posted on May 22, 2004 05:22:28 PM new
The Bicycle.........
CRAWFORD, Texas - President Bush (news - web sites) suffered cuts and bruises early Saturday afternoon when he fell while mountain biking on his ranch, White House spokesman Trent Duffy said.
Bush was on the 16th mile of a 17-mile ride when he fell, Duffy said. He was riding with a military aide, members of the Secret Service and his personal physician, Dr. Richard Tubb.
"He had minor abrasions and scratches on his chin, upper lip, nose, right hand and both knees," Duffy said. "Dr. Tubb, who was with him, cleaned his scratches, said he was fine. The Secret Service (news - web sites) offered to drive him back to the house. He declined and finished his ride."
Bush was wearing his bike helmet and a mouth guard when the mishap occurred. Duffy said he didn't know exactly how the accident happened.
"It's been raining a lot and the topsoil is loose," the spokesman said. "You know this president. He likes to go all out. Suffice it to say he wasn't whistling show tunes."
Duffy said Bush probably would be wearing a bandage on his chin during a party Saturday night for his daughter, Jenna, who graduated from the University of Texas earlier in the day. Bush left Crawford shortly after the bike mishap for the party in Austin.
Earlier this month, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites) took a spill from his bicycle while riding with Secret Service agents through Concord, Mass., about 18 miles north of Boston. Kerry fell when his bike hit a patch of sand. He was not injured.
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
posted on May 22, 2004 05:50:46 PM new
Of course you also have not heard anything about his detail riding their bike into him unlike the agent that agent with the skis.
Get over it already.
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posted on May 22, 2004 06:23:31 PM new
Oh god.. this is such a tiresome routine.
You made a snide comment - I responded. Sorry the cheerleaders were not here to post first but you certainly had to expect that someone would bring up that difference in the incidents.
I was having a little fun at both candidates expense considering that both have toppled in the past month. You decided to make the cheap shot.
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
posted on May 22, 2004 09:01:35 PM new
taken from the Drudge Report today:
President fell off bike today... Kerry told reporters in front of cameras, 'Did the training wheels fall off?'... Reporters are debating whether to treat it is as on or off the record... Developing...
but then under
BUSH SPILL: kerry's quoted as saying he didn't know the President rode bikes.
We'll see who prints kerry's snide remarks in front of the camera.
posted on May 22, 2004 09:12:22 PM new
How sad of a statement is it on our media that a sarcastic commnt is a developing story? This is the kind of crap that should embarass us. Remember when reporters used to try to break REAL stories as opposed to ANY story? And yes, I would say the same thing if the comment was made by a republican.
I have a healthy respect for sarcasm, It is the sign of of a quick mind. Someone once said that sarcasm is a tool of the brilliant and I have to say I agree.
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posted on May 22, 2004 09:16:52 PM new
LOL @ that pic, Helen. Hahahahaha.......
Told about Bush's mishap, Kerry said, "I hope he's OK. I didn't know the president rode a bike."
Kerry made a snide remark about the training wheels? Perhaps it was a witty remark.
On Thursday Bush made the short trip down Pennsylvania Avenue to Capitol Hill where he delivered a pep talk to jittery Republican congressmen and senators, many of whom are increasingly worried that the seemingly endless stream of bad news from Iraq may hurt the party badly in Novembers elections. Although publicly the administration stayed silent on the meeting, the President told his audience that the strategy of "Iraqification" could no longer be postponed.
"He talked about time to take the training wheels off," said Deborah Pryce, a Congresswoman from Ohio. "The Iraqi people have been in training, and now its time for them to take the bike and go forward." Ironically, this is just what Chalabi and his allies have been urging.
KERRY CALLED SECRET SERVICE AGENT 'SON OF A B*TCH' AFTER SLOPE SPILL
Dem presidential candidate John Kerry called his secret service agent a "son of a #*!@" after the agent inadvertently moved into his path during a ski mishap in Idaho, sending Kerry falling into the snow.
When asked a moment later about the incident by a reporter on the ski run, Kerry said sharply, "I don't fall down," the "son of a b*itch knocked me over."
The Secret Service agent in question has complained about Kerry's treatment, top sources tell the DRUDGE REPORT.
Last month, Kerry began receiving Secret Service protection.
"Obviously, the complications and burden of being monitored 24-hours a day is not just an a simple inconvenience," a government source explained Friday. "But Senator Kerry should understand agents are working for his safety and well-being."
On Friday, Kerry, his snowboard strapped to his back, hiked past 9,000 feet on Durrance Peak, then snowboarded down the mountain, taking repeated tumbles. Reporters counted six falls, although Kerry was out of sight for part of the descent.
"I voted for the $87 billion before I voted against it."
