| Debate postmortem | | Date Created: Oct 14, 2004, 03:26 PM |
 Newspapers and television news will tell you all about the presidential candidates' performance in the third and final debate. But you have to travel into the blogosphere to get the real low-down, like the foam at the corner of Bush's mouth last night.
The most interesting theory of them all: Bush was wearing a wire for all three debates, presumably so his campaign people could feed him answers. What gave rise to the rumors was a visible bump on Bush's back, seen clearly on television in all three debates.
Letterman even did his top list on it:
Top 10 President Bush explanations for the bulge in his jacket
10. "It's connected to an earpiece so Cheney can feed me answers. $&! I wasn't supposed to say that!"
9. "It's a device that shocks me every time I mispronounce a word."
8. "Just a bunch of intelligence memos I haven't gotten around to reading yet."
7. "Mmm, delicious Muenster cheese."
6. "John Kerry initially voted for the bulge in my jacket, then voted against it."
5. "I'll tell you exactly what it is - it's a clear sign this economy is moving again."
4. "Halliburton is drilling my back for oil."
3. "Oh, like you've never cheated in a presidential debate!"
2. "Accidentally took some of Governor Schwarzenegger's 'roids."
1. "If Kerry's gonna look like a horse, then I'm gonna look like a camel." |
 After the first debate, reporters were told that it was a "badly tailored" jacket. After the debate last night, reporters grilled Bush campaign people, but still did not get satisfactory answers as to what was causing the lump.
If it is a transmitter, how does he hear the messages without an earpiece?
Then again, does he really need a transmitter to hear the voices in his head?
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