WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A Florida congressman used a wireless e-mail device to read two messages sent by an aide during a live, televised debate with other Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate.
U.S. Rep. Peter Deutsch (news, bio, voting record) said he always wears the palm-sized BlackBerry on his belt and checked for e-mails only during commercial breaks. He said he did not receive tips on his oratory or answers to difficult questions — only words of encouragement from consultant Mark Penn.
"It was nothing of substance," Deutsch said of the two e-mails he erased. "It said, 'You're doing a good job.'"
Deutsch said Friday that he also received e-mails from friends offering words of encouragement during the debate. He regularly uses two BlackBerrys but said he would no longer wear the devices in debates.
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