misteraven Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 http://salon.com/news/feature/2004/10/08/bulge/index_np.html Bush's mystery bulge The rumor is flying around the globe. Was the president wired during the first debate? - - - - - - - - - - - - By Dave Lindorff 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diggity Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 heres the subscriber version aka the whole article. Bush's mystery bulge The rumor is flying around the globe. Was the president wired during the first debate? - - - - - - - - - - - - By Dave Lindorff 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 with speculation. Check out the president's 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. Hot on the conspiracy trail, I tried to track down the source of the photo. None of the Bush-is-wired bloggers, however, seemed to know where the photo came from. Was it possible the bulge had been Photoshopped onto Bush's back by a lone conspiracy buff? It turns out that all of the video of the debate was recorded and sent out by Fox News, the pool broadcaster for the event. Fox sent feeds from multiple cameras to the other networks, which did their own on-air presentations and editing. To watch the debate again, I ventured to the Web site of the most sober network I could think of: C-SPAN. And sure enough, at minute 23 on the video of the debate, you can clearly see the bulge between the president's shoulder blades. 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." So what was it? Jacob McKenna, a spyware expert and the owner of the Spy Store, a high-tech surveillance shop in Spokane, Wash., looked at the Bush image on his computer monitor. "There's certainly something on his back, and it appears to be electronic," he said. McKenna said that, given its shape, the bulge could be the inductor portion of a two-way push-to-talk system. McKenna noted that such a system makes use of a tiny microchip-based earplug radio that is pushed way down into the ear canal, where it is virtually invisible. He also said a weak signal could be scrambled and be undetected by another broadcaster. Mystery-bulge bloggers argue that the president may have begun using such technology earlier in his term. Because Bush is famously prone to malapropisms and reportedly dyslexic, which could make successful use of a teleprompter problematic, they say the president and his handlers may have turned to a technique often used by television reporters on remote stand-ups. A reporter tapes a story and, while on camera, plays it back into an earpiece, repeating lines just after hearing them, managing to sound spontaneous and error free. Suggestions that Bush may have using this technique stem from a D-day event in France, when a CNN broadcast appeared to pick up -- and broadcast to surprised viewers -- the sound of another voice seemingly reading Bush his lines, after which Bush repeated them. Danny Schechter, who operates the news site MediaChannel.org, and who has been doing some investigating into the wired-Bush rumors himself, said the Bush campaign has been worried of late about others picking up their radio frequencies -- notably during the Republican Convention on the day of Bush's appearance. "They had a frequency specialist stop me and ask about the frequency of my camera," Schechter said. "The Democrats weren't doing that at their convention." Repeated calls to the White House and the Bush national campaign office over a period of three days, inquiring about what the president may have been wearing on his back during the debate, and whether he had used an audio device at other events, went unreturned. So far the Kerry campaign is staying clear of this story. When called for a comment, a press officer at the Democratic National Committee claimed on Tuesday that it was "the first time" they'd ever heard of the issue. A spokeswoman at the press office of Kerry headquarters refused to permit me to talk with anyone in the campaign's research office. Several other requests for comment to the Kerry campaign's press office went unanswered. As for whether we really do have a Milli Vanilli president, the answer at this point has to be, God only knows. salon.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niseNSF Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 yeah BBC world was running this down last night on NPR....i doubt it was a prompting device, but its crazy the white house is saying "its just a rumple in his suit"...when its clearly a perfect rectangle. they only feed Blogger conspiracy theorys by denying that it is anything at all... but you know damn well after the CBS Blog fiasco, no networks gonna jump on this at all. the more credible answers suggested on BBC were that its most like related to security, like a vest or a gps, something to protect or locate him at all times. id buy that before a prompting device.....even Karl Rove wouldnt take that risk...if it came out, it would collapse a campaign theyre most likely going to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diggity Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 it doesnt help that when speaking before a lady's voice was clearly heard over the microphone telling him what to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fermentor666 Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Bush is a puppet. Laura Bush is the real communist mastermind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAustin Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 whoa. this is the first I've heard of this. I love how the administration tries jedi mind tricks. 'That is not a rectangle...it is merely a rumple in his suit' ha-ha...what are you...some stinking jedi? edit for sp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KING BLING Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Originally posted by diggity@Oct 11 2004, 01:32 PM it doesnt help that when speaking before a lady's voice was clearly heard over the microphone telling him what to say. Quoted post Care to expand on this point and give some sources? I looked around and did see a few mentions on Indy media sites but nothing concrete from a reputable source. Also, can you tell what is being said? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAustin Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 ^ yeah...I was kinda wondering about that as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crave Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 well damn, I hadn't heard about this. but I wouldn't be surprised at all if it was somehow proven to be true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAustin Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 I'm not surprised about much anymore...especially the bush administration. I find that kinda disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekro Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 I don't really believe this, if only based on the absolutely retarded answers he gave to most of the questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POIESIS Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Originally posted by Nekro@Oct 11 2004, 04:11 PM I don't really believe this, if only based on the absolutely retarded answers he gave to most of the questions. Quoted post yea, and i don't think he'd be able to handle something like that anyhow, it would confuse him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Jump Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 audio clip. http://bellaciao.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzep Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 pimple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
