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Is that an RF reciever in your pocket or are you just plain stupid?

There's been some controversy in recent days over pictures of GW at the most recent debate with a suspicious bulge in his suit. Cryptome relays some very interesting information from a reader:

A system like this works by receiving a signal from a wireless microphone being used by a coach or advisor who is speaking to the person wearing the system. The "bodypack" receives the signal and supplies the coaching or cueing to the ear canal by either a hard wire, or though a magnetic neck loop induction system. The covert neck loop systems are very popular in cases where the speaker does not want the public to know they are being coached.

The frequencies for these units are very well known, and someone can sit outside many concerts with radio monitoring gear and listen to the assistants reading the words to the songs to the musicians, coaching them what to say, and quite often someone can sit outside a comedy club and listen to one-liners to cue the comedians and entertainers. Around political events these types of systems are very, very popular as the politician can have a half dozen members of his staff feeding him data, thus creating the illusion the suit has a clue of what he speaks.

When the president visited Boston back in March 2004 he stayed at the Park Plaza Hotel. The signal from the system he was using could clearly be heard 1500+ feet away, and one of his advisors could be heard doing voice checks and then feeding him data about the school he was about to visit.

The funny thing about these kinds of system is that mischief makers can set up a transmitter thousands of feet away and feed persons bogus data, and really cause them to screw up their public appearances.

I clearly observed a small flesh-coloured plug in John Howard's ear during the recent election fear and bribery campaign; any pointers to photos showing this are urgently solicited.

Collateral data: References [ 1 ], [ 2 ], [ 3 ] to Howard's earpiece during radio interviews, though this is possibly studio equipment;

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