Who's the weird guy lurking in the background during ABC's Palin interview?

[csziggy]

First off, I did not watch Palin in her interview. But once I finished doing my calls for the Obama campaign tonight I went to look at the headlines about the interview and found this:

Who's the guy in front of Sarah Palin's face in the ABC interview?
04:35 PM PT, Sep 11 2008

In addition to its much-touted broadcast interview with Sarah Palin, ABC News posted several excerpts from Charles Gibson's interview online, including an uncut shot of Palin in profile as the interview begins. In the TV version, this particular camera angle -- the viewer can barely see Palin's face, and her body language looks ever so slightly constricted -- is only partly used.

But in the online version, the shot continues, and as Gibson asks Palin his first question -- Is she ready to be president? -- a distraction emerges of the kind rarely seen on network television: A tiny man outside the window appears to walk directly out from behind Palin's face and linger there for a few moments. There's an undeniable Robinson Crusoe effect here, of a diminutive figure inspecting the great face of the governor (perhaps for lipstick?).

We here at Web Scout are wondering who this little lurking man might have been and have assembled a list of options.

Please register your vote below and/or leave other possibilities in the comments section. We will attempt to find out the correct answer from ABC Friday: Let's see if the wisdom of the crowd can predict it!

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/webscout/2008/09/whos-the-lillip.html

I voted for "McCain, made small in Palin's shadow"

[Starry Messenger]

1. Other: guy holding the remote control for Palinbot

[DB1]

2. It looks like a southpaw swinging a golf club. Really. Elitist activity caught on film.

[Lint Head]

3. What interview? I didn't realize barracudas could talk.

:dem:

[AlCzervik]

4. Maybe she keeps a full time taxidermist on staff.

[tallahasseedem]

5. Dick Cheney?

Haven't seen it yet.

[Mabus]

6. It's her wrangler, Bark

He was outside checking her salt lick. He has to replace it whenever the people in Palin Place lick off the state emblem.

edited to add: on second thought, it could be an exorcist that is standing by in the event she starts speaking in tongues again.

[Arrowhead2k1]

7. It was Track!

He apparently got lost on his way to Eye-Rack.

[City Lights]

8. Prolly Todd, the shadow Gov and shadow GOP veep nominee. nt

[A-Schwarzenegger]

9. I dont know, hmm, now who could it be? Could it be ...

SATAN?!

[Starry Messenger]

10. He summers in Alaska, as one does.

It's Hell's version of Martha's Vinyard.

MPK

[Ikonoklast]

11. I got a screen cap of him, I dunno, looks vaguely familiar...

[jakem]

16. and sarah is getting laaarger!!!!

i love him.

[eShirl]

12. WTH is a "Robinson Crusoe effect?" clue me in please, somebody

I read "Robinson Crusoe" a few decades ago, and have no idea to what he is referring.

[csziggy]

13. I think they meant Gulliver as in a Lilliputian

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulliver%27s_Travels#Part_I:_A_Voyage_To_Lilliput

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

14. again, a little learning shows how

bad it can be... what an idiot... he clearly meant Gulliver

[jakem]

15. the puppet master! being sarah palin!