While Bush listens to a reporter ask his question, Bush nods with mild contempt and mentally formulates his dismissive answer.Blogenlust has the clip in question. In my view, the movement is rather odd, but not necessarily proof of either Tourette's syndrome or Rovian shennanigans. I would note, however, that the one photo which seemed to show something in Bush's ear happened to be a shot of his right ear.
But then Karl Rove starts speaking into his earpiece (always kept in his right ear), which causes Bush to turn reflexively towards his right - a dead giveaway that he is wired!!!
Bush immediately realizes his mistake and quickly jerks his head back to face the reporter who asked the question - a move he has probably practiced hundreds of times.
But the jerk is so conspicuous on tape that Blogenlust calls it Tourette's.
When I first began discussing "bulge-gate," many scoffed at the idea. Now, most people -- even the Bush supporters I ocasionally meet -- seem to accept it.
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The evidence for the bulge is hard to dismiss, but it's hard to imagine you'd need anything that big for a prompter. So the bulge could be a medical treatment system of some sort, and there could also be a separate prompting system.
Wait, you've met Bush supporters who admit that they can't deny the existence of the Bulge?
Jesus. The closest I've gotten to that are the scary folks who will admit (usually while desperately clinging to old military credentials or a background in "security work") that they knew Bush and some of his followers were "extremists," but voted for him any way in order to keep the more reasonable fiscal and defense conservatives in the Administration in power. 'Cause, you know, no extremists in the Bush Administration or anything. But even those "I-voted-in-support-of-the-Bush-Administration-but-hate-Bush" apologists have never copped to the idea that W. needs an earpiece to "communicate" with the citizenry. Maybe California Bush lovers are uniquely warped?
Yes many scoffed at the "conspiracy" of vote fraud too, however, this now seems to be a widely accepted idea.
I'm convinced that there's a voice in dubya's ear, and that it used to be exclusively Rove's. However, I saw an MSNBC camera shot showing Rove sitting in the back of the room rather conspicuously. So, if not Rove, who might have been the voice? My vote goes to Andy Card, who reportedly took his first sick day in 5 years, the same day of this "surprise" press conference.
Kim in PA
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