The transcript proves it - McCain knew the questions before they were asked

[Coexist]

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/8/17/02247/6361/368/569146

Obama's questions on education

Q. OKAY LET’S GO TO EDUCATION. AMERICA RIGHT NOW 23 RANKS 19TH IN HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. WE’RE FIRST IN INCARCERATIONS.

A. NOT GOOD.

Q. NOT GOOD. 80 PERCENT OF AMERICANS RECENT POLE SAID THEY BELIEVE IN MERIT PAY FOR TEACHERS.

1. I’M NOT ASKING DO YOU THINK ALL TEACHERS SHOULD GET A RAISE.

2. DO YOU THINK BETTER TEACHERS SHOULD BE PAID BETTER?

3. THEY SHOULD BE MAKING MORE THAN POOR TEACHERS?

So, essentially on this topic, there were technically only two questions, the ones I've labelled 2 and 3. But one COULD make the argument that the comment I labelled as 1 was also a question.

Now to McCain:

Q ALL RIGHT. LET’S TALK ABOUT EDUCATION. AMERICA 18 RANKS 19TH IN HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIONS, BUT WE’RE FIRST IN 19 INCARCERATION. EVERYBODY SAYS THEY WANT MORE ACCOUNTABILITY IN SCHOOLS?

A UH-HUH.

Q ABOUT 80 PERCENT OF AMERICA SAYS THEY SUPPORT MERIT PAY FOR THE BEST TEACHERS. NOW, I DON’T WANT TO HEAR YOUR STUMP SPEECH ON EDUCATION?

A YES. YES. AND FIND BAD TEACHERS ANOTHER LINE OF WORK.

Q YOU KNOW –

A CAN I –

Q YOU ARE ANSWERING SO QUICKLY.

A CAN I –

Q YOU WANT TO PLAY A GAME OF POKER?

McCain answered the three part question Obama was asked - but he was only asked one

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1. Proof that Rick Warren was in on it.....he tried to cover for

McCain who was jumping in to answer so quickly, but it's obvious McCain was anticipating the questions. Disgusting and I hope the news media picked up on it. Maybe by Monday and when there has been time to read the transcripts with some thought. Oh, I know it's the MSM we're talking about. No thought :eyes:.

[glowing]

4. Maybe Olberman and Stewart will catch it.

[livetohike]

5. Or Rachel Maddow.....

I hope so.

[glowing]

2. I thought that's what happened on that one.. but I was ironing as well..

and was a bit furious that it seemed he was given a cheat sheet.. and that McCain bores the hell out of me.. He only cares about POW as an answer for every wrong thing he has done.. he loves war and oil.. basically, he's a republican and that's all they care about.. their personal interests and weath.

[Xipe Totec]

3. I guess McCain is running for prescient of the United States nt

[WinkyDink]

26. Good one!

[KittyWampus]

6. Note- Warren definitely called McCain on this. "YOU ARE ANSWERING SO QUICKLY"

[Coexist]

9. if you read the entire diary at kos, including the comments

you will find much agreement on that one.

its a great diary.

[lamp_shade]

13. Just did

Doesn't appear there's been a response yet from Obama camp re: "list of possible questions"

[formercia]

17. Warren was warning him, not calling him out.

He could have said: Hey, John, if you keep this up, they are going to figure out this is a setup on Obama.

McCain could screw up a wet dream. President? Feh!

[lamp_shade]

7. Keep in mind that both may have received a list

of "possible questions". I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere, and I hope not, but I have wondered.

[Diamonique]

10. I'm guessing they got a list of something.. maybe the topics if not the specific questions.

Here's the part of the transcript that made me think Obama knew something ahead of time:

Q: WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO CONSIDER AND EVEN COMMIT

TO DOING SOME KIND OF EMERGENCY PLAN FOR OTHER FANS LIKE

PRESIDENT BUSH DID WITH AIDS ALMOST A PRESIDENT'S

EMERGENCY PLAN FOR ORPHANS TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE?




