WP: Bulge Under President's Coat in First Debate Stirs Speculation

[kskiska]

By Mike Allen

A photograph that flew around the Internet this week shows a boxy bulge in the back of President Bush's suit coat during the first debate, leading to widespread cyber-speculation that he was wired to receive help with his answers.

Bush's aides tried to laugh off the controversy, with one official joking about "little green men on the grassy knoll."

Several officials, pressed for a serious answer, flatly denied that anything was fishy about the hump. These officials said they had checked and that there was nothing under Bush's jacket -- not a wire, not a transmitter, not a garage door opener. Bush was not wearing a protective vest, sources said.

The White House refused to provide an on-the-record comment, saying that it would dignify a baseless issue, and referred questions to the Bush-Cheney campaign.

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Bush's aides said the suit was well-tailored and did not have a roll in back. One official, in a cheeky reference to a discredited story about Bush's National Guard record, suggested checking with document experts at CBS News to see if the photo had been doctored.


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http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A18734-2004Oct8?language=printer

[Beetwasher]

1. "What Lump? There Was NO LUMP!"

I'm convinced more than ever that it was an earpiece. They just put it in a better place tonight so you couldn't see it.

Of COURSE there was a fucking lump. If they're totally denying the lump existed then it HAD TO HAVE BEEN WHAT WE FUCKING THINK IT WAS!

[crossroads]

2. If he was wired, would he had sucked so bad?

Rove is smarter than chimpy performed at the 1st one.
:eyes:

[delete_bush]

3. "little green men on the grassy knoll"

is not the brightest rejoinder, considering the rumors concerning Poopy and the other JFK.

[AlFrankenFan]

4. Anyone have that photograph?

If it's the one on the article I can't enlarge it cause I'm not registered.

[SoCalDem]

6. There is a long thread in LBN with the pic

:)

and a couple in GD as well

[Chico Man]

7. here is a zoom

[Carolab]

5. Wasn't there some instruction

about not showing him from behind?

[Moderator]

8. link here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=892069&mesg_id=892069

[Rochambeau]

9. check out the "Politics Trivia" on the same WP web page

I've chosen the first answer and it says I'm wrong ! That trivia is BS ! Muarrffarfarf :evilgrin: