CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - President Bush suffered cuts and bruises early Saturday afternoon when he fell while mountain biking on his ranch, White House spokesman Trent Duffy said.
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``He had minor abrasions and scratches on his chin, upper lip, nose, right hand and both knees,'' Duffy said. ``Dr. Tubbs, who was with him, cleaned his scratches, said he was fine. The Secret Service offered to drive him back to the house. He declined and finished his ride.''
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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.
Right.
Lacerations and bruises while eating pretzels. Embarrasing cuts while "clearing bush" on the ranch. And now abrasions on his chin, upper lip, nose, right hand and both knees while "bike riding".
And we all know what a big bike rider the president is. I can't tell you how tired I am of the stories and photo ops of president Bush riding around on his bike.
But, golly, it sure is funny how often this president gets his face banged up, how often the White House has to explain the bruises and cuts on the president. I mean, I don't think I can remember another president getting so many facial injuries during one term in the White House. And I can't remember so many facial injuries happening to a president in private, and while on his long, long vacations away from the prying eyes of the public.
And without the press around.
It's kind of weird though, you know. A long manly bike ride or some masculine "brush cleaning" seems like exactly the kind of thing this White House would invite journalists to see. But they didn't. And, wow, the president got all banged up again.
Gosh, it sure is a good thing the president(wink, wink) gave up drinking. Otherwise, people might think he's still a sloppy, falling down drunk, a guy who drinks so much he winds up with cuts and bruises on his face and knees and hands.
You know, the kind of guy he was his whole life. Before he (wink, wink) gave up drinking.
Did it ever occur to you that the effete coozes in the liberal press weren't about to saddle up for an 18 mile bike ride in the Central Texas sun?
You might also want to consider that there is a 24 hour news cycle now. When Kennedy was getting shot up with smack to dull his pain from Addison's Disease we didn't know about it. When he was banging mob boss Giancana's mistress--we didn't see it.
The media in the good old days never showed that FDR was wheelchair bound. They allowed Kennedy to ptoject himself as a healthy, active President.
The difference with Bush is the media is completely hostile to him. They don't cover up for him like they do for Democrats. And he is active. He isn't a fatboy like Clinton. Clinton's lifestyle was basically the typical sedentary life that most Americans have. He jogged to McDonalds. Hello??
I'm still wondering why we haven't seen the footage of Kerry tumbling down the mountain in Idaho. P.S. Your boy Kerry bit it on his bike in Boston about two weeks ago. Kerry has had more spills since he clinched the nomination than Bush has had in three years.
I really want to see that footage of Kerry tumbling down the mountain in Idaho while his Secret Service agents laughed at him.
That should tell you something-- anybody who knows Kerry thinks he's an ass.
Posted by: CDash | May 23, 2004 at 12:58 AM
Well, gosh, I don't know if cortisone really qualifies as "smack".
Beyond that, you seem to be...well, nutty.
I don't really get the connection between FDR's childhood affliction with polio or Kennedy's affliction with Addison's disease and what seems to be a rather advanced stage of alcoholism with the sitting president.
I also don't get the connection between Kerry falling down skiing or riding his bike and, again, the obvious current alcoholism of the president.
Look at his nose, for God's sake. No one, who gave up drinking 20 years ago, has a nose like that. That's the nose of a serious, end stage alcoholic.
But you're right. The media really covered for Clinton...sorry, I was re-attaching the ass I just laughed off.
The media hasn't even come close to addressing how incompetent Bush is. They were sucking his kneecaps for three years, and they've only lately begun to very gently discuss what an utter disaster his presidency is.
And if you haven't noticed that, or your president's nose, well, I recommend you stop watching FOX News and reading the Drudge Report, you silly person.
Posted by: ricky | May 23, 2004 at 01:39 AM
A possible explanation for the bike tumble?
http://www.thespoof.com/news/spoof.cfm?headline=s2i3877
Posted by: pam | May 23, 2004 at 02:25 AM
:)
Posted by: Ellen | May 23, 2004 at 01:17 PM
Check this out... weather reports show it hasn't rained near Crawford in 7 days, and they've had vitually no rain all spring. They are in drought like circumstances.
Kind of makes you wonder about that comment from his spokesman Duffey:
"It's been raining a lot and the topsoil is loose," the spokesman said."
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040523/D82NV4T80.html
Posted by: Randola | May 26, 2004 at 12:33 AM
If he couldn't get any of the effete coozes(?) of the liberal press (haha) to go on the bike ride I guess he could have ask O'Reilly, or Hannity. Coulter could have flown along on her broom. Or hey, Rush. Dr. Feelgood was there, I'm sure Rush would have tagged along on the chance he could snag some freebies.
Posted by: dosali | May 26, 2004 at 08:02 AM