http://files.dmusic.com/video/bush_speaks.mov


"As I go around the country loving wimmen and OB-GYN's, I 'member the advice Mama always tol' me: stand up straight!"

See the true video from the June French press conference: files.dmusic.com/video/bush_speaks.mov

He is channeling another voice!

At the first debate, a cameraman was startled to be accosted by a Secret Serviceman, who demanded to know what frequency at which he was tuned! Cameras do not operate on any frequency as such, however, all stage crew are directed by commands from wireless headsets. We are told that professional broadcasters and concert musicians utilize tiny earbuds that go deep in the ear channel and are virtually undetectable. (Otherwise, how would Madonna, Lindsay Lohan, Hilary Duff and Britney pretend to sing?!!)

Watch tonight's debate in St. Louis carefully! You may rest assured that the Slash Dot generation will be buzzing around outside monitoring frequencies. Got yr tinfoil hat on?

http://salon.com/news/feature/2004/10/08/bulge/index.html

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.

See the true video from the June French press conference:
files.dmusic.com/video/bush_speaks.mov

He is channeling another voice!

Well, if Bush is using some device so that he can be audibly prompted, it would be most interesting if someone could somehow interfer and start transmitting their own voice into the President's ear during the next debate. It would certainly make the debate much more interesting.

to quote Bela Lugosi in "Glen or Glenda":
'Pull da' Stringks, Pull da' Stringks'

The Pavlovian Candidate. A high frequencie whistle gives him an irrestiable urge to mount a fireplug.

"The Pavlovian Candidate. A high frequencie whistle gives him an irrestiable urge to mount a fireplug."

LOL!

bet Kerry has one too.

Even though everyone hates him, I think Cheney's the only genuinely intelligent person in this race. Not that I would vote for him, but the other three have know idea what the hell is going on. Cheney could work wonders with a new body and face.

I found out the truth at Deadbrain. It's all right there in Dubya's Diary. Check it out.
http://www.deadbrain.co.uk/news/article_2004_10_02_4348.php

The truth will always come out.

yes, but hitler was also intelligent. intelligent doesn't mean the same thing as pro-American. Bush and his regime are decidedly anti-american!

"yes, but hitler was also intelligent. intelligent doesn't mean the same thing as pro-American. Bush and his regime are decidedly anti-american!"

And Kerry is?????
Why do I have this sudden urge to play some of the old Beetle's songs? In particular "Back in the USSR"

On a serious note, I was talking with a friend who is close friends with a CIA field agent. My buddy asked him if there was anything he could tell him that wouldn't compromise security and he was told that the target for the next big Al-Qaida attack would be simultaneous attacks by suicide attackers on various public schools.

Imagine what would be the public reaction should the terrorists actually manage to pull something like this off?

yes and of course Bush will be the one to be blamed instead of the people who actually did the bombing. when things get personal rational thought goes out the window. thus is the twisted logic of hatred.

I heard that on the news Mike. I just thought it was another one of those many vauge alerts

"My buddy asked him if there was anything he could tell him that wouldn't compromise security and he was told that the target for the next big Al-Qaida attack would be simultaneous attacks by suicide attackers on various public schools."

Uhhh, that was in the news.

"yes, but hitler was also intelligent. intelligent doesn't mean the same thing as pro-American"

So you'd vote for an idiot as long as they were pro-American?

Nobody will blame Bush for terrorist attacks, compmore. You're getting a little paranoid. Face it, you can put fences around the whole country, frisk everybody at every public place, use dogs, electronic devices, satellites, and whatever else you want, and there will still be a way for a determined terrorist to attack us. It's the price you pay for living here. I don't believe there's anything to the story about a specific attack on a school, either. It's just another fence of fear the administration is erecting. And I think that's what I dislike about them most. They want us to be barricaded behind walls that are full of holes. Go after the bad guys, and take them out. But stop this endless wave of FEAR and TERROR. It will not prevent another attack, you know.

Mike--Beetles??????? Those are bugs. Tell me that was a typo, please!

Bush always comes out with new threats when his ratings go down. Now he is trying to scare the moms so they will vote for him. Remember this always happens with Baghdad Bush. He needs ratings he's a big JOKE. Just like Baghdad Bob.

Not Baghdad Bob anymore
Now Baghdad Bush

Shadowmom you are 100% right. I was being sarcastic. there are those who have so much blind hatred toward him it wouldn't suprise me. makes it hard on us independents.

Has anyone thought that bump might be the trappings of a bullet proof vest?

I certainly doubt terrorists would do anything before the election. Terrorist actions would rally the public behind Bush. I doubt the terrorists want Bush to win

sure they do fobix. if Bush wins they'll have a reason to keep up their war. they want to kill Americans. If Kerry wins and he's able to bring peace (hahahahahahahahaha, now that's out of my system) they won't have a basis for their hatred though they'll keep trying. they want that. Knowing that Bush won't cave in to a bunch of political UN bull@#%& they have a guarenteed reason to keep hating the west

By that logic, it would make more sense to vote for Kerry, to take away their reason for hating. Hey, that's a good idea!

they'll still hate and attack us. Kerry won't do that, it's only their perception

I wouldn't vote for Kerry if he could 100% guarentee world peace and offer me a comfortable retirement.

