Battle of the Bush Bulge

cyberman11 writes "Get out your tinfoil hats! Salon.com is running an article about Internet speculation that Bush uses an earpiece prompter and ignores his teleprompter while making speeches. Bush exhibited peculiar pauses between sentences while speaking during the debate and a large solid object appears between his shoulder blades as he leans over the lectern. He also interrupts himself in the middle of one of his responses by interjecting "Let me finish!" while he still had time remaining to answer and no one else had spoken." If Bush was wired, the receiver would be the size of a deck of cards or smaller, not some giant thing strapped to his back. Update: 10/09 16:10 GMT by J : The NYT contacted the Bush campaign and got a few answers that rule out the innocuous explanation that I had assumed.

Comments

Back Buldge

[Anonymous Coward]

I just assumed that's where the fuel cell's went for our robotic prez. Come on folks, this guy looks identical to the robot at Disney's Hall of Presidents. Indentical!

This is ridiculous slander!

[Anonymous Coward]

Everyone knows Cheney switched several years ago from using an earpiece to using anal electrodes to control Dubya.

That's just plain silly...

[GreenKiwi]

If Bush was wired, the receiver would be the size of a deck of cards or smaller, not some giant thing strapped to his back.

Everyone knows that this is where the charging unit plugs in, Bush is just a robot puppet, being controlled by others.

Neurophone

[richie2000]

If Bush was wired, the receiver would be the size of a deck of cards or smaller, not some giant thing strapped to his back.

If they wanted to get rid of the earpiece, they could have used a Neurophone which is about the right size for that bulge. Flantech's FAQ states that the transducers do not have to be placed on the temples, they can be placed anywhere on the body - but closer to Bush's brain is obviously better (so they were probably placed on Karl Rove).

house of cards?

[Antibozo]

If Bush was wired, the receiver would be the size of a deck of cards or smaller, not some giant thing strapped to his back.

The larger size is due to the power supply for the electroshock device.

WHAT?

[Anonymous Coward]

CRAWFORD, TEXAS:October 9, 2004 (UPI) : A member of the President's inner circle today answered allegations that the earpiece visible in the President's ear during a cutaway short near the end of last night's debate is in fact a hearing aid. The President, according to the source, who requested anonymity, has been partially deaf in one ear as a result of exposure to low air pressure during his "...exemplary service in the Texas Air National Guard." The source went on to say, "My husb---...The President is a proud man, and doesn't want people to know of this injury acquired in the service of his country; he thinks people injured for the love of their country should be content with the pride inherent in resolutely defending your nation, and not try to grand-stand or put in for medals over it."

When pressed with the claim that the earpiece has been seen before, in his other ear, the source indicated that further information would be forthcoming. A gleeful Terry McAuliffe shot back with the claim that Bush was, "Deaf in one ear or another, depending on which side of him Colin Powell was sitting."

this is silly

[joe094287523459087]

i hate bush as much as anyone but i have bought a LOT of suits (was in sales for years) and that bulge is just the fabric bunching next to the stratch between the shoulder blades.

try it yourself. get a piece of fabric and stretch it between 2 smooth surfaces (like shoulder blades). it will bunch up at the opt and bottom of the stretch.

speaking of stretching, this whole theory is a real stretch too :( let's defeat bush because he is a psychotic half-wit, without breaking out the tin-foil hats

Re:Nothing to see here

[austad]

You're right. IT"S A BRA!

Re:Nothing to see here

[TamMan2000]

You're right. IT"S A BRA!

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