Romney probably cheated at the debate. From Wonkette:
Oh Look Here Is Cheating Cheater Mitt Romney Pulling Illegal Notes Out At The Debate (Updated)
My, that takes some brass. We checked. No pre-written notes were allowed.
Anyone miss the good old days of George W. Bush’s “bullet proof vest”?
Update! The Romney campaign claims the object in question is an incredibly starched handkerchief, which Romney unaccountably used to cover the paper at his podium. If anything it just makes too much sense!
Update Again! Here, via a Sam Stein tweet, is Mitt Romney wiping his nose with what looks like a paper napkin, which would be stiffer than a handkerchief, it is true! So we are now willing to stipulate that it is possible Mitt Romney is not a cheating cheater, in this one instance.
But he totally still could be.
Edit to add "probably"
Ok, but was having notes actually against the rules? And really, what is one page of notes going to do for you? Not much. I really think its a non-issue.
it is against the rules, meara.
I can believe it is a handkerchief, but would I be totally surprised that he brought in notes? NO. I don't think he really has a high regard for rules in general and specifically not when it applies to him.
Ok, but was having notes actually against the rules?
Bringing in pre-written notes is against the rules.
I really think its a non-issue.
Yeah, probably.
ex-posty.
See, I was reading the following post, where they said "probably, but who cares", essentially...I figure it's not something to be up in arms about, just makes me feel like a paranoid birther conspiracy theorist!
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My electric blanket is not working. What fresh hell is this?
Shrift, get better soon.
I took the dog for a run and now I am going to get a haircut, and then hit TJ's, and the dry cleaner and the jeweler, and then go climbing and then go to a reception on a battleship for Fleet Week. (Pays to have a low-level VIP for a sister.)
I really need to be doing paperwork for my folks, but I don't have time! Argh.
My electric blanket is not working. What fresh hell is this?
Maybe your electrons need cleaning.
We hang-dry a lot of stuff and fold all the rest that day. Leaving laundry out just means it gets covered in cat and dog hair (and possible bonus cat vomit) before we get to wear it.
I would say we live in the same house, but I think I would have noticed if the awesome level jumped up dramatically, and it has not. So clearly we just live in doppelhouses.
Lizz Winstead, co-creator of Daily Show, launches Lady Parts Justice - Boing Boing
Look, it’s time to stop being polite and start asking, “What the fuck do you think you are trying to pull here?”
It is time to ask, “Why the fuck are men and women who are inexcusably incompetent continually being elected into statehouses, governorships and THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS? And how the fuck is it that this asshole serves on THE SCIENCE COMMITTEE of The House of Representatives?!
ENOUGH.
Women are not faking rape and they don’t have magical powers to deactivate rape sperm. We are not pregnant before we are pregnant, we can’t have an abortion if we are not pregnant, and I think we can all agree, women shouldn’t be forced to carry stillborn babies.
Abortions don’t cause mental instability and the HPV vaccine doesn’t make girls mentally retarded. No woman’s boss should be able to demand information from her to decide if her reason for wanting birth control is moral enough to grant permission.
OH Yeah, and Planned Parenthood isn’t turning Girl Scouts into Commulezzies
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Today I am launching www.ladypartsjustice.com a place where we create messaging that dares to speak the language of truth, without giving a rat’s ass about how it will be judged by the self-righteous.
I hope that through the lens of humor we can expose how bad this War on Women has gotten and just what is at stake. I hope others will join me to drown out and put to pasture those politicians who abuse the privilege of serving their country with legislation that chips away, in every way, the options of a woman to achieve her potential.
Please join me.
