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[ceebeegee]

Interesting. It would certainly explain a lot. Salon also looks at this theory.

Some of my favorite comments from that page:

If someone is feeding Bush things to say, they should be fired because he says some really stupid things!

and this exchange:

Oh, come on, guys. Bush gets that "deer in headlights" look because he's listening to messages from God, of course, and you know it.
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Maybe Bush's handlers put the device in his ear and he THINKS it is the voice of God.

It just gets disturbing, though, when he argues with that voice during a debate.

I must say, I find all these references to Presidential bulges rather hilarious.

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[minstrel70.livejournal.com]

Funny, I was just going to post about this myself. Frankly, I think it's grasping at straws, and I really hope it gets picked up by the mainstream media, because as these kinds of theories go, this one seems likely to blow up in its proponents' faces.

[mysticblaze.livejournal.com]

I must say, I find all these references to Presidential bulges rather hilarious.

Me too. :)

Why is it such a big deal that he might be hooked up? After all, he is not the greatest public speaker on the planet, nor is he able to think on his feet quickly. The bulge and earpiece can be a useful tool to remind him of salient points that he wants to make but forgets.

Think about how great it would be if you could have such earpieces on actors who forget their lines... No dead space...

[minstrel70.livejournal.com]

Why is it such a big deal that he might be hooked up?

They're making a big deal of it in the blogosphere because it would violate the debate rules, and because it would ostensibly be proof of his supposed stupidity.

[mysticblaze.livejournal.com]

I am sure that there are other areas on a body where transmitters can be placed. I don't think that Bush (if he had been wearing one) would be wearing it in such an obvious manner. After all, he was standing behind a podium... it would have been a lot easier to conceal such a device in the pocket of his pants.

The bulge could have been something else... were there any rules that said that the participants to the debate could not have extra vocal reinforcement?

[minstrel70.livejournal.com]

If you really want to engage in speculation on this ridiculous (IMHO) subject, please go to IsBushWired.com. My head is spinning from it already, and I shall not entertain it further.

[mysticblaze.livejournal.com]

I don't need to speculate even if I am bored at work. However, I am just going to keep laughing at the Presidential bulge. :)

[ceebeegee.livejournal.com]

Heidi, you may find this article (http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0321/goldstein.php) amusing as well. When I originally posted it on my message board last year, I wrote:

I'm all for correcting for subliminal influence and such but I must admire the reporter with the fortitude to take on this topic. It takes a lot of, well, balls.

(And the picture on the website doesn't have nearly the same impact as the one in the print article, which had a dotted box around Bush's...box.)

[mysticblaze.livejournal.com]

It doesn't take much right now to make me laugh:

Actually there was something novel about this occasion, but it passed utterly below the radar. Discretion prevented anyone from mentioning that Bush's outfit gave him a very vivid basket. This was the first a time a president literally showed his balls. Check it out—your subconscious already has.

A lot of people root for Bush to make it as a man, and they're happy to see his big basket (even if it does suggest a male version of the push-up bra).

Fasten your crotch straps. With luck, we're in for a bumpy ride.

Hee hee...

[ceebeegee.livejournal.com]

Or under his arm. I agree, I don't think the bulge was that.

[ceebeegee.livejournal.com]

And because the President is not supposed to be a literal mouthpiece for someone else.

[dje2004.livejournal.com]

Considering that Clinton was supposed to be a drug-kingpin who was responsible for dozens of deaths, this conspiracy theory seems pretty plausible in comparison.

I will say though, that the strongest evidence against it is that if someone was feeding Bush lines, you'd think he'd have come off much better in the first debate.

[minstrel70.livejournal.com]

For the record, I didn't buy that theory either, and I was certainly no fan of Clinton.