The "Pen" Dust Up Makes Drudge and Rightwing Blogs Look Desperate

[ruggerson]

And lame. The average person will think it's pathetic that they're even attempting to whine about something like this.

I hope they keep it up. They're doing Bush real damage with this kind of stuff. Bush continues to slide in the polls with each one of these desperate tactics.

[slinkerwink]

1. what pen dustup is going on?

[jpgray]

3. The video of Kerry taking a pen out of his pocket

Is now claimed to be his super-secret (but clearly telegraphed to the cameras, of course) removal of the ultimate cheat sheet he had secreted in his suit.

[Harlan James]

6. Is your avatar Mark E. Smith?

[jpgray]

7. That's right-ah!

:)

[Harlan James]

10. Impressive!

I got "The Unutterable" on right now.

Mark E broke his hip on their (or his) most recent US tour behind "Real New Fall Album Formerly Country on the Click". Did a number of shows in a wheelchair, then bailed out somewhere in TX and went back to England.

Haven't heard any news since. Have you?

[jpgray]

12. That's terrible news. I hadn't heard

I have heard he hadn't been at his best on this tour, and this was before the hip thing.

[Harlan James]

23. Apparently all is well...

...because they have a new album coming on out 11/1 called "Interim" according to Fall.net.

The 2nd half of the US tour was canceled, but when they got back they must have went back into the studio. And there are dates listed on the site, so perhaps he's a least partially ambulatory.

[jefferson_dem]

4. Desperation can be a nasty thing! They obviously have nothing else!

WHAT DID KERRY SLIP OUT OF HIS POCKET?

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

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.

[n2mark]

30. he

pulled out a WMD. Geez, how low can one get!

[mzmolly]

2. I hope Kerry prepares a joke about this in the next debate.

;) It's rich!

[carpe_vinum]

5. LOL! I was thinking the same thing.

[JI7]

8. imagine Bush cancelling the other debates because of the pen

i kind of hope it happens just to hear what the news report it.

"president cancels future debates, claims opponent used unfair tactics by taking a pen out of pocket during debate"

[Bongo Prophet]

9. Agree with that. But they can't realize their own smell.

Fear of exposure. The smell of their own flopsweat.
The desperate clinging to a false cult leader.

"Liberty to deceive in the defense of extremism is no vice"-- turning the famous Goldwater quote on its head...

[ClintonTyree]

14. And I want to know..................

what that thing is that's stuffed up Bush's back? I'm surprised that Drudge hasn't brought that up ! <sarcasm off>

[KC21304]

24. Bullet proof vest for the leader of the free world.

[ZombieNixon]

28. Power source and volume adjust

for his wire :-)

[Warren DeMontague]

35. Puppet Masters! Aeeeee! n/t

[shadu]

11. the rules clearly stated they could take notes

Kerry took notes. What?

[Bluebear]

13. Hahaha now they are saying Dan Rather snuck the questions to JK

It's all a conspiracy, Kerry knew the questions in advance! Hahahahaha.

[ruggerson]

15. If you look at the video tape

Bush takes a pen out of his pocket also. Funny there are no leftwing websites crowing that Bush cheated.

Could it be because the rightwingers are very bad losers? :)

[henslee]

16. Nothing can explain away what 65 million (plus overseas) witnessed.

AN ASS-WHOOPIN. I doubt the Admin can use this smoke screen as an excuse to cancel next debate.

[bossfish]

26. Shrub probably pulled out a Crayola...

...and was mad that he couldn't bring the whole box of 64.

[Spirochete]

34. But then

he'd have been too busy playing with the little crayon sharpener to even try to answer any of the questions.

[wryter2000]

17. Good grief!

I saw a humorous post about the magic disruptor pen. I had no idea it was based on something real. Are they out of their little minds? :wtf:

[Nay]

32. Good grief, indeed. I had no idea that the disruptor pen post,

so humourous, was based on the freepers saying he pulled an 'illegal' pen out of his pocket!! Jeez Louise! What next? We really should send every freeper a free tinfoil hat. This is beyond ridiculous.

[gatorboy]

18. What is so hilarious about this

is Kerry wasn't hiding anything, he casually took his pen out for everyone to see. He knew there were cameras there. There was nothing sneaky about it.
They are so off their rocker now after seeing the Pro-Kerry polls.

[beyurslf]

19. Agreed. And if they to cancel a debate over it.... LOL! Let em! That will

backfire so fast... :)

[T Town Jake]

20. Indeed, they ARE desperate...We're Winning. (n/t)

[Mizmoon]

21. Pens and books are tools of the devil

Don't you know that? So obviously the devil is rooting for Kerry.

A vote for Kerry is a vote for booklearnin' n demons!

[Bad Thoughts]

22. Freepers could be right!

That's why Kerry kept repeating himself, pausing at awkward moments, and yelled out "let me finish".

Sorry ... that was Bush! ;-)

[Norbert]

25. LOL!!! Another single bullet theory!

Rove must be very f*cking desparate right now.

[shivaji]

27. Drudge claims Kerry UNFOLDED a piece of paper...unless...

Kerry had an UNfolding pen?

[AlCzervik]

31. If kerry had some magic paper that had all the anwers on it

the it must have had the worlds smallest handwriting on it and Kerry then must obviousley have the vision of a superhero.

[formernaderite]

36. who knows what it was....

I looked at the link at boston.com, and it does look like he's unfolding something....I thought maybe it was a tissue for sweat.

[ibegurpard]

29. I can't count the number of ridiculous things

that have ended up in the media spin cycle. I would be totally unsurprised to see a CNN panel discussing this in the near future.

[Bongo Prophet]

33. It is obvious.

In the name of Unified Conspiracy Theory, may i point out the obvious.

The disruptor pen disrupted the signal to Bush's earpiece.
That is why Bush was not his usual BRILLIANT self.
Illegal interference.

James Bond vs. Yosemite Sam.
Round one goes to Bond.

:smoke:

[geek tragedy]

37. I love the Kerry campaign's response:

"See you at the inauguration, Drudge."