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> Bush Blows Debate: Talks to Rove in Earpiece!

6 October 2004, 08:20

I agree, this is petty. Start organizing and stop posting. My guess is GW was just trying to remember all the lines he had been fed during his debate preparations, same difference if you ask me (vs. earpiece).

At least for the french press conference linked above, here’s my interpretation:

http://www.canofun.com/blog/videos/ BushAndTheOddSync.wmv

First, of course everything from politicians is scripted, and has been for... centuries? Second, at a press conference you make a press statement, which is of course scripted. And this script, perhaps even a press release(!), is likely given to the interpreters before the press conference, to aid their translation and timing.

And the CNN person or camera person’s audio or whatever audio lines got crossed, and we hear the translator translating GW’s press statement live as Bush talks to the cameras. It’s likely that they intentionally had the translation audio feed connected to the camera feed, to get english translations of what the french journalists or whoever were saying.

GW doesn’t appear to be answering a journalist’s question, it’s his opening statement, in my opinion.

This is no bombshell, but they’re falling while you type...