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http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/05/22/bush.fall/

Well at least he's okay.

Wait... you WANT him to be ok?

Wait... you WANT him to be ok?

Bush is the man...

This comes after he fell off a segway..

http://images.usatoday.com/money/_photos/2003/06-18-bush-segway.jpg
http://nelson.monkey.org/~nelson/weblog-files/bushSegway.jpg

John Kerry on the other hand can snowboard and ski. Someting considerably tougher than riding a bike or segway.

I dont think he can become any stupider even if he wasnt wearing a helmet.

Why would someone wear a mouthguard when riding a bike?

what a spastic--we have a full fledged moron as President

people fall, no big deal.

Cuz he can't walk and chew gum? This prevents speaking so he will be safe. It apparently does not always work... :wink:

Wow, he just can't stay on top of anything, can he?

people fall, no big deal.

Yeah, but I dont know anyone that has fallen off of a bike unless they were intoxicated. Its very easy to ride a bike.

I haver fallen off my bike before... :(

people fall, no big deal.

Yeah, but I dont know anyone that has fallen off of a bike unless they were intoxicated. Its very easy to ride a bike.

all the stress of Bushs failed presidencey is causing him to use drugs again

Besides, the article doesn't really say how he fell. He could have hit a rock, stick, or hole in the road.

John Kerry on the other hand can snowboard and ski. Someting considerably tougher than riding a bike or segway.

Uh, he can't do that. He sucks at skiing and when he fell because he sucks he blamed the Secret Sevice agents and called the men who will take a bullet for him a son of a *****.

It's symbolisim, I tells ya. It's honest to goodness, Herman Melville, big white whale, Ernest Hemmingway, old man adrift on the sea symbolisim.

Who says God doesn't have a literary bent?

people fall, no big deal.

Yeah but Bush has been constantly falling ever since he became president. (In the metaphorical sense that is).

Its quite easy if he accidentally hit a rock or pothole that he might fall over.

Its quite easy if he accidentally hit a rock or pothole that he might fall over.

This is yet another RL thing that mirrors the fictional West Wing series long after the episode went out.

So, we now have:

A problem aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia (Series 1, Episode 22)
An incident in Iraq (Series 1, Episode 22)
American intervention in Puerto Prince to restore democracy in Haiti (Series 2, Episode 22), (Series 3, Episode 1)
The president riding his bicylce into a tree (Series 1, Episode 1)
Hostages held by rebels in Columbia (Series 2, Episode 13)
The assassination of a high profile member of a middle eastern government (Series 3, Episode 22) (still awaiting RL news to report this one)

OMG
Quick! Someone get him a pretzel.

What is the point of threads like this? Do we need to know everything the president does? What does him falling off a bike have to do with politics? Besides, anybody can fall off a bike. Ever seen the tour de france? I doupt any of you can bike better than any of them and they fall all the time.

What is the point of threads like this? Do we need to know everything the president does? What does him falling off a bike have to do with politics? Besides, anybody can fall off a bike. Ever seen the tour de france? I doupt any of you can bike better than any of them and they fall all the time.

I've never seen the Tour De France actually and since I don't know you I'm not going to take your word for it that people fall off all the time. I reckon that only stupid loser would fall of their bike, thus it has everything to do with politics since I don't want a stupid loser to be president of the U.S.

Kerry and Bush both fell off bicycles recently.

When Kerry fell off, the right-wing blogs mocked him mercilessly. What we're seeing here is a bit of the same from the other side.

But it's all very stupid. People fall off bikes. It means nothing.

This comes after he fell off a segway..

http://images.usatoday.com/money/_photos/2003/06-18-bush-segway.jpg
http://nelson.monkey.org/~nelson/weblog-files/bushSegway.jpg

that image sequence is awesome.

Not to mention that Kerry had a snowboarding accident while vacationing in Idaho and tore his rotator cuff....

Biggest threats to national security:

1. Terrorism
2. Rold Gold
3. Segways
4. Bicycles

What is the point of threads like this? Do we need to know everything the president does? What does him falling off a bike have to do with politics? Besides, anybody can fall off a bike. Ever seen the tour de france? I doupt any of you can bike better than any of them and they fall all the time.

I've never seen the Tour De France actually and since I don't know you I'm not going to take your word for it that people fall off all the time. I reckon that only stupid loser would fall of their bike, thus it has everything to do with politics since I don't want a stupid loser to be president of the U.S.That's some mature reasoning... for an elementary schooler.

"Only stupid losers fall off their bike!"

