Did Palin cheat during her question/answer segment?

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Sarah Palin took questions at the Tea Party rally the other night. At one point in the question/answer segment she looks like she is reading "cheat notes" off of her hand. I couldn't believe it!


Here is a link to the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtcVMTZkTZQ



You be the judge.

[liberal N proud]

1. Kick and Rec

[FreakinDJ]

2. They were "PreScreened Questions" what do you mean CHEAT

The answers were written down for her fair and square, by the college students they hired that actually understand politics and current events

[napi21]

3. I saw the hand tric too. Why the hell didn;t she just have a cheat sheet

printed up for her and left on the podium? Guess she hasn't forgetten how she finally made it through college!

[patrice]

5. Answer: Because they want her to look as sharp as Obama does and she CAN'T.

[CitizenLeft]

4. read the comments...

Somebody froze and zoomed in on her hand and says that this was written:

energy
budget (crossed out)
tax cuts
lift american spirits

She needed crib notes for an interview where she probably knew the questions in advance.

OMG.

On edit: she was using that during the speech. Assuming from the moronic wingnut comments at youtube that she was not using a teleprompter. Understandable, then, exept that she had index cards, didn't she? Interesting.

[Cha]

7. palin had a telepalmer ..as

Ian wrote.

[Cha]

6. It was either that or quit.

[move4ward]

8. Obama and Biden cheat during Q/A

Obama: Jobs, Healthcare, Wall Street greed
Biden: I will not cheat. I will not cheat. I will not cheat.

;-)

[Raine]

11. Oh sure

:eyes:

[marshall]

9. Show me the rules, then I"ll tell you if she cheated

I didn't know there were any rules at a tea baggers function.

[Cha]

10. It was pathetically hypocritical..

"First, if Palin is going mock the president for using a teleprompter while giving speeches, it's probably not a good idea to act like an unprepared 14-year-old, scribbling answers to easy questions on her hand. It doesn't exactly scream "presidential material."

Second, that she wrote notes at all suggests Palin was aware of the questions in advance. She obviously couldn't prepare answers unless she knew what she'd be asked. If so, think about what that tells us about her readiness -- Sarah Palin was afraid questions from Tea Party activists might be too difficult.

I realize her fans tend to be pretty far gone, but reasonable people should agree that this is at least a little scary.

Update: Here's a terrific photo of Palin's cheat sheet. The words on her hand read, “Energy. Tax. Lift American Spirits.” In other words, she knew what question to expect, and was afraid she might forget her own vision for the near future. How sad."

—Steve Benen 8:35 AM Permalink | Trackbacks | Comments (64)
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[IggleDoer]

12. As she left the stage, ...

She was holding a handful of papers.