I've said it on Kos... I'll say it here. Kerry should just take off his jacket and sling it over his chair or the lectern.

GWB will be standing there with his jacket on.... Kerry with jacket off in a "let's get down to business" mode.... but with the hidden implication that "I've got nothing to hide."

Those who have heard the story will get the meaning (just like W. conveyed antichoice meanings by referencing Dred Scott), while those who haven't heard about Bush being wired won't accept any explicit statement about it anyway.

I can't imagine how he could have performed so badly with someone giving him data points and/or coaching from afar, frankly.

Clearly it's where they've got Osama Bin Laden stashed...

Wow...I can't believe we're talking about Bushs' Bulge!

So what, let him have his cronies networking in his ear and pounding the talking points through--It's consistent with how the administration is run and gives more props to Scary Kerry. I would love to see Sweet Dick C wired in one ear and Delay in the other--a conservative Jekyl and Hyde with hate and hate-lite beaming through the puppet and causing some brain ooze-I can't wait to see the debates tonight !

So Kerry should fight fire with fire:

1. Either smuggle a jamming device into the debate and jamn his signals, or

2. Use another transmitter to blast him with irritating sounds. Play some rap music in his head or loud beeps or something like that. Drive the man crazy!

Personally I prefer the 2nd option. However I'm sure that whatever type of transmitter they are using is digital and heavily encrypted so probably the only option is to just jam it. Even digital signals are still transmitted on regular radio waves.

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On the subject of divining inspirations, today's Canby Herald has a heavenly letter to the editor:

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‘God tells me to vote Democrat’

Mr. Wayne Scott and Mr. Doug Neeley both ask us to work in Salem to represent us. Both are good men who we have elected before. I have prayed over the decision for many worried weeks. God answers prayers.

I had a dream this night. Many friends were in my dream. I saw that we walk in iniquity.

Our sick cannot see a doctor. Our poor cannot care for their families and have little food to eat. Our grandmothers and grandfathers are gone from our homes and put aside where we do not see, and they cannot teach us.

Our children cannot come unto school and learn, and grow strong in friendships and caring for one another.

Rich people do not pay a rich share of taxes to build our schools, and our hospitals, and help the needy and suffering in our community.

Our judges have police in their courts and give their justice with guns and jails; it is not justice. We know these things.

We chose Mr. Scott to represent us in our state the last time. He did not pass laws to tax the rich and help the people up, and he battled against those who tried.

In worse shame, he did write a law (Lars Larson told us on the radio), to make money for a company he part owns, which brings in our farm district truckloads of gunpowder to pack in exploding fireworks, that twinkle to our eyes a minute and go out.

We chose leaders in our nation who have sent our young men and women to kill and die in foreign lands, whose people did not attack us. Indeed, the ones that came and attacked us were known to our leaders and had help in high places — they were not that strong alone and we are not that weak — we were betrayed.

We made a testimony commission to investigate fairly, and our leaders first battled to stop it and then hid from it not to speak what they knew and then spoke to the commission only in secret, and now deny us what words they said about the airplanes they watched fall on us.

When those buildings were still burning, poison in envelopes was mailed to Democrats in the Senate and new laws were quickly passed to arrest us for no reason, and put people in other countries in prison, in secret, and torture them.

We know to do better, our leaders betray us and mock our freedom.

God showed me in a dream to vote for our Democrats this time, until our Republicans are cast out and cleanse their sins and repay their crimes and may repent.

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You know, it's a shame that this site, which I thought held promise, has been taken over by this kind of moonbattery. There's already plenty of this crap on the Web -- we don't need a special Oregon version of it. If you people sincerely believe that Bush had a radio transmitter in his ear for the debates, this is really a waste of time.

While it's fun to talk about, I sort of agree with Brett. I was a little disappointed to see this on BlueOregon.

"it's a shame that this site, which I thought held promise, has been taken over by this kind of moonbattery"

When I first read the reports of the mystery bulge story, I too thought it sounded too crazy, too "Manchurian Candidate" to be true. But the pictures clearly show something under his suit--I think most of us can agree on that. The Bush people just haven't given a good explanation of it other than to say it's a wrinkle and he wasn't wearing a bulletproof vest. Until they explain it better, the question remains: what the hell is it?

Brett, Mikey, I don't get your skepticism on this one. I feel like I'm a pretty down to earth realistic political observer.

