Drudge: Kerry cheated in the debate

[WilliamPitt]

Looks like a pen to me:



http://www.drudgereport.com/dnc57.htm

DEBATE MYSTERY: WHAT DID KERRY SLIP OUT OF HIS POCKET?

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 ? What did Kerry place on the podium?

Video replays of the Kerry maneuver played all weekend long on the internet.

"John Kerry brought prohibited material into last Thursday's Presidential Debate," charged indcjournal.com.

[JI7]

1. pathetic

[girl gone mad]

2. Desperation.

Maybe Kerry pulled out his "tan in a can" spray. Or maybe it was a love note from Alexandra Polier.

[Shopaholic]

3. Oh good lord, these people will stop at nothing

to think up some excuse for their little boy king!

[The Chronicler]

4. It's called a PEN

YAWN

[charleston1]

89. It is not a pen, hanky?

Everyone can see it for themselves here starting at about 1 minute 50 seconds into the video. I don't know what it is maybe a hanky? It is not a pen.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/mmedia/politics/093004-15v.htm

[demoman123]

95. Right. It's not a pen. He unfolds something. Could be a handkerchief. n/t

[Cats Against Frist]

96. I think it was a handkerchief

Because remember what the Bushistas were saying about Kerry being "a sweater."

I specifically remember him pulling it out, and I remember thinking, in my head, with a little chuckle, "he's got a handkerchief, in case he starts sweating."

My money's on sweat rag.

[demoman123]

98. Did he ever use it?

That would help put the matter to rest.

[Cats Against Frist]

100. No, I don't think so -- or at least I didn't see it

I'm just telling you what happened with me. I'm not 100 percent sure, but, in retrospect, I specifically remember seeing that he had a handkerchief and thinking it was there in case he started sweating.

It would also make sense as to why he whipped it out of his pocket on the turnaround -- this thing was scripted and hyped and tense, down to the second -- he probably didn't want people to see he brought a handkerchief.

Of course, my memory could be from something later, you never know. But I do believe he had a hanky out on his podium.

[JohnKleeb]

5. Is money really that important?

Drudge must be getting more than just money from them to do this.

[incapsulated]

6. He was taking the time...

While Bush was rambling, to work on his inaugural speech. ;)

Do they want a rematch? Let's rock! Hey, we'll even agree to the same questions!

[Doosh]

7. it was a pen, there is no paper in his hand

[Shopaholic]

9. It's obvoius that what Kerry pulled out

was a can of whup ass!

[Pirate Smile]

51. Mystery solved!

[West Coast Democrat]

8. It's obviously a pen. It was clear as a bell on TV! Why the grainy video?

There's no mystery here. How lame and desperate!

[MockSwede]

61. Grainy video allows near-sighted flights of fantasy

But it really was a pen that wrote down some 'whup ass' comments and comebacks for the wielder!

The pen is mightier than the vidiot!

[incapsulated]

10. Wait! I know what it was!

It was one of those flashy-thingies, like in Men in Black, that made Bush forget everything and sound all stupid!

[tomfodw]

14. For Bush, that's called...

...waking up in the morning.

[incapsulated]

19. Ha! :o) n/t

[rumguy]

11. A freeper noted that Bush also took something out of his pocket

Maybe they brought in their lucky pens? Woooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fuck Drudge.

[LiberalFighter]

50. What about the papers that were hastily scooped up by gw*s people...

after the debate was over?

Could there had been some notes brought in?

[yardwork]

58. bushco always accuse others of dirty tricks they themselves are doing

So yes, this probably means that shrimpy-chimpy cheated in some way.

The shrimpy-chimp probably snuck in notes and may well have also had a hearing piece. Even if we have no proof I think we should put accusations directed at chimp out there. Distract and befuddle - it's the only way to combate rove's lie-machine.

[soggy]

92. oh, he definately had notes,

it actually looked more like a playbook he was flipping through the whole time, diagrams and all. he didn't bring it in though...

[RoyGBiv]

12. This is what I like to see ...

Republicans grasping at thin air because they're left with nothing else.

Truly pathetic.

[goodboy]

13. Is anyone really surprised? Sour grapes...eom

[MockSwede]

56. Sour Grapes

Time to stomp on the grapes just like Kerry stomped *. It will have the same outcome. And if we let it age, we'll have wine to enjoy in four years!

