[Reader-list] [Fwd: NYTimes.com Article: The Mystery of the Bulge in the Jacket]

[Vivek Narayanan]

To construct W. as an individual, acting subject would be a mistake: Bush, it seems, is at the very least a committee, and this is especially true in the context of today's instantaneous networks.  (See article below.)


The Mystery of the Bulge in the Jacket

October 9, 2004
 By ELISABETH BUMILLER 
 

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 - What was that bulge in the back of
President Bush's suit jacket at the presidential debate in
Miami last week? 

According to rumors racing across the Internet this week,
the rectangular bulge visible between Mr. Bush's shoulder
blades was a radio receiver, getting answers from an
offstage counselor into a hidden presidential earpiece. The
prime suspect was Karl Rove, Mr. Bush's powerful political
adviser. 

When the online magazine Salon published an article about
the rumors on Friday, the speculation reached such a pitch
that White House and campaign officials were inundated with
calls. 

First they said that pictures showing the bulge might have
been doctored. But then, when the bulge turned out to be
clearly visible in the television footage of the evening,
they offered a different explanation. 

"There was nothing under his suit jacket," said Nicolle
Devenish, a campaign spokeswoman. 

"It was most likely a rumpling of that portion of his suit
jacket, or a wrinkle in the fabric." 

Ms. Devenish could not say why the "rumpling" was
rectangular. 

Nor was the bulge from a bulletproof vest, according to
campaign and White House officials; they said Mr. Bush was
not wearing one. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/09/politics/campaign/09bulge.html?ex=1098630913&ei=1&en=74f4b39d9fd826e7