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The mysterious whisper that could be heard just before an answer from
Mitt Romney at Thursday's Republican debate was the result of a
microphone malfunction, an MSNBC spokesman tells RAW STORY.
"We had some audio issues and Gov. Romney's mike wasn't working
momentarily. Simple as that," MSNBC VP for Communications Jeremy
Gaines said in a one-line e-mail response to questions about overheard
whisper.
The response leaves some questions unanswered, such as, Whose voice
did viewers hear, and why did MSNBC apparently scrub a reference to
the Whisper from its Web site? RAW STORY has sent a follow up request
for this information.
Moderator Tim Russert asked Romney if he would "do what Ronald Reagan
did in 1983" to fix Social Security. Immediately after Russert's
question, someone can be heard whispering, "He raised taxes."
It's unclear whether Romney heard the voice, but he quickly answered,
"I'm not going to raise taxes."
Romney's campaign has not respond to requests for comment.
Some bloggers are accusing the former Massachusetts Governor of
shenanigans.
"Some have speculated that the whisper is a prompt for Russert to add
on the rest of the question, "raised taxes," to what Russert said
about Reagan, but listen to how incredibly fast the whisper comes
after Russert finishes his sentence. Seems mighty fast to have been
someone trying to get Russert to finish the question - how does the
whisperer know that Russert is done? It sounds much more like a prompt
for Mitt," wrote blogger Steward Rhodes.
The incident reminded Rhodes and others of a 2004 debate in which
President Bush appeared to have some sort of transmitter or other
device underneath his suit jacket.
Commenters on MNSBC's First Read blog also noticed the incident,
although the network apparently removed a post referencing the whisper
from its Web site.
Video here:
http://rawstory.com/news/2007/MSNBC_blames_Romney_whisper_on_microphone_0125.html
Mitt Romney at Thursday's Republican debate was the result of a
microphone malfunction, an MSNBC spokesman tells RAW STORY.
"We had some audio issues and Gov. Romney's mike wasn't working
momentarily. Simple as that," MSNBC VP for Communications Jeremy
Gaines said in a one-line e-mail response to questions about overheard
whisper.
The response leaves some questions unanswered, such as, Whose voice
did viewers hear, and why did MSNBC apparently scrub a reference to
the Whisper from its Web site? RAW STORY has sent a follow up request
for this information.
Moderator Tim Russert asked Romney if he would "do what Ronald Reagan
did in 1983" to fix Social Security. Immediately after Russert's
question, someone can be heard whispering, "He raised taxes."
It's unclear whether Romney heard the voice, but he quickly answered,
"I'm not going to raise taxes."
Romney's campaign has not respond to requests for comment.
Some bloggers are accusing the former Massachusetts Governor of
shenanigans.
"Some have speculated that the whisper is a prompt for Russert to add
on the rest of the question, "raised taxes," to what Russert said
about Reagan, but listen to how incredibly fast the whisper comes
after Russert finishes his sentence. Seems mighty fast to have been
someone trying to get Russert to finish the question - how does the
whisperer know that Russert is done? It sounds much more like a prompt
for Mitt," wrote blogger Steward Rhodes.
The incident reminded Rhodes and others of a 2004 debate in which
President Bush appeared to have some sort of transmitter or other
device underneath his suit jacket.
Commenters on MNSBC's First Read blog also noticed the incident,
although the network apparently removed a post referencing the whisper
from its Web site.
Video here:
http://rawstory.com/news/2007/MSNBC_blames_Romney_whisper_on_microphone_0125.html
