I think George W. Bush has a serious heart problem. (Medical, that is)

[displacedtexan]

George W.'s bulge was back for Round III of PDF 2004 (Presidential Debate Fest).

Vanessa Kerry even got close enough to see Le Hump for herself:



Why would BushCo send their guy out in public AGAIN with such an obvious bulge?

Risking further ridicule must be preferable to the truth.

I originally wrote that I thought it was a back brace. (My daughter's ballet master required senior company dancers to wear similar braces for an hour each day, in order to keep daily stress from undermining his teaching.)

Then I remembered that George W. had delayed his annual presidential physical until after the November 2nd election.

Bush postpones election-year doctor's visit

Oct. 5, 2004

WASHINGTON (AFP) - After undergoing his annual medical check-up in August 2001, 2002 and 2003, US President George W. Bush has put the procedure off this year until after the November 2 election, his spokesman said. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=afp/us_vote_bush_health"

Hm. Why would the WH Communications office turn down their annual guaranteed... warm & fuzzy The Prez Is Such a Stud! above-the-fold strategically-timed-to-divert attention away from the gore of George W.'s war... headline? Unless George W. has serious health problems. Which brings us to this:




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Wait! There's More!

We all know about George W.'s pretzel attack, his propensity for falling and hurting himself, and his skin cancer surgeries...



Let's address the crease on his left ear, which is clearly visible in the above photo.

On January 13, 2002, Bush lost consciousness while sitting on a couch in the White House, watching a football game. His head hit the floor, resulting in an abrasion on his left cheekbone and a small bruise on his lower lip. The incident was blamed on a combination of (a) Bush not feeling well in previous days, and (b) an improperly eaten pretzel. Their combined effect was to slow the President's heart. (The description suggests a vaso-vagal attack.) The period of unconsciousness was brief <17>. Interestingly, his father George H. W. Bush also suffered a syncopal episode while President. http://www.doctorzebra.com/prez/t41.htm

Heart attack symptom?



The presence of a diagonal earlobe crease has been recognized as a sign of cardiovascular disease since 1973. Over 30 subsequent studies have been reported in the medical literature, with the largest involving 1,000 unselected patients. The earlobe is richly supplied with blood, and a decrease in flow over an extended period of time is believed to result in collapse of the vascular bed, leading to a diagonal crease.

It appears that individuals with an earlobe crease have a 55% greater risk of dying from heart disease than those without the marking, with the risk becoming even more significant if diagonal creases appear on both earlobes. http://www.diagnose-me.com/cond/C70120.html


No wonder BushCo is feigning outrage over Mary Cheney having been openly gay for a zillion years and saying Kerry shouldn't have mentioned it.

Total Bushs**t!

They're hoping to divert attention away from the bulge (aka Le Hump).

With a 4 Heart Attack, microwave oven-avoiding VP just a (Gulp!) surgically-induced heartbeat away from the presidency, any bad news on the George W. healthfront would be a deal breaker for millions of registered voters.

No wonder the White House is ignoring the question and sending Pretzel Boy out with an obvious bulge in his handmade suits.

That's what you do when there's no other alternative and the election is only days away.

According to the pitiful White House Le Hump response, the American people obviously don't deserve the truth... or even another creative WH lie.

[Wat_Tyler]

1. Where would he put the control pack?

[elfin]

2. This makes the most sense of all the theories

How do we get it picked up by media?

[Dora]

3. Great Post!

I posted this too, before I saw yours.

It makes so much more sense than a wire (though I wouldn't put a wire past them).

[trumad]

4. kick

[Gato Moteado]

5. i'm not buying it......

this is a guy that runs all the time....and of all the things this clown does, running and staying healthy is probably what he does best. he's competitive when he runs marathons and his finishing times are excellent for a guy his age....i doubt they'd let him do this if his ticker was bad. this guy is a clown and a fascist puppet, make no mistake about that, but i think he's a healthy one or at least his heart is. if he's refusing to take a physical, it's more likely linked to some problem other than a heart problem (possibly he's been sampling the nose candy again).

