NYT covers earpiece story as well

[MessiahRp]

Although their piece is basically a rebuttal by the WH. Bleh.

The Mystery of the Bulge in the Jacket
By ELISABETH BUMILLER

ASHINGTON, Oct. 8 - What was that bulge in the back of President Bush's suit jacket at the presidential debate in Miami last week?

According to rumors racing across the Internet this week, the rectangular bulge visible between Mr. Bush's shoulder blades was a radio receiver, transmitting answers from an offstage counselor into a hidden presidential earpiece. The prime suspect was Karl Rove, Mr. Bush's powerful political adviser.

More....

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/09/politics/campaign/09bulge.html?oref=login

[robbedvoter]

1. Seelye wondered in her coverage if kerry patted his back to check

9:03 p.m.
Did Kerry just swipe Bush's back to see if there was a transmitter?
http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/politics/200401008_SEELYE_LIVE/index.html?hp

[fishwax]

24. That was my first thought too

when I saw Kerry pat Bush on the back at the end of the opening handshakes. (I've been skeptical of the whole earpiece thing, but that's what popped immediately to mind.)

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

2. Well, you know what LBJ used to say.

"Make the bastards deny it." :evilgrin:

[Amigust]

27. Their denials are an admission of guilt

by not identifying it as a backup microphone system.

[MsMagnificent]

3. They claim 'Doctored' right off the bat?

Bullshit.

They know they got caught.

So they drugged him up tonight... too bad he didn't get even angrier and show us what a real piece of work he is.
JK sure tried to get his Pet Goat! (LOL OK Sorry bad pun ;)
I'm still proud of him. But it ain't over till it's over.

[crossroads]

4. He almost lost it tho!

One time * seemed really pissed.
:dem:

[Wapsie B]

7. And if they drug him up enough

to not blow up when challenged he'll look even worse.

[NVMojo]

26. it was RITALIN that helped him last night!

[goclark]

5. Yea! Yea! Yea!

They are finally addressing it.

:bounce:

[SoCalDem]

30. There is a very explicit picture here.. It's NOT a vest

SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Sat Oct-09-04 12:28 PM
Response to Reply #28

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...


and they categorically DENIED that either man had ANY electronic devices..

THIS PICTURE clearly shows the "object".. It's from a FOX feed.. (They were told NOT to photoigraph from behind...why??

The whole place was JAMMED a few hours before the debate.. NO electronic device of ANYONE there worked (and they had all worked perfectly BEFORE * arrived..

The numerous articles in the link detail SEVERAL "odd" electronic transmissions at SEVERAL other * events..


The WH has told many different accountings of it..


The thread linked also has a LONG accounting of all the other oddities..from the Guardian.. They are on this as well..

Remember too.. these are the same folks who BUGGED the UN before the war..

[grasswire]

6. huh???

First they said that pictures showing the bulge might have been doctored. But then, when the bulge turned out to be clearly visible in the television footage of the evening, they offered a different explanation.

"There was nothing under his suit jacket," said Nicolle Devenish, the Bush campaign's communications director.

"It was most likely a rumpling of that portion of his suit jacket, or a wrinkle in the fabric."

Campaign and White House officials said the bulge was definitely not a receiver.

[xxqqqzme]

8. silly me 'n I thought

w/ all his $$$$ his suits would tailor made. Just a regular guy buying his suits off the rack @ Sears - a wrinkle in the fabric my ass.

[lovuian]

9. Its definitely a hot Issue!!!

and its so visible

I agree the cameraman is trying to show us !!!!!!!

[Roy]

10. Washington Journal (Cspan) could use a few calls on this.....

Allways a good medium, to get the word out. Will take mention by a lot of calls though.

[Spinzonner]

11. I've figured it out ...

it's the scar tissue from a Skull and Bones branding.

[radfringe]

13. no no not a scar

it's a chunk of wood

[ilovenicepeople]

29. I thought it was where they wind him up.

[DemBones DemBones]

12. Well, for starters, Nicolle Devenish is a paid liar,

always spinning for Bush* on tv. OK, it's what she's paid to do.


"There was nothing under his suit jacket," said Nicolle Devenish, a campaign spokeswoman.

"It was most likely a rumpling of that portion of his suit jacket, or a wrinkle in the fabric."

Ms. Devenish could not say why the "rumpling" was rectangular.

Nor was the bulge from a bulletproof vest, according to campaign and White House officials; they said Mr. Bush was not wearing one.


But if he wasn't wearing a vest under his jacket, what the hell WAS that bulge? I'm not buying a "rumpling" or a "wrinkle."

It looks like a book, or a box. So what is it?

[Flubadubya]

17. Rumpledforeskin...

Bush's favorite fairy tale!

