White House releases statement about the bump on the back

http://forum.johnkerry.com/index.php?showtopic=90865&hl=

October 9, 2004
The Mystery of the Bulge in the Jacket
By ELISABETH BUMILLER

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


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, 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.



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lolol

What was that again, Turd Blossom?

Everything about the little turd from Crawford spells psychopathic moron -- from never reading a book in his life to being drunk and coked-up past 40. To think this guy was selected for prez-nit makes me conclude the worst: That hump is an alien critter, like in Heinlein's "The Puppet Masters."

so we're supposed to not believe our eyes either....good grief.

OK, I wasn't really all over this. I thought it wasn't worth much of my time, but that lame, BS spin does nothing but tell me they are hiding something.

I believed it was probably a flak jacket or something, but the statements out of the White House make me believe that they're hiding something.

is as incriminating as a full confession.

People here speculated it was a microphone for the broadcast, or a bulletproof vest, or something else easily explained away.

This statement really blows that away. Is there a direct link to the NY Times? I want to make sure it's real!!

Great jumpin' jehosephats!

...so we can view what everyone is talking about?

wearing body armor. You can see where the vest goes over his shoulder and there is a velco (or some other material) seam in the back. However, many BA vests fasten on the sides or in the front.

Why are they pretending there was nothing there at all?

that Bush needed to wear a vest, they should have made sure Kerry had one too.

Major, major mistake if Bush showed up wearing protection and they let Kerry's ass hang out there to dry. Especially, since there was a report before the debate that there might be a terrorist attack.

I need to go google for that one.

so to speak.

Let us know what you find!

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/breaking_news/story/236962p-203453c.html


Al Qaeda planning Miami attack for Bush-Kerry debate?

BLOOMBERG NEWS
two days before the debate.


BLOOMBERG NEWS

September 29, 2004


U.S. law enforcement agencies warned authorities in Miami that the al Qaeda terrorist organization might try to attack during the first presidential debate tomorrow, a government spokeswoman said.

The advisory by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security cited no specific intelligence that al-Qaeda was preparing to attack Miami, where President George W. Bush and Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry are scheduled to debate, said Katy Mynster, deputy press secretary for Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge.

?Although we continue to remain concerned about al-Qaeda?s desire to disrupt our democratic process, there is no information that terrorists are planning to attack this debate,? Mynster said. The debate is scheduled for 9 p.m. Miami time.

Local law enforcement agencies in Florida were advised about securing airports, harbors and other locations based on information about past al-Qaeda attacks and techniques, she said.

They put up a terror alert whenever they want to make * look important. At least Miami got one night of a more secure harbor. That's good. And different.

In the second debate, yes, it was a vest. In the first, no, not even close to enough coverage on his back. It's a rectangular box with a wire snaking up his right shoulder-blade, not a velcro strap. And not only on one side of his body. But in the second debate, yes, it's a vest, IMO.

He's the terrorists' candidate. They wouldn't hurt him. They want him to win.

a flak jacket.

is unprotected if it is.

And he wasn't wearing any - he jacket was just rumbled! :shrug:

pulled tight and even at the angle in the photo, I would think a bulge would show at the "edge" of the picture at his left shoulder.....

That's amazing. :crazy:

thread..looks like a smooth something FISHY to me!

Whew! Glad she cleared that one up!

THANX, Nicolle!

:toast:

:eyes:

...you could clearly identify the faces of each of the four presidents.

Now excuse me, I have to get back to the INTERNETS.

:evilgrin:

You would think they could come up with something a little more believable.

Of course these are the same people who attacked the wrong country..

...at Wal-Mart.

:D

gave Bush a pat on the back last night? I wonder if the Kerry people are on to this.

And since they were both using handheld microphones, Junior would have had no excuse to be wearing any sort of wireless devices.

"Can you hear me now, dipshit?"

or are you just happy to see me?
Lies!

Someone really should check the white house basement for pods...

The pod creature or the original?! :evilgrin:

might be a medical brace of some type. Remember Roosevelt and his wheelchair. Perhaps Bush hurt his back bending over too much for the Saudis.

His self inflicted injuries may be a symptom of something more serious than just stumbling stupidity and lack of coordination.

The next day, it was a perfect rectangle.

On the third day a perfect triangle.

