Looks like the teleprompter technicians have been facing budget cuts as well.
Now, just imagine if that happened to Bush…
HAHAHA