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| Kerry Campaign Complains About Lights |
| 2004-09-30 |
| Hat Tip Drudge POLITICS: DEBATE PANEL NIXES KERRY CAMPAIGN REQUEST Democratic candidate John Kerry's campaign demanded Thursday that the lights signaling when a speaker's time has expired during debates with President Bush be removed from the lecterns because they are distracting, but the commission hosting the debates refused. "I thought he was droning on a tad long..." An angry exchange between representatives of the Kerry campaign and the Commission on Presidential Debates took place just hours before the candidates were to meet at the University of Miami for the first of three debates, The Associated Press learned. Kerry's team threatened to remove the lights when they visit the debate site with Kerry later in the day. Tsk.. Tsk.. Do that and we will rap your fingers "We'll bring a screwdriver," said a Kerry aide familiar with what several people called an angry exchange. The commission did not return a call seeking comment. And we'll have a Taliban doctor ready to amputate... The commission placed the lights on the lecterns in clear view of the television audience and those in the auditorium. An agreement between the Kerry and Bush campaigns specified that timing lights "shall be placed such that they are visible to the debate audiences and television viewers." "As I said... I thought Kerry was droning on a tad long..." However, Kerry's team contended that the agreement doesn't specifically say where the lights should be placed, and it said putting them on the lecterns creates a distraction. The Bush team pushed for the lights in negotiations with Kerry advisers. Oh Geez! Lawyers swarming like flies. GET THE RAID! The commission is a nonprofit and nonpartisan corporation that has sponsored all the presidential debates since 1988. |
| Posted by:BigEd |
| #9 Break out one of those little lite show things. The type that changes from blue to yellow to red to orange and train it on Skerry's face during the debate when he exceeds his allotted time. Personally I think their mic's (and spotlight) should be programmed to automatically cut-off after their time is up with no human intervention. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-09-30 7:47:44 PM |
| #8 Fire up the little lights, perhaps he'll have a petite mal or maybe a big kahunna. (sorry about the scientific stuff.) |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-09-30 7:23:08 PM |
| #7 You'd think with all those Heinz billions, they could have found someone who knew how to apply tanning cream properly. |
| Posted by: 2b 2004-09-30 5:42:27 PM |
| #6 "We’ll bring a screwdriver," Actually, Ted Kennedy will bring 7 or 8 Screwdrivers. |
| Posted by: jackal 2004-09-30 5:36:44 PM |
| #5 possibly tanned orange to cover the red dots from botoxing his sweat glands....heh heh....raise the stage temp! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-09-30 2:51:30 PM |
| #4 Native American Vote - Wants the 10 Arizona Electoral Votes Back... |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-09-30 2:38:28 PM |
| #3 Great idea, Big. So he can be red instead of orange. :-p |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-09-30 2:30:28 PM |
| #2 SANDPAPER, Barb, SANDPAPER! |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-09-30 2:29:24 PM |
| #1 Aw, hell, I'm disappointed. I thought from the headline they were complaining that the lights make Kerry look even more orange than he is already. Wonder how many showers he's taken trying to rub that stuff off? :-p |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-09-30 2:28:18 PM |