A Little Too Prepared?
Well, we may now know WHY Hillary Clinton appeared so well prepared in Monday night’s presidential debate! Hint: it’s NOT due solely to debate rehearsals.
I have just received still images from video taken immediately after the debate (thanks, SW). The source is NBC News, so there is no possibility for Photoshop processing. The photos show Hillary bending forward to shake hands with the audience. The video was taken from behind and slightly to the right. The images clearly show that she’s wearing an electronic device. The electronics and power source are in a small rectangular box strapped to her body over her lumbar spine (the scooped in area called the lumbar lordosis) in the area of the lumbosacral junction. A wire can then be seen traveling up her back to her cervical (neck) region where it disappears into her hair. (I have attached photos that clearly show these findings). In my opinion, the most plausible explanation is that she was wearing an AUDIO PROMPTER!
Many observers have noted those findings. Some democratic leaning news agencies have already begun trying to refute them.
Some commentators , such as “PolitiFact.com” have gone so far as to say that the audio prompter theory is “not supported” because images of her ears don’t show an ear piece in place. They then provide several closeup pictures of her ears showing only….ears! They claim this “refutes” the theory that she is using an audio telleprompter. Well, PolitiFact, apparently, did NOT do their homework. There are many examples of WiFi ear phones that are completely WIRELESS! Samsung makes a pair that is available for $199! There are other devices that are even smaller and fit in the ear COMPLETELY and are not visible without an otoscope. These devices use induction loop technology for power. The loop must ring around the neck to work, which would explain why she has a wire running all the way up her back. I’ve attached photos of one of these devices.
So, “PolitiFact” may NOT be that factual after all.
Next, that august investigative service, snopes.com, also argues against the audio prompter theory. They concur that the findings on the video ARE real, but argue that the those findings are due to one of two things: 1) “An odd wrinkle.” (Yes, they really DID say that!). 2) A lapel microphone transmitter. Other commentators have suggested it could be a zipper. Let’s look at these three possibilities.
1) The “odd wrinkle” theory is quite implausible as that would imply that Hillary used a VERY BAD laundress, whereas the rest of her pants suit was immaculately pressed. It is even less tenable when you note that this “odd wrinkle” goes all the way down to what is clearly a rectangular box.
2) The “lapel microphone and electronics” theory is a bit harder to debunk because it is definitely true that she IS wearing a lapel mike. However, images show that the lapel mike is pinned about six inches below the neck line of her shirt in front. Now, the rear images show that the wire running up her back goes all the way up to the top. You wouldn’t run the lapel mike wire UP to her neckline, around the neck, and then OVER her shoulder in order to meet a wire coming up from the lumbar region. Instead you would run the wire between the cleavage and down to the bra strap and around her flank down to the lumbar area electronics, and that’s NOT what we see.
3) The “zipper” theory is more easily debunked: The images show that her pants suit shirt clearly opens from the front, making the presence of a rear zipper redundant.
So, snopes.com appears to be wrong again.
Now take, if you will, the observations given above and consider a subtle feature of Ms. Clinton’s debate style. After MANY of the questions given to her by the moderator, she seldom answered immediately. Almost invariably there was a slight PAUSE while she looked straight ahead, eyes forward with a very alert expression on her face. Like you might expect if she were LISTENING to something! By the way, when people are composing their own thoughts, they tend to look upward, NOT straight ahead as she frequently did. You might have to review the debate video to see what I’m taking about. It’s subtle, but I think it’s there. Not conclusive, perhaps, but quite suspicious.
So, putting all of this together, I believe there are substantial grounds to suspect that Hillary had help during the debate, of the electronic kind. Those pictures DON’T lie, and those pseudo explanations don’t wash!
I thought she seemed a little too prepared!
By the way, Rasmussen polling (from yesterday) showed Hillary with a 3 point drop after the debate!
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Post Script (9/27/17): After the election it came to light that, through hacked DNC emails posted on WikiLeaks, CNN HAD given debate questions to Donna Brazile (DNC Chairman, following the ouster of Debbra Wasserman Schultz) who then forwarded them to Hillary Clinton. Ms. Donna Brazile admitted, unapologetically, in March of 2017, that she had done so.
Clandestine electronic prompts remain unproven, but strong visual evidence taken during the debate remains HIGHLY suspicious.