Sound like irrational hatred on your part. *OOOO*

nope, just don't agree with his politics. I think he'll govern depending on what the polls say rather than his convictions. I also don't like his views on the election process and the two party system.

I don't know the man and from what I've read about him he's a good honest loving husband and father.

Actually, my concern would be the reaction of the American public towards Muslims and Arab-Americans should Al-Qaida actually pull off multiple attacks on schools in the United States. There was some Anti-Arab/Muslim violence following 9/11. Imagine what could happen if the a few hundred school children are murdered by sucide attackers screaming Allah.

Legislation that came up after such an attack would make The Patriot Act seem mild.

Great point Mike. That is a great concern. Lets pray Americans in general restrain from that.

The response of the Muslim clerics towards the actions of people who call themselves Muslim brought on that last post. I have had the Immam in Birmingham talk to my World History Class on numerous occasions and from my perspective, the Al-Qaeda and other Muslim terrorists are committing crimes in the name of Allah that go against the Koran and Islam.

For example, according to the Immam, Christian churches and Jewish Synagogues are holy places of Allah or God. That is because Islam considers the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim God to be one and the same. According to the Koran, a Muslims place is defending a Church yet the terrorists are bombing them.

The Koran says that intentionally killing a fellow believer is against the teachings of Muhammad and will earn that person a trip to Hell. Yet, in Iraq, Al-Qaeda terrorists are intentionally murdering fellow Muslims.

Muslims Clerics encourage young men and women to strap bombs on their bodies and blow up busses, hotels, schools. Yet, Muhammad spoke out against such acts.

When I was talking with the Immam, I learned that Islam is a religeon that is peaceful with more in common with Christianity. As I look at the news, with each atrocity committed by those animals in the name of Allah, I have one question: Where is the outrage when evil men taint the Islamic religion with such crimes.

All Muslims are NOT terrorists, but lately most of the terrorist who commit such acts are Muslim. I fear for for my students and friends who are Muslim should Al-Qaeda pull off such an attack.

We need to educate Americans to that. Most muslums (when I see reporters actually interview them) in the mideast reject these tactics. I'm impressed with the Muslum Cleric in the Philipines who was in jail and refused to be set free when extremists in Iraq kidnapped a Philipino to secure his freedom. He said it was against Islam. good for him

this is the kind of stuff that frustrates and polorizes independents like myself

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20041008/wr_nm/campaign_blogs_dc

Well...if they are going to have multiple suicide attacks at public schools...Karl Rove better make sure Bushy doesn't head back to hear the second chapter of MY PET GOAT!

"nope, just don't agree with his politics. I think he'll govern depending on what the polls say rather than his convictions."

This is something that has long preoccupied my thinking about the Presidency. Now, why do we elect the president in the first place.
Certainly, the Senators and Congress people are SUPPOSED to be our spokespeople in Washington and reflect the concerns and interests of their constituents. They certainly don't have a mandate to just go to Washington and vote however the hell they want regardless of the wishes of the people back home.

Now, let's think about the President. Suppose a President just hated country X for whatever reason. Let's say he was prejudiced against them and just was aching to go to war with them. Let's say they tried to kill his daddy. And, he just spreads this idea that country X was going to attack us with, well...er....weapons of mass destruction and said we must have a preemptive strike against them. And, in this hypothetical future, the majority of citizens were dead set against attacking country X...a president who saw himself as a "leader" would just go ahead and attack them, wishes and intent of the governed, the public be damned.

To me, a leader who doesn't care what is important to his people and doesn't care about the polls or what people think, quits being a legitimate leader and becomes a tyrant, a dictator, because in a dictatorship, the only thing that matters is what the dictator wants.

During some portions of my life and in some situations, I have been in a leadership position. The good leader puts the interest and welfare of those he leads in his primary thoughts, and does not just arbitrarily turn the country into a war no one wants, just to satisfy his own ends and agenda.

I don't think Bush has convictions yet, but hopefully, if investigations begin after his defeat in his run for re-election, perhaps convictions are in the future for Bush and his cronies.
Thus, I am for Bush convictions, and the terms he would serve after them.

I think maybe someone hacked into his ear communications during his speech in Poplar Bluff MO...how else do you explain him what he said....

"POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (Reuters) - President Bush offered an unexpected reason on Monday for cracking down on frivolous medical lawsuits:

``Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country.''

Bush wired for sound? ...just too likely to be true to be true.



Hey, maybe that's an ipod he is wearing... chocked full of "illegally" downloaded RIAA tunes?

Update: The wire is behind the tie. Still shot from last night's debate: http://members.cox.net/unmarked/dubswire.jpg

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Compmore is living proof.

http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/local/9874321.htm

Schools listed on disk not targets of terrorists

CURT ANDERSON

Associated Press

WASHINGTON - Federal officials said Friday there is no terrorist connection to a computer disk found in Iraq that contained information about schools in six states.

Bush cheating? I wonder who really is the running the U.S. Guess its not Bush.
Alot worse than using a pager or text cell phone for cheating on school exams.