OBAMA: NOT ALWAYS SMOOTH

The media has had a lot of fun ridiculing George W. Bush's speaking ability. Similarly, they like to poke fun at McCain and his inability to deliver a good speech while reading from a teleprompter - while they gush over Obamba's skill in front of one.

Overlooked intentionally by the media is that McCain is far better than Barack when it comes to speaking impromptu and answering "unstaged" questions from the audience. It's not surprising that Obama would decline McCain's challenge to having some town hall type debates. McCain would win hands down.

Obama is lost without a teleprompter. He bumbles and fumbles and comes off pretty foolish looking but the media does not want to point this out.

Here is one of his "shining" moments: