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October 28, 2004 9:54 PM

Well, shit. Apparently NASA uses Photoshop to analyze photographs taken by spacecraft.
posted by kenko (20 comments total)

thank God for the day pass
posted by tsarfan at 10:56 PM on October 28, 2004

All I see is a devil face in his hair.
posted by teg at 11:07 PM on October 28, 2004

I still think its a bulletproof vest/body armor.

Of course they wouldn't comment on it because it deals with the safety of the President.
posted by andryeevna at 11:13 PM on October 28, 2004

Use Photoshop? Apparently, so do the NASA guys at the Weekly World News [nsfw].
posted by LeLiLo at 11:20 PM on October 28, 2004

That's nothing!
Look at what happens when you apply a stained glass filter!


posted by mildred-pitt at 11:28 PM on October 28, 2004

that's an alien on his back controlling his actions!!!

*runs off to post on kos*
posted by Krrrlson at 11:42 PM on October 28, 2004

It's 20/20 in hindsight.
posted by Keyser Soze at 11:45 PM on October 28, 2004

Come on people, with all the real shit going on right now, this isn't even worth looking at.

Looks at flier link

//thinks//

Have I EVER been found GUIULTY of anything?
posted by RubberHen at 12:21 AM on October 29, 2004

"He also experimented with wrinkling shirts in various configurations, wore them under his jacket under his bathroom light, and couldn't produce anything close to the Bush bulge."

Science!
posted by raaka at 12:26 AM on October 29, 2004

"He knew the president was not telling the truth. And Nelson is neither conspiracy theorist nor midnight blogger."

'Ckin thanks!
posted by nthdegx at 1:26 AM on October 29, 2004

". . . while at home, using his own computers, and off the clock at Caltech and NASA, Nelson has been analyzing images. . . Nelson used the computer software program Photoshop to enhance the texture in Bush's jacket. . . Nelson's process of analyzing the images are the exact same methods we use to analyze images taken by spacecraft of planetary surfaces."

Conclusion: NASA research scientist uses Photoshop at home is not equal to NASA using Photoshop to analyze photographs taken by spacecraft.
posted by page404 at 3:48 AM on October 29, 2004

I wonder if this guy worked on the same analysis team that said that trucks shown in satellite photos of Iraq were actually mobile bio-weapon labs.
posted by Pollomacho at 8:19 AM on October 29, 2004

The conclusion of this 30-year professional photo analyst that there's something under Bush's jacket does not, obviously, prove that Bush was being prompted. But man, those of you who are still sticking your fingers in your ears (and eyes? ouch) and saying NoNoNoNoNoThere'sNothingThere are more credulous than the No-Plane-Hit-the-Pentagon people. It's always been painfully obvious that there's something there, not a wrinkle on the suit (or, even less plausibly, on his shirt). So we know that Bush is flat-out lying to us. The only remaining question is what the thing is and why it's there. I'm still leaning toward a medical explanation.
posted by soyjoy at 8:36 AM on October 29, 2004

Oh, but that said, I loved mildred-pitt's version.
posted by soyjoy at 8:37 AM on October 29, 2004

So we know that Bush is flat-out lying to us.

I have no doubt about that either. I don't know if it were ever not thus, but people really do seem to believe whatever they want to believe about this President, more than any other public figure I can remember. The President has this almost cult-like following the can see no wrong in anything he does (as well as one on the other side the find fault with everything he does). It's incredible. I mean if instead of debating, Bush has stood on the podium, dropped his pants and waggled his genitalia for 45 minutes, the pundits on MSNBC and FOX would still be talking about how relaxed, fast on his feet and manly the president was.
posted by psmealey at 8:43 AM on October 29, 2004

applying advanced sharpening techniques clearly shows that the milwaukee pamphlet was created by vincent van gogh's cat:

posted by quonsar at 9:26 AM on October 29, 2004

The only remaining question is what the thing is and why it's there.
Why an electronic device on his back while on his ranch? Ranchbulge

George Bush Bulges
posted by thomcatspike at 10:21 AM on October 29, 2004

a spy pro's take on the bulge

i'm with soyjoy. of course there are obviously bigger issues, but it sure looks like something was in there. to categorically refuse to look at the evidence is silly.

from what i understand, body armor would clasp on the side. any experts here?
posted by mrgrimm at 12:21 PM on October 29, 2004

also, from the 2004 Memorandum of Understanding (PDF):

"9 (a) (vi): The camera located at the rear of the stage shall be used only to take shots of the moderator."

i wonder which candidate's team requested that camera restriction. curious.

honestly, if i *had* to wager, and we could know for certain, i'd bet on a transmitter.

to ignore the issue b/c it won't sway any voters (which it won't) is a mistake. there are more important things than elections.
posted by mrgrimm at 1:15 PM on October 29, 2004

Really. . . Is there anyone with two brain cells to rub together who thinks the President of the United States couldn't come up with a more easily concealed receiver unit if he wanted to cheat in the debate? My freaking cell phone is smaller than that "bulge." An undergrad E.E. student could have designed a receiver that fit completely within the ear canal, for goodness' sake.

I vote body armor or a medical monitoring device. Or crab people.
posted by BrandonAbell at 4:21 PM on October 29, 2004