This comes after he fell off a segway..

http://images.usatoday.com/money/_photos/2003/06-18-bush-segway.jpg
http://nelson.monkey.org/~nelson/weblog-files/bushSegway.jpg

John Kerry on the other hand can snowboard and ski. Someting considerably tougher than riding a bike or segway.

Have you rode a segway?

http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2004/US/05/22/bush.fall/vert.bush.ap.jpg

This made me snicker :(

This comes after he fell off a segway..

http://images.usatoday.com/money/_photos/2003/06-18-bush-segway.jpg
http://nelson.monkey.org/~nelson/weblog-files/bushSegway.jpg

John Kerry on the other hand can snowboard and ski. Someting considerably tougher than riding a bike or segway.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Are those pictures for real?

Think about the physics of a Segway, it needs a certain amount of power to stay in working order, when the battery gets to low WHAM! Shouldnt the president's advisors have known that?

Oh...And I don't think he's having that many accidents, I think it's "battered wife" syndrome...

what a spastic--we have a full fledged moron as President

Having experienced several neurological assults to my body over the years and been coded a moron by Reagon's re-enlistment codings on my DD 214 discharge papers after 12 years I take offense ( I requested commisioning). Morons are specifically unqualified for the US military. My spasticity, I have to deal with the rest of my life, but other than pain and accompanied depression, it does not affect my mind.

Wait... you WANT him to be ok?

You don't want the President of the USA to be OK? Think before you answer.

Wait... you WANT him to be ok?

You don't want the President of the USA to be OK? Think before you answer.

Well... You have a vice president who is at death's door.

As long as a president isn't trying to declare himself dictator of the USA, I want him to be okay. I didn't really like Clinton, but I certainly didn't wish him harm.

people fall, no big deal.

Yeah, but I dont know anyone that has fallen off of a bike unless they were intoxicated. Its very easy to ride a bike.

My next door neighbor is too young to even know about intoxicants other than cough syrup which he does'nt like, and my neighbor across the way loves to talk about her spills despite the fact I've tried to get her to drink since the first Gulf War. In her life she only had a toast at her wedding before her divorce. Oh, yes she has communion every week at least. Btw, I've no problem admitting I've fallen, stumbled etc.

I haver fallen off my bike before... :(

Before What?

Wouldn't it be strange if the next time he makes a speech he'd speak perfect english and sound eloquent and educated ?

Wouldn't it be strange if the next time he makes a speech he'd speak perfect english and sound eloquent and educated ?

Who could say they would notice?

Wouldn't it be strange if the next time he makes a speech he'd speak perfect english and sound eloquent and educated ?

Who could say they would notice?

I see your point... :lol:

At least he hit a part of him he doesnt use much.

He COULD have broken his trigger finger.

fell about 16 miles

I read this without the rest of the senetence and almost died laughing.

What is the point of threads like this? Do we need to know everything the president does? What does him falling off a bike have to do with politics? Besides, anybody can fall off a bike. Ever seen the tour de france? I doupt any of you can bike better than any of them and they fall all the time.

I've never seen the Tour De France actually and since I don't know you I'm not going to take your word for it that people fall off all the time. I reckon that only stupid loser would fall of their bike, thus it has everything to do with politics since I don't want a stupid loser to be president of the U.S.

I would point out that Lance Armstrong fell off his bike along with 20 others during the 1st stage of last year's Tour de France. He is the greatest cyclist who ever lived and he falls off. Now shut your ****ing mouth up until you can get facts straight. Is Armstrong a loser because he fell off his bike?

What is the point of threads like this? Do we need to know everything the president does? What does him falling off a bike have to do with politics? Besides, anybody can fall off a bike. Ever seen the tour de france? I doupt any of you can bike better than any of them and they fall all the time.

I've never seen the Tour De France actually and since I don't know you I'm not going to take your word for it that people fall off all the time. I reckon that only stupid loser would fall of their bike, thus it has everything to do with politics since I don't want a stupid loser to be president of the U.S.

I would point out that Lance Armstrong fell off his bike along with 20 others during the 1st stage of last year's Tour de France. He is the greatest cyclist who ever lived and he falls off. Now shut your ****ing mouth up until you can get facts straight. Is Armstrong a loser because he fell off his bike?

While I don't swear at people when I correct them, I do admit that attacking a person for falling off a bike is rather silly. I'm an avid fan of the Tour de France and yeah they fall down often when pressed by others in large crowds.

I did find it kind of ironic that only last Thursday he was giving a speech about Iraq and he mentioned that they were about ready to have the training wheels of democracy taken off.

