Bush appears to be wearing his body armor again today ...

[Neil Lisst]

AND HE'S SPEAKING TO MILITARY AT A MILITARY BASE!!

I've noticed that more and more he's wearing body armor under his suit. You can see how stiff he stands, and the bulk of it under his clothes.

He must be freaking out if he's wearing it before military crowds.

Anyone else notice this recent trend, see it today? He's speaking now.

[TheFarseer]

1. I hope it will be good enough for his highness

and he won't have to sue anyone again.

[leftchick]

2. I noticed it right away

he can't put his arms all the way down. He looks like a freak.

:puke:

[Kierkegaard]

4. Newsflash:

He IS a freak...

[bballny]

6. LOOKS?-is n/t

[bballny]

7. Is Chalabi there?

Since he is responsible and benefiting he should be there.

[Neil Lisst]

13. he never got to play football, so this is his 8th grade year!

he loves standing around feeling buff, like those are his muscles under there!

ha!

[tridim]

3. What's the guy at the top right wearing?

An alien T-Shirt? Or is that "Jason"?

[rodeodance]

9. the red is a good contrast.

[rodeodance]

11. praising himself and congress for the budget $$ he got for the vets.

[Neil Lisst]

14. red AND shiny! what is the deal with that dude?

he looks like Disco Stu gone VFW

[tridim]

16. I'm talking about the guy at the top-right of the screen

To *'s left.

[rodeodance]

5. I can tell if he is or is not.

[rodeodance]

8. do the people clap when he pauses?--is that the clue?

[cdb]

10. I can't see it.. is he on tv?

[Angry Girl]

15. Love your little sign-bearers!

Yeah, show us pics!!!! We want to see the idiot-boy sweat in his bullet-proof straight-jacket!

[The_Casual_Observer]

12. I wish he would cover his ugly mug with it too.

[Rick Myers]

17. Just like Nixon

The ONLY places he can go are military bases. And he doesn't even feel safe there!!!

[illflem]

18. I certainly hope no one tries to shoot him

we don't want a right wing marter on our hands

[whoretaculture]

19. Remember Sadat! n/t

[kansasblue]

20. some psychic predicted an Oct attack on the Pres

I'll see if I can find it.

[nadinbrzezinski]

21. All Presidents wear body armor since Carter

at ALL times... the fact that you are noticing though means that

a_ you are paying attention

b_ clothes are not tailored for it.

[cureautismnow]

22. Then how did Raygun get a stray bullet close to the heart?

Was he not wearing it that day in '81? :shrug:

[nadinbrzezinski]

23. He was

and the ballistics say that the bullet was actually deflected from its true path...aka the heart, also body armor is NOT bullet proof. Ooh and if you had worn it you would realize that the bullet came in by the gap, aka where it comes together... they do have weaknesses.

I wore armor for seven out of ten years as an EMS worker... I know its weaknesses

1.- Kevlar will not stop knives

2.- Where they come together they are naturally weak unless they overlap very well

3.- They will only stop ammo for which they are rated

4.- Most body armor will NOT stop rifle rounds unless they are rated for that and are made of special ceramics

they have also become lighter and thinner over the years, and they do degrade with use

[cureautismnow]

24. According to ronaldreagan.com, he was not wearing armor...

http://www.ronaldreagan.com/march30.html

"On several previous occasions when I'd been out in public as president, the Secret Service had made me wear a bulletproof vest under my suit. That day, even though I was going to speak to some die-hard Democrats who didn't think much of my economic recovery program, no one had thought my iron underwear would be necessary because my only exposure was to be a thirty-foot walk to the car."

Perhaps, he was lying to seem "tougher"?

:shrug:

[nadinbrzezinski]

25. He was

the secret service does not let them get away with that crap... george has jackets that are armored since he has a bad habit...

They had some leeway until there was an attempt on Ford... after that.. no leeway, you want to be presnit, you wear it.

I rarely mention this but I actually met Carter once... that man has some stories to tell.. let me tell you, but that was one of the points he made.

Oh and hi to Agent Mike, Hi Mike, you may look for info on this, you will find it.

[cureautismnow]

26. No protection immediately under arm?

Is the armor just a vest - like a tanktop, with no arm protection? According to his account below, the deflected bullet entered below his arm.

"First the bullet had struck the limousine, then it had ricocheted through the small gap between the body of the car and the door hinges. It hit me under my left arm, where it made a small slit like a knife wound."

[nadinbrzezinski]

27. yep, it is a vest

and older vests had even larger gaps

[cureautismnow]

28. So, it's likely that the bullet never touched the vest.

Hence, a "lucky shot" for Hinckley (in the sense that he alluded the armor with a little english off the limousine) and a fortuitous result for Raygun in that the limousine deflection and the rib ricochet reduced the velocity enough to just miss the heart by less than an inch. Interesting.

[nadinbrzezinski]

30. Yes it is possible

[Nordic65]

29. Even Clinton - when jogging?

[nadinbrzezinski]

31. In theory yes

why they stay withhing areas tehy can secure, you would not see that in Camp David, or go early in the morning

[Neil Lisst]

32. if it's true they always wear it, where is your source?

sounds like some serious supposition going on