{chortle} Was Bush Wired.. for mini-debate 1 ?? __

Post #178,389 by Ashton 10/8/04 3:58:15 AM Reply	{chortle} Was Bush Wired.. for mini-debate 1 ?? ___(.jpg) [link\|http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/10/08/bulge/\| Salon]. [image\|http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/10/08/bulge/story.jpg\|\|\|\|] Bush's mystery bulge The rumor is flying around the globe. Was the president wired during the first debate? - - - - - - - - - - - - By Dave Lindorff printe-mail Oct. 8, 2004 \| Was President Bush literally channeling Karl Rove in his first debate with John Kerry? That's the latest rumor flooding the Internet, unleashed last week in the wake of an image caught by a television camera during the Miami debate. The image shows a large solid object between Bush's shoulder blades as he leans over the lectern and faces moderator Jim Lehrer. The president is not known to wear a back brace, and it's safe to say he wasn't packing. So was the bulge under his well-tailored jacket a hidden receiver, picking up transmissions from someone offstage feeding the president answers through a hidden earpiece? Did the device explain why the normally ramrod-straight president seemed hunched over during much of the debate? Bloggers are burning up their keyboards [link\|http://www.isbushwired.com/\| with speculation]. Check out the president's [link\|http://www.cannonfire.blogspot.com/\| peculiar behavior] during the debate, they say. On several occasions, the president simply stopped speaking for an uncomfortably long time and stared ahead with an odd expression on his face. Was he listening to someone helping him with his response to a question? Even weirder was the president's strange outburst. In a peeved rejoinder to Kerry, he said, "As the politics change, his positions change. And that's not how a commander in chief acts. I, I, uh -- Let me finish -- The intelligence I looked at was the same intelligence my opponent looked at." It must be said that Bush pointed toward Lehrer as he declared "Let me finish." The green warning light was lit, signaling he had 30 seconds to, well, finish. [...] Bloggers stoke the conspiracy with the claim that the Bush administration insisted on a condition that no cameras be placed behind the candidates. An official for the Commission on Presidential Debates, which set up the lecterns and microphones on the Miami stage, said the condition was indeed real, the result of negotiations by both campaigns. Yet that didn't stop Fox from setting up cameras behind Bush and Kerry. The official said that "microphones were mounted on lecterns, and the commission put no electronic devices on the president or Senator Kerry." When asked about the bulge on Bush's back, the official said, "I don't know what that was." [... More] Love. It. Dirk Smedley, here .. your Rove-ing Announcer and mentor - - Is this thing On? SHIT! don't fucking Yell, you asshole! - wait'll I get back to the oval ummm room - - Sorry SIR.. try asking him about his medals again.. and the size of that shrapnel.. Man. I'm bleedin here and that's All ya got ?! And WTF does dis-in-gen-u-ous mean?
Post #178,390 by Ashton 10/8/04 4:12:34 AM Reply	Hola Peter: anything in the furrin press on this stuff? I can believe that ours is now <jellyfish-grade backbone-wise, and if he's been on remote-cue all along and all over .. it'd be more secrut than Jack Kennedy's after-hours assignations. (Probably just a whisper, You rat and Karl will have a contract out on ya, sucker.. would suffice.) Ain't the US just a whole fucking Barrel o'Laughs?
Post #178,394 by Meerkat 10/8/04 6:24:12 AM Reply	No word of it as yet in .au But then, with our own Federal election on tomorrow, the news has been jam-packed with news about our pollies. At least the 24hr pre-election-day political ad blackout is now in full effect. It's almost safe to turn on the telly again. Wish us luck for a change of Prime Minister! :) Two out of three people wonder where the other one is.
