Now it's a PEN?

I'm not sure of what to make of all this spin surrounding the so-called Cheat Sheet controversy from last week's debate. Vidoe clips posted here, there and everywhere shows that Kerry apparently reached into his pocket a pulled out an object and unfolded it.

But now, the New York Post is reporting that it was, get this, a pen:

But the mystery was solved when The Post reviewed a Fox News Channel feed from Thursday’s debate: Kerry pulled out . . . a black pen.

Kerry campaign spokesman David Wade remained angry at the bloggers’ guilt-by-insinuation.

“The right-wing attack machine will say anything to steal a debate do-over,” he said.

“We plead guilty to having a pen.”

However, LGF has posted a new video capture which shows the pen he wrote with in one hand while reaching into his pocket with the other.

LGF also makes a notation about the leanings of the author of the Post story here, so who knows what is going on with this. INDC Journal has a piece on it too and aplogizes if it turns out to be a pen...but...

If the NY Post and FOX News are interested in putting a stake in this meme, I'd suggest that they release the high-def stills, seeing as I've already received this comment:

Pen My ASS!!! Look at that movie. Obviously either note cards or a sheet of paper.

I assume that the Post's analysis is accurate, but many will not come to the same conclusion without evidence. Why do I assume that it could be a pen after viewing that seemingly contradictory link? Perhaps the pen was in a case, and Kerry was merely flipping the case's top, and perhaps he shuffled the papers that were already on the podium. Who knows?

Indeed. Who knows? Stay tuned.