Interesting theory: was Bush wearing a dental device to keep from smirking

[Sliverofhope]

Over at Atrios, Kate has this:

Hey, guys:

On second viewing Mr. Kate has discovered the Bush must have been wearing an anti-smirk dental device. We watched him speak, and react when Kerry was speaking (on C-Span's split screen) with the sound turned off. Try it, and watch his jaw. He keeps moving his jaw from side to side, and his lips barely meet when his mouth is closed. I mean, he may be able to close his lips, but it's obvious that his teeth are not touching. The repetitive jaw movements are also just what you would expect if you had an unaccustomed "appliance" or other dental device in your mouth.

Can you believe it? They actually installed anti-smirk hardware, because the man cannot control himself.

Take a look at video of him at this debate, and see if you don't think Mr. Kate is right about this.

This is just too good not to pass on, so here I do.

[Dogmudgeon]

1. Is it an Appliance, or is it BOTOX?

That's a matter strictly between Bush, Turd Blossom, and The Almighty.

--bkl

[charlie]

2. Tweeking

Simpler and more likely explanation.

[Sliverofhope]

3. What's tweeking?

I'm not hip to the cool kid lingo. Is it something to do with being high on coke?

[charlie]

4. Almost

Cranked on speed. He had the symptoms.

[DemBones DemBones]

5. He acted cranked and cranky, for sure.

:shrug:

[maveric]

11. Methamphetamined up!

His pupils were dilated and his temerament was short and irritable.
He was tweaked out!

[tblue37]

6. I asked about this on another thread.

I was wondering if it might be a known drug reaction, and I also mentioned that I once new a young woman with mild Tourette Syndrome who had tic just like that weird jaw movement of his. I have also seen people with badly fitted dentures make a similar movement. It certainly was distracting to watch it in the debate.

[GRLMGC]

7. Nah

Everytime he said something, he would do that stupid smile thing that drives me crazy. Does that count as a smirk?

[Eye and Monkey]

8. "anti-smirk hardware" - good one

:evilgrin:

[flordehinojos]

9. Consider Tardive Dyskenesia--a side effect to psychotropic drugs

[Artemis Bunyon]

10. He was high on cocaine.

Jaw working, aggressive, motormouth without saying anything coherent. Acted just like someone high on cocaine.

[Jose Diablo]

12. Kick

[bklyncowgirl]

13. Chimp chews tobacco

This may be a habit of his when under stress. He couldn't exactly pull out a plug of Bull Durham on national TV.

On the other hand I would have loved to see him spit. Gross out time.

[DemonFighterLives]

14. Interesting, but I think he was amped up- tweaking

See this in campaign forum.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1014981