[goodboy]

94. It will definitely be a sweet wine....nt

[MockSwede]

107. Vintage

Hopefully, it will be a 'good year' and we won't imbibe so much that we wind up examining the topography of the rug!

It will definitely have more character and substance!

Got a glass of "RED" right now while cruising 'blue' DU.
I guess I've flopped my flip!

Keep trying to convince another fence sitter to vote K/E!

So we can imbibe that sweet wine.

[are_we_united_yet]

15. JEEEZUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When will these guys stop?

[high density]

16. Oh my God!

John Kerry used his own pen!!

The election is over!!!!!!!!!!

[JI7]

17. Drudge said Kerry was orange

[tomfodw]

18. And, of course, Karl Rove was asleep (or, better yet, in on it)...

...and therefore took no notice of it while it was happening.

John Kerry, see, is the all-powerful, all-evil Svengali Macchiavelli your-name-here mastermind of all masterminds. Wow.

Then why isn't the election all sewed up by now?

[DrBB]

20. Bush wore a wire! He had an earpiece! Plenty of evidence!

See the other thread--way more stuff to work with than this stupid Drudgery. Probably just as farcical a claim, but so what?

Don't defend against their attack, switch topics and attack them, I say. It's what they do.

[CarolynEC]

86. Good idea. We need ANSWERS on who Bush was talking to...

... when he said "let me finish" even though no one (no one we could hear, eanyway) had interrupted him.

:D

[annxburns]

21. Does Drudge realize that this just makes them look pathetic?

His "Bush was tired from visiting Hurricane victims" thing didn't work and now he is claming Kerry was cheating because he brought a pen to the debates?

Does Drudge realize that he is making Bush look like a sore loser?

What did Kerry supposedly bring? A 4 pt font copy of the Constitution? A note with world leaders names spelled phonetically?
Something that said "Hey, don't forget to talk about Iraq?"


Bush lost. End of story. He should of prepared more and taken tougher questions during his campaign.

Be a man and move on .... There are still two debates to go.

[mzmolly]

22. BWAHA HA HA HA HA HA HA

These people ARE desperate. :D

[tishaLA]

23. Honestly....I LOVE this story

It shows how little they have. The "global test" story isn't working for them; the "george was tired from too much empathy and hard work" story makes them seem like girly men; the minions think Rove was bought off by Kerry's billions.

They have no place to hit so they make conspiracies. It's the sad, defensive world of republican wimpery. They just have to acknowledge that poor georgie is a pansy.

[vickie]

26. In the name of all that is decent and holy -- this crowd needs to

seek immediate mental health counseling. This is beyond obsurd and preposterous - it reflects mental illness!!!

[foo_bar]

68. speaking of Giuliani

GIULIANI: This conversation is over, David. Thank you. There is something really, really, very sad about you. You need help. I know you feel insulted by that, but I'm being honest with you. This excessive concern with little weasels is a sickness. There are probably very few people who would be as honest with you about that. But you should go consult a psychologist or a psychiatrist, and have him help you with this excessive concern, how you are devoting your life to weasels. Something has gone wrong with you. Your compulsion about it, your excessive concern with it, is a sign of something wrong in your personality. I do not mean to be insulting. I'm trying to be honest with you, and I'm trying to give you advice for your own good. I know you. I know how you operate. I know how many times you called here this week. Three or four o'clock in the morning, David, you called here. You have a sickness. I know it's hard for you to accept that, because you hang on to this sickness, and it's your shield, it's your whatever. And I know you're real angry at me, you're going to attack me, but actually you're angry at yourself, and you're afraid of what I'm raising with you. And if you don't deal with it, I don't know what you're going to do. But you called here excessively all week, and you called here at three o'clock in the morning. And four o'clock in the morning. Over weasels. Over a ferret.

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1111/is_1793_299/ai_55881909

[Chelsea Patriot]

114. Rudia, You always need help.... matching your bra + panties!

Good thing the Silicon Titted Judy's there to help during dress-up!

[Julien Sorel]

28. That's "love," not "empathy."

It's hard work, to give love to those war widders.

[krkaufman]

47. "the minions think Rove was bought off by Kerry's billions"??

Is this theory *really* being bandied about in Freeperville?

They're truly delusional if they think Rove doesn't want to hang on to power.

[napi21]

24. 1st, why do you even go to the Drudge site? 2nd, wouldn't shrub

have been the first one bitching since he was only 10 feet away?

This is just foolish!

[lefty_WOHM]

62. My thought exactly!

There were plenty of people there who could see for themselves what happened. I'm sure if there really was "cheating" it would have been brought up before now, in more official ways.

BTW, I noticed at one point, during one of Bush's answers, he turned his "note paper" over. Why would he need to turn it over? Hmmmm???
(kidding--I don't really care. Obviously, if he was cheating, it didn't help him very much.)

[Bongo Prophet]

25. Pathetic. A talking, magical pen?

Or a case of vociferous projection! Perhaps they protest too much.
Who would try to game the system like that?
Kerry had to ratchet down his eloquence a bit to hit the "sub 8th grade level" goal.
Bush, on the other hand...:eyes:
"Can you take off your jacket, sir?"

[tishaLA]

36. A caller to CSPAN this morning

saiud george was tired becasue he had to wear a bullet proof vest for an hour and a half during the debate and Kerry didn't! And it tuckered poor george out! Of course this was absurd on its face....but they needed an excuse for the poor pansy.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

39. That's where the stick goes up the puppet to prop him up

[Flubadubya]

118. I heard that...

I had to pick myself up off the floor. That was hysterical. This poor little freeper lady had to say something spectacularly outrageous like that to excuse his complete BOMB of a performance.

The moderator did set it all straight after she got off the pone saying that security is extremely high for all his appearances, and, moreover, he said that Kerry would have to be wearing one too if Bush wore one. Just passed it off for the tripe that it was.

It's amazing how far these people will go to "clothe" their naked little Emperor. Blech! :crazy:

[RafterMan]

37. I don't get it

Are you claiming that George Bush wore an illegal bra to the debate?

Maybe Wes Clark got to him with his Hatian bouncing powder.

[MockSwede]

63. Body Armor

To protect the Texas Homegrown Dope from his own advisors AFTER the debate!

[Blue_Roses]

120. What is that thing under his jacket????

????????????

[alcuno]

27. Are you sure? I think it's a super secret decoder ring.

So he could figure out WHAT IN THE HELL * WAS TALKING ABOUT!

[Johnny 99]

29. Oh no! A pen!

The same thing Bush had! A conspiracy!

The fact that it's on Drudge is enough for me to consider it horseshit.

[Bunny]

30. It was his secret decoder pen.

It enabled him to understand the gibberish spewed by George Jr. so he could formulate a response.

Gives him magical powers, don't you know?

[ThePhilosopher04]

31. SO??? What's the big deal???

If a simple ink pen is enough to throw off who I'm afraid to say, is the leader of the free world, we're in far more trouble than I realized.

[Bluebear]

32. Ha ha ha ha they are really losing it

[GingerSnaps]

33. He used his brain and that's cheating if you up against Bush

Looks like he took his pen out of his pocket.

How low can they go?

[Carni]

34. Great excuse so bushit can get out of the other two debates

They know they can't clean him up enough to hold another one.

Remember they said if any rules were violated this would be teh only debate?

[progressivebydesign]

35. Drudge needs to get laid... or get lost.

He's losing his mind sitting around alone in his stinky office.

[shraby]

40. Not only is the charge stupid,

it's possible the pen was checked out before the debate. As if it could conceal anything worth concealing anyway.

[jerryster]

83. You got it right!

To paraphrase Robin Williams in Good Morning, Viet Nam: Matt Drudge is in more dire need of a blow job than any man in history!

[Placebo]

38. UGH this is SO FUCKING PATHETIC!

soldiers are dying and the republicans give a shit about a PEN?!?! GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :grr: :argh:

[HerbieHeadhunter]

41. I love it!!!!!!!!!

You could almost expect something like this from them...it has been nothing but excuses from the right since the debate and the new poll numbers.

Cry away.

[Rose Siding]

42. Divert! Divert! Rove orders process story!

"You HAVE to get them to stop talking about my poopy night, Unca Karl!" Poor lil' buckaroo.

Don't FALL for this.

[indyjones1938]

43. Breaking

XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX SUN OCT 03, 2004 14:05:38 ET XXXXX

DEBATE MYSTERY: DID BUSH HAVE HIDDEN EARPIECE OR TRANSMITTER?

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 GOP presidential contender George W. Bush have protruding from the back of his sport coat during Thursday evening's presidential debate?

Why the bizarre "let me finish!" outburst and frequent dead air pauses?

Video replays of the Bush maneuvers played all weekend on the internet.