A: I CHEATED A LITTLE BIT. I ACTUALLY LOOKED AT

THIS IDEA AHEAD OF TIME AND I THINK IT IS A -- I THINK

IT'S A GREAT IDEA. <snipped the rest of his answer)

[POAS]

24. Warren told CNN about giving

them a brief general idea about subjects and specifically he gave both sides the first question "so they would be at ease" at the beginning.

On the question that Obama said he had studies up on Warren said he told both about the program so they could be familiar with it because he would be asking for a commitment to the program. He did say that he allowed someone else to deliver it to McCain since he didn't see him before the forum. Yep I'd say he probably knew McCain had not arrived and was not sequestered.

[Coexist]

11. if you read the entire diary, there is a bit on what they received

prior to the forum, it was basically general topics. I recommend reading the diary - there are more examples there.

[csziggy]

19. Warren even said to McCain - "You got all my questions."

Thie was right after McCain answered the question about abortion:

Warren: OKAY. WE DON’T HAVE TO GO LONGER ON THAT ONE. DEFINE MARRIAGE.

McCain: UNION — A UNION BETWEEN MAN AND WOMAN, BETWEEN ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN, THAT’S MY DEFINITION OF MARRIAGE.
ARE WE GOING TO GET BACK TO THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPREME COURT JUSTICES.

Warren: WE’LL GET TO THAT.

McCain: ALL RIGHT. OKAY.

Warren: YOU GOT ALL MY QUESTIONS, GOOD.

McCain: WHEN WE SPEAK OF THE ISSUES OF THE RIGHTS OF THE UNBORN, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT JUDGES, BUT ANYWAY GO AHEAD.

[mistertrickster]

21. That's what I heard on CNN too. They got a list of "themes," not questions. NT

[geek_sabre]

8. really?

the questions are all kind of related. Questions 2 and 3 are the same exact question (you can't pay the best teachers more without paying worse teachers less). The idea of merit pay suggests that teacher that are inadequate should not be paid the same as better teachers.

It seems that McCain wasn't really answering the question, but commenting on the poll about 80% support for merit pay. It just happened to answer the question that was (predictably) about to come. Surely there is a better example of fixing.

[Coexist]

12. watch video of his answer there -

he rat-a-tats that answer. yesyes and the other comment.

[Supersedeas]

14. yep, i see it.

[AzDar]

15. Republicans MUST cheat; it's the ONLY way they can win.

:puke:


Hopefully, the Obama Campaign realizes this....

[lonestarnot]

16. They were both given something to review.

:shrug:

[Top Cat]

18. Let's write Rick Warren and complain

[Bluerthanblue]

20. this is clear cut- but Obama seemed to have knowledge

as well-

Recall the answer to the adoption question, he says he even took the time to 'look this up'.

The 1. 2. 3. of McCain's answer made it pretty hard not to figure that he had the questions specific ly, but Obama's adoption quote caught my attention.

I'll go look for it.

:hi:


DUH....! helps to read the entire thread- reply#10 already addressed this.

:blush:

sorry

[Cosmocat]

28. Warren was on CNN last night ...

and said he gave both McCain and Obama the first question, and BO the adoption question, because he was going to ask him for a commitment ... He was going to give that question to McCain, too ... But, McCain wasn't there ...

I still contend that Warren was trying to be an honest broker ...

I think if the full story comes out, there was an agreement that McCain was to be there from the start, but that his camp said that scheduling would not allow for him to arrive until after it starte, and they then sat in the Limo listening to XM ...

[mistertrickster]

22. You know, I heard McCain say this, and looking back, I realize it only

made sense to me (at the time) and the audience which was applauding wildly because we remembered the question that Obama got an hour before.

McCain's answer makes no sense regarding the question that he was actually asked.

This is proof positive he had heard the questions ahead of time and that he is lying when he said he didn't.

E-MAIL BOMB THIS TO EVERY MEDIA OUTLET YOU CAN THINK OF.

[mistertrickster]

23. On the KOS thread, they've got McCain asking about the Supreme Court Justices before the moderator

even brings up the question.

Hmmm . . .

[WinkyDink]

25. Q YOU ARE ANSWERING SO QUICKLY.= "Heads-up Warning to Slow Down."

[truthisfreedom]

27. Eggs-zacktly.