Forget the fact that he's treating the Iraqis like they're children and insulting them and just bask in the poetic justice. :lol:

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20040523/i/r2450334681.jpg

The newly scarred president of the US. What's with that grin?

Last June in Kennebunkport, the president fell while riding a "Segway Human Transporter." First lady Laura Bush witnessed the spill; a picture of Bush falling forward was published on numerous Web sites. He was not injured.

Segway joke (http://maddox.xmission.com/c.cgi?u=segway_more_complicated_than_it_needs_to_be)
btw, check out this site...

Lol! He's rather clumsy isn't he!

We all know if it had been kerry, he'd say "I don't fall! My Secret Service Agent, sworn to protect my life, tripped me! That SOB tripped me!"

We all know if it had been kerry, he'd say "I don't fall! My Secret Service Agent, sworn to protect my life, tripped me! That SOB tripped me!"

Is that saying that Bush is dumb enough to admit he is clumsy.... :wink: :lol:

We all know if it had been kerry, he'd say "I don't fall! My Secret Service Agent, sworn to protect my life, tripped me! That SOB tripped me!"Ummm--Kerry did have a mishap a couple of months ago--a snowboarding incident, remember? And guess who was making fun of it the whole time? Do I really need to recite the litany of names?

We all know if it had been kerry, he'd say "I don't fall! My Secret Service Agent, sworn to protect my life, tripped me! That SOB tripped me!"Ummm--Kerry did have a mishap a couple of months ago--a snowboarding incident, remember? And guess who was making fun of it the whole time? Do I really need to recite the litany of names?lol the guy cursed out his body guards... what an ass

i am brittish and proud but i think that your president is a thick as as a cow shit! :lol:

i am brittish and proud but i think that your president is a thick as as a cow shit! :lol:

That's a bit flamey!

We all know if it had been kerry, he'd say "I don't fall! My Secret Service Agent, sworn to protect my life, tripped me! That SOB tripped me!"Ummm--Kerry did have a mishap a couple of months ago--a snowboarding incident, remember? And guess who was making fun of it the whole time? Do I really need to recite the litany of names?lol the guy cursed out his body guards... what an assActually, he called the guy who ran into him--not his bodyguard--a son of a bitch. Do you ever even bother to try to get a story straight?

We all know if it had been kerry, he'd say "I don't fall! My Secret Service Agent, sworn to protect my life, tripped me! That SOB tripped me!"Ummm--Kerry did have a mishap a couple of months ago--a snowboarding incident, remember? And guess who was making fun of it the whole time? Do I really need to recite the litany of names?lol the guy cursed out his body guards... what an assActually, he called the guy who ran into him--not his bodyguard--a son of a bitch. Do you ever even bother to try to get a story straight?It was a secret service guy that ran into him... that's what every version of the story i heard said. Did I hear wrong?

Its quite easy if he accidentally hit a rock or pothole that he might fall over.

Maybe he was eating pretzels. :idea:

This comes after he fell off a segway..

http://images.usatoday.com/money/_photos/2003/06-18-bush-segway.jpg
http://nelson.monkey.org/~nelson/weblog-files/bushSegway.jpg

that image sequence is awesome.

LoL I know! It looks like he's thinking

"Ack! falling!"
"Okay just look casual"
"RUN!"

We all know if it had been kerry, he'd say "I don't fall! My Secret Service Agent, sworn to protect my life, tripped me! That SOB tripped me!"Ummm--Kerry did have a mishap a couple of months ago--a snowboarding incident, remember? And guess who was making fun of it the whole time? Do I really need to recite the litany of names?lol the guy cursed out his body guards... what an assActually, he called the guy who ran into him--not his bodyguard--a son of a bitch. Do you ever even bother to try to get a story straight?It was a secret service guy that ran into him... that's what every version of the story i heard said. Did I hear wrong?The first story I looked at read that it was another skier, not a Secret Service agent. I haven't been able to find anything resembling reputable on a second check, including the story I looked at. Sorry I flew off the handle.

I can not stand Bush.
He is a very arrogant man. :roll:


Yeah maybe he was eating on a pretzel when he was riding his bike. :lol:

I can not stand Bush.
He is a very arrogant man. :roll:


Yeah maybe he was eating on a pretzel when he was riding his bike. :lol:

Another +1 respect point for Angelicpeople.

She's in my region.

