Comments on: George W. Bush is the greatest President ever! (at signing autographs, that is.) – Obama could end up being the worst for the hounds

By: James

James — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:56:47 +0000

this articles is very true. i sent george w. bush and john mccain long letters through mail and got an authentic signatures. whereas obama sent me an autopen. i also notice jimmy carter and bill clinton have recently went on some book signing tours.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:15:35 +0000

A few corrections to this story. I have met every living president…Carter will not sign baseballs under any circumstances. Gerald Ford was great through the mail, spending hours a day signing for collectors, but he was tough in person. Reagan was always great. Bush, Sr. is great, but he avoids crowds as best he can. Bill Clinton will sign whatever you want, but he doesn’t like the “pros” – greedy collectors he sees trying to get more than one from him. That’s the only way he will call you out is if you ask him for more than one. Otherwise, he will sign whatever one item you want. W. Bush is really great, like his dad…the difference is he doesn’t mind crowds. Obama is the worst…really bad, rude, and arrogant. I would go so far as to say the guy can be very mean to people.

By: Richard Budman - new media producer and designer

Richard Budman - new media producer and designer — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:11:04 +0000

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By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:40:59 +0000

An autopen signature can usually be identified from a personal signature by the fact they generally all look exactly alike. So when comparing autopen signatures – they are identical. While actual autographs – no matter how many the person signed – will always have minor, identifiable differences. Professional autograph collectors recognize genuine Obama signatures from the fact they actually witness them being signed. They don’t have to wonder if it’s an autopen because they actually saw Obama personally take the pen to paper.

By: scott

scott — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:31:41 +0000

how can you tell the autopen from the genuine signature of obama?

By: Arthur Valdez

Arthur Valdez — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:40:30 +0000

President-elect Obama was in San Antonio a coule of times before the primaries and I got very cllose to getting his signature on a magazine. The crowd was huge, got about 3 feet from him but he would not look up to sign, he had so much stuff in front of him he kept his head down signing.

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:42:11 +0000

Yes, Obama’s aides would at some events take items to a table for Obama to personally sign. I do not dispute that occurred. But I also heard eye-witness accounts from more than one autograph collector and Obama insider that seen an autopen machine being used to affix President-elect Obama’s signature to items. I would not have put the “autopen” point in my story if I did not hear trusted, knowledgeable sources say so themselves.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:29:32 +0000

Obama wasn’t using an autopen backstage. His aides would take the items and lay them side-by-side on a table so Obama could quickly sign them all. Also, an autopen would have put identical signatures on all the items.

By: urmom27

urmom27 — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:46:49 +0000

I met Obama last year and he signed my t-shirt. At a rally last month, Obama said he couldn’t sign autographs today. Who cares if Bush signs autographs? I would not want it.

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Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:41:23 +0000

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