A new explanation for the things under Bush's jacket:

[theweaselking]

George W. Bush apparently is wearing a medical device for "persons at risk of cardiac arrest." It is a LifeVest wearable defibrillator. He started using it sometime after his January 2002 fainting spell, which was attributed to choking. Based on photos showing him wearing the device, one can conclude the fainting was due to atrial fibrillation (AF), which his father also had. His father's AF was caused by Graves' hyperthyroidism, which his mother also has. Bush likely has AF and less likely Graves', based on his family history and symptoms. The AF may have caused a stroke or TIA (mini-stroke), of which physicians watching the debates detected symptoms. Observers have noted psychological symptoms consistent with this and with Wernicke-Korsakoff disease.
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Of course, there's also his habit of stopping midsentence and asking his tie what to say next, (at 16:47) but this is certainly an INTERESTING take on it.

Comments

[sivi-volk.livejournal.com]

You know, damage to Wernicke's area is an interesting explanation for his speech problems, but he doesn't show quite the right symptoms. I'm still going with the rampant stupidity here.

[eididdy.livejournal.com]

I also read something that said that the foam at the corner of his mouth during debate 3 was symptomatic of something as well. Personally, I like this explanation better. If he was wired and Rove or Cheney or whoever was on the other end, how did he end up looking so stupid in the debates?

Incidentally, this theory about what was under his coat has been around almost as long as the others. It's not new at all.

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

It's new to me, and hence "new".

[eididdy.livejournal.com]

Just telling you buddy.