This BBC article about Bush's bike wreck cracks me up

[Melodybe]

enjoy:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4658327.stm

The last line is priceless.

[Wetzelbill]

1. I'll check it out

[pnorman]

2. thanks for calling it to my attention; I missed it on the first bounce.

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This is not the president's first accident.

In May 2004, he was badly grazed after falling off his mountain bike during a ride at his Texas ranch and, in June 2003, he fell off his hi-tech Segway scooter.

In January 2002, he grazed his cheek after choking on a pretzel and fainting.

pnorman

[Melodybe]

5. I LOL everytime I read the last bit, good he is so ridiculous!

The world is so laughing at us.

[TWiley]

3. At the height of the "freedom fry" controversy,

I bought a box of pretzels on-line from a French outfit that was intending to deliver several semi-loads of the delicious and salty snacks to the shrub shortly after his gagging incident.

[julianer]

4. It's hard work

riding a bike.

[Newkophile]

9. Great line, now check this out

Bush Bike Riding Game:

http://www.thespeciousreport.com/2004/04040529bushbiker...

[wakeme2008]

6. Sad part is you have to go to Aljazeera.Net for a picture & great title :)

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/E2E77222-258F-4C...


Bush falls off bike again

..cut...

Bicycle damaged


The president, who had been riding with a Secret Service agent, was fine, McClellan said. But the bicycle suffered some damage and Bush had to return to the hotel in a car, which had been trailing them.

..more at link...

[uppityperson]

14. This looks like an old picture. Are they recyling pictures or look same?

I saw a pict a while back, I think after one of his other bike accidents, that looked like this one. Do they have a stock "Mr.bush is a klutz" photo or is this a new one?

[Melodybe]

7. here's another one from skynews

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13382008,00...

"In 2002, Mr Bush fainted and fell off his sofa in the White House when he choked on a pretzel while watching American football."


HA HA HA HA AH

[uppityperson]

15. I like this quote from this article

In June 2003, he fell off his hi-tech Segway scooter as he stepped onto it at his family estate in Kennebunkport, Maine. But he managed to leap to safety, landing on his feet

[radfringe]

8. it's a metaphor

he runs the country the same way he rides a bike

[Bark Bark Bark]

10. Good Lord, they went with the "rain excuse" again

I don't know about you--but I can ride a two-wheeler in a light drizzle.

[ClintonTyree]

12. You'd think....

the giggling murder monkey would LEARN that water on a road makes it more slippery. But, since he never makes mistakes it MUST be something or someone else's fault. I shouldn't demean monkeys like that. REAL chimps have the ability to learn from their mistakes. OUR monkey "never makes them". Yeah, right!

[DemonFighterLives]

11. All the security in the world can not save him from himself

Humpty Dubby had a great fall. All the king's horses and all the king's men could not put humpy dubby together again.

Please Mr President, for the sake of all humanity, Give It Up!
This fella needs a permanent roll cage for an exoskeleton.

[mcscajun]

13. Why doesn't he just give it up and go jogging?

Oh, yeah. I forgot. He's got to look 'more macho' than Clinton did.

Sorry, Chimpy. You're failing on all counts.

[Justpat]

16. The best part was the three links to the right of the story

1. BUsh bruised after bicycle bang
23 May 04

2. Bush fails Segway test
14 June 03

3. Bush makes light of pretzel scare
14 January 02

[Coexist]

17. kick!

[catmandu57]

18. He was ringing his bell at the time

and the handlebar streamers distracted him.