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79. It was a fold-up teleprompter, one invented special for the debate

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Fri Oct 5, 2012, 05:13 PM

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Guys, it was a handkerchief. [View all] Chichiri Oct 2012 OP

I suspect it was a handkerchief on top of the notes... i.e., BOTH hlthe2b Oct 2012 #1

It was a pair of magic underdrawers! randome Oct 2012 #2

Who is "they" and how do YOU know this? MADem Oct 2012 #3

Video is "they". gcomeau Oct 2012 #8

Mitt keeps trying to wipe the smirk off his face awake Oct 2012 #19

he trying to wipe the cocaine he sniffed...cuz his upper lip was red ALL NIGHT n/t onecent Oct 2012 #64

lol Kurovski Oct 2012 #99

It's infused with the scent of money jberryhill Oct 2012 #27

LOL! KurtNYC Oct 2012 #37

That looks smaller and softer than the thing he threw down on the dais. MADem Oct 2012 #43

First... gcomeau Oct 2012 #50

Stop playing the "oooooooh nooooo Mister Bill" game--I am not buying it. MADem Oct 2012 #59

well said 2pooped2pop Oct 2012 #82

+1 madokie Oct 2012 #93

+1 Kurovski Oct 2012 #100

MADdem you nailed it goclark Oct 2012 #103

Hankies do not bounce but a transmitting device might. kiranon Oct 2012 #53

That was four years ago, though, not this debate. I like lucite podia, actually. NT MADem Oct 2012 #58

Use softens fabric. Folding it would be normal. & DISPLAYING it could be innoculation. nt patrice Oct 2012 #77

If it was pressed, though--it would show wrinkles. I'm not seeing any. MADem Oct 2012 #81

I wonder what was written on the handerchief? Much better way to smuggle in talking points, sabrina 1 Oct 2012 #67

Then fold it four times and blow your nose with it or wipe off your grime, and hand it to your kid! MADem Oct 2012 #83

I think we can handle the 7.8 and speculation on whether 2pooped2pop Oct 2012 #80

Listen... gcomeau Oct 2012 #90

Listen and understand? 2pooped2pop Oct 2012 #92

If you think you're going to "police" DUers, you're in for a surprise. Waiting For Everyman Oct 2012 #94

Read first, respond second. gcomeau Oct 2012 #109

Wrong. He cheated and it's been proven. Zoeisright Oct 2012 #4

What they picked up is an opinion piece by a Dem strategist. Chichiri Oct 2012 #25

But putting a Hanky on the Podium is not part of Mitt's Ritual ... Here's what Ann has to say ... JoePhilly Oct 2012 #5

Where does he wipe his face with it - please post. polichick Oct 2012 #6

Handkerchief bounce when they land on hard surfaces? liberal N proud Oct 2012 #7

Too much starch! That's what it was. BlueCaliDem Oct 2012 #12

BINGO Myrina Oct 2012 #24

The overt nose-wipe was just to "prove" it was a handkerchief. BlueCaliDem Oct 2012 #95

Maybe Magic Handkerchiefs do! n/t RoccoR5955 Oct 2012 #48

"They" are certainly my chief concern DefenseLawyer Oct 2012 #9

It was a paper AND a handkerchief. Indpndnt Oct 2012 #10

OMG we've reached Faye Dunaway in Chinatown territory tishaLA Oct 2012 #18

it could very well be the cheat notes wrapped in the hankie 2pooped2pop Oct 2012 #28

Lol! Look at the tape. Indpndnt Oct 2012 #36

LOL, I was thinking of the old SNL fake commercial -- "It's a dessert topping AND a floor wax." n/t gkhouston Oct 2012 #72

It looked like 2 items were put on the podium- notice when he starts placing them. lumpy Oct 2012 #91

No, it wasn't... but thanks anyways... n/t Ghost in the Machine Oct 2012 #11

It is stiff when he hands it to his son siligut Oct 2012 #13

+1 nt hifiguy Oct 2012 #32

His sons treasure his nasal leakage! They have a collection at home! randome Oct 2012 #35

