Comments on: The Romney Whisper http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/01/25/the-romney-whisper/ I believe in the free speech that liberals used to believe in, the economic freedom that conservatives used to believe in, and the personal freedom that America used to believe in. Sat, 23 Jul 2011 17:00:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Live TV http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/01/25/the-romney-whisper/comment-page-1/#comment-176293 Live TV Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:20:58 +0000 http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/01/25/the-romney-whisper/#comment-176293 This was someone near Russert's mic. Probably a crew member answering another crew member who didn't know what ronald reagan did in whatever year. There is a lot of cross talk on headsets at events like this... the crew generally chatters away to each other, makes jokes and whatnot. The more rigid the format of an event the more chatter cause the cues are pretty much the same over and over. This was someone near Russert’s mic. Probably a crew member answering another crew member who didn’t know what ronald reagan did in whatever year. There is a lot of cross talk on headsets at events like this… the crew generally chatters away to each other, makes jokes and whatnot. The more rigid the format of an event the more chatter cause the cues are pretty much the same over and over.

]]> By: Travis http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/01/25/the-romney-whisper/comment-page-1/#comment-176233 Travis Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:34:15 +0000 http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/01/25/the-romney-whisper/#comment-176233 He raised taxes... I'm not... You absolutely can hear the whisper say "I'm not..." The "He" is very faint and the two words "raised taxes" stick way out and grab the most attention, but just before Romney speaks you can clearly hear the whisper start again. If you listen a little closer you can tell the words are "I'm not-" Romney interrupts the whisper and says "I'm not going to raise taxes." Clearly following the lead of the whisper. He raised taxes… I’m not…

You absolutely can hear the whisper say “I’m not…”

The “He” is very faint and the two words “raised taxes” stick way out and grab the most attention, but just before Romney speaks you can clearly hear the whisper start again. If you listen a little closer you can tell the words are “I’m not-”

Romney interrupts the whisper and says “I’m not going to raise taxes.” Clearly following the lead of the whisper.

]]> By: Martin McCormick http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/01/25/the-romney-whisper/comment-page-1/#comment-176003 Martin McCormick Sun, 27 Jan 2008 04:40:35 +0000 http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/01/25/the-romney-whisper/#comment-176003 I think it is quite clear what is happening here. Someone in the audience was prompting him using highly directional speakers / audio beamforming. They have developed recently to the point where sound can be projected at a very fine point. Quoting http://www.holosonics.com "The Audio Spotlight is a revolutionary new audio technology that creates sound in a narrow beam, just like light. Aim the flat, thin speaker disc to your desired listening area, and provide all of the sound — with none of the noise." Romney, however, was likely using something from http://www.browninnovations.com It would be far too obvious if he had worn an earpiece--and the whisper did not seem to have any electronic distortion (i.e. of RF/interference origin). Therefore, the evidence points to audio beamforming. Martin McCormick Electrical Engineer University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign I think it is quite clear what is happening here.

Someone in the audience was prompting him using highly directional speakers / audio beamforming. They have developed recently to the point where sound can be projected at a very fine point.

Quoting http://www.holosonics.com
“The Audio Spotlight is a revolutionary new audio technology that creates sound in a narrow beam, just like light. Aim the flat, thin speaker disc to your desired listening area, and provide all of the sound — with none of the noise.”

Romney, however, was likely using something from http://www.browninnovations.com

It would be far too obvious if he had worn an earpiece–and the whisper did not seem to have any electronic distortion (i.e. of RF/interference origin). Therefore, the evidence points to audio beamforming.

Martin McCormick
Electrical Engineer
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

]]> By: KED http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/01/25/the-romney-whisper/comment-page-1/#comment-175915 KED Sat, 26 Jan 2008 17:54:47 +0000 http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/01/25/the-romney-whisper/#comment-175915 It doesn't make sense to believe that that Mitt Romney would not have known the details of the so-called Social Security bailout during the Reagan administration, or that an aide wouold have thought he needed help with that question. I've heard it happen many, many times - someone has to let the person sitting next to him what a question means and, thinking no one will hear his "whisper", blurts out something like, "he raised taxes". In fact, I have had the embarrassing experience of doing it myself. It is likely that someone near a microphone, who didn't think Romney would accuse Reagan of raising taxes, couldn't contain hinself. It doesn’t make sense to believe that that Mitt Romney would not have known the details of the so-called Social Security bailout during the Reagan administration, or that an aide wouold have thought he needed help with that question.

I’ve heard it happen many, many times – someone has to let the person sitting next to him what a question means and, thinking no one will hear his “whisper”, blurts out something like, “he raised taxes”. In fact, I have had the embarrassing experience of doing it myself. It is likely that someone near a microphone, who didn’t think Romney would accuse Reagan of raising taxes, couldn’t contain hinself.