[displacedtexan]

7. Bush stopped running a long time ago.

He stopped running and took up biking... and he's fallen off his bike several times and hurt himself.

"Bush, 58, is known as an avid physical fitness buff who switched from running to mountain biking earlier this year after hurting his knee."
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=afp/us_vote_bush_health

As for nose candy, that causes serious heart problems, too.

During his 2000 presidential campaign there were persistent questions about a history of cocaine use. Eventually Bush denied using cocaine since 1992, then quickly extended the cocaine-free period back to 1974 (age 28). NBC reporter David Bloom then noted "that current White House appointees must disclose any drug use since their 18th birthday" <11>. Bush, however, refused to make a disclosure, instead admitting he'd made mistakes in the past, and if voters didn't like that "they can go find somebody else to vote for. That's the wonderful thing about democracy" <11>.

Comment: Dr. Zebra concludes Bush used cocaine in his 20s. (Should someone protest that there is no smoking gun, Dr. Zebra reminds them that one does not need "a smoking gun" to diagnose a heart attack in a 60 year old smoker with one hour of unrelenting chest pain, nausea, and EKG changes. That is not "an alleged heart attack," it is a heart attack. Same thing here.) Cocaine use has clear medical implications. For example, it is associated with elevated risk of acquiring chronic diseases, such as viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted disease. Acutely, it can trigger cardiac or cerebro-vascular catastrophe.
During his 2000 presidential campaign there were persistent questions about a history of cocaine use. Eventually Bush denied using cocaine since 1992, then quickly extended the cocaine-free period back to 1974 (age 28). NBC reporter David Bloom then noted "that current White House appointees must disclose any drug use since their 18th birthday" <11>. Bush, however, refused to make a disclosure, instead admitting he'd made mistakes in the past, and if voters didn't like that "they can go find somebody else to vote for. That's the wonderful thing about democracy" <11>.

Comment: Dr. Zebra concludes Bush used cocaine in his 20s. (Should someone protest that there is no smoking gun, Dr. Zebra reminds them that one does not need "a smoking gun" to diagnose a heart attack in a 60 year old smoker with one hour of unrelenting chest pain, nausea, and EKG changes. That is not "an alleged heart attack," it is a heart attack. Same thing here.) Cocaine use has clear medical implications. For example, it is associated with elevated risk of acquiring chronic diseases, such as viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted disease. Acutely, it can trigger cardiac or cerebro-vascular catastrophe.

Why are you so quick to believe the WH "Bush Is A Stud" line?

[Gato Moteado]

9. i don't think he's a stud.....

....i think he's a dud.

i'd be more willing to believe the story that he bikes because his knees are bad than i would believe falling off his bike is evidence that his heart is bad. he falls off his bike because he's an idiot who can't chew gum and walk at the same time.

i'm not aware of heart disease running in his family, though it's possible. true, also, heavy coke usage can lead to heart problems. it's certainly a possibilty. but i just don't think there's enough evidence to connect those dots.

i'm more apt to believe the bulge was some sort of bulletproof vest or a wireless receiver.

by the way...did anyone find out why bush wanted to meet with kerry after the debate?

[merh]

6. Two problems with your theory!

Where is the bulge from the control pack at the waist??

The weed that would be king has no heart.

[displacedtexan]

8. Follow the line down his back.

If the power pack is not as deep as the defib box, it wouldn't show.

[merh]

10. Look at your diagram - yes it would show!

No way to hide that bulge.

[Fridays Child]

11. The monitor at the waist would be too hard to hide...

...unless it were modified, somehow.

From the product FAQ page:

How noticeable is it?
The LifeVest is fit to your body and is worn under your regular clothes. Other than the monitor, which is worn in a holster around the waist, there is no evidence that you are wearing the device. Most people won't even notice you have it on.


http://www.lifecor.com/faqs/faq_list.asp#Patients11

[TheCentepedeShoes]

12. My question

Wouldn't he need to wear this device all the time? He campaigns a lot in shirt sleeves, would be even harder to hide then.