Short Guide to the "Battle of the Bulge"

Unless you have living in a cave for the past few weeks, you probably have heard about the controversy about the bulge protruding from President Bush's back during the Presidential debates. I was interested in the story, so I tried to do some further research....

There are many theories as to what the bulge contained. The most obvious, and what most Anti-Republicans hoped for, is that the President had a radio transmitter of some sort that would allow him to talk to his aides during the election. At the same time, this might seem like the most logical explanation too. Because as the President of the country, he could easily get a transmitter that could work without an earpiece. There are new technologies such as the cochlear implant or even a transmitter in the teeth. The "tooth radio" has been seen frequently in recent movies. However, why would they leave such an obvious bulge so visible. I'm sure with his resources, he could have the most hidden transmitter available. Although, if you listened closely to his statements, many of them were answered very oddly. I mentioned this on an earlier post, about how Bush wouldn't clearly answer the question. I noticed that he would start to talk in one direction, but by the end would be talking about something completly different. Almost as if he was told to talk about something else instead. In the end though, no matter how shady the Republicans are, I don't know if they would risk this kind of deceit. If word ever truly got out, it would be a major blow to the administration. However, most Republicans, as loyal as they are, probably wouldn't even care. If they cared and actually "chose," there's no way that they would choose Bush in the first place; just based on common sense.



Another theory, one put forth by the administration, is the the bulge was merely a "pucker" in Bush's jacket. They even called in the Presidential tailor to confirm. He agreed that is happened whenever Bush crossed his arms. This is utter crap.

A third, more plausible theory is that there may be some medical condition that plagues Bush. Some say that it is a back brace, or even a heart monitor. If it is either of these, I would say that it is a heart monitor. Because I'm sure the debate is quite an emotional strain, they would need to monitor his heart just in case. I could understand why the adminitration would not want to release this information to the public. The media and people in general would take it to the extreme. We all saw how much frenzy there was about Dick Cheney's condition. People would be scared that Bush could have a heart failure, which would move Cheney into office. Then Cheney might die, and we'd end up with the next person. I don't remember if it would be Ashcroft or someone else. I forgot the order. This would scare many voters and seriously hurt the administration. However, when monitoring the heart, the pack should be lower and on the chest, not the back.

Here is an interesting bit of information: It was reported that the Bush administration specifically and repeatedly asked to make sure that the cameras would never show the two candidates from behind. Isn't that just a little suspicious? It was an agreement set between both campaigns prior to the debate. Why would they do this? Obviously they were trying to hide something.



The theory about a medical condition is probably the best one. As I as searching, there are pictures that show the bulge in times when Bush is not in a suit, or even at a formal event. There is a picture of him in a T-shirt and the bulge is very visible.



HERE ARE TWO LINKS THAT ARE WORTH CHECKING OUT:
This is an article on Slate.com with many links
Site with many bulge pics