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Close up pics of Kerry's "notes"
Frames of Debate Video ^ | Oct 3, 2004 | Jeff Head

Posted on 10/03/2004 2:01:20 PM PDT by Jeff Head

Here are the specific frames from the debate video shoqing most clearly what Kerry had in his hand as he took it out of his pocket and placed it on the podium.

I have taken two of the frames, lightened them, zoomed in, and sharpened the pics. No other enhancements have been made:


Cropped, lightened original of Kerry pulling item from pocket.


Enlarged and sharpened.


Cropped, lightened original, of Kerry putting article down.



Enlarged and sharpened.


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KEYWORDS: 2004election; cheater; cheating; electionfraud; firstdebate; flushthejohnitsfull; freeperjeffhead; kerry; kerrycampaign; kerrycheats; kerrylies; kerryliesandcheats; pos; presidentialdebates; presidentialelection; slightofhand
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To: SLB

But I have faith that the people who see it will see the difference between a President and a snake oil salesman.


61 posted on 10/03/2004 2:23:36 PM PDT by Jeff Head (www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
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To: mewzilla
Annoyed and, it seemed to me anyway, darn disgusted

yep .. he's not normally like that

Hmmmm

62 posted on 10/03/2004 2:23:57 PM PDT by Mo1 (So tell us Senator Kerry .. why do you think giving Iran nuclear fuel is a good idea ??)
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To: Jeff Head

I think he took out blank paper so the President would challenge it or accuse him, and then be embarrassed by a wrongful accusation.


63 posted on 10/03/2004 2:24:10 PM PDT by Graymatter (Reload Bush/Cheney 2004)
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To: Enduring Freedom

"Bush was set up by a lib moderator"
This is just sour grapes. Bush' problems in the debate didn't come from the moderator. He didn't do a good job in getting his answers out (tired, unprepared, I don't know). As for some "magic" note card or even a folded 8 by 11 piece of paper: you really think that this won the debate for Kerry?
When you start arguing about this, it looks desperate. Not allowing them notes is a stupid rule to begin, and arguing about it lets people think it's okay to judge the debate on style over substance.


64 posted on 10/03/2004 2:24:47 PM PDT by bellenh
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To: Damavand
See POST 24 HERE.
65 posted on 10/03/2004 2:24:56 PM PDT by Jeff Head (www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
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To: Jeff Head

Ya know, he was writing ON something as was Bush. Has anyone figured it might be a notecard to WRITE ON?


66 posted on 10/03/2004 2:25:11 PM PDT by Hildy (The really great men are always simple and true)
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To: Jeff Head

The next debate is a town hall-style forum. Want to bet the Rats will have "Ringers" in the audience?


67 posted on 10/03/2004 2:25:30 PM PDT by WestVirginiaRebel (Global Test? Test THIS.)
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To: Jeff Head

It's hard to see how kerry could possibly make use of three by five cards or a cheat sheet unless he knew beforehand what the questions would be.

I've said before that I doubt whether Jim Lehrer himself handed the questions to John Kerry himself. But I wouldn't be at all surprised if someone on Lehrer's staff handed them to someone on Kerry's staff. I doubt whether Lehrer would exactly MIND something like that happening. He might very well be careless about keeping them to himself personally, and he might very well look the other way while someone copied them.

Almost certainly, in fact, copies were made of the questions for filing and the like, and it would have been pretty easy for somebody to make another set.


69 posted on 10/03/2004 2:25:45 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Jeff Head
Didn't you see sKerry waving cash at Lehrer?


70 posted on 10/03/2004 2:25:57 PM PDT by Lady Jag (I dreamed I surfed all day in my monthly donor wonder bra [https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate])
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To: snopercod
It is time for a reporter to ask Kerry what he took out of his jacket and why. He is clearly unfolding whatever it is. Just as clearly, he did not need to unfold the paper already on the lecturn. I have looked at my own videotape of the event. It appears to me that Kerry is handling paper. When he unfolds it he then picks up his pen and appears to start writing on either what he just unfolded or on the paper already on his lecturn. Why? What is he writing at that point? That Kerry avoided meeting Bush in the middle of the stage and then used his lecturn to help obscure his actions from the audience is suspicious at best.
71 posted on 10/03/2004 2:26:04 PM PDT by charleston1 (No prisoners.)
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To: Jeff Head

No props, notes, charts, diagrams, or other writings
or other tangible things may be brought into the
debate by any candidate. Neither candidate may
reference or cite any specific individual sitting in a
debate audience at any time during a debate. If a
candidate references or cites any specific
individual(s) in a debate audience, or if a candidate
uses a prop, note, or other writing or other tangible
thing during a debate, the moderator must interrupt
and explain that reference or citation to the specific
individual(s) or the use of the prop, note, or other
writing or thing violates the debate rules agreed to
by that candidate.

http://www.npr.org/documents/2004/2004.debate/debate_memo.pdf



72 posted on 10/03/2004 2:26:19 PM PDT by AmericanMade1776 ((John Kerry is now in full retreat))
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To: Graymatter
I think he took out blank paper so the President would challenge it or accuse him, and then be embarrassed by a wrongful accusation.

Interesting theory, given all the other ways that they tried to bait Bush.

73 posted on 10/03/2004 2:27:27 PM PDT by supercat (If Kerry becomes President, nothing bad will happen for which he won't have an excuse.)
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To: Jeff Head

Thank you. It makes it more clear that he pulled out note card/cards. What a friggen creep!


74 posted on 10/03/2004 2:27:28 PM PDT by MistyCA
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To: Graymatter
Then that can be shown too. According to the rules, he was prohibited from bringing anything tangible.

He knowingly violated the rules, there is no good reason to do that.

75 posted on 10/03/2004 2:27:36 PM PDT by Jeff Head (www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
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To: The Mayor

Go Mayor!


76 posted on 10/03/2004 2:27:47 PM PDT by Imperialist
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To: Hildy
Ya know, he was writing ON something as was Bush

Bush had a piece of paper .. remember during the debate when he picked it up a flipped it over a couple times

I would assume Kerry was giving the same type of paper and not note cards

77 posted on 10/03/2004 2:27:51 PM PDT by Mo1 (So tell us Senator Kerry .. why do you think giving Iran nuclear fuel is a good idea ??)
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To: Cicero

Either that, or Kerry's brain is so fried that he can't remember jack. Which, if true, brings up the questions about Kerry's health again.


78 posted on 10/03/2004 2:27:53 PM PDT by mewzilla
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To: bellenh

The rules were the rules and for you to dismiss them, try to downplay the obvious cheating, well, I wonder about who you are. I suspect if you were a contestant iin a game show and discovered the opponent had a cheat sheet, you might be upset.


79 posted on 10/03/2004 2:28:23 PM PDT by cajungirl (Jammies Up!!)
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To: DB
They'll claim it was a handkerchief that had a starch malfunction...

LOL - good one!

80 posted on 10/03/2004 2:28:31 PM PDT by paws_and_whiskers
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