[Steven W.]

sorry, wrong answer. The candidates provided their materials ahead of time to be placed on the podium so exactly this kind of question would not arise. Kerry violated the rules and the video proves it. Besides, spouting propaganda from Michael Moore is not answering questions and deserved the response from Bush that Kerry received.

[hole_n_one]

If one watches the video full screen and at a single frame at a time, one can clearly see that Kerry takes out a rectangular shaped item from his pocket, lays it out onto the left side (his left) of the podium with his left hand, then, with his right hand, lifts a pen which was already in place on the right side of the podium.

The President, without ever reaching to remove something from his person, simply walks to the podium and lifts the pen already in place on the right side of the podium.

Kerry, without question, took something out of his pocket other than a pen.