I was watching for signs of "the wire" in Pres. Bush's (crappy) debate performance last night. Definitely noticed he had a tendency to look down and to the right, silently, and then pop back up with a statistic or line of argument. Salon got another TV camera screen shot showing the bulge under his jacket. It appears, folks, our President is a cheater. Surprisingly, the defense-contractor media conglomerate-owned David Letterman show is making jokes about this. Maybe the Conspiracy has decided it's time for a change? Here's last night's Top Ten:"Top 10 President Bush Explanations For The Bulge In His Jacket:"
10. "It's connected to an earpiece so Cheney can feed me answers--crap, 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." UPDATE: Text revised after dave reminded me that CBS isn't owned by a defense contractor. That we know of.
UPDATE 2: According to Dave Lindorff, who's been covering this story for Salon and Counterpunch, the Letterman Top 10 is emblematic that the media intends to treat this story as a joke. The US media, that is. Lindorff says he was interviewed for an extensive story on Bush bulge that ran on international CNN but not in America.
which defense contractor is that? if your answer is westinghouse, i dont think that would pass the factcheck.org global smell test. though i dont doubt that there are a few old warhorses on the board of cbs. im pretty sure they own comedy central, too. so theyre suffering daily show fools gladly. and mtvs rock the vote.
Corrected, thanks.
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I was watching for signs of "the wire" in Pres. Bush's (crappy) debate performance last night. Definitely noticed he had a tendency to look down and to the right, silently, and then pop back up with a statistic or line of argument. Salon got another TV camera screen shot showing the bulge under his jacket. It appears, folks, our President is a cheater. Surprisingly, the
defense-contractormedia conglomerate-owned David Letterman show is making jokes about this. Maybe the Conspiracy has decided it's time for a change? Here's last night's Top Ten:UPDATE: Text revised after dave reminded me that CBS isn't owned by a defense contractor. That we know of.UPDATE 2: According to Dave Lindorff, who's been covering this story for Salon and Counterpunch, the Letterman Top 10 is emblematic that the media intends to treat this story as a joke. The US media, that is. Lindorff says he was interviewed for an extensive story on Bush bulge that ran on international CNN but not in America.
- tom moody 10-14-2004 9:02 pm
which defense contractor is that? if your answer is westinghouse, i dont think that would pass the factcheck.org global smell test. though i dont doubt that there are a few old warhorses on the board of cbs. im pretty sure they own comedy central, too. so theyre suffering daily show fools gladly. and mtvs rock the vote.
- dave 10-14-2004 9:48 pm
Corrected, thanks.
- tom moody 10-14-2004 10:16 pm