Post #178,420 by jb4 10/8/04 9:32:52 AM Reply	Luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope that suffices! jb4 shrub\ufffdbish (Am., from shrub* + rubbish, after the derisive name for America's 43 president; 2003) n. 1. a form of nonsensical political doubletalk wherein the speaker attempts to defend the indefensible by lying, obfuscation, or otherwise misstating the facts; GIBBERISH. 2. any of a collection of utterances from America's putative 43rd president. cf.* BULLSHIT
Post #178,396 by pwhysall 10/8/04 7:00:32 AM Reply	My first thought: kevlar vest. But no, no word of it in mainstream news here. Peter [link\|http://www.debian.org\|Shill For Hire] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Blog]
Post #178,391 by deSitter 10/8/04 6:01:13 AM Reply	Bluetooth! -drl
Post #178,405 by admin 10/8/04 7:44:36 AM Reply	Kerry's campaign needs to find that frequency... ... and broadcast it synchronously with the debate. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #178,406 by pwhysall 10/8/04 7:45:08 AM Reply	They should ask Kenneth. Peter [link\|http://www.debian.org\|Shill For Hire] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Blog]
Post #178,408 by deSitter 10/8/04 8:27:31 AM Reply	All it says is "OHMMMMMMM" -drl
Post #178,421 by jb4 10/8/04 9:35:23 AM Reply	You kidding? They'll use the best frequency-hopping, digital-encrypted stealth communication devices the DOD has to offer (and no, I'm not talking about the Rock-n-roll effects box maker DOD, either!). The Kerry people don't have a chance. the only way to fix it is to wrap the hall in a faraday cage. jb4 shrub\ufffdbish (Am., from shrub* + rubbish, after the derisive name for America's 43 president; 2003) n. 1. a form of nonsensical political doubletalk wherein the speaker attempts to defend the indefensible by lying, obfuscation, or otherwise misstating the facts; GIBBERISH. 2. any of a collection of utterances from America's putative 43rd president. cf.* BULLSHIT
Post #178,430 by jbrabeck 10/8/04 10:41:46 AM Reply	Pat down would work.... ;-> A good friend will come and bail you out of jail ... but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"
Post #178,457 by jb4 10/8/04 12:45:44 PM Reply	Here's how to do it... At the beginning of the debate, both candidates shake hands and exchange "pleasantries". When Kerry comes to shake Duh's hand, he casually pats Duh on the back with his left hand during the "pleasantries". If he detects any lumps or bumps, he could make a remark at the beginning enquiring about the pResident's health, noting that there appears to be some kind of "growth" on Duh's back. Then watch the squirming begin.... jb4 shrub\ufffdbish (Am., from shrub* + rubbish, after the derisive name for America's 43 president; 2003) n. 1. a form of nonsensical political doubletalk wherein the speaker attempts to defend the indefensible by lying, obfuscation, or otherwise misstating the facts; GIBBERISH. 2. any of a collection of utterances from America's putative 43rd president. cf.* BULLSHIT
Post #178,470 by jbrabeck 10/8/04 1:33:43 PM Reply	ROFL A good friend will come and bail you out of jail ... but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"
Post #178,413 by jbrabeck 10/8/04 9:08:09 AM 10/8/04 9:09:26 AM Reply	Did you follow both links? Take from the second [link\|http://www.cannonfire.blogspot.com/\|link]... Not being a professional medical researcher and clinician, Fallows cannot be faulted for not putting two and two together. But he was 100 percent correct in suggesting that Bush's problem cannot be "a learning disability, a reading problem, [or] dyslexia," because patients with those problems have always had them. Slowly developing cognitive deficits, as demonstrated so clearly by the President, can represent only one diagnosis, and that is "presenile dementia"! Presenile dementia is best described to nonmedical persons as a fairly typical Alzheimer's situation that develops significantly earlier in life, well before what is usually considered old age. It runs about the same course as typical senile dementias, such as classical Alzheimer's -- to incapacitation and, eventually, death, as with President Ronald Reagan, but at a relatively earlier age. President Bush's "mangled" words are a demonstration of what physicians call "confabulation," and are almost specific to the diagnosis of a true dementia. Bush should immediately be given the advantage of a considered professional diagnosis, and started on drugs that offer the possibility of retarding the slow but inexorable course of the disease. Remember our non discussion on Shrub's skipping his annual physical? A good friend will come and bail you out of jail ... but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!" Edited by jbrabeck Oct. 8, 2004, 09:09:26 AM EDT Expand All History