This comes after he fell off a segway..

http://images.usatoday.com/money/_photos/2003/06-18-bush-segway.jpg
http://nelson.monkey.org/~nelson/weblog-files/bushSegway.jpg

John Kerry on the other hand can snowboard and ski. Someting considerably tougher than riding a bike or segway.

Have you rode a segway?

No, I'm not a republican. I cant afford one.

This comes after he fell off a segway..

http://images.usatoday.com/money/_photos/2003/06-18-bush-segway.jpg
http://nelson.monkey.org/~nelson/weblog-files/bushSegway.jpg

John Kerry on the other hand can snowboard and ski. Someting considerably tougher than riding a bike or segway.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Are those pictures for real?

yes :D

What is the point of threads like this? Do we need to know everything the president does? What does him falling off a bike have to do with politics? Besides, anybody can fall off a bike. Ever seen the tour de france? I doupt any of you can bike better than any of them and they fall all the time.

I've never seen the Tour De France actually and since I don't know you I'm not going to take your word for it that people fall off all the time. I reckon that only stupid loser would fall of their bike, thus it has everything to do with politics since I don't want a stupid loser to be president of the U.S.

I would point out that Lance Armstrong fell off his bike along with 20 others during the 1st stage of last year's Tour de France. He is the greatest cyclist who ever lived and he falls off. Now shut your ****ing mouth up until you can get facts straight. Is Armstrong a loser because he fell off his bike?

Wow, a conservative is defending france. When someone falls off a bike riding with other people all around them, its understandable. When someone is riding alone its not.

What is the point of threads like this? Do we need to know everything the president does? What does him falling off a bike have to do with politics? Besides, anybody can fall off a bike. Ever seen the tour de france? I doupt any of you can bike better than any of them and they fall all the time.

I've never seen the Tour De France actually and since I don't know you I'm not going to take your word for it that people fall off all the time. I reckon that only stupid loser would fall of their bike, thus it has everything to do with politics since I don't want a stupid loser to be president of the U.S.

I would point out that Lance Armstrong fell off his bike along with 20 others during the 1st stage of last year's Tour de France. He is the greatest cyclist who ever lived and he falls off. Now shut your ****ing mouth up until you can get facts straight. Is Armstrong a loser because he fell off his bike?

Lol - well I've never met Lance Armstrong so in all fairness I don't feel well positioned to form opinions about him. He might well be a loser for all I know. The straightening process which you seem quite keen to emphasise the necessity of is also rather difficult since the total absence of anything that might be considered a 'fact' from the post in question would make this adjustment rather tricky.

Lance Armstrong is one of the greatest cyclist ever, but certainly not number one. One thing that makes him a great man is that he beat cancer and grew to become a great athlete.
People fall in the TDF, but if you get to see some of it on tv next july, you'll know why. Besides, they ride 4000km in 3 weeks, I don't think most of you here have done that in your whole life.

Lance Armstrong is one of the greatest cyclist ever, but certainly not number one. One thing that makes him a great man is that he beat cancer and grew to become a great athlete.
People fall in the TDF, but if you get to see some of it on tv next july, you'll know why. Besides, they ride 4000km in 3 weeks, I don't think most of you here have done that in your whole life.
Bush was on the 16th mile of a 17 mile ride (who can honestly ride that much and not be tired). When armstrong fell he was not at 20 miles total (it was on the 1st day)

Bush was on the 16th mile of a 17 mile ride (who can honestly ride that much and not be tired). When armstrong fell he was not at 20 miles total (it was on the 1st day)

He was riding a bike in texas, which is similar to riding a bike in florida. The land is as flat as a motherboard. I could ride for 50 miles in texas and not get tired. Before my dad's (who is 48 ) schuedle started getting busy and he had free tim he rode his bike to work every day, but this was in the hills of massachusetts, significantly tougher than riding a bike in texas. When armstrong fell it was a chain reaction becuase in those races everyone is packed together.

A little update on this story--from my blog entry (http://incertus.blogspot.com) earlier today.

I'm talking, of course, of the reason President Bush took a tumble on his mountain bike in Crawford last week. Now anyone who's been on a bicycle knows that sometimes, shit just happens and you go tumbling ass over appetite with a little road rash to show for it. Your friends give you shit for a while and laugh at you, and as long as there's no broken bones, everything is cool.

So this happened to Bush. What's the response? According to White House spokesman Trent Duffy, "It's been raining a lot and the topsoil is loose. You know this president. He likes to go all-out. Suffice it to say he wasn't whistling show tunes." That's our badass president, I guess.

