- Oct 9, 1999
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Originally posted by: JHoNNy1OoO
Originally posted by: Todd33
Even without the bleed through, that White House audio shows Bush talking with huge gaps between each sentence. That's scary. Also, that outdoor conference where he screws up the name and then gets it right looks pretty bad too.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news...-newsconference.v.smil
I remember seeing some comment on another blog (Eschaton?) about Bush wearing an earpiece during press conferences and being fed answers. I think it was a joke or idle speculation. Well, if you watch the press conference starting at about 13:23, Bush is going through a list of names of Al Qaeda terrorists they have caught and he stumbles over the name of Ramzi Binalshibh, eventually calling him Ramzi Alshibh. He jokingly apologizes to Ramzi if he got his name wrong and then, at 13:32, he looks down and to his right intently for about 2 seconds, like he is listening to something, and looks up and says "Binalshibh, excuse me." As I recall, people usually look up and to the left when trying to recall something from memory. So where did he get the correct name from? I've watched the segment several times, and I am sure he has an earpiece in his right ear. It just looks so obvious from the expression on his face and the way he holds his head."
That seems very telling.
I don't blame him for using an earpiece but when the president is suppose to know information in and out and basically live it day to day. Especially after Semptember 11th and with terrorism. It is very disconcerting when there is a possibility that he is being fed information to look like he is competent.
what's worse is that the people who are voting for him aren't listening to the facts. i wanted to give bush the benefit of the doubt in terms of the debate and an ear piece, but the evidence is piling up against him. not enough for it to resolute a clear and resolute judgement, but still
