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What's Reflected in Cheney's Glasses?
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Just what is the Vice President looking at?
A photograph of Dick Cheney from the White House Web site has quickly made the rounds on the Internet, fueled by speculation about what is being reflected in his sunglasses.
Cthulu? A woman in her birthday suit? A naked alien? Osama bin Laden?
The picture has been posted, linked, enlarged, enhanced on dozens of Web sites in the last 48 hours. While popular on left-wing sites, its sheer curiosity value appeared to have drawn interest from around the blogosphere.
The photo was popular on the news-sharing site reddit.com yesterday, drawing hundreds of comments from readers. An item on the picture appeared Tuesday on a blog for the Palm Beach (Fla.) Post newspaper; that was in turn picked up by the megatraffic site FARK.com, where it quickly became one of the site’s most popular recent posts.
Many guessers have said it could be an alien life form, though the most popular pick appears to be some version of a barely-clad lass. Opinions differ about how many arms, legs and heads she may have.
Commenters at some sites have noted that what one sees reflected in Cheney’s glasses may actually be a reflection of the viewer’s own psyche – a kind of cyber-political Rorschach test.
What does the vice president’s office say?
“He’s casting a reel,” said a (very terse) LeeAnn McBride, spokeswoman for Cheney. McBride said she did not know if the arm – and it is an arm reflected in the vice president’s sunglasses, she confirmed – belonged to Cheney or his fishing guide.
An enlarged version of the picture - here - appears to support McBride's contention. And an investigative photo editor for McClatchy/Tribune Information Services said that's his conclusion.
"In one lens of his sunglasses you can clearly tell it is a sleeved arm of Cheney or a fishing companion," editor George Bridges said for an article by his wire service. "The other lens has an extreme distortion that, without looking at it closely, could be misconstrued."
Why? What did you think it was?
April 11, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (104)
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I don't know but we could hire Ken Starr and find out!
Posted by: Lambofgoth | Apr 11, 2008 12:22:45 PM
Looks like he's strangling a baby.
Posted by: james | Apr 11, 2008 12:22:52 PM
Well... he's smiling... so it's got to be something maleficent.
Posted by: Great Caesar's Ghost | Apr 11, 2008 12:28:31 PM
It is obvious. The reflection shows that he is torturing someone and the grin on his face says he is enjoying it.
Posted by: bellesouth | Apr 11, 2008 12:33:26 PM
Satan coming top collect his soul.
Posted by: bvharris | Apr 11, 2008 12:39:19 PM
GARBAGE
Posted by: dave | Apr 11, 2008 12:44:18 PM
duh! its an arm holding a fishing pole
Posted by: Benjalamelami | Apr 11, 2008 12:51:08 PM
He's a Republican! He won't do anything except keep his hands on his rod! People only get crazy when a Democrat has a nude reflected on their sunglasses because Dems make it happen!!
Posted by: couplewords | Apr 11, 2008 1:02:36 PM
THIS IS SO STUPID
Posted by: PEGGY | Apr 11, 2008 1:05:06 PM
The man was fishing. I know men always have tall tale fishing stories. But Goodness, seems the media is getting desperate for dirt on people.
Posted by: seah | Apr 11, 2008 1:06:14 PM
This is news? If you must know, it's a reflection of the next person he's going to shoot.
Posted by: Lee | Apr 11, 2008 1:06:35 PM
How stupid is this??!!??
It's his HAND holding a FISHING REEL....
People need to get a life.
Posted by: Elizabeth | Apr 11, 2008 1:10:04 PM
Give the old man a break ,let him enjoy looks like by the smile he is......Prob the biggest thrill he has had in ages>>>>>
Posted by: h | Apr 11, 2008 1:10:32 PM
It's a reflection of someone being waterboarded! What else could bring such a grin to the beast's face??
Posted by: geecee827 | Apr 11, 2008 1:14:42 PM
Is she being tortured? That's what I'd expect from a low life like Cheney.
Posted by: JR | Apr 11, 2008 1:15:54 PM
I enlarged it and I am positive that it is a "Baby's Arm Holding An Apple".
Posted by: Jack | Apr 11, 2008 1:26:35 PM
I enlarged it and I am positive that it is a "Baby's Arm Holding An Apple".
Posted by: Jack | Apr 11, 2008 1:28:41 PM
Forget the sunglasses, what's in his teeth? Fish jerky? Now, THAT's disgusting!
Posted by: wannamaker | Apr 11, 2008 1:29:36 PM
Come on ABC - the Cheney story of the day has nothing to do with sunglasses, but everything to do with the reflection on this country of the torture Cheney approved. That is what should be making headlines with ABC every day until this man is brought to justice!
Posted by: hang | Apr 11, 2008 1:30:04 PM
Of course Cheney's a dirty old man. I don't need a photograph to tell me that.
Posted by: Lauren | Apr 11, 2008 1:35:38 PM
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