Finally, when it became a circle on the fourth day, my friends became alarmed.

I told them it was a just a new line of shirts from Calvin Klein.

Once I got a dodedecahedron. It took days just to get it down to a hexagon.

signal". Never, ever?

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

Mark McKinnon, media director for the Bush campaign, categorically denied the use of any sort of communication device.

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

Just like the pictures people were posting here trying to convince us that the first 'rumple' was a vest. Which it wasn't. That second one looks like one, though. And they clearly aren't the same thing in both pictures. The second one looks like a vest and adequately covers his back like a protective vest should. Nothing is covering *'s head because, really, in his case it's not a vital area. :evilgrin:

The first 'rumple' was a receiver. The second was a vest. They're probably trying to convince us that the first is the same as the second. Not gonna work.

claim that's got me. I've seen posts here that mention the feed being picked up in the past during some of his speeches.

we were getting the audio then he would repeat.. was funny and bad and never did hear anything from anyone.

Nothing to see here; move along now, sheeple. This is not the radio device you're looking for.

</sarcasm>

Yet, people STILL support this fool...

in a similar thread about how easy it can be to block a signal to these wireless receivers. It's a very interesting read. Plus, there are a lot more pictures of * during the 1st debate, clearly showing the **cough** 'rumple' on his back. And snaking up his right shoulder-blade. Wiry.... I mean WILY little 'rumple'! LOL!

I'm guessing * was wired for sound and found that his receiver was blocked at different intervals. That's one of the reasons he was so awful. Some of those faces and silences could be explained by this, not to mention when he stated, "Let me finish," even though no one had attempted to stop him. Remember when * insisted on a follow-up, but went silent for nearly five full seconds after he was called on? I'd guess his signal became jammed, again, just as the reason for 'his' response was beginning to be fed to him.

http://cryptome.org/bush-bulge.htm#28

Anyone remember "The Pants Tent" (first episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm)?

Until this lame-ass statement, I didn't think much of this story.

I am now beginning to believe that there's something to this.

-MR

That's why last time he was having all those wierd pauses and uncomfortable phrasings... He was wired, and they got caught. This time? They didn't use one because either

1) Bush pal Gibson DID let them know what the question topics would be (he had time that day)

2) Gibson told them what question topics he would choose from, so they could prepare Bush

3) Gallup polled the people on what type of question they'd like to ask! (thereby giving the Bushies the topics, so Bush could cram for the few questions..

4) Bush was hight on some sort of drugs that would make him wild and agitated, but improve his abilty to spout those stranged, canned answers. He was WAAAAYYYY too quick to answer the questions, a NORMAL person would have taken a moment to think.. he just started yelling the answer immediately.

the answer, his spine. backbone i think they said. and wouldn't get off that. so olderman laughed and let it go

today the jacket

all Kerry has to do is confirm if he was also wired with a microphone and then it can be put to rest if he too was wearing one

if Kerry wasn't wearing one, it was a bullet proof vest,..........i am not buying the fold in jacket or backbone, sorry, just one of those fancy pant elitist that reads,.........

All he's got left is his homespun, cornpone style. Some idiots describe him as being genuine, spontaneous, and the kind of guy who says what's on his mind. He prides himself on letting everyone know where HE stands. If it were proven that the Bush running for office is just a talking device, and that his public image is a canned facade, his entire campaign would fall apart like a cheap suit.

It was annoying and I was happy when my friend said, "What's with all the mass in the back of his suit jacket?"

I'm certain it was a bullet proof jacket. This guy is the biggest coward in America.

his shirtsleeves. Even if the crowd is screened, isn't it just as dangerous, if not moreso, outdoors than indoors???

ever since that horrible speech he gave after 9-11. He all of a sudden began to speak coherently (for him).

The thing is, he can't string a complete sentence together on his own without screwing up at least one word unless he's being mean about something. Being as he's dyslexic the speeches would come out pretty funny if he was using a teleprompter. So when his speech pattern is like this:

annoying short phrase... pause... eyes dart, tongue flick...annoying short phrase... pause... eyes dart, tongue flick... annoying short phrase... etc

I've always thought that he was getting fed his lines in short manageable chunks that he could just parrot. The thing is, I thought that technology would be better than having to wear a big rectangular box on your back to have a receiver in your ear.