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Spy pro's take on Bush bulge
San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 10/29/4 | David Lazarus

Posted on 10/29/2004 7:56:31 AM PDT by SmithL

The Internet, as it will, has been buzzing for weeks about that mysterious bulge under President Bush's jacket during his first debate with Sen. John Kerry. Was it an electronic receiver? Was Bush being coached via a hidden earpiece?

The president finally responded to the speculation this week by insisting that the bulge was in no way an electronic device. "I'm embarrassed to say it's a poorly tailored shirt," he told a TV interviewer.

Jason Woodside, owner of San Francisco's International Spy Shop, the Bay Area's sole purveyor of espionage and counterespionage gear, could only shake his head when told of Bush's explanation.

"A poorly tailored shirt," he said. "It's possible. But it looks like a wireless induction system. It looks like this."

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bulge; debate; firstdebate; gwb2004
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Kerry was caught taking notes out of his pockets. Of course the DUmmies have to accuse the President of cheating.
1 posted on 10/29/2004 7:56:31 AM PDT by SmithL
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To: SmithL

What do lib/dems care - they claim to have won the debate.


2 posted on 10/29/2004 7:57:55 AM PDT by anniegetyourgun
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To: SmithL

Isn't this really old news?


3 posted on 10/29/2004 7:58:30 AM PDT by finnman69 (cum puella incedit minore medio corpore sub quo manifestus globus, inflammare animos)
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To: SmithL

Is there a chance this is a way for the Secret Service to stay in touch with the President, and thus is not public knowledge, nor should it be?


4 posted on 10/29/2004 7:59:02 AM PDT by eyespysomething (Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality the cost becomes prohibitive.)
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To: SmithL
The dims are so outta tricks at this point they are re-running their accusations.
5 posted on 10/29/2004 7:59:27 AM PDT by zlala
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To: SmithL

Boy, these guys just keep re-throwing stuff against the wall to see if it'll stick.


6 posted on 10/29/2004 8:00:55 AM PDT by brewcrew
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To: zlala

Stay tuned...this weekend John Edwards will refer to Bush as a "poopyhead."


7 posted on 10/29/2004 8:01:13 AM PDT by TheBigB (Please Lord...let Bush win and I promise...no naughty thoughts about Lindsay Lohan for a week.)
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To: SmithL

It's from Lazarus, that should give you a clue.


8 posted on 10/29/2004 8:02:56 AM PDT by squirt (POLITICIANS & DIAPERS NEED TO BE CHANGED, FOR THE SAME REASON)
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To: SmithL

Bias! Why didn't the media ever ask Clinton about the bulge in his pants?


9 posted on 10/29/2004 8:06:07 AM PDT by ISonnet (Kerry: Not the man to fix the US, but still a tool)
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To: SmithL

So basically the Spy Shop got a press release snuck in as "news."


10 posted on 10/29/2004 8:06:10 AM PDT by anonymous_user (JOhn KErry for President?)
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To: SmithL
"A poorly tailored shirt," Jason Woodside, owner of San Francisco's International Spy Shop, said. "It's possible. But it looks like a wireless induction system. It looks like this."

I think Jason can use more of this:


11 posted on 10/29/2004 8:06:20 AM PDT by Michael.SF. (John F. Kerry, Man of the people: "Sometimes I drink.............tap water")
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To: SmithL

It's unnecessary to invesigate Kerry's bulge because he doesn't have one. I imagine he looks very much like a Ken doll when nude.


12 posted on 10/29/2004 8:13:10 AM PDT by SilentServiceCPOWife (No one notices the water until the well runs dry.)
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Right .........with cell phones fitting in containers smaller than a altoids mint box or "wires" for police work so small they can hide in an armpit, the most powerful man in the world is gonna strap a device the size of a 80's era VCR on his back under a tailored suit to link to his staff ?

I hope the Dims keep many folks on payroll to examine and prove this occured. Clearly it's true........< / SARCASM >


13 posted on 10/29/2004 8:13:27 AM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
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To: brewcrew

I agree and to me, this type of thing is dangerous to the Bush campaign.

We all know that these accusations against Pres Bush are baseless and asinine.

However, in a tight race, this kind of crap can do a small but effective job of chipping away at Bush's support.

The potential loss of votes (a little bit, a little bit there) could hurt the Bush campaign on Election Day.


14 posted on 10/29/2004 8:14:57 AM PDT by MplsSteve
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To: SmithL
I thought Kerry was supposed to have won the debate. I thought the President was off his game. I love the guy and think he is the greatest president since Lincoln, but he isn't the most articulate.
In the next two debates he got better and better. In the first he spent the day with disaster victims. So what is the beef? He cheated and did badly and didn't and won? What kind of liberal nonsense is that?
It's as good as the lib claim that 380 tons of nuclear detonating explosives disappear but WMD's can't...wait... logic intruding...head beginning to hurt...
15 posted on 10/29/2004 8:19:57 AM PDT by IrishCatholic (No local communist or socialist party chapter? Join the Democrats, it's the same thing.)
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To: SmithL

I'd be surprised that at times during the debate if kerry had been propted against the podium as Bush was, that he too would have shown such a "buldge". I believe it was nothing more than the suit coat pulled tight by the positioning of the President's arms. The next time you see a man bending over in a similar stance, look at his back and chances are you'll see a similar buldge.


16 posted on 10/29/2004 8:20:12 AM PDT by Trepz
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To: SmithL
But it looks like a wireless induction system

Such horse$hit.
If this guy is any kind of "spy" electronics "expert", he knows enough about miniturization to know that this thoery is pure crock.
"Here, Mr. President - take off your shirt so I can duct tape this 1970's receiver to the middle of your back."

17 posted on 10/29/2004 8:20:29 AM PDT by grobdriver
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To: SmithL; little jeremiah; MeekOneGOP; EdReform

The bulge in the back of Lazarus pants is his Gay Butt plug. The little snip below tells us all we need to know about this maggot:

San Francisco Chronicle reporter David Lazarus has been named Journalist of the Year by the ... of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association to broaden staff diversity ...
www.journalism.berkeley.edu/ students/spjawards2001


18 posted on 10/29/2004 8:26:19 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (When will ABCNNBCBS & the MSM fishwraps stop Rathering to America? Answer: NEVER!)
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To: Squantos; Travis McGee

See my reply #18 about this maggot.


19 posted on 10/29/2004 8:27:32 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (When will ABCNNBCBS & the MSM fishwraps stop Rathering to America? Answer: NEVER!)
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To: Grampa Dave

You find all the dirt on these turdburglers Dave.........well done !

Stay safe !!


20 posted on 10/29/2004 8:41:05 AM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
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