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Bush To Jog With Soldier Who Lost Both Legs In IraqUpdated at 3:23 PM
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Bush To Jog With Soldier Who Lost Both Legs In Iraq


WHITE HOUSE -- President George W. Bush is set to go jogging Tuesday with a soldier who lost both legs to a roadside bomb in Iraq.

Weather permitting, the president will take a spin on the White House track with Army Staff Sgt. Christian Bagge. The 23-year-old Eugene, Ore., native was riding in a convoy near Kirkuk a year ago when a blast tore apart his Humvee.

Bush met Bagge during a New Year's Day visit to Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas -- and when Bagge asked about a White House run, Bush agreed.

In 2004, Bush jogged with a soldier who lost a leg to a landmine in Afghanistan and met the president at Washington's Walter Reed Army Hospital.

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  Bush To Jog With Soldier Who Lost Both Legs In Iraq sabra  Jun-27-06 08:22 AM   #0 
   The man who's responsible for getting Bagge's legs blown off  babylonsister   Jun-27-06 08:25 AM   #1 
   showing off his handywork?  dave29   Jun-27-06 08:26 AM   #2 
   Dave, you and I had the same thought accompanied by the same  BleedingHeartPatriot   Jun-27-06 08:27 AM   #5 
   Stuart, from MAD TV. "Look what I can do!!!"  Thor_MN   Jun-27-06 09:25 PM   #40 
   Maybe the headline should read . . .  enid602   Jun-27-06 08:26 AM   #3 
   gwb, so proud of his accomplishments. Loves to show off his handiwork.  BleedingHeartPatriot   Jun-27-06 08:27 AM   #4 
   Do you think Chimpy will trip him or just laugh at him?  PerceptionManagement   Jun-27-06 08:28 AM   #6 
   You know W is making private jokes about it, as with Karla Faye Tucker  Divernan   Jun-27-06 08:40 AM   #9 
   The soldier better let Bush win, or there will be hell to pay.  tanyev   Jun-27-06 09:14 AM   #19 
   Wanna bet he tries to outrun the guy?  Totally Committed   Jun-27-06 08:28 AM   #7 
   The vet is only 23; and PT is pretty painful. This gave him a goal.  Divernan   Jun-27-06 08:42 AM   #10 
   That was my first thought exactly.  ginbarn   Jun-27-06 09:17 AM   #20 
   * Will Take Advantage Of An Edge Any Way He Can.....  global1   Jun-27-06 08:35 AM   #8 
   Is this supposed to be a Bush "connecting with the soldiers" story?  Solly Mack   Jun-27-06 08:44 AM   #11 
   Bush still hasn't been to a single soldier's funeral. (nt)  w4rma   Jun-27-06 08:44 AM   #12 
   And the White House will use this as a photo op to boost morale  IndianaGreen   Jun-27-06 08:48 AM   #13 
   the photo-op of the compassionate Neo-Conservative  Supersedeas   Jun-27-06 12:21 PM   #28 
   -- and when Bagge asked about a White House run, Bush agreed.  Wise Doubter   Jun-27-06 08:51 AM   #14 
   I guess the President sent that guy back, eh?  sofa king   Jun-28-06 04:07 PM   #69 
   OMG - tell me this isn't so!  leftyladyfrommo   Jun-27-06 08:53 AM   #15 
   One more way for Bush to tell everyone  DoYouEverWonder   Jun-27-06 08:56 AM   #16 
   Pray for justice....  Tyler Durden   Jun-27-06 09:09 AM   #17 
   another shameless photo op for the chickehawk chimp  leftchick   Jun-27-06 09:12 AM   #18 
   NBC too. Surprise, surprise. nt  raccoon   Jun-28-06 09:27 AM   #54 
   there won't be ANY cameras right? this is a PRIVATE moment right?  matcom   Jun-27-06 09:18 AM   #21 
   did someone alert Ann Coulter?  cybildisobedience   Jun-27-06 09:26 AM   #22 
   Ah, but this is different...  AngryOldDem   Jun-27-06 07:36 PM   #37 
   There's plenty wrong with this on both sides.  LibDemAlways   Jun-27-06 10:53 AM   #23 
   MSM said he was a Christian and a supporter of Bush nt  goclark   Jun-27-06 11:07 AM   #24 
