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To: JakeStraw who wrote (28894)	10/13/2004 1:40:24 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

I find it disturbing so many Republicans don't know what they're talking about and use teleprompters or wires in debates: KY-Sen: Bunning admits using teleprompter at "debate" by kos Wed Oct 13th, 2004 at 17:12:08 GMT Bunning continues his erratic, bizarre behavior. He ran to DC to avoid debating Democrat Mongiardo side-by-side, demanding to do so by satellite. He also refused to have a neutral party ensure that he wasn't cheating -- receiving cues or coaching from his staff. Now we know why -- Bunning did, in fact, cheat. During a teleconference with reporters after the debate, the Southgate Republican would not answer whether he was using a TelePrompTer, a device attached to a television camera that allows the person on camera to read a script. "We did exactly what was permitted in the agreement" worked out between the two campaigns, Bunning said Monday. But after being questioned by reporters Tuesday, Bunning campaign manager David Young admitted a TelePrompTer was used, but contended it was permitted under the agreed-upon rules. "Only the opening and closing statements were on a TelePrompTer," Young said in an e-mail response to questions. "The debate agreement specifically said notes could be used and it did not specify a specific medium. "Notes are notes," Young said. Mongiardo campaign manager Kim Geveden called Bunning's use of a TelePrompTer "an outrageous abuse of the agreement." Keep in mind that this agreement that Bunning keeps referring to was violated when he fled Kentucky and hid in the bowels of RNC HQ. The story is getting major play in KY, and is a miscalculation on Bunning's part of epic proportions. Had he debated him in studio -- a debate, btw, that is only getting aired in a fraction of the state -- it would've been a quick story, no big deal, and Bunning could've ridden his big leads in name ID and the polls to victory. Instead, his obvious cheating and erratic behavior has catapulted this race into the top tier of Dem pickup opportunities. dailykos.com