Wow....Yes they have been reading them since the beginning of this country AND even before that. Why dont you go watch the history channel and see Hitler, LBJ or whoever the hell you want give a speech. Watch how many times they look down at their speeches because, guess what? They didnt have teleprompters "in the beginnning of this country" so they had to memorize them. Hmmm. Also, they wouldnt need to memorize speeches if they knew what the hell they were talking about already.

Edit: Whos the idiot now?