Many savvy observers and tech specialists have suggested that the visual and auditory evidence indicates Bush was using some type of broadband transmitter or earpiece device, possibly relaying messsages from Senior Advisers Karl Rove and Karen Hughes.

If true, this would not be the only rule in the "Memorandum of Understanding" that the Bush Campaign has broken since the debate. They are now running an advertisement containing debate footage, which both campaigns explicitly agreed not to do in the memorandum.

Developing...

[Philostopher]

44. No, no -- don't you people see?

It was a digital scrambling device that was used to interfere with Karl Rove's signals to Bush's listening device! That's it -- Kerry cheated by interfering with Preznit Turkee's hidden earpiece!

Solves it all.

Like Kerry could have carried a comprehensive enough 'cheat sheet' in his pocket to cover a 90-minute f*cking smackdown like he delivered? Pleeze.

[krkaufman]

49. "a 90-minute f*cking smackdown like he delivered"

I'm howling. Thanks.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

45. Maybe he put one of the podium pens into his pocket and then took it out

again. Anyone see the video from just before this footage?

[AnIndependentTexan]

46. Remember we know that Freepers came up with this we have there post

[alarcojon]

48. Let them worry about crap like this

If they want to scurry around trying to make something out of this video, let them. It reeks of desperation, which I find amusing and heartening.

[krkaufman]

52. Next update to the story...

Remember all those times where Kerry was supposedly scribbling something?

The scribbling was just a diversion. He was actually reading his illegal materials!!

Has anybody *seen* Kerry's notes from the debate? Ashcroft needs to subpoena KE04 for them!!! THEY DON'T EXIST!!!

[shawmut]

53. Sore Loserman?

This makes them look so weak.


Kerry beat them so badly that they have to openly wonder if he "cheated"! hee hee hee

[eurolefty]

54. And Kerry kept changing his position...

[stevedeshazer]

55. Just as crazy as what I've seen here at DU

The Bush Earpiece.

Some people from both sides can't seem to get their minds around the fact that the debate was simply what it was. Kerry kicked Bush's ass. It's really the simplest explanation.

[seraph]

57. Thanks drudgette

What is he going to do now that the Log Cabin boys aren't supporting *?


Drudge=One Man Internet Freak Show

[jerryster]

85. Question for you re: Log Cabin boys

Have the Log Cabin Republicans officially and PUBLICLY withdrawn their support for Bush? They should, of course. Do you have more info or a link? Thanks.

[Renew Deal]

59. How long before this gets picked up by Fox and co.

I bet the end of the day. I have Tivo'd it. It looks like Bush took out a pen too. Man these guys are sore losers. It's Kerry's fault Bush is an incompetent moron.

[shawmut]

64. I hope it does

This is a very bad story for them to run with. They are admitting defeat and at the same time crying about it.


People do not like whiners and losers. If they push it they will look like fools.

[umtalal]

60. It is called damage control.

If they had anything on Senator Kerry they would complain to the debacle submission. What they can't fathom is that the Senator ( soon to be be President) has something between his ears and he actually uses it.

Let them complain, whine from now to eternity.

[Kadie]

65. oh, they are desperate aren't they.

[Kahuna]

66. I think it was a voodoo doll of *.

:evilgrin:

[CarolynEC]

88. THERE IS NO VOODOO DOLL OF BUSH...

... now stop discussing it! :D

[Dr Fate]

67. The new Bush logo:

[durablend]

69. Kerry in TROUBLE...I found out what he was REALLY doing

I found out what Kerry was REALLY doing in the beginning and it had nothing to do with adjusting *'s tie.

Here's the proof:



TSK TSK TSK

[kentuck]

70. Where did Bush get his pen?

Was it out of ink? But, if this is true, it explains why Bush fell flat on his face. Kerry brought his own pen. He cheated. And if he will cheat at a small thing such as this, what else will he cheat on, that is the question?

[alcuno]

73. One of the rules was that each candidate was allowed to bring his

own pen and paper.

[mourningdove92]

71. Please go here-

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x959645

[NoPasaran]

72. This is the big story? Kerry had a pen?

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[ronnykmarshall]

74. That child need to get a date.

Probably maxed out his credit card on "1-900-HOT-STUDZ".

[Arkana]

75. Waaaaaaahhhhhhh!

"Kerry had frickin laser beams! Kerry used mind control! Kerry did this! Kerry did that!"

My message to freeper crybabies: Get over it! You lost!

