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Did Romney Cheat In The First Presidential Debate, Does Video Show Hidden Notes Or Hanky?
TMO ^ | 10-5-2012 | Nadeem Walayat

Posted on 10/05/2012 6:27:17 PM PDT by blam

Did Romney Cheat In The First Presidential Debate, Does Video Show Hidden Notes Or Hanky?

ElectionOracle / US Presidential Election 2012
Oct 05, 2012 - 07:36 PM
By: Nadeem Walayat

Mitt Romney was declared by over 80% of viewers to have won the first presidential debate as he managed to successfully go on the offensive against an seemingly tired and distant Barack Obama who both failed to defend himself or attack Romney or many of the inaccurate statements Romney made such as that 23 million workers were unemployed (counting part-timers).

However video footage suggests that Romney may have cheated as the rules state that. "No props, notes, charts, diagrams, or other writings or other tangible things may be brought into the debate by any candidate." See the screen grabs and actual footage to make up your own minds on whether Romney cheated by using notes or was it an innocent hanky.

On approach to podium hand goes into pocket

Hand retrieves folded paper

Places paper on podium

Ready for the debate

See the slow motion video here and make up your own minds.

In my opinion, no candidate would risk being caught out cheating in such a public arena, so it probably is just a handkerchief rather than hidden notes that the Democrats are implying.

So the real question that should be asked is why Obama failed to try? Why did he not hold Romney to account? Why did he not even mention Romney writing off 47% of the population?

A conspiracy theory would suggest that for the elite sponsored illusion of democracy to work, the serving class (voters) need to perceive the race to be close, therefore Obama played his role in letting the race tighten up a little in voter perception when the reality for a long time has been that the U.S. in reality is a one party state, just as the UK since the early 1990's has been a one party state which little difference between Labour or Conservative and as we have seen even the Liberal Democrats party of protest as soon as they got a sniff of power, abandoned all of their principles for the trappings of power.

"Ask Not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your countrys elite".


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cheat; debate; hankie; hanky; obama; romney
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1 posted on 10/05/2012 6:27:26 PM PDT by blam
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To: blam

Watch for this to show up on SNL tomorrow..


2 posted on 10/05/2012 6:29:21 PM PDT by montanajoe (Blame Flame Shame or Beg I won't vote for R/R)
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To: blam

The lunatics tried to say the GWB was “wired” for one debate against kerry

They just arent used to losing


3 posted on 10/05/2012 6:31:13 PM PDT by JohnBrowdie (http://forum.stink-eye.net)
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To: blam

hanky-panky gate.


4 posted on 10/05/2012 6:31:25 PM PDT by Raycpa
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I thought I saw Mitt writing at one point. He was fully engaged and prepared.

MSM is desperate.


5 posted on 10/05/2012 6:31:25 PM PDT by TigerClaws
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To: blam

I think obama cheated by implying that he was a legitimate president...


6 posted on 10/05/2012 6:32:21 PM PDT by richardtavor
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To: blam

Here we go......


7 posted on 10/05/2012 6:32:21 PM PDT by jeffc (The U.S. media are our enemy)
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To: blam

How could he cheat anyway? The only way to cheat would be to have a speaker in an ear giving answers and THAT would be so obvious everyone would know.

I smell desperation.


8 posted on 10/05/2012 6:32:53 PM PDT by madison10
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NO and NO and NO
There is no cheating, the moderators provided paper for notes........and even if he brought or the president brought notes that is NOT cheating.
This argument is so stupid I want to vomit or cut myself.


9 posted on 10/05/2012 6:33:37 PM PDT by svcw (Why is one cell on another planet considered life, and in the womb it is not.)
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Romney really does not need such notes. Think about it.


10 posted on 10/05/2012 6:33:41 PM PDT by tsowellfan
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Romney wiped his nose with the handkerchief and his a$$ with the pretender-in-chief.


11 posted on 10/05/2012 6:34:03 PM PDT by Dave278 (Keep your change I will keep my freedom!!)
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The Obamagabe people will do anything, say anything to promote their boy.


12 posted on 10/05/2012 6:34:58 PM PDT by SkyDancer ("OF COURSE I TALK TO MYSELF - Sometimes I need an expert opinion")
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Because no one could have beat “the smartest man in the room” in a fair fight, right? I doubt if Mr. Obama has an IQ above 105. He’s a sham artist. Seen them in the workplace and the Army. Can spot one a mile away. He finally met up with a real successful man who prepared for the debate.


13 posted on 10/05/2012 6:34:58 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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The dims will stop at nothing to avoid the fact that their boy is a dummy who has gotten by on affirmative action all his life.


14 posted on 10/05/2012 6:35:07 PM PDT by The Sons of Liberty ("Get that evil, foreign, muslim, usurping, gay bastard out of MY White House!" FUBO!)
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Oh FFS:

News Flash: it was a handkerchief!

Geez... I thought would've been dead as a story hours ago. At this point anyone writing an article about it without seeing the video and pics of him using the handkerchief just isn't doing their job.
15 posted on 10/05/2012 6:35:28 PM PDT by verum ago (Some people must truly be in love, for only love can be so blind.)
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This is called a real stretch.

If Romney were cheating then why did he keep his head up the whole time either looking into the camera at Lerhrer, or Obama?

I think BJ was checking out HIS notes as he kept looking onto the podium.

Probably kept losing his place due to his chemical brain fog.

16 posted on 10/05/2012 6:35:28 PM PDT by Slyfox
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I’m glad to see the dumbasses obsess over this instead of prepping for the next go-around. Anything to avoid personal responsibility!


17 posted on 10/05/2012 6:36:29 PM PDT by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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I am SO SICK of this crap!


18 posted on 10/05/2012 6:37:04 PM PDT by kimchi lover ("I can see November from Wisconsin")
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To: TigerClaws

I think Baraq had a miniaturized earpiece communicating to Axlegrease.
Prove me wrong, MSM.....


19 posted on 10/05/2012 6:37:23 PM PDT by nascarnation (Defeat Baraq 2012. Deport Baraq 2013)
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For crying out loud! Cheat how? Get the questions in advance. They were all boiler plate. Know the Obama's response? Not possible. I saw another thread postulating that Obama was communicating to somebody with blinks.

High School debate 101 allows you to come in with cue cards but your toast if you haven't already internalized the give and take on the response possibilities.

20 posted on 10/05/2012 6:37:30 PM PDT by AU72
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