Kerry Sticks Finger In Marine's Chest -- NOT! Here's the Proof

Mullings ^ | August 3. 2004

[bimboeruption]

The question is: "Is Kerry sticking his bony, well-manicured, girly, index finger in the chest of the Marine pictured here?"

The answer is "No."

After optimizing the pic with Photoshop and Image Optimizer, what looks like Kerry's finger is actually the top piece of a wooden frame that holds a mirror and is attached to the window.

There is another mirror just like it behind the Marine, to the right of his elbow.

[Jorge]

Clinton had a finger that long.

I thought that was a cigar :)

[we_will_prevail]

Here's another: www.auctionphotobank.com

[Indy Pendance]

So, you voting for Kerry?

[AQGeiger]

Do you think you could post bimboeruption's enlargement side-by-side with your enlargement of Kerry's hand? I don't have the expertise to do it.

[JennysCool]

Many thanks for the funniest thread of the week!

[ozzymandus]

So What?

[Fifth Business]

...no one has mentioned that there's sunlight coming between the finger and the shoulder, where the "mirror" would have to be if it were. Also sunlight between the end of Kerry's sleeve and the marines sleeve. There could be no sunlight there if it were a "mirror"/advertisments etc.

Good point. Worth repeating.

[Prolifeconservative]

I just noticed this.....it appears Kerry is trying to make a shadow of Dave Thomas opposite the wall.

[Sir Gawain]

Sorry, he's right. That's not his finger.

[syriacus]

Perhaps a 4 fingered Secret Serviceperson was on the other side of Kerry and we are seeing his arm?

[we_will_prevail]

Maybe someone to the Marine's right, who we cannot see, is in the middle of removing the frame from the window, for routine cleaning, thus creating the odd angle. Oh, forget it!

[DannyTN]

Not only does it look like Kerry's finger "IN FRONT" of the marine. It looks like Kerry's reading clift notes off of his hand.

[cinFLA]

Looks like his finger is awfully close to the uniform because you can see -- in the close-up -- where Kerry's finger ends and where the (mirror) frame begins.

I think I see what you are talking about but I also see the 'finger' in front of the uniform. Photoshop???

[Diddle E. Squat]

Submitted for comparison:

[Bogey78O]

Ok, the prior enlargement was edited then.

[Bluntpoint]

Never trust one frame of one picture to tell the truth of an incident.

Did Bush pretend he was looking through these "capped" field glasses or did he pick them up, put them to his eyes, the camera snapped, he took them down and removed the caps?

[TwoSue]

I noticed that it's pointing towards the camera, too.

[AQGeiger]

Didn't his mother ever tell him not to point?

[C210N]

This is CLEAR proof that Kerry should NOT be running for President, but should be drafted by the New York Yankees... Kerry clearly has the potential for a MEAN curveball with that magical index finger. Combined with the evidence of his pitching sting a little while ago, he's clearly has more of a chance to become the ACE of the Red Sox or Braves than President, anyways...