]]> By: BAMMBAMM http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/01/25/the-romney-whisper/comment-page-1/#comment-175896 BAMMBAMM Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:09:44 +0000 http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/01/25/the-romney-whisper/#comment-175896 Also mysterious is why Russert interrupted so clumsily just afterward as if to cover up a botched incident. His question would have been unaswerable if the candidate didn't know what Regan did in '83, then he explains a second later exactly what Regan did. It makes me think that Russert heard the whisper too and just started blabbing in a hopeless effort to retractively cover up the sound. Could the two have been in cahoots? Also mysterious is why Russert interrupted so clumsily just afterward as if to cover up a botched incident. His question would have been unaswerable if the candidate didn’t know what Regan did in ‘83, then he explains a second later exactly what Regan did. It makes me think that Russert heard the whisper too and just started blabbing in a hopeless effort to retractively cover up the sound. Could the two have been in cahoots?

]]> By: Carol McKinley http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/01/25/the-romney-whisper/comment-page-1/#comment-175875 Carol McKinley Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:21:39 +0000 http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/01/25/the-romney-whisper/#comment-175875 Romney's whisperer - most likely suspects: Hugh Hewitt His favorite author, Ron Hubbard Matt Drudge His bling-bling mojo adviser, Grillz Nelly K-Lo Varmit hunter, Elmer Fudd Washington outsider, Dick Cheney Romney’s whisperer – most likely suspects:

Hugh Hewitt
His favorite author, Ron Hubbard
Matt Drudge
His bling-bling mojo adviser, Grillz Nelly
K-Lo
Varmit hunter, Elmer Fudd
Washington outsider, Dick Cheney

]]> By: Below The Beltway » Blog Archive » Another Romney Whisper ? http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/01/25/the-romney-whisper/comment-page-1/#comment-175874 Below The Beltway » Blog Archive » Another Romney Whisper ? Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:21:07 +0000 http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/01/25/the-romney-whisper/#comment-175874 [...] The Romney Whisper   [link] [...] [...] The Romney Whisper   [link] [...]

]]> By: anony http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/01/25/the-romney-whisper/comment-page-1/#comment-175845 anony Sat, 26 Jan 2008 10:32:28 +0000 http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/01/25/the-romney-whisper/#comment-175845 That voice heard whispering is none other than Mitt's. Now the MSM needs to admit for a FACT that all of the candidates are provided with the questions IN ADVANCE. Clearly he was provided the questions in advance, and this was his own prepared reminder - played back to him when he wanted to hear it. Mitt likely had a wireless ear piece and a transmitting device in his hand that he alone could activate - which contained prerecorded brief prompts to get him heading in the right direction with his answers. His own wireless microphone channel (on the podium) picked up the signal that was transmitted from his recorded answer to his ear piece as a digital audio signal and it played through the house speakers and on television. That whispered voice IS Mitt Romney. That voice heard whispering is none other than Mitt’s. Now the MSM needs to admit for a FACT that all of the candidates are provided with the questions IN ADVANCE.

Clearly he was provided the questions in advance, and this was his own prepared reminder – played back to him when he wanted to hear it.

Mitt likely had a wireless ear piece and a transmitting device in his hand that he alone could activate – which contained prerecorded brief prompts to get him heading in the right direction with his answers. His own wireless microphone channel (on the podium) picked up the signal that was transmitted from his recorded answer to his ear piece as a digital audio signal and it played through the house speakers and on television.

That whispered voice IS Mitt Romney.

]]> By: GH http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/01/25/the-romney-whisper/comment-page-1/#comment-175842 GH Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:57:34 +0000 http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/01/25/the-romney-whisper/#comment-175842 Republicat is right-- it makes no sense whatsoever to say that Russert was being coached. Russert was indeed probably setting up a question to make Romney look ignorant. And even if you don't believe that, why would Russert have asked Romney if he would copy Reagan if Russert himself didn't even know what Reagan did? Republicat is right– it makes no sense whatsoever to say that Russert was being coached. Russert was indeed probably setting up a question to make Romney look ignorant. And even if you don’t believe that, why would Russert have asked Romney if he would copy Reagan if Russert himself didn’t even know what Reagan did?

]]> By: JT http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/01/25/the-romney-whisper/comment-page-1/#comment-175804 JT Sat, 26 Jan 2008 06:01:32 +0000 http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/01/25/the-romney-whisper/#comment-175804 For the love of everything sacred and holy, will you please stop mocking Mitt's religion? Is America so jaded and cynical and mean-spirited and bitter that I can't go to one comment board on politics without someone ripping Mitt's faith? What the crap is wrong with America? (Temple garments are considered sacred, like a rosary. Not "magic.) For the love of everything sacred and holy, will you please stop mocking Mitt’s religion? Is America so jaded and cynical and mean-spirited and bitter that I can’t go to one comment board on politics without someone ripping Mitt’s faith? What the crap is wrong with America?

(Temple garments are considered sacred, like a rosary. Not “magic.)

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