* takes a "fall" !

[undergroundrailroad]

President Bush not interested in gadgets, aides say

Associated Press


POSTED AT 9:50 AM EDT Friday, Aug. 22, 2003



WASHINGTON — No pager or PDA hangs off his belt and there's no cellphone in his suit pocket.

President Bush, like many world leaders and business titans, relies on aides to carry the high-tech gizmos that are a staple of modern life. That's just fine by Mr. Bush, described as intrigued by what technology can do but not necessarily with the gadgets themselves.

Through his staff, he has access to the most advanced technologies. The president, for example, doesn't experiment with digital cameras, but a professional White House photographer is always nearby. He doesn't need to deal with on-line banking or shopping because his personal aide handles that for him.

[charlie]

1. Bet he loves Quake deathmatches, though n/t

[oneighty]

2. News flash!

Mr. President Bush* does not have a lick of common sense,

does not have the sense God gave a bessie bug.

Nothing close to mechanical ability I bet.

How on earth did he ever manage to fly

a jet airplane? Maybe anybody can?

180

[htuttle]

3. Reminds me of how amazed his dad was..

...when he saw a grocery store scanner while he was out campaigning.

:eyes:

Perhaps they both should enter the Upper Class Twit of the Year competition:

[charlie]

5. Bush flies a Cessna in 1976...

...At the airport he watched Bush stare at the controls, at the panel, and he realized that Bush-though not admitting it - had no idea how to fly the thing properly. After finally figuring out how to launch the plane, Bush pushed the Cessna hard down the runway. Evans screamed, "Give it some gas!" The Cessna's warning system was blinking and crackling. Bush tried to lift his craft fast, almost as if he were piloting a jet back in the Texas Air National Guard. The plane wobbled into the air, and the unsubtle maneuvering threatened to shove it into a stall. Now the rented plane was rattling in the sky over Midland

The endless petrochemical complexes, all the aluminum and steel and smoke stacks that pockmark the Permian Basin, were spiking up just below the aircraft. Bush nervously turned to Evans, put his hand on his knee and blurted in his self-mocking West Texas way, "Okay, Evvie, I’ve got it under control."

After more seemingly endless moments, he somehow got control of the plane again. He aimed the aircraft down, and the landing was as shaky and brutal as the takeoff. The plane careened off the runway and onto the desert. Evans sighed in relief. Then an unbelieving Evans braced himself as Bush suddenly and unexpectedly spun the plane and bounced back along the runway. Evans stared at Bush. He could see the fear and panic flooding his face. Bush pressed on. Evans had no idea why Bush wanted to go again. The plane wobbled uncertainly back into the West Texas skies, and Bush turned to Evans. "Hey," said Bush airily, as if he had just had an original, amusing idea, "let's fly around Midland."

The men began cracking up. Bush brought the Cessna back to the airport. It was the last time he flew a plane.

http://www.seanet.com/~johnco/bush102.htm

[ClintonTyree]

4. I read somewhere................

that after he "stole" the election, he was taking his first ride in the Presidential Limo and wanted to make some calls. He couldn't figure out how to use the telephone in the Limo, so one of his aides had to dial the numbers for him. This man is dumber than a basket full of rocks.