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gollygee

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36. I think it's probably just a handkerchief

Reply to seabeyond (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 01:58 PM

Oct 2012

I can see him wanting to have it out so he doesn't have to dig in his pants during the debate if he needs to wipe his brow.

I'm enjoying the speculation though

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hankerchief or cheat sheet. (added "both" as a choice) [View all] seabeyond Oct 2012 OP

both? they're not mutually exclusive.... unblock Oct 2012 #1

BOTH! aletier_v Oct 2012 #2

It doesn't matter-- his overt lying should be enough to impugn his character. nt. andym Oct 2012 #3

+1 nt NCTraveler Oct 2012 #5

I saw a clip with an enlarged close-up of the podium. It did not looked like folded paper there. Blue Meany Oct 2012 #4

Link? Fearless Oct 2012 #10

It does appear to bounce.. AsahinaKimi Oct 2012 #6

It didn't bounce... FSogol Oct 2012 #24

LOL AsahinaKimi Oct 2012 #39

Cheat sheet hidden in a handkerchief folded, Panasonic Oct 2012 #7

Not quite sure johnnie Oct 2012 #8

He walks off with papers after the debate. Fearless Oct 2012 #9

Cheat sheet railsback Oct 2012 #11

lol. and since he lies about everything, it has to be what he does NOT seabeyond Oct 2012 #14

Crib notes fit on a hanky, although it appears a bit crumpled, folded paper. cr8tvlde Oct 2012 #12

Could be cheat sheet in the hanky. Jennicut Oct 2012 #13

"In any case, he is still a LIAR." bottom line it, sistah... lol. nt seabeyond Oct 2012 #16

If you enlarge the video Politicalboi Oct 2012 #15

Can't tell aint_no_life_nowhere Oct 2012 #17

Hanky used as cover for a cheat sheet. kestrel91316 Oct 2012 #18

paper. Stop the video at exactly 13 or 14 seconds JanMichael Oct 2012 #19

when i tap go/pause, go/pause it does appear to stay stiff, not hanky. nt seabeyond Oct 2012 #20

I voted both Whisp Oct 2012 #21

Cheat sheet. HooptieWagon Oct 2012 #22

People usually keep a handkerchief in their pocket till they need it Pithlet Oct 2012 #23

He purposefully did it in a sneaky way, and if that is a handkerchief adigal Oct 2012 #25

You can write on a handkerchief too. tblue Oct 2012 #26

Handkerchief - and he did pull it our in full view of some in the audience. RC Oct 2012 #27

Good points! randome Oct 2012 #31

he has a handkerchief in he breast pocket....Why would he carry one in hist right front pants INdemo Oct 2012 #28

That is a pocket square in his breast pocket. HappyMe Oct 2012 #32

Romney had nothing showing in his breast pocket. RC Oct 2012 #37

Hard to say it wasn't a hankerchief after seeing this from buzzfeed: Skip Intro Oct 2012 #29

Can't tell, did Rmoney look down at it? treestar Oct 2012 #30

perhaps it was a hanky to wipe off the notes written on his palm. eom ellenfl Oct 2012 #33

close-up animated gif pokerfan Oct 2012 #34

Sorry to be so clueless..but there is a very large screen grab in a previous post.. nenagh Oct 2012 #35

I think it's probably just a handkerchief gollygee Oct 2012 #36

me, too. and.... lol, me, too. nt seabeyond Oct 2012 #38

I said both. nc4bo Oct 2012 #40

It would be strange to put a hanky there Rosa Luxemburg Oct 2012 #41