Post #178,427 by bepatient 10/8/04 9:51:52 AM Reply	So we're back to that. President's CRAZY I tell ya! :-) If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. _{Fudd's First Law of Opposition} [link\|mailto:bepatient@aol.com\|BePatient]
Post #178,429 by jb4 10/8/04 10:03:40 AM Reply	What IS it about Repos... ...that cause them to run certifyible Looney Tunes as president? (I suppose they are easier to control by their ~~puppetteers~~handlers this way...) And perhaps a more pertinent question would be: What is it about certifiable Looney Tunes that makes the Peepul want to elect them president? (Oh, I forgot...the last certifiable Looney Tune was appointed president. My bad! But that still doesn't explain Reagan. Or Nixon, for that matter....) jb4 shrub\ufffdbish (Am., from shrub* + rubbish, after the derisive name for America's 43 president; 2003) n. 1. a form of nonsensical political doubletalk wherein the speaker attempts to defend the indefensible by lying, obfuscation, or otherwise misstating the facts; GIBBERISH. 2. any of a collection of utterances from America's putative 43rd president. cf.* BULLSHIT
Post #178,439 by mmoffitt 10/8/04 11:35:49 AM Reply	OT: Nixon. I watched a Frontline story about Nixon and Watergate recently. It is amazing how similar Nixon's attitude toward dissent is to the current crop's. During the show, Lowell Weicker (sp?) said that what he was struck by most was the existence of an "Enemy's List". Paraphrased, Weicker said, "Enemy is such a strong word. This country was built on dissent. It is a part of our foundation. I could understand an 'Adversaries List' or an 'Opponents List'. But 'Enemy's List'? That's un-American." Among Nixon's wetdreams must have been the establishment of an institution to keep track of his enemies (read: Department of Homeland Security). Why no one has called for the execution of the current cabal (including the Rehnquist Five) for treason is beyond me. bcnu, Mikem "The struggle for the emancipation of the working class is not between races or religions. It is one of class against class. Every trace of anti-Semitism, or any form of race hatred cannot assist the oppressed, it can on the contrary only aid the exploiters. Workers of all nationality, religion or creed must stand together against the common enemy: capitalism." -Ted Grant
Post #178,533 by daemon 10/8/04 8:20:22 PM Reply	Vest. about the right place
Post #178,537 by daemon 10/8/04 9:04:07 PM Reply	ROLF! Kerry patted him down!
Post #178,545 by Nightowl 10/8/04 9:37:48 PM Reply	Yep! And Bush has already said Wrong war, wrong time, wrong place, too many times. Nightowl >8# "It's not where a person stands in time of comfort and security, but rather where they stand in times of strife and controversy that determine true friends." (Quote sent to me by a true friend, author unknown).
Post #178,671 by pwhysall 10/10/04 2:45:21 AM Reply	Picked up by the Beeb. [link\|http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3730364.stm\|http://news.bbc.co.u...ricas/3730364.stm] Peter [link\|http://www.debian.org\|Shill For Hire] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home]
Post #178,673 by daemon 10/10/04 2:55:52 AM Reply	please all note many of us use cell phones that have a tiny ear piece and mike that dangles on our shirts. I highly doubt that the repos, are unaware of technology that transmits via a small device the size of a pinhead that supplies sound via tranduction to the jawbone itself. I dont think 1960's era mafia wiretaps would be used by potus. regards daemon
Post #178,718 by admin 10/10/04 9:50:32 PM Reply	Story was picked up by CNN Headline News I didn't catch much because we were in a restaurant. Just a bit about the bloggers, the suspected wire box, etc. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #178,719 by Yendor 10/10/04 9:51:58 PM Reply	CNN.com, too [link\|http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/10/bush.rumor.ap/index.html\|Story]. -YendorMike "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin, 1759 Historical Review of Pennsylvania
Post #179,051 by Ashton 10/13/04 6:22:30 AM Reply	More Salon on the matter [link\|http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/10/13/transmitter/\| here]. Love. It. Murican sleaze is always setting new _levels. Even if untrue - is there a solitary soul (with a double-digit IQ) who deems that, "Rove Wouldn't Do ___!" ??

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