      So he gave up his legs for Christ and since the Second Coming  IndianaGreen   Jun-27-06 11:10 AM   #25 
      The MSM can try to rationalize all they want.  LibDemAlways   Jun-27-06 11:29 AM   #27 
   wait, didn't he do this already? I could swear he's had a photo-op with  chimpsrsmarter   Jun-27-06 11:11 AM   #26 
   Of course Idiot Boy will do something to purposely embarrasss.............  Minnesota Libra   Jun-27-06 12:26 PM   #29 
   That poor young man. 15 minutes of fame for 2 legs. Bad tradeoff.  uppityperson   Jun-27-06 01:50 PM   #30 
   What is president Prick's next feel good photo op?  NI4NI   Jun-27-06 02:41 PM   #31 
   I could see bush getting some secret kick  superconnected   Jun-27-06 03:00 PM   #32 
   so will bush have a wheel up his ass to "jog" with this man?  NVMojo   Jun-27-06 03:30 PM   #33 
   Nothing is sacred to those SOBs  Penndems   Jun-27-06 03:38 PM   #34 
   He doesn't hold it against me, why should you?  teryang   Jun-27-06 07:17 PM   #35 
   If the soldier wants to be photographed with Bush....  AngryOldDem   Jun-27-06 07:24 PM   #36 
   Adorable photo op. Is it an election year?  ryanmuegge   Jun-27-06 08:06 PM   #38 
   Reminds me of * refusing to drop a salute with a shoulder wounded vet.  Thor_MN   Jun-27-06 09:22 PM   #39 
   Candidate for this month's "You Call This NEWS?" award  rocknation   Jun-27-06 09:28 PM   #41 
   Bush is shameless  Mz Pip   Jun-27-06 09:34 PM   #42 
   And then he'll play gin rummy with the guy with no arms and then go  zonkers   Jun-27-06 09:46 PM   #43 
   George W. Bush, have you no shame?  MODemocrat   Jun-27-06 10:04 PM   #44 
   just curious -- what should chimpy have done when the kid asked?  onenote   Jun-27-06 11:00 PM   #48 
      The chimp should have said, "Yes,  LibDemAlways   Jun-28-06 01:50 AM   #50 
   So thats the price you have to pay to get the president's attention?  Endangered Specie   Jun-27-06 10:09 PM   #45 
   he probably tripped him and called him "legs" or something  greenbriar   Jun-27-06 10:41 PM   #46 
   Is he gonna call him "Stumpy"?  mitchum   Jun-27-06 10:56 PM   #47 
   sick and disgusting - bush using tragedy for a photo-op  samsingh   Jun-28-06 01:36 AM   #49 
   and at the end, bush jumped up and down, yelling 'I WIN!!!'  HuffleClaw   Jun-28-06 02:02 AM   #51 
   As A Disabled Person - I Hate These Stories  otohara   Jun-28-06 02:04 AM   #52 
   I found it particularly upsetting that during the interview after the run,  Vinca   Jun-28-06 08:03 AM   #53 
   Time to bury the "Rove is a Marketing Genius" myth.  bunkerbuster1   Jun-28-06 09:36 AM   #56 
   Is it possible the soldier was compensated for being used this way?  raccoon   Jun-28-06 09:31 AM   #55 
   For his sake, I can only hope.  bunkerbuster1   Jun-28-06 09:37 AM   #57 
   Could have said, "NO"!  peaches2003   Jun-28-06 10:14 AM   #58 
   why do you say the soldier didn't initiate it?  onenote   Jun-28-06 10:25 AM   #59 
      My presumption was wrong  peaches2003   Jun-28-06 02:17 PM   #64 
         no problem  onenote   Jun-28-06 02:48 PM   #66 
   One of the most disgusting, shameless displays I have ever seen.  Beausoir   Jun-28-06 10:46 AM   #60 
   I saw this "Video Op" on TV & it made me physically ill! -eom  Justitia   Jun-28-06 11:04 AM   #61 
   Was the soldier wearing "shades" like that press corps journalist?  lpbk2713   Jun-28-06 11:12 AM   #62 
   This was the Soldier's request - I'm not going to second-guess  Biernuts   Jun-28-06 11:13 AM   #63 
   Then he'll waive at Stevie Wonder and make fun of another  bamacrat   Jun-28-06 02:25 PM   #65 
   If it honestly  RangerSmith   Jun-28-06 03:08 PM   #67 
   My sentiments also n/t  Psephos   Jun-28-06 03:20 PM   #68 
   What nickname will Bush give him?  zara   Jun-28-06 04:40 PM   #70 
 

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