Posted on 10/19/2012 2:32:01 PM PDT by TexasNative2000
This isn't my blog - I just came across it via Twitter. I have been reluctant to think that Crowley and Obama were working off a script....until now.
There is a lot on this blog that, in my opinion, doesn't point to any pre-knowledge. However, the second point that is made, and supported by video, is that Obama knew who the questioner was regarding the Benghazi attack BEFORE the questioner identifies himself.
The audience is surrounding the candidates in a 180' arc, but Obama turns and looks right at the questioner, then catches himself.
“Get the transcript, Candy.” Are you kidding me? Talk about a set-up.
Where’s the “Does a bear poop in the woods” graphic?
The main thing that doesn’t work in the narrative is that the actual question the guy asked was a really harsh one for Obama, which Obama didn’t even answer.
The guy actually asked why the requests BEFORE the attack had been denied. Obama answered about what he did AFTER the attack.
So an alternate theory would be that Obama knew there would be at least ONE question on Libya, and no matter what the question was, if it included the word Libya, he was going to try to lay a trap for Romney reagarding the “act of terror” phrase. He might have had one of his staffers prompt a CNN person that it would be good for them to review (and bring) the transcript in case the issue came up.
I just found it astounding that Obama walked directly towards him and called him by name before the guy made a move. Then, after catching himself, Obama kinda looks around and then asks “What’s your name?” after he’s already used his name....
I agree and I think Obama knew exactly who this Kerry was. He used his name and then asked him What was your name?
How dumb!
What a setup.....but should we be surprised? Probably not.
Obama says (impression), “Check the transcript,” and Candy Crowley had it! Did you notice that in this video? Romney goes out there and says, “You didn’t call a terrorist attack. It’s on the record. You want to say you called it a terrorist attack?” Obama points at Candy, “Check the transcript,” and she lo and behold, she had it! Shazam! The president said to the moderator (impression), “Check the transcript,” and she had it (laughs) and she read from it! And it was a lie. It was wrong, and so she walked it back last night.
I THINK THIS IS THE MOST CRITICAL ASPECT OF THIS EXCHANGE THAT WAS OVER LOOKED:
HOW DID OBAMA KNOW THAT CANDY CROWLEY HAD A COPY OF THE TRANSCRIPT OF WHAT HE SAID ABOUT LIBYA AFTER THE SEPT 11 ATTACK?
WAS HE GIVEN A HEADS UP BY CNN OR CANDY ON THE QUESTIONS THAT WOULD BE ASKED DURING THIS TOWNHALL MEETING IN ORDER TO PREPARE FOR THIS DEBATE ????
Great find, thanks for sharing.
The entire debate was a production of the Obama Campaign:
1. Selected quiestions
2. Interruption after Obama cues “Candy”
3. unfair time allocation
4. cut off Romney before making his main points
5. camera angles favoring the ONE. putting him in commanding positions
6. “Candy show him the transcript”
7. cutaway to Mooshell’s clapping against the rules
8. Audience applause at the Benghazi gotcha
Anyone that does not realize that this was a premeditated hit by the Chicago Mob is terminally naive.
But if I understand correctly, Crowley said the questioner's name, then the questioner said his name, so it wasn't out of the question that Obama would be able to say the guy's first name when he made his response. But stuff like that doesn't always enter long-term memory.
Legendary old-time politicians were said to remember the names of thousands of voters, but most politicians today can't.
When Obamagabe was yelling at Candy to show the transcript that proved the whole debate was a setup as supposedly nobody knew what the questions were before hand. What was Candy doing with a copy of the transcript???
Did they both know the question was going to come up? Sure. How could it not come up?
But if I understand correctly, Crowley said the questioner’s name, then the questioner said his name, so it wasn’t out of the question that Obama would be able to say the guy’s first name when he made his response. But stuff like that doesn’t always enter long-term memory.
Legendary old-time politicians were said to remember the names of thousands of voters, but most politicians today can’t.
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If you check the blog, there are 2 videos. The 2nd video shows Candy saying the guy’s name, Obama turns and looks right at the guy BEFORE he stands to read his question and says “Hi Kerry”. THEN the guy stands up and Obama has this look on his face like OOOPS and he says, “What’s your name?”
True enough, but Obama let the cat out of the bag when he asked the guy to say his name after Obama had already used it.
Obama (looking directly at questioner):"Hi Kerry."
Questioner THEN starts to stand and put on his glasses.
Obama starts to shuffle and look around before 'finally' seeing who is going to ask the question.
Obama: "What was your name?"
He's as bad an actor as he is a president.....
The questioner’s son is very active in the Occupy movement...
My question is, how did Obama know Crowley had a transcript???
Had the debate prep taken place inside the WH, we might have had access to the sign ins.
Since it was on a private, secluded estate, we don’t know who was there. It might be interesting to try to find out whether Crowley or any of her associates paid a visit to the estate during the debate prep.
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