Pictures, schmictures!

Wikipedia describes this photo as "the only known picture to date of Billy the Kid." Up until just a few years ago, it was thought Billy the Kid was lefthanded as a result of this picture. But it was determined this image is in fact reversed because of the "Model 1873 Winchester with the loading port on the left side. All Model 1873's had the loading port on the right side, proving the image was reversed and that Billy was in fact wearing his pistol on his right hip" according to Wikipedia.

But the legend of the Kid's left-handedness, being ingrained for over a century, is difficult to overcome. Others now attribute William Bonney as being ambidexterous due to the the resulting confusion.

Photo courtesy of Las Cruces Sun-News

In today's local paper is an old family photo recently revealed to the public by its owner, Pauline "Pola" Chiavone. On the back of the picture is written, "Jose Dolores Lueras and William Bonney The Gabacho, alias Billy the Kid."

See, "gabacho" translates as American and Jose Dolores Lueras was Pola Chiavone's grandfather. The photo has been studied and appears it could actually be a picture of Billy the Kid. The only question so far that casts doubt on it being BtK is the suits worn by the two young men. They seem too modern and that's bothersome.

Billy the Kid died in 1881. But if it turns out to be authentic, it would become known as the second photo of Billy the Kid. Some have also speculated on the photo's authenticity, wondering how a nice young man pictured in a suit could be the murderer of 21 men. Good question.

But an analysis of the 37 thousandth, 37th picture of George Bush has recently come under heavy scrutiny. Thought to be authentic for the past 3+ years, someone with reading skills analyzed the presidential seal under high resolution and determined it was backwards! Upon this discovery, his attention was directed to the American flag behind the president. Turns out, it was backwards as well!

The analyst then noted another curious inconsistency. When the presiden speaks, the left side of his mouth always sags. (Some have attributed this to side effects of him being heavily medicated for his pscychoses, but that's not an issue here, merely a noted characteristic when Bush talks.) Some who have had difficulty accepting this, or can't read--hence the presidential seal appears normal--don't trust the analysis that the left side of Bush's mouth always sags when he speaks. Others more accepting of the possibility this photo might be reversed, credit Bush with being able to speak out of both sides of his mouth.

However, the analyst went further. Upon checking out the white phosphorus laser weapon of mass destruction with depleted uranium tipped ammunition that Bush is demonstrating, now being used widely in Iraq, it was discovered it always loads from the right, unlike the one he is holding here in his left hand.

Despite supporters who now claim Bush may be ambidexterous and capable of speaking outta both sides of his mouth, evidence to support such claims have been refuted. It appears Bush shoots from the right and only speaks from one side of his mouth, the lying side.

Finally, as in the case of Billy the Kid, there are the fans who believe the latest photo discovered of The Kid is authentic. If so, they claim, it refutes the fact he was the killer of 21 men that history records him to be because, frankly, how could a young man such as he, dressed in a nice suit, possibly have killed 21 men they ask? One need only look at president Bush in his Sunday best and, knowing he's responsible for the deaths of at least 10,000 times that number, realize--despite William Shakespeare's proclamation that, "Clothes oft proclaim the man,"--that's a lie.

It appears the 37 thousandth, 37th picture of Bush is, indeed, backwards. Just as backwards as the direction he's taking the nation. And that seems to have been authenticated!