[Liberal Veteran]

76. If Bush had a pen, Kerry would have lost the debate?

:eyes:

[Francine Frensky]

77. What Kerry REALLY took out of his pocket: A Big Ol' Can of Whoop-Ass

Sorry, I've been down in the south too long!

[RetroLounge]

78. Bwwwahahahahahahahhahahah

I guess the pen is mightier than the Lord, eh, bushie?

RL

[shivaji]

79. Let us get a federal investigation started...Ken Starr is looking for work

what a joke.

[opihimoimoi]

80. Was it the Flux Capacitor for Bush to go Back to the Future where he beats

Gore once more???

[doni_georgia]

81. Bush took out a pen (or most likely crayon) too

They are REALLY grasping at straws. Since both candidates removed pens from their jackets in CLEAR view of the camera, I would suspect that this was preapproved. God these people are so fucking pathetic.

[Carolinian]

82. A pen he got from James Bond?

[WillyT]

84. I TOLD You They'd Try This !!! - See For Yourself:

Link: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=912068

Damn I'm Good!!!

Good thing THEY aren't.

LOL!!!

:silly:

[zulchzulu]

87. Repug Strategy: Use ANYTHING to alter reality and truth

One more example of utter, complete, pathetic desperation by the Rethugs.

How these twits can sleep at night is probably more fascinating than their lies.

[soggy]

90. I can no longer vote for that man...

he clearly violated the rules by bringing that pen in all by himself. kerry should immediately drop his bid for the presidency and apologize to the nation...

[dignan27]

91. ohhhh so that's why bush lost the debate...

[Bison]

93. Kerry MUST send Rove a monogrammed handkerchief

The only way to combat this idiocy is to call the fool a fool.

Monogrammed hankies MUST be sent to Rove, Bush, Drudge, and any Faux News tards that try to make this an issue.

[oddtext]

97. pfft

[deutsey]

99. This kind of crap plays right into the knuckle-draggers who read Drudge

That's the only damaging thing about it...Like the "Clinton Chronicles" this gives the morans a reason to believe that they're on the side of goodness and light fighting the nefarious (not that any of them even knows what that means) Democrats.

[Walt Starr]

101. Wow, now the smirk can "gracefully" bow out of future debates.

That'll make him look wimpier than he did Thursday night!

[elperromagico]

102. It's simpler than that. He cheated by being better prepared

and more knowledgeable about the issues. And damn it, that's just not fair.

[HootieMcBoob]

103. Here's my email to Matt Drudge

Dear Matt Drudge:

You are as stupid as they come. Ha Ha. You're just as dumb as a stump aren't you? LOL

Oh my god!!!!! You're making me laugh over here LOL

Stop it before I bust a gut...oh my god, oh my god LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!

I'm actually rolling on the floor and I'm laughing my ass off!!!! ROFLMAO!!!!!

No more, No more.......Ahhhhhhhh LOL LOL LOL

OK OK OK I'm OK .... just stop it with the Kerry cheated stuff...I can't take it anymore!!! You'd be better off if you just pretended that the debate never happened.

Hey, yeah...that's a good idea. When ever somebody says "what did you think of the chimp's performance in the first debate?" You should just say..."debate? What debate? There was a debate? When?"

HAAAaa oh my god...I'm laughing again!!!!!

Love,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

[Endangered Specie]

104. Drudge needs to hurry up and shoot himself.

make the world a helluva lot better place... remember hes the same one that suggested Kerry and Edwards were gay.

[TrustingDog]

105. it was that Men In Black Pen ...

kerry used it on bush to make him forget his lines!

[TrustingDog]

106. dupe! lol, #10 got it first.

[LiberalPersona]

108. Insanity for sure

Oh my god, a pen!
You can cheat in a debate with a pen? That's news to me.
Even if it was a "cheat sheet," Kerry didn't know the questions before he went in, so it would be useless.
What the hell kind of morons are they?

[WoodrowFan]

109. it's a missle pod!

It's a missile pod to allow Kerry to........oh wait, sorry that's the 9-11 threads, sorry.

[MallRat]

110. Folks, THEY ARE SCARED SHITLESS.

After 3 days of trying and failing to spin *'s shockingly poor performance, they're trying to change the subject.

Conclusion: even THEY realize that they're fucked.

Please, for the love of god, tell me this won't break into mainstream media.

