Scripted Convention down to the hugs….

Filed in National by on October 6, 2008

So bitterique made a comment about DD’s comment on Palin using her kids to score political points. I had to dig this one up. Like we are stupid enough to believe that these events on TV (baby sister holding daughter) are just random events.

Read the teleprompter….

Convention Choreography

Andrew Romano
She hugs them. They start to walk off.

Spotted on the teleprompter last night as Cindy McCain arrived on stage with her sons and daughters to introduce the 2008 Republican presidential nominee.

For the record, “give somewhat tedious speech” never appeared on the screen. I guess the RNC allows its speakers to improvise that part.

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  1. Pinhead says:

    Ummm…that’s not a teleprompter. It’s too far back and in the crowd. It looks like the TTD feed for the network…possibly displayed for hearing impaired in the crowd?

  2. Donsquishy says:

    yes, b/c the crowd needs to know when to hug each other?

    correction…the deaf people need to know when to hug each other.

    jesus dude, come on man.

  3. Pinhead says:

    Admit it DV, it makes more sense. She couldn’t see it that far away. Remember she’s OLD. You hate OLD people. They’re all blind and scaly!

  4. Pinhead says:

    This is like the hidden microphone on Bush’s back. You guys are really funny.

  5. Donsquishy says:

    I think we can all agree that was a bullet proof vest. Which I’m fine with by the way…

    so why would deaf people need to know when to hug?

  6. Pinhead says:

    I don’t think it was a direction to hug. It reads more like it was a description of what was happening on the stage.

    Haven’t you ever turned on the TTD feed on your television?

  7. jason330 says:

    That’s it Pin. Keep hope alive my man.

  8. pandora says:

    The board is facing the wrong way… deaf people would be standing with their backs to the stage?

  9. liberalgeek says:

    Perhaps it is a prompter for people that aren’t the speaker. So that the people that were supposed to be receiving the hugs knew when yo go on stage and get them from the cold-hearted beast… 🙂

  10. Pinhead says:

    The displays appear to be part of the normal convention hall fixed equipment. I smell bad logistics and execution more than anything else.

    Your collective inabilities to make logical explorations here speak volumes.

  11. jason330 says:

    Your singular unwillingness to see the plain truth here speak volumes.

    Occam’s razor buddy. Look into it.

  12. oatmeal says:

    Ah….yes Occam’s razor….so finely wielded during your Bristol-is-Trig’s-mom tale…..

    Remind me not to stand near you while you shave!

  13. cornmeal says:

    Ah….yes Occam’s razor….so finely wielded during your Bristol-is-Trig’s-mom tale…..

    Remind me not to stand near you while you shave!

  14. Pudding says:

    Ah….yes Occam’s razor….so finely wielded during your Bristol-is-Trig’s-mom tale…..

    Remind me not to stand near you while you shave!

  15. TomaHawk says:

    1. The crowd is standing with their backs to the board.
    2. The board is directly below and in front of the bank of tv cameras so that it is readable from the rostrum when the speaker is looking directly at the cameras.
    3. The script size seems adequately large enough to be read from some distance, seemingly comparable to highway signs.

    Conclusion: It is a form of teleprompter.

  16. Donsquishy says:

    thank you kind sir…

    you get to go with me to the dollar store and pick out ANY1THING IN THE ENTIRE STORE

  17. Pudding says:

    “Conclusion: It is a form of teleprompter.”

    Gee. Imagine that. Couldn’t have guessed how you’d end up that one.

    1. Teleprompters are rarely set up for anyone beyond the stage to see.

    2. The risk of it being obscured and the risk of some Democrap knob making a mountain out of a pimple are far too great.

    3. Anyone writing these as “directions” rather than “observations” would have used better words.

    Conclusion: Add some water to the KOOL-AID!