[UpInArms]

14. links to other news outlets covering the "bulge"

http://news.google.com/news?ie=UTF-8&scoring=d&ned=us&hl=en&ncl=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002058469_bushbulge09.html

Internet Asks: Was President Wired?
http://www.ctnow.com/news/politics/hc-remote1009.artoct09,1,5400622.story?coll=hc-headlines-politics-state

Bulge in Bush suit wasn'ta radio, campaign says
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/9877053.htm

Secret debate device denied
http://www.freep.com/news/politics/wired9e_20041009.htm

BUSH’S SUIT WAS PUCKERING
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/nation/9875146.htm

Bulge in back of Bush's coat sparks questions
http://www.startribune.com/stories/587/5023828.html

[54anickel]

15. They've got the tailor involved now.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002058469_bushbulge09.html

WASHINGTON — President Bush's tailor yesterday pooh-poohed an Internet conspiracy theory that a boxy bulge visible between President Bush's shoulder blades during the first debate could have been some kind of prompting device.

Georges de Paris, who made the suit worn by Bush, said the bulge was nothing more than a pucker along the jacket's back seam, accentuated when the president crossed his arms and leaned forward.

snip>

De Paris, who has tailored suits for every U.S. president since Lyndon Johnson, said the jacket fit Bush snugly through the shoulders, which may have exaggerated the effect.

snip>

"The truth is not nearly as interesting," McKinnon told MediaChannel.org. "The president has never been assisted by any audio signal."

Never?

[Raster]

33. It is amazing how the "pucker" is almost perfectly rectangular.

Is that a hallmark of a good suit?

[LizW]

16. Doesn't matter if they're debunking

Think like Rove, guys! ANY coverage of Bush possibly cheating in the debate is a good thing! Do you think he worries about whether allegations are provable before he puts them out there? Remember his mantra about politics: If you're explaining, you're losing.

The media is part and parcel of the Bushco political machine. If they feel they have to explain this for him, then he's losing!

BWWWAAAAHHHHHAAAAAHHHHHAAAA!

(Sorry, perhaps too much caffeine this morning.) :blush:

[UpInArms]

19. my thought, too, Liz

if they have to defend this, they have to use resources that now can be used to hurl their lies at Kerry :evilgrin:

[bogey18]

18. I really don't buy it

No one who is being coached could sound that stupid

[Seabiscuit]

32. I would agree, but must question the assumption...

that *'s coaches are intelligent, or at least are any brighter than he is. After his last two debate performances, I have to wonder.

[jerryman814]

20. Bush's Tailor Refutes Earpiece Theory

Bush's Tailor Refutes Earpiece Theory
President Bush's tailor breaks the White House silence on whether the bulge in Bush's suit was due to an earpiece :

President Bush's tailor yesterday pooh-poohed an Internet conspiracy theory that a boxy bulge visible between President Bush's shoulder blades during the first debate could have been some kind of prompting device. Georges de Paris, who made the suit worn by Bush, said the bulge was nothing more than a pucker along the jacket's back seam, accentuated when the president crossed his arms and leaned forward.

LINK: http://www.talkleft.com/

NOTE: Bush's tailor is

FRENCH

!!!

[cmd]

21. French tailor purposely make * look like idiot

He designed the jacket so it would pucker. Hey, I'm getting good at this bush* spin.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

22. There was a pucker okay

but it wasn't from his clothing... :evilgrin:

[HereSince1628]

23. Look, this is simple, its a shoulder sheath for his switchblade.

No macho, macho man would be without one.

[MADem]

25. Oh, come on, we all know

...what it REALLY WAS. It was his battery pack!!! One of his D-cells came loose, that's why he performed so poorly!

I can't believe they've gotten to the tailor....how terrible to have to tell the media that you did a shitty job on the "debate" suit! The Smithsonian ought to ask for that garment!

[AtTheEndOfTheDay]

28. It does seem it was rather large

Wouldn't a receiver be sized more like a cell phone with todays technology? Still funny he must deny it.

[MADem]

31. Not if it was a last-minute drill....

...because weewee was flailing at last minute preps. At a White House presser, they could stuff the receiver anywhere. In a podium, behind a curtain--hell, Karen Hughes could stand on the sidelines and hold it in her purse. At the debate venue, they could not tamper with the set, they'd be caught. The only place to stash the thing was ON him. And if they discovered that weewee didn't do his homework, they had to 'quick like a bunny' come up with some way to feed him his lines.

For those who don't think coverage of this isn't helpful, trust me, it is. Even if the text of the article doesn't suppport the headline, there are plenty of bottom feeders who just read headlines. And there are plenty of people who are inclined to believe anything they read in a headline.

The Kerry campaign is wisely remaining mum, but the damage is done without them having to say a single word. A badly fitting suit, a squarish lump, a "LET ME FINISH!" and a load of bumbling, stumbling and deer in the headlights looks....sure, it won't remain the top story, but it does not need to. Chip, chip, chip....eventually the structure will crumble. One day he is incompetent, the next day he is furious and hopped-up. What will he be at the next debate--languid? Stoned? Cavalier? It's like watching someone with a multiple personality condition...you never see the same guy twice.