But Kos did some checking (http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/5/23/201822/996) on the precipitation levels in Crawford Texas for the last couple of weeks, and guess what? It had rained heavily on the 13th--9 days before President Bush's bike trip. It rained lightly on the 14th, and not since then.

So another lie, and one of no consequence. But why? Has this administration just gotten so unable to tell the truth that it has literally turned into Big Brother? Should we just immediately assume that for these guys, up is indeed down? (We've already done the war is peace one.)

I know. I strayed away from the topic of this thread a bit in my blog entry, but I was making a different point there. But still--why lie about something so inconsequential as falling off a mountain bike while riding through the woods? It happens. He got bruised up. No big deal.

And yet his handlers have to turn him into some sort of badass and blame it on some non-existent rain. Where's the shake your head in disbelief smiley when you need one?

people fall, no big deal.

Yeah, but I dont know anyone that has fallen off of a bike unless they were intoxicated. Its very easy to ride a bike.

i'm not defending bush but i did read an article that said he was on his ranch so im guessing it was rough terrain.

i wish he'd gotten hurt :)
yall can say whatever you want about that ^^^^ i dont care =-o

Well at least he's okay.

I doubt there is any doc in this part of the universe who can ever make him "okay" :(

Kinda worrying, isn't it? The president of the most powerful place on earth and he can't even handle a bike... :lol:

Wow, he just can't stay on top of anything, can he?
At least Clinton could stay atop an intern...

Don't worry, America, only a few more months with a monkey as president, and then you'll have this
http://www.thepoorman.net/images/john_kerry.jpg
Because he looks sooo much smarter. :roll:
I pity the American government.

Kerry had a bike crash too. They are both equally un-coordinated.

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/president/kerry/articles/2004/05/02/kerry_uninjured_in_fall_from_bicycle?mode=PF

Why is Bush giving the Hitler salute?

So, what we have here is a man who can't eat (nearly died eating a pretzel), sit (fell of a sofa), or ride a bike without endangering his very own life... :lol:

Why is Bush giving the Hitler salute?

To honour his role model?

So, what we have here is a man who can't eat (nearly died eating a pretzel), sit (fell of a sofa), or ride a bike without endangering his very own life... :lol:
I voted for John Kerry, before I voted against him

What is the point of threads like this? Do we need to know everything the president does? What does him falling off a bike have to do with politics? Besides, anybody can fall off a bike. Ever seen the tour de france? I doupt any of you can bike better than any of them and they fall all the time.

I've never seen the Tour De France actually and since I don't know you I'm not going to take your word for it that people fall off all the time. I reckon that only stupid loser would fall of their bike, thus it has everything to do with politics since I don't want a stupid loser to be president of the U.S.

I would point out that Lance Armstrong fell off his bike along with 20 others during the 1st stage of last year's Tour de France. He is the greatest cyclist who ever lived and he falls off. Now shut your ****ing mouth up until you can get facts straight. Is Armstrong a loser because he fell off his bike? Guys in the grand tours fall because 189 riders are jockeying for position at speeds you could only dream of achieving on a bike. Lance isn't a loser, he's just not gonna be thought of as one of the true cycling greats until he rides the Giro dÍtalia along with the TDF. He could even score some points by riding the Vuelta de Espana after the Tour. Or weren't you aware that there were three European grand tours?

Real cyclist's fall all the time, we wear our scars as badges of honor. There is no shame in going down if your going all-out. Dubya isn't one of us though. He's just some wannabe who slipped in the mud.

Whoopty-phucking-do.
He's okay: this is a non-story.

Bush can't afford very many head wounds...

That, and he fell off a Segway, which is self-balancing!

As someone mentioned before, Kerry snowboards, and skis, and does hockey. Bush, as someone else mentioned before, can't eat without almost dying.

Bush can't afford very many head wounds...

That, and he fell off a Segway, which is self-balancing!

As someone mentioned before, Kerry snowboards, and skis, and does hockey. Bush, as someone else mentioned before, can't eat without almost dying.

and?

So, what we have here is a man who can't eat (nearly died eating a pretzel), sit (fell of a sofa), or ride a bike without endangering his very own life... :lol:

surely that is representative of the population as a whole?

:?:

maybe not

I haver fallen off my bike before... :(
me too...3 times..i was 8 years old...

have you ever peed in bed? :twisted:

Bush can't afford very many head wounds...

That, and he fell off a Segway, which is self-balancing!

As someone mentioned before, Kerry snowboards, and skis, and does hockey. Bush, as someone else mentioned before, can't eat without almost dying.

Kerry fell off his bike 3 weeks before this happened

What's your point anyways?