Blech or lol siligut Oct 2012 #55

The hanky was thrown on the lectern. The sheets of paper provided by the commission for him to Native Oct 2012 #56

look at the up close pics 2pooped2pop Oct 2012 #85

Rough draft of his concession speech. TheCowsCameHome Oct 2012 #14

Funny, no one seems to be laughing. Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #15

then why did Mitt work so hard to hide it? Botany Oct 2012 #16

One of the shows had him wiping off sweat on his upper lip. dkf Oct 2012 #17

Derision is SOP for cheaters siligut Oct 2012 #20

bingo 2pooped2pop Oct 2012 #29

What men keep their hankerchiefs out of their pocket BumRushDaShow Oct 2012 #21

Fops from the 17th Century. Kurovski Oct 2012 #106

A guy named Loius Armstrong used to! whistler162 Oct 2012 #107

What a stupid post. russspeakeasy Oct 2012 #22

that's not just a hankie 2pooped2pop Oct 2012 #23

Inclined to disagree with the OP BarackTheVote Oct 2012 #26

It's stiff as a board. hifiguy Oct 2012 #30

I believe you are right MFM008 Oct 2012 #101

Clothers Capt. Obvious Oct 2012 #31

Romney wrote notes on his handkerchief? That's a sinister way to cheat. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #33

Is a handkerchief allowed? aint_no_life_nowhere Oct 2012 #34

So, he admits he overheats and has perspiration issues. tinrobot Oct 2012 #38

Who hands a used hanky to his son? Generic Other Oct 2012 #39

Linen or cotton doesn't bounce when dropped... joeybee12 Oct 2012 #40

Except it turned into paper after the debate, when Mitt walked back to collect "the evidence" aletier_v Oct 2012 #41

At this point some are grasping at straws. NCTraveler Oct 2012 #42

look at the video 2pooped2pop Oct 2012 #88

The hanky, if present, was used to conceal the paper. kestrel91316 Oct 2012 #44

"the only thing that Romney takes is paper. Not a handkerchief. " KurtNYC Oct 2012 #45

The Hanky is a meme now ... everyone agrees you don't hand a hanky to your son and it doesn't cr8tvlde Oct 2012 #49

It was Hanky Panky ! KurtNYC Oct 2012 #65

And unfortunately I checked in at Comedy Central, and they have dubbed it a Conspiracy Theory cr8tvlde Oct 2012 #74

Is There A Video Available Of The Retrieval And Handing To His Son After The Debate?... global1 Oct 2012 #46

It's the same video only it's at the very end after Obama and Michelle leave lunatica Oct 2012 #57

it's in the other threads n/t riverwalker Oct 2012 #89

I've thought about this a few minutes..it doesn't matter..not really Stuart G Oct 2012 #47

So he carried his handkerchief in his pants pocket to the debate jsmirman Oct 2012 #51

the notes at the end were DIFFERENT than the square at the beginning. You're all getting confused. progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #52

You obviously didn't watch the video aletier_v Oct 2012 #54

His son didn't retrieve anything. He did and tried to put it in both breast pockets lunatica Oct 2012 #60

I'll bite... who says notes can't be written on a handkerchief? nt justiceischeap Oct 2012 #61

I *ahem* used to know people who wrote their crib sheets on pieces of gum ... Bake Oct 2012 #62

It's possible to write notes on a white hankerchief. Nye Bevan Oct 2012 #63

Heh. I had the same thought. But I used to teach high school. yellowcanine Oct 2012 #71

Agreed. NightOwwl Oct 2012 #66

I think it's odd how he sneakily threw it on the podium on the downlow Pithlet Oct 2012 #68

I think we need Stephen Colbert to help us out. Show us how to do a stack of papers with a hanky cr8tvlde Oct 2012 #69

Anybody who can pop a bunny out of a paint can should be able to do this easily. n/t gkhouston Oct 2012 #73

I really really don't care. LiberalAndProud Oct 2012 #70

He had one of his servants embroider the notes on the hankie in 8-point Times New Roman. Buns_of_Fire Oct 2012 #75

You can write on silk quite nicely, especially some that has had a fabric treatment. nt patrice Oct 2012 #78

Yeah, Mormons are never "toastmasters", so they've never used handkercheifs in surreptitious ways & patrice Oct 2012 #76

It was a fold-up teleprompter, one invented special for the debate Coyotl Oct 2012 #79

Here it is in close-up and slo-mo Michigan Alum Oct 2012 #84

Why would he go to this sleight of hand to hide a handkerchief? itsrobert Oct 2012 #87

So, was it a used hanky he tried to put in either of his inside suit pockets, then handed it to sad sally Oct 2012 #86

That's O.K. if it was. Wingnuts send out discredited chain letters all the time UTUSN Oct 2012 #96

The first clue should have been when he pulled it out of his right front pocket - lynne Oct 2012 #97

Was it or was it not? Perhaps if "Mitch" didn't have a public perception problem nc4bo Oct 2012 #98

It COULD have been BOTH, a hanky and some notes 99th_Monkey Oct 2012 #102

His lies were against his former stances, cheatsheets or not, he's a lying SOB whoring himself which mother earth Oct 2012 #104

we are left with two gaps of logic grasswire Oct 2012 #105

Sure, & Mittens doesn't lie Cherchez la Femme Oct 2012 #108