Bush tells Lance Armstrong, "You're awesome"

[Cocoa]

Not Jenna, not Barbara, it was George W. that said it.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/othersports/apother_story...

CRAWFORD, Texas -- President Bush called Lance Armstrong on Sunday to congratulate him on a sixth straight Tour de France title.

"You're awesome," Bush told Armstrong.

Bush "congratulated him on behalf of the nation, and told him his country was proud of him and that he was an outstanding athlete," White House spokeswoman Claire Buchan said.

Bush spent the morning clearing brush at his ranch but came into his house about the time his fellow Texan crossed the finish line, Buchan said. The president watched TV coverage after the race's finish.

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[Eurobabe]

1. * projecting how he will feel after winning

presidency for 6th time. <sarcasm on>

[UpInArms]

2. and his daughters think you are AMAZING!

watch out world - soon he will politicize Lance Armstrong!

[Minstrel Boy]

3. "What's yer secret, fella?

How do ya keep from falling off them things?"

[SoCalDem]

4. Not Fab-yoo-lous ???

He's a piece of work

[Champion Jack]

5. Did he tell Lance that he's got a real purdy face?

[AlFrankenFan]

6. I'm never using the word "awesome" again n/t

[Ellen Forradalom]

7. The only truthful thing * has ever said

Lance is awesome.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

14. The only truthful thing * has ever said

The only truthful thing * has ever said.....

Wouldn't it be great if Lance could return the compliment? I mean.... wouldn't it be great?

[gatorboy]

8. He is awesome! And I'll be pissed

if Bushy boy tries to use Lance for his election. Lance busted his ass for all those wins. Hard work Bush Boy is not accustom to. He earned all of his wins. Bush never earned a damn thing.

[Dogmudgeon]

9. Check out Lance's girlfriend

Her name is Sheryl Crow.

As in, "Oh my god after waiting tables and singing back-up for Cher and the Bangles for fifteen years I'm finally a rock star! Sheryl Crow.

She's not a friend of Team Bush. Not at all.

Chances are quite good that Lance had to hold his tongue during the pResidential Phone Call.

--bkl

[Cha]

10. I know..very interesting because I had read

that Lance was a bush supporter and then all of a sudden he has Sheryl Crow for a girlfriend and we know she is no friend of bush or his fucking policies.

[kisses]

12. huh?

Exactly which policy are talking about? Please be specific.

[Catch22Dem]

13. Sheryl Crow

Was staunchly anti-war. Drove the freepers nuts!

Welcome to DU, by the way!

[Cha]

15. Yes, Sheryl was and is very anti invasion

of Iraq...She was especially pissed that he lied about WMD. And she doesn't like the shit the bushco pulls on the environment with his Orwellian Clean Air Initiatives!

[newyawker99]

22. Hi kisses!!

Welcome to DU!!

[catzies]

24. Ok, how about starting an illegal immoral war for starters?

edited to remove sarcasm and replace with a halfhearted "Welcome to DU."

[0007]

18. I thought Lance owed his success to his wife?

According to his book.

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[DemoTex]

11. Methinks Bu$h still doesn't get Lance's vote.

Lance, whose girlfriend Sheryl Crow is my brother's beach neighbor at Grayton Beach, Florida, is, self admitted, left-of-center politically. Sheryl Crow is a lefty. I don't know what politics Armstrong's teammate, George Hincappe (my upstairs neighbor at my downtown Greenville, SC, condo) follows, but as artistic as Hincappe seems, I would be surprised that he is a Bu$h backer. Funny connections, there. We are finding more and more Democrats, good Democrats, in the building (only 18 units) every day.

[Cha]

16. Yeah, I was real happy when I read Sheryl Crow was Lance's

girlfriend because in my mind ..I already had her converting him!

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[stepnw1f]

17. That's Funny

He believes Armstrong is Awesome. How cute...

[dflprincess]

19. Probably just amazed that anyone can ride a bike that

long and that fast and not fall off.

[freeminder]

23. said * : "Hey Lancie-boy, one last thing,

think you coulda get them frenchies to call it the Freedom Tour now?"

Rumor also has it Lance refused to teach Bush* staying upright.

[dolstein]

25. Hey, wait -- I thought Tony Blair was AWESOME!!

NT

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

26. Rove is already planting Bush-Armstrong comparisons on Fox News

Go to this thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

And check my post, #50. They had to get this into the media during DNC week. The "fall" from the bike was no accident. The Fox story consists of two lines about the fall and full page about what a man George Bush is, comparable to...yes, you guessed it...Lance Armstrong.

[warrior1]

27. and promptly

falls off his trike.

[Dulcinea]

28. Lance never fell off his bike!

mw

[Lisa]

29. I don't see Lance Armstrong whining and blaming other people ...

... when things don't go as planned. Or trashing whichever country he happens to be visiting. Or bullying his competitors. In fact, he has even been known to thank fans in French. (Bush would just blurt out random Spanish, or as he says, "Mexican", phrases.)


Lance Armstrong is more of a statesman than Bush is!

[Hobarticus]

30. 'You can stay on your bike...how do you do it, Lance?"

[skypilot]

31. Probably hoping that...

...some of Armstrong's awesomeness will rub off on him. Fat chance.

[dubyaD40web]

32. Attention Fellow DU'er:

I will lead the charge in purchasing this book for our leader:




LINK: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764551493/dubya...

[Th1onein]

33. Is clearing brush all this idiot knows how to do?

Oh, that's right, I forgot: he knows how to dig in the soil for bugs.

Maybe he can get a job as a bug-digger when his ass is booted out of office November 2.

[oasis]

34. Armstrong to Bush-"Shove it Chimpy".