Jan Brewer Left Speechless As Teleprompter Fails (VIDEO)

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer created an extended pause during a speech Wednesday, when her teleprompter died, forcing her to freeze for a short time.

Brewer was delivering a message about economic development and education reform in Mesa, Arizona, when she was left speechless by the faulty equipment.

"As we limit the growth of the public sector and restrain unnecessary regulation, stimulate the engine of free enterprise (long pause) Well, the Teleprompter went dead," Brewer said, drawing laughs from the audience.

She then went on to read from the hard copy of her address.

Brewer experienced a much larger lapse during a gubernatorial debate in September while attempting to deliver her opening remarks. At the time, HuffPost's Jason Linkins described the oratory catastrophe as the governor having "hit a snag when her train of thought derailed, leaving dead-air gaps that rival any of the ones on the Arizona-Mexico border."

WATCH via KSAZ:

Brewer Has Another Lengthy Pause During Speech: MyFoxPHOENIX.com

Comments

[theantizombie]

02:30 PM on 03/13/2011

REALLY AOL / HUFPO?

Pending a comment that contained a PERIOD?!?!?!?!?!?!

Why so protective of this woman? Afraid billo will put you on his nightly TPM?

[DLocke]

01:42 PM on 03/13/2011

Jan Brewer left speechless. What else is new? The woman's even dumber than W.

[zombywulf]

01:40 PM on 03/13/2011

My,my she is a chip off Saint Ronny for sure, too bad she doesn't have a Nancy to poke her in the ribs and whisper the speech in her ear.

[OldCowboy]

01:37 PM on 03/13/2011

Brewer is obviously incapable of forming her own thoughts.

[Hike]

12:57 PM on 03/13/2011

Attention Republicans and casual independents: This is the person you voted for. Are you paying attention?

[ideasmatter]

12:50 PM on 03/13/2011

This is not just an embarrassment for Gov. Brewer; it is an indictment of our whole political system.

[theantizombie]

02:08 PM on 03/13/2011

embarrassment? As is, to conservatives, shame, empathy and compassion, embarrassment is not in their DNA.

[smartalek]

12:38 PM on 03/13/2011

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[theantizombie]

02:10 PM on 03/13/2011

That was funny!

and, thank you.

[nfatt1]

01:42 PM on 03/13/2011

Thats just cruel, Hilarious, but cruel.

[CanuckistanCommie]

11:14 AM on 03/13/2011

Her educational back ground?? ... Radiological technologist certification.
That's your governor.... Surprised??

[Politicsasusual69]

10:57 AM on 03/13/2011

She's not a politician, she's a paid speaker for the Republican party. They write it she reads it. It breaks, hey, she's got nothin'. Literally nothing. I would feel the same if she were a Democrat. People like that don't belong in office.

[ckfan]

10:49 AM on 03/13/2011

She didn't know what she was talking about? She couldn't continue without notes? Remember when the wrong State of the Union speech was loaded in to Clinton's teleprompter? He didn't miss a beat because he had the new speech memorized. I'm not saying she had to memorize her speech, but she should have at least been able to improvise on the subject. Boy, the repubs sure know how to pick 'em.

[luckyt]

09:54 AM on 03/13/2011

Is that all they have in the Republican party, women that are brainless dingbats. What is it with these women, do they run into bug zappers at night, or do their husbands give them glue to sniff?

[Jim-In-Panama]

09:13 AM on 03/13/2011

very

[lab221]

11:32 AM on 03/13/2011

To old to be Governor.

[linaya]

08:46 AM on 03/13/2011

Is this really worthy of mention? Does this really deserve website space? Who hasn't this happened to?
Just wondering.

[JohnTheMac]

10:41 AM on 03/13/2011

Probably it does, since teleprompters have become a big issue in criticizing Obama.
This tech has been around for decades, and now becomes fodder for Obama haters.
Don't take my word for it, google "Obama teleprompter" and find all the precious website space being taken up by pages like:
http://www.teleprompterpresident.com/

[ckfan]

10:51 AM on 03/13/2011

I've never worked with a teleprompter so I haven't had this happen. I have, however, given numerous speeches with note cards and I improvise all the time. This way, my style appears informal; yet, professional, I appear knowledgeable and the audience is at ease.

This is a story only because the repubs make fun of Obama all the time - even though he writes most of his speeches.

[theantizombie]

02:29 PM on 03/13/2011

apologize again for the flag. a mistake.

[americanwhoserved]

07:24 AM on 03/13/2011

Recall Brewer.

[El Confusado]

08:18 AM on 03/13/2011

I don't think she can...

[americanwhoserved]

09:53 AM on 03/13/2011

Fanned El Confusado: Not without a teleprompter that is a fact. She maybe should pull a "palin" write her drivel on her hand.

[ckfan]

10:52 AM on 03/13/2011

If this comment isn't worthy of a fan, nothing is. Funny stuff.

[americanwhoserved]

09:54 AM on 03/13/2011

Jan Brewster: A poster girl for botox.

[theantizombie]

02:24 PM on 03/13/2011

did you see the norm rockwell-style portrait she had on her site for a few days?

nay a wrink...more evidence they (rities) don't see things as they are.

[americanwhoserved]

07:23 AM on 03/13/2011

Was this a gift from God?

[theantizombie]

02:25 PM on 03/13/2011

so many snarky comebacks i don't know where to begin.