Posted on 10/03/2004 11:09:24 AM PDT by stockpirate
Edited on 10/03/2004 12:01:46 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX SUN OCT 03, 2004 14:05:38 ET XXXXX
DEBATE MYSTERY: DID KERRY HAVE CHEAT SHEET?
Section 5, pages 4-5 of the binding "Memorandum of Understanding" that was negotiated and agreed upon by both political campaigns states:
"No props, notes, charts, diagrams, or other writings or other tangible things may be brought into the debate by either candidate.... Each candidate must submit to the staff of the Commission prior to the debate all such paper and any pens or pencils with which a candidate may wish to take notes during the debate, and the staff or commission will place such paper, pens and pencils on the podium..."
So what did Dem presidential contender John Kerry take out of his jacket as he approached the stage [with his back to the auditorium's audience]?
What did Kerry place on the podium?
Video replays of the Kerry maneuver played all weekend long on the internet.
[A tight zoom of the Boston.Com feed shows Kerry pulling a mysterious "card" from his jacket. 14 seconds into video, after commerical]
A top Kerry campaign source explained to the DRUDGE REPORT late Sunday how Bush supporters were once again trying to distract.
"Kerry did not cheat," said the Kerry insider. "This is more lies from Republicans, who are hoping for a quick change of subject away from the president's performance, and the new polls."
Developing...
On Fox just awhile ago, it is clear that what he is opening is paper and his is unfolding it!
Okay, it appears the French guy has got his hands caught in the cookie jar, or the jacket pocket, as it were.
So, when he offers his explanation, what will be the spin?
So I had some notes, what's the big deal? You're just trying to tear down the message and not paying attention to the message.
Whaddaya think?
No doubt. But that hasn't been the way the item was described. The poster I was responding to said Drudge had changed his story. I was just remarking as to the extent the story had changed.
It still raises doubts.
Kerry did not blow his nose during the debate, did he? You can tell if someone is congested - he wasn't. He was fine.
Kerry: "I agreed to the debate rules before I cheated and decided to break them."
I didn't see him sweat, either.
Post 561 says just on Fox and it is a piece of paper.
It certainly raises doubts. But Sandy Berger walked away with classified documents in his pants and Dan Rather used forged documents to smear the President and I don't see any heads rolling over it. The rats always seem to skate by no matter what the wrongdoing.
If it doesn't it is pretty cool just the same.
Get all the bloggers on board too.
Poster on 561 says just on Fox and it is a piece of paper.
I can't believe that no-one there from the media saw this. But they all kept their mouths shut.
Sure, breaking the rules just exposes a major character flaw. Big deal. Asking for candidates to obey their agreement just makes us look petty. /sarcasm
Hey, it was just about sex with Clinton, too.
What a maroon.
Lmao! I think he suitcased the football.
I reviewed a 35MB .AVI file of the incident and this is the sequence of events:
Reaches in
Pulls out
Either unfolds and places or just places it, difficult to tell. Perhaps he flipped it (turned over)
Looks at it, looks at Lehrer
Reaches to the right
Uncaps a pen
Holds the pen up and begins to write
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