I don't find it at all improbable that Bush is wired for public appearances.

As has been pointed out elsewhere doing this is completely reasonable given that he is thought to be dyslexic and may not be able to use a teleprompter efficiently. Such a wireless connection would function as a teleprompter during a scripted speech. It's propper, it's reasonable, and given that the secret service controls the electronic and physical environment around the President, it is almost undetectable.

Given all that, it seems quite possible that the team might decide to step over the line and provide coaching on supposedly unscripted remarks during the debate as well. After all, the Presidency itself is at stake and these guys are playing for all the chips.

No, I think it is eminently reasonable to consider the possibility.

We know they have the means.

Bush's speaking ability suggests they have the need and motivation.

Some elements of his performance are difficult to explain (both too coherent at times, and acting as if he is being interrupted at others).

The problem is that it will never be proven.

That's why Kerry should just take off his jacket when the debate is over and say, implicitly, "hey folks, look what I can do! Can your man do that?"

But beyond that, there is no room for profit here.

Of course if it is a wire it will be better concealed this time, and we'll probably never know. But it's not looney tunes stuff at all. Not at all.

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This is not "taken over." This is ours. You are welcome to come by but you keep scrawling accusatory and insulting graffitti on the walls. And you're wrong. But you're not the topic here, so scrawl and crawl away.

I didn't pay much attention to the radio-controlled story at first, it seemed like a petty no-brainer: If they could do it, they would. They have to cheat to prop up this sad sack -- Duh! Sure he's wired, but it's a side distraction, announce it and get back to serious matters. People. Are. Dying. Because. Bush Is LYING.

You think any soldier in Iraq or any homeless starving person gives a rat's whisker he is an idiot who has to have words put in his ear minute by minute?

Then the news gets built into this oversized question of 'Does he or Doesn't he?' And good people with sharp minds actually stopped to question whether they could imagine he is that bad. PEOPLE. BUSH is HITLER. He's KILLING PEOPLE. HE INVADED ANOTHER COUNTRY - UNPROVOKED. HE IS THROWING PEOPLE IN PRISON, SECRETLY, NO CHARGES, TORTURING THEM. And he says he does it BECAUSE HE IS RIGHT since he IS A CHRISTIAN.

We got a big problem here -- like whether we get to live or he is going to try to kill US. And, sorry, there is no doubt and it don't take more than a split second to BE SURE he is wired. If it is cheating he is doing it.

Try for the strre-e-e-tch here: Did you notice he was drugged on some variation of amphetamine in the second debate? Do you have to think even for a second whether he could be 'bad enough' to do it?

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How are the voices in your head, Tensk?

Perhaps the bulge along his spine is Bush's connection to the Matrix.

Look the public didn't know for years that a sitting President of the US couldn't walk. Many of you people think way too high of yourselves. If the media is compliant an administration can pretty much hide anything from us. Something wierd was going on with Bush at these debates. Whether its an earpiece or the fact the President is unstable is anyones guess, but nothing should be taken off the table.

Honestly folks, I have to agree with Brett. I discarded this rumor as fast as I discarded the one where "everyone was sure" that Kerry pulled a cheat sheet out of his pocket.

I find all these insinuations of Bush's idiocy so utterly counterproductive at times, as what it often does is seriously anger moderate Republicans who like Democratic ideals but can't stand the constant heckling. What votes does this win, I ask, when you have people here on Blue Oregon complaining? Its a feedback circle where everyone pats themselves on the back for being clever or mature, while bashing someone for being too unintelligent to talk. Think back to the Texas gubernatorial debates though, where it was the widespread consensus afterwards that George Bush didnt just not suck, he actually out-debated Ann Richards, one of the podium stars of the Democratic Party. He is a horrible president and makes some very interesting gaffes, but do you really think he is unable of expressing himsself that poorly without help?

I too think he's a disaster of a president, that is not an opinion up for grabs, but I stopped reading some blogs online because of their relentless and counterproductive Bush-bashing. This is a progressive blog about Oregon--can we avoid being a funnel for the thoughts of Daily Kos and others?

(Yes, i'm sure many of you disagree with me. Go ahead and argue away)

Any Oregon Companies make wireless ear transmitters? Think they can get the contract for the next 4 years :) Guarantee invisiblity to all pesky behind the back debate camera's and we have a winning business model.