Yahoo! News - Bush and Kerry Put on a Lively Show
NEW YORK - Friday's rematch between President Bush and John Kerry proved to be a livelier affair, and a more revealing show, than their first debate.

Along with learning what the candidates had to say and how they would say it, at least a few viewers came to Friday's debate with an odd but tantalizing issue in mind: The cut of Bush's jacket across his back. Soon enough, they concluded it was smooth and well-tailored.

This was in contrast to the first debate, when a rear-positioned camera glimpsed what, in replay, looked to be a rectangular lump between the President's shoulder blades and even a cord traveling up to his right shoulder.

Just a happenstance pucker in the fabric? Or was it a hidden receiver equipping Bush to take cues through a hidden earpiece from someone offstage? That was the rumor zipping across the Internet, as reported by the webzine Salon.com.

Here is a perfect example of why our "media" sucks. I go to find a review on what was said by who, and I get a story about scowls on faces and speculation of clandestine wiring. Granted, this was from the AP's television reporter, but this was the headline on the AP's top 10 stories. It's no wonder Americans are uninformed about the issues.