Bush's mystery bulge

[ixnay]

Here's a larger picture of the bulge in question:




In any case, this, plus Bush's long pauses at places and saying "Let me finish" when he wasn't being interrupted, plus the Bush campaign's insistance that there were no shots of the candidates from the back add up to something being fishy.

And I don't think it would be a kevlar vest - at a baseball stadium with thousands of people that would be hard to secure entirely, I could understand, but this is a small debate hall transformed into one of the most secure locations in North America.

[DinoDoc]

Who the hell cares? unless you believe it was Al Gore that was giving Dubya debate tips?

[Flubber]

Probably just a crease or a wrinkle but it is amazing how intensely some people study things

[Moral Hazard]

Definitely a wire. I always wondered when a candidate would use a wire in a debate. Bush thought that he could substitute having a wire for practicing didnt work, to well. It was probably used to shock him, when he said something stupid. Poor guy.

[GePap]

Well, now that we "know" Kerry had notes and Bush has electronic coaching, I can safely say that Lehrer had an anal probe ready at the time to "punish" the candidates if they broke the rules too much.

[reds4ever]

any link to a video of the debate? his mannerisms will be a lot more telling the those pictures

[Bosh]

I bet its body armor. If it was Rover doing the talking for Bush, he would've done a hell of a better job than what he did.

[GePap]

It would make no sense for the Prez to have body armor on- send the wrong message- that I am not safe- if the president feels unsafe standing in a presidential debate, with the secret service everywhere, then how is anyone else safe?

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

From the looks of it and the curved outline it appears to be a bullet proof vest. Regardless of message, the Secret Service have their job to do and making the PRez wear it is appropriate, especially in light of several GOP headquarters being shot up that same night. Its not so much the terrorists that one has to watch out for its the rabid dems.

Scratch that, they're the same thing.

[GePap]

worthy.

If the prez needs a bulletproof vest, why the hell do we pay the secret service?

[alva]

Well, it looks the same as what cyclers had during the last Tour de France.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Dans'd

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Originally posted by GePap
worthy.

If the prez needs a bulletproof vest, why the hell do we pay the secret service?

So let me get this logic. You are in favor of one line of defense. An offensive outward looking defensive posture but no fall back position.

You should be completely onboard with Iraq then and the poor state of domestic homeland security.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

On second thought, I bet it was simply to prevent Bush from being shot in the back as Kerry is so bravely noted to do.

[OzzyKP]

Ouch.