[SKKY]

111. Ok, that's fine, so Kerry broke the rules a bit and brought notes...

...But, so did W. In fact, it's been widely speculated that he wore an earpiece that had Karl Rove on the other end of it. Now, taking all this into account, does any of this change the fact that Bush still sucked? Does he suddenly not lose the debate because Kerry brought notes? It looks like a pen to me by the way, but still.

[NightOwwl]

112. Actual quote from the article:

"When pressed on the fact that even brandishing a pen from his jacket would have violated debate rules, the Kerry staffer laughed, adding, 'See you at the inauguration, Drudge'.

Developing..."

See ya at the inauguration, Drudge. Bwah!!! :bounce:

[SoCalDemocrat]

116. Candidates are allowed to bring the pen/pencil of their choice

In the same video clip however, Bush is seen unfolding a piece of paper. The paper was already provided for them. Bush had a crib sheet! Watch carefully in Bush's hands as he unfolds the paper while Kerry draws his pen.

Bush probably learned to cheat like this during his C student college cheerleader days.

http://www.americablog.org/

[phish420]

113. Yeah, when you watch the video, you see him twirl it a little...nt

[masonfl]

115. Mostly it's just funny to see what Druge "reports"

I wouldn't lose any sleep over anything he says.

[mbee]

117. I guess they would know since CHEATING is the REPIGS

middle name! I would think they would expect cheating since that's all they do.

[AnIndependentTexan]

119. Every Du'er should read

http://www.tvnewslies.org/html/skulldrudgery.html

In truth, we rarely read Drudge, but the email came in droves, so we did, and there he was: Matt Drudge the Desperate – in need of a big story! There he was: Matt Drudge, slavering over memories of a once sensational blue stained dress, - wallowing in his single moment of notoriety. And there he was: Matt Drudge so lost without a Clinton scandal that he had to prop up his hopes of resurrection. Poor Matt.

[Deb]

121. Oh no! John, his DNA... a Blue pen!

I should have known how this got started... drudge, what a tool.

[Maestro]

122. OMIGOD, OMIGOD, OMIGOD

He pulled out a pen. God that treacherous Kerry. That's it. I'm voting Rethuglican. No, wait, I'm not. Who cares. Kerry kicked his sorry ass even with help.

Here is my imitation of rethugs....

[mitchum]

123. BLOW ME, MATT! (don't get your hopes up, it's just a figure of speech)

[Joe Turner]

124. BushCo is running scared

These pictures are *obviously* amateur photo shop stuff. The entire debate was filmed with state of the art high-resolution cameras. The same cameras we saw the debate through. Seems some Nefarious Right Wing Cons figured that if they purposely blurred the crystal sharp pictures enough they can convince the shocked and depressed in the Bush camp that Kerry pulled a fast one. LOL.

It’s a testament to how much damage Kerry did to Bush in the debate. The Repugs are in a state of panic right now wondering how they can possibly explain Shrub’s disastrous performance...hence this Crap.

Yet all is not good. The good is the obvious; Bush's handlers see Shrub’s polling numbers plummet. The bad is, these Thugs play for keeps and as sure as the sun rises they will pull any double dealing card they can to keep Shrub *the eternally compromised* in power.

The Kerry Campaign must be prepared for everything and anything from BushCo. BushCo has hundreds of billions of cozy insider money at stake in this election and a lot of sh*t can happen when that kind of money is involved.

[cal04]

125. Drudge catches Bush cheating during the debate:American Blog

Matt Drudge has been on a roll lately in terms of posting anti-Kerry attacks photos, documents, etc., that end up biting Bush in the ass. Drudge outdoes himself today with a post claiming Kerry came to the debate podium and allegedly takes a sheet of paper out of his breast pocket. The debate rules apparently say that you can bring NOTHING to the podium not even paper or pencil, and that all the materials will be placed for you on the podium.

Oh, but only as Drudge can do, the video Drudge posts as "proof" on his site bites Bush in the ass. If you zoom the video to full screen (right click on it while it's running and click "zoom" and then "full screen") you can see Bush unfolding a piece of paper and laying it down on his podium! Remember the debate rules say all paper will already be on the podium, and unless the debate organizers folded the paper up in a wad before placing it on the podium, Bush is cheating with his own cheat sheet.

Now, I could care less about this issue, but how dare Drudge and company try to come up with a scandal here when their own boy is caught doing exactly what they're accusing Kerry of doing?

Check out the Drudge video and keep your eyes on Bush's hands - notice his unfolding and laying flat a piece of paper. Priceless. (I particularly like the cheesy 1970s porn music in the background of the video.)


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