why write? Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 damn this thread isnt what i expected it to be :heated: * emotions is spelled wrong in the smilie pop up window on fast reply 'emoticons' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porque Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 ...yeah i don't buy it...they would have just kept saying, "jesus...why the fuck did you just mention poland again?...even the stupid rednecks know that didn't count"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostvandal Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 funny thing too..he said at least 100 times in his campaign that the world was safer with saddam hussein in jail...when its the complete opposite. The world has never been at risk like it is now due to the preventive war he setted on and killed thousands of innocent people. Now they are having schools in the mid east with books that says "The ossama ben laden quest: his combat against the usa terrorism..." I say KILL BUSH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANOWAR Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Although i would like to think that this is true, it just does not make sense...He just comes off as such a repiative mush-mouthed tool, if it is true the transmitter is probaly just hooked up to his butthole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diggity Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Originally posted by KING BLING+Oct 11 2004, 05:52 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KING BLING - Oct 11 2004, 05:52 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-diggity@Oct 11 2004, 01:32 PM it doesnt help that when speaking before a lady's voice was clearly heard over the microphone telling him what to say. Quoted post Care to expand on this point and give some sources? I looked around and did see a few mentions on Indy media sites but nothing concrete from a reputable source. Also, can you tell what is being said? Quoted post [/b] I watched the press report where it happened, i heard it, cant really tell you when it was but it was in the last year. more than likly, that hump on his back is a kevlar vest, this isnt the 80's, electronics are alot smaller now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weapon X Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 dude, Karl Rove isn't that dumb. If he was talking to anyone, it wasn't Rove, because Rove would be like "fuck you, man - I can see that rectangle from here! I'm having nothing to do with this." It was probably Jeb Bush constantly reminding him to not scowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_El Mamerro Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 You guys are all tripping. That isn't a transmitter. The bulge is obviously the key which, when turned, makes Bush crash his cymbals together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diggity Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Originally posted by El Mamerro@Oct 12 2004, 01:57 PM You guys are all tripping. That isn't a transmitter. The bulge is obviously the key which, when turned, makes Bush crash his cymbals together. Quoted post HAHAHAHAHA i stand corrected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hottnickels Posted October 13, 2004 Share Posted October 13, 2004 i wish bush was as dumb as his detractors make him out to be.. then maybe he'd be justified in his inanity. i totally think he has the brains to channel Rove. think about it, the guy was born in connecticut, went to yale and harvard, dodged the draft, fucked up numerous oil companies, and still painted himself as a good ol' taxas boy. he's not so stupid that he couldn't repeat what a transmitter told him to say. that what makes this administration so fucking evil. they know exactly what they're doing. they chose their candidate well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diggity Posted October 13, 2004 Share Posted October 13, 2004 update http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/10/...r/index_np.html Technical expert: Bush was wired A Bush spokesman tells Salon there is nothing to the story. But as the final presidential debate looms, speculation grows about the mysterious bulge. - - - - - - - - - - - - By Dave Lindorff Oct. 13, 2004 | Speculation continues to run wild about President Bush's mystery bulge. Since Friday, when Salon first raised questions about the rectangular bulge that was visible under Bush's suit coat during the presidential debates, many observers in the press and on the Internet have wondered aloud whether the verbally and factually challenged president might be receiving coaching via a hidden electronic device. Now a technical expert who designs and makes such devices for the U.S. military tells Salon that he believes the bulge is indeed a transceiver designed to receive electronic signals and transmit them to a hidden earpiece lodged in Bush's ear canal. I'll post the whole story when i get teh chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarcasm Posted October 13, 2004 Share Posted October 13, 2004 damn i knew bush hit some low blows, but this is just sad. poor dubya can't even think on his own, nonetheless speak the broken messages running wild in his brain/lackthereof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAustin Posted October 13, 2004 Share Posted October 13, 2004 the really, truly funny part of all this is just how shitty he came off with a receiver if it actually was one. ha-ha. I'm looking forward to the dumb looks via split screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niseNSF Posted October 13, 2004 Share Posted October 13, 2004 no offense, but just because its in an article on the internet doesnt mean its credible in any way....theres just no way dude was being prompted. as someone said above, he was as dumb as always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hottnickels Posted October 13, 2004 Share Posted October 13, 2004 yeah, the photo with the huge bulge in his back must be photoshopped. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 from Dave Letterman (not directly) Top Ten President Bush Explanations For The Bulge In His Jacket 10. "It's connected to an earpiece so Cheney can feed me answers--crap, I wasn't supposed to say that." 9. "It's a device that shocks me every time I mispronounce a word." 8. "Just a bunch of intelligence memos I haven't gotten around to reading yet." 7. "Mmm, delicious Muenster cheese." 6. "John Kerry initially voted for the bulge in my jacket, then voted against it." 5. "I'll tell you exactly what it is--it's a clear sign this econonmy is moving again." 4. "Halliburton is drilling my back for oil." 3. "Oh like you've never cheated in a presidential debate. 2. "Accidentally took some of Governer Schwarzenegger's 'roids." 1. "If Kerry's gonna look like a horse, then I'm gonna look like a camel." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 personally... I think it was a cold pack to regulate his temperature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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