Come on, you know you want to say something truly insane.  

It was strange last night- he had trouble concentrating at times- he couldn't seem to finish his thoughts- it doesn't mean something "wrong" with him- it's hard to think on your feet, it's not really an ability of his- he stammers a lot- but that goes with the "cerebral" part of him that people talk about - he's one who probably needs to think about what he is saying- and in those circumstances, you CAN'T- obviously both Clinton and Edwards are seasoned politicians who can do that- some might say it's because they are "slick"- I mean, it's not necessarily a bad thing to get flustered- but in that arena, it doesn't look good.

He is not Reagan who actually wasn't dimwitted either. Obama is not a good debater. It's that simple. Nor does he have the policy depth that someone with long seasoning who can pull up info from memory very easily. I've experienced this lots of times in my professional life. The older guy with lots of experience and a quick brain is damned hard to checkmate.

You're just saying that because you don't like him and perhaps because you buy into the right-wing Bell Curve propaganda about blacks having lower IQ's.  I thought Obama was quite brilliant on his feet. He nailed Hillary when he noted that he was organizing the community while she was a corporate lawyer for Walmart. LOL! He made the audience howl with laughter with his funny comment about Bill's dancing ability. If that's not thinking on your feet, what is?  Obama's IQ is probably higher than Hillary's.  She flunked the DC bar exam even though most law grads who took it passed it, despite attending much worse schools than Hillary did.  Obama by contrast was president of the Harvard Law Review! Obama also showed far better judgment than Hillary on Iraq and Iran.  Hillary's good at memorizing sound bites and regurgitating them at all the right time, but her success in life has a lot to do with being married to a brilliant man.

I actually think he's pretty good at thinking on his feet-- that line last night about voting against a credit card interest rate ceiling because it wasn't low enough was pure schmaltz. It would've taken me a lot longer to say "wait a minute" if it weren't for JRE calling him on it.

I have said it since Feb 07.

I can see through him like glass and more and more voters do everyday.

I completely agree. Obama seemed tentative and unsure of himself throughout the debate.

photographs of the teleprompters with his scripted speeches are available at the Chicago Sun-times.  allow me to reproduce them here.

Lynn Sweet Article

I defy you to find a competent Politician or Professional who makes any remotely successful address or presentation without a prompter of some sort.

You're bashing Obama for using a tele-prompter?  Are you serious?
I would say Obama had serious issues with common sense if he went up and winged it.  

This is the 21st Century.  Would you find Obama more worthy and/or courageous if he had the fortitude to refuse a seat belt?  How about going hunting without orange?  I know, maybe he can go skiing back country in an avalanche zone without a safety beacon.  Where is your line between courage and foolishness and how much of one in a President is an acceptable exchange for the other?

A tele-prompter is a tool.  It's a tool like an overhead, like a computer, like powerpoint to a presenter, like a microphone.  If Obama drops the Tele-prompter perhaps the criticism will move on to his propensity to rely on using a microphone when he should be out stumping on the back of a rail car.

Aside from the credentials listed above, Obama is still considered a Sr. Lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School (Out of Residence).  No, that's not UofI at Chicago.  That's UofC, one of the top Universities in the US.  Obama has no problems with his intellectual credentials.

Hilary got out of Illinois after college and there's a picture of her with her arm around Rezco.

Rezco was a player.  Obama practiced and politic'ed in Chicago.  It's impossible to not rub up against corruption in this city (yes, I live here).  Even politicians that are well liked and respected like little Daley are frequently touched by scandal.  You can be completely strait as an arrow and you will rub up against corruption here.

The fact that Obama worked at a firm that represented someone like Rezco means nothing here.  It would be hard to be in private practice here (or anywhere for that matter) without having questionable or outright corrupt clients.  Here's a flash, people who aren't completely ethical often need lawyers.  

Further, Rezco was in real estate.  Obama's firm represented him.  Is it all that surprising that Obama bought a property from him?

It's hard to believe that someone with Obama's career wouldn't rub elbows with someone like Rezco, especially when they are working in Chicago.  That doesn't mean he's corrupt or connected to Rezco in any meaningful way.  
Why are Bill and Hillary wrapping their arms around Rezco at a fund raiser?  Is Hillary a Rezco co-conspirator because her husband took his campaign contribution?  I bet it was a sizable contribution to get that type of photo to boot.

It occurs to me, I purchased my current home from a Chicago Lawyer and I found an illegal cable TV hookup when I moved in.  I wasn't informed of this when I purchased.  Does that make me a co-conspirator?