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In reply to the discussion: ROMNEY CHEATED--video shows he had hidden notes (against the rules he agreed to) MUST SEE TV [View all]PotatoChip
(3,186 posts)It was just as you have described.
Highly suspicious that he goes back to the podium like that to gather up his stuff, while the POTUS just leaves his things there and walks off the stage w/the First Lady.
Another thing I noticed, that does not seem to have been brought up, is what happened when the families were gathered there together talking. There was a tall man in a suit, not sure if it was one of Romney's sons or perhaps a campaign worker, but in any event, he was clearly w/the Romneys. I noticed him apparently glancing at the podium for a second or two, perhaps to make sure the evidence was not in full view. If Romney did have a cheat sheet, this guy may have known about it, and it might have been pre-planned that he cover it up (or grab it) if necessary. Of course this is pure speculation, since he took no action... may have just been glancing out of curiosity for all we know.
One thing I do wonder about though, is this: Could it be possible that what we saw Romney pull out of his pocket in the beginning be both a hankie and a cheat sheet? One side blank, the other w/notes perhaps? The reason I say this is because at about the 1.25.00 mark, when the President was making his final remarks, I saw Romney wipe his upper lip with what appeared to be a folded paper napkin. It looked consistent with (half) the size of whatever it was he had pulled out of his pocket in the beginning.
Romney may very well had been finished with his notes at that point, because all he had left to do was make his final remarks. It might have been pre-planned that he fold it up then to further hide it, and to create plausible deniability by using it like a hanky, just in case anyone picked up on what he was doing at both the beginning and end.