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...
Let me look. I minutes.
But even so, what's the point? Is it wrong to bring a note card? I really don't know and am curious. I think most people will just shrug it off.
LOUD ROTFLOL! Thank you for that :)
Inspect the candidates for radio hearing aids before the next event.
Drudge will stick it too him tonite. John Effin' has some explaining to do. I can't wait for the spin on Monday.
LOL!
Well, in a sense perhaps it was, for it may have been a form with notes that showed his present stance on an issue....any issue....just pick one!
Kerry: "I did slip a cheat sheet out of my pocket, before I slipped it back in."
One has to wonder if he cheated his way through college. Obviously he cheated his way out of combat duty.
Did you notice Kerry pull anything out of his pocket before the debate started?
It was against the rules to bring anything. Pen and paper were waiting for them on the podiums.
This is just about the runup to the Drudge radio show tonight. He always posts something provocative on Sundays that will get people to tune in.
We need better pictures frame by frame to see what he pulled out.
Here ya go. Apparently the duplicate threads were pulled. I've been watching a LOT of threads pulled today. KUDO'S to the mods!!!!!
I didn't know this was illegal in debates, of course unless that was a stipulation in the side doc.
LOL -- perfect!
Same here.
It's what he said, not what he brought.
How lame.
I don't think so. The Kerry people will just say Bush is whining because he lost. I won't make exscuses for Bush. He should have hammered Kerry and put this thing away, but he didn't. Time to move forward.
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| Posted by SoCar On General/Chat ^ 10/02/2004 2:51:42 PM CDT · 19 replies · 468+ views I read on another message board that right before Kerry took the podium he removed something from his pocket and set it in front of him. They are saying it looked like a piece of paper. If Kerry had a cheat sheet that would be a blatant violation of the rules and could sink him for good. If this is true I wonder if Bush perhaps saw this and it flustered him? I am unable to view this because for some reason I can't get the C-Span video to play. It's 2 minutes into it. |
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| Posted by igoramus987 On News/Activism ^ 10/02/2004 5:03:31 PM CDT · 51 replies · 2,416+ views 2.swiftvets.com ^ | closer from link posted by closer on page 42... KERRY CHEATED .... AGAIN .. THIS TIME DURING DEBATE We all know that honesty has never been a Kerry trait ... so why should a Presidential debate be any different? ... Well, looks like Kerry was able to accomplish this by cheating. If you check CSPAN, Kerry is shown taking his "notes" out of his breast pocket as he stepped behind his podium. I went back and checked some of his recent campaign appearances, and it appears he brings out these "notes" or "talking points" quite frequently at the beginning of his... |
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dang...I stopped it after Bush made his remarks. Did he pick it up after it was all over? If so, I missed it!
It says WATCH THE VIDEO... but it isn't active yet I guess.
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