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Drudge: DEBATE MYSTERY: DID KERRY HAVE CHEAT SHEET?
Drudge ^ | October 3, 2004 | Video

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...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bush; cheat; cheater; cheatsheet; drudge; eitsinmypocket; election2004; firstdebate; kerry; lurch; nopeitsinmypocket; nothingupmysleeve; sandybergercoached; thisisseries
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To: stockpirate

John Kerry's response: "It was a picture of my fellow Vietnam soldiers who were killed during that awful war in which I served so bravely. I carry it around with me to remind myself of my heroism, my patriotism, and my selflessness. Many more Americans will die like these men if we continue on with Bush's collosal misjudgements in Iraq. We need to pass the global test. Once again, I served in Vietnam."


161 posted on 10/03/2004 11:45:27 AM PDT by dmc8576 (High School Students for Bush - 325 members ....Students for Kerry - 20 members. ENOUGH SAID!!!)
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To: skaterboy

Who says?


162 posted on 10/03/2004 11:45:32 AM PDT by mabelkitty (Do not indulge the Negative Nervous Nellies with reassurances.)
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To: BurbankKarl

Did you mean to reply to someone else?


163 posted on 10/03/2004 11:45:37 AM PDT by TXBubba ( Democrats: If they don't abort you then they will tax you to death.)
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To: Crazieman

I just looked at it. It couldn't be a pen because he had to use both hands to unfold something. When you take a pen out of your pocket you usually don't need to use both hands only if it has a cap to take off.


164 posted on 10/03/2004 11:45:41 AM PDT by areafiftyone (Democrats = the hamster is dead but the wheel is still spinning)
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To: orangelobster

No pens or pencils were allowed unles placed there by the event commission.


165 posted on 10/03/2004 11:45:44 AM PDT by stockpirate (Kerry; supported by, financed by, trained by, guided by, revered by, in favor of, Communists.)
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To: All
Geez, People! Don't waste your time nit-picking about this non-issue. We have MORE important matters to focus our energies on like exposing the lies that were CLEARLY on display. Don't get us all painted with the tinfoil hat paint brush that the Dims would love to portray as the desperate flailings of a desperate group. Don't fall for the trap! I am pissed that Drudge would resort to such small time conspiracy baiting than something substantial like the new Kerry ads that call Bush a lier even though he explicitly said during the debate he would not do so!!
166 posted on 10/03/2004 11:46:05 AM PDT by 4MORE-YEARS
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To: meyer
A debate is a comparison, and generally, ad-lib answers tend to pale compared to a read, rehearsed speech.

Agree with you here. But even with that, it did not take info cards for GW to have the common-sense to bring up Kerry's 20 year awful senate record on National Security.

Wrong on the Gulf War, Wrong on the cold war, wrong on cutting funds to the CIA, etc, etc.

Yet GW never brought up any of these points. And if he needs info cards for this....then we are believing the Dem's that he really is dumb.

Which he is not!! - It was just a bad, bad performance.

And I never heard Kerry say anything all that smart to begin with!! - He simply didn't have to defend his voting record and that is why he won!

167 posted on 10/03/2004 11:46:24 AM PDT by Khaosai
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To: meyer
Khaosai - Member since 9/16/04. Hmmmmnnnn.....

He's a troll. He's been defending Kerry and the latest Newsweak poll and trying to discredit anyone who shows how the Newsweak poll was sauced.

168 posted on 10/03/2004 11:47:16 AM PDT by COEXERJ145
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To: stockpirate
I just viewed th video on CSPAN and stopped it at i:40 +or-
and it surely is a piece of paper and it lays it on the podium. It's as clear as can be.
I enlarged it and it filled the screen. one can see it as plain as daylight.
Look for yourselves you doubters!!!!!
Frannie
169 posted on 10/03/2004 11:47:22 AM PDT by frannie (The truth will set us ALL free)
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To: P-Marlowe

If Kerry is willing to cheat in a formal debate, he is not worthy of being president of a glee club, much less president of the United States.<--- Remember...The difference between a conservative and a liberal is...A conservitive bases his politics on his morals...A liberal bases his morals on his politics...To them, the ends ALWAYS justifies the means....thats where the disconect comes when dealing with one in real life...They just dont get it!!!!


170 posted on 10/03/2004 11:47:24 AM PDT by M-cubed
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To: plushaye
That's my gut feeling as well concerning him having the noted beforehand, or at least was able to review the questions beforehand. After cBS I wouldn't doubt anything when it comes to trying to throw an election.
171 posted on 10/03/2004 11:47:53 AM PDT by conservativecorner
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To: orangelobster

"Doesn't look like papers to me."

Well, then that would rule out spitballs.


172 posted on 10/03/2004 11:47:57 AM PDT by Gucho
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To: stockpirate

His Bush zapper?


173 posted on 10/03/2004 11:48:13 AM PDT by BluH2o
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To: bikepacker67

Later in the debate he uses the notes!!

I watched later in the debate as I remember he looked like he was reading as oppsed to writing notes. In fact, you see him sorting out about 6-9 notes. So now we need someone with time to go through the whole debate and count how many notes he could have written by the time he sorts about 6 of them. Also when he arrives as the podium you can see he shuffles them into the bottom of the stack. I know this trick--I've used it before in Junior High School when I cheated!

174 posted on 10/03/2004 11:48:29 AM PDT by for-q-clinton (If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
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To: ArmyBratCutie
Leher is looking RIGHT at him, as he pulls whatever it is out of his jacket pocket.. so he isn't ignorant of the fact,

I saw that too.

175 posted on 10/03/2004 11:48:36 AM PDT by Balding_Eagle (The Clinton poll is 2 to 0 against a Kerry win. All other polls are irrelevant.)
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To: Balding_Eagle

I agree the question should be asked. I too doubt if there can be definitive proof.

It wouldn't surprise me if he was given questions beforehand, given that the MSM wants him elected at all costs. It would surprise me if he would be that dumb to bring the questions to the podium, but you never know.


176 posted on 10/03/2004 11:48:36 AM PDT by plushaye (President Bush - Four more years! Thanks Swifties.)
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To: 4MORE-YEARS
I am disgusted by anyone who treats this as a "non-issue". Sure, Kerry's lied over and over about all sorts of stuff, but we've never had any sort of video evidence like this before. This is HUGE. This could sink his campaign. We must keep propounding this issue until the truth, or at least a reasonable explanation, comes out. And a half-assed accusation from a lib on Kerry's campaign that doesn't even address the issue at hand is not an explanation.
177 posted on 10/03/2004 11:48:48 AM PDT by JB_90 (Kerry-Edwards 2004: Because America needs a President who looks like a withered pumpkin.)
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To: Drango
...Good point. But it makes us look small and it blurs the focus of the important issues...

No it doesn't. It points out what a lying, cheating piece of shite Kerry is.

178 posted on 10/03/2004 11:49:10 AM PDT by FReepaholic (Proud FReeper since 1998. Proud monthly donor.)
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To: frannie

Thank you for helping them to see the light (paper) I was getting beaten upp here>...lol


179 posted on 10/03/2004 11:49:15 AM PDT by stockpirate (Kerry; supported by, financed by, trained by, guided by, revered by, in favor of, Communists.)
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To: frannie

Is it possible that President Bush saw what JFKerry did?


180 posted on 10/03/2004 11:49:20 AM PDT by Just mythoughts
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