George W.'s Health Problems Must Be Serious!

And I'm not talking about the Health Care crisis in the our country, either.

George W.'s bulge was back for Round III of PDF 2004 (Presidential Debate Fest).

Vanessa Kerry even got close enough to see Le Hump for herself:




Why would BushCo send their guy out in public AGAIN with such an obvious bulge?

Risking further ridicule must be preferable to the truth.

I originally wrote that I thought it was a back brace. (My daughter's ballet master required senior company dancers to wear similar braces for an hour each day, in order to keep daily stress from undermining his teaching.)

Then I remembered that George W. had delayed his annual presidential physical until after the November 2nd election.

Bush postpones election-year doctor's visit

Oct. 5, 2004

WASHINGTON (AFP) - After undergoing his annual medical check-up in August 2001, 2002 and 2003, US President George W. Bush has put the procedure off this year until after the November 2 election, his spokesman said. LINK

Hm. Why would the WH Communications office turn down their annual guaranteed... warm & fuzzy The Prez Is Such a Stud! above-the-fold strategically-timed-to-divert attention away from the gore of George W.'s war... headline? Unless George W. has serious health problems. Which brings us to this:

When to Use the LifeVest™ System

The LifeVest was designed as an intermediate-term treatment option for people at high risk for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). Right now, people at a high, short-term risk of SCA are typically monitored in a hospital intensive care (ICU) or coronary care unit (CCU). With monitored beds costing up to $2,000 a day, this option quickly becomes very expensive and is primarily reserved for critical care patients.

Patients with a high, long-term risk of SCA are often candidates for an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), but this option is also expensive (up to $65,000) and requires surgery. According to Morgan Stanley, only one out of six US patients who need an ICD actually get one.*

The LifeVest fills the therapeutic gap between hospitalization and an ICD. The LifeVest has the same important characteristics of both an ICU/CCU and the ICD; it continuously monitors the heart and is designed to provide prompt defibrillation when needed. LIFECOR®, Inc. believes that the LifeVest has the potential to become the standard of care for intermediate-term patients. And,
in cases when an ICD is not feasible, it also can serve as a longer-term alternative.
LINK

Wait! There's More!

We all know about George W.'s pretzel attack, his propensity for falling and hurting himself, and his skin cancer surgeries...




Let's address the crease on his left ear, which is clearly visible in the above photo.

On January 13, 2002, Bush lost consciousness while sitting on a couch in the White House, watching a football game. His head hit the floor, resulting in an abrasion on his left cheekbone and a small bruise on his lower lip. The incident was blamed on a combination of (a) Bush not feeling well in previous days, and (b) an improperly eaten pretzel. Their combined effect was to slow the President's heart. (The description suggests a vaso-vagal attack.) The period of unconsciousness was brief [17]. Interestingly, his father George H. W. Bush also suffered a syncopal episode while President. LINK

Heart attack symptom?

The presence of a diagonal earlobe crease has been recognized as a sign of cardiovascular disease since 1973. Over 30 subsequent studies have been reported in the medical literature, with the largest involving 1,000 unselected patients. The earlobe is richly supplied with blood, and a decrease in flow over an extended period of time is believed to result in collapse of the vascular bed, leading to a diagonal crease.

It appears that individuals with an earlobe crease have a 55% greater risk of dying from heart disease than those without the marking, with the risk becoming even more significant if diagonal creases appear on both earlobes. LINK

No wonder BushCo is feigning outrage over Mary Cheney having been openly gay for a zillion years and saying Kerry shouldn't have mentioned it.

Total Bushs**t!

They're hoping to divert attention away from the bulge (aka Le Hump).

With a 4 Heart Attack, microwave oven-avoiding VP just a (Gulp!) surgically-induced heartbeat away from the presidency, any bad news on the George W. healthfront would be a deal breaker for millions of registered voters.

No wonder the White House is ignoring the question and sending Pretzel Boy out with an obvious bulge in his handmade suits.

That's what you do when there's no other alternative and the election is only days away.

According to the pitiful White House Le Hump response, the American people obviously don't deserve the truth... or even another creative WH lie.