Bush booed at 2008 Nationals home opener

[deminks]

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[ColbertWatcher]

1. Brilliant! n/t

[humbled_opinion]

61. Now we are being told...

That baseball is a sport and since he was wearing the Nationals Jacket when he entered the field it was the Atlanta crowd that booed and the Nationals crown that cheered and it really had nothing to do with politics.

Spin, Spin, Spin....

[TexasBushwhacker]

69. Uh, the game was at the new Nationals stadium ....

and this had to hurt, considering that the job he really wanted was baseball commissioner, not president.

[ColbertWatcher]

75. So, what does that mean?

The GOP is going to march on Atlanta?

That might not work so well come November.

[Botany]

2. He is pissed @ :54 to 1:00

man he looks mad :rofl:

He got that over PDQ .... get over it bush you are hated

BTW isn't there some problems in Iraq or something?

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

3. LOL! He looks pissed. Ahhhhhh...poor Shrub...

Loser!!

[stevedeshazer]

Woop! There it is...

Run time: 01:32 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHUAsTrl4JI   Posted on YouTube: March 31, 2008 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: March 31, 2008 By DU Member: stevedeshazer Views on DU: 5921

 
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[BobTheSubgenius]

73. oops

Meant this to be a reply to OP.

[Bumblebee]

4. and the commentators just go on about how brilliant his throw was... typical

[n2doc]

8. plus the obligatory 9/11 mention

shameless :puke:

[Bumblebee]

11. I hope lots of people write and complain!! This was outrageous, totally North

Korean or former Soviet style.

[jwirr]

33. Who was the idiot commentator?

[Ned_Devine]

55. Jon Miller...what an asskisser

[Number9Dream]

58. And Joe Morgan n/t

[Pharaoh]

5. They can't isolate him from reality......

all the time :rofl:

[stimbox]

6. That's awesome!

Did I hear someone yell, "YOU SUCK!!!"

[ElsewheresDaughter]

7. The drunken retard has no idea how much America hates him.War Criminal!

[harun]

46. The sycophants around him don't let him know, they just boost up

his ego. I am sure he thinks everything is just great, probably thinks he is the most popular president of all time.

[AllyCat]

54. Frankly, I don't think he cares. Actually, I'm beginning to think he wants us to hate him

unlike Nixon who wanted to be liked, this one thrives on hate. He's that evil.

[stellanoir]

9. lousy throw too

wayyy out of the box

[Buzz Clik]

18. LOL!

Did you see the video of Steinbrenner's wife tossing out the first pitch in the renamed Legends Field (now Steinbrenner Field)? The pitch didn't make it past the pitcher's mound in the air. God it was sad.

[Bjorn Against]

34. But according to the announcer no pResident has been as good as throwing out the first pitch as him

It is hard work to throw the ball as high as he did so don't misunderestimate him, anyone who can throw the ball so well after snorting as much coke as he did should never be misunderestimated.

[rosesaylavee]

37. I love baseball.

Ahhhh. Fresh and American. Our country is coming back isn't it?

[Buzz Clik]

10. I'll give him this -- he can bring it for an old bastard.

[Botany]

15. But it also shows he practiced ......

..... i remember after 9/11 when he threw out the first pitch in
Yankee Stadium .... freaking nice change up .... and they I thought
that asshole practiced that pitch for hours .... and all the post 9/11
sympathy and good will I had for him started to go away.


BTW Isn't there a problem in Iraq right now?

[Buzz Clik]

19. Problem in Iraq? Hell yes! They have no pitching, lousy infielders, and no power.

(you were talking baseball, right?)

[Botany]

22. Well they do have Chalibi as a closer.

:rofl:

[Buzz Clik]

23. He's got nuthin but junk, and he isn't fooling anybody.

[Botany]

25. Come on they have Maliki as their G.M.

and Sadr in the Outfield.

You know they could beat the Kansas City Royals don't you?

[Buzz Clik]

31. Maliki's got nothing. Sadr is a different story.

That dude can change the game with a single stroke. Nothing gets buy him in the outfield or at the plate.

But, he's a free agent -- who knows who he'll be playing for next week.

[Botany]

32. Sadr is playing for the Shi Nationals

He just took all 3 Games from Iraqi Islamic Revoultionary Party
loyal to Maliki and they are backed by us and Iran.

Meanwhile we are paying the Sunnis not to shoot us and they are
backed by the House of Saud.

And in the Northern Leagues it looks like the Kurds and the Turks
have split a pair.

[MuseRider]

45. "You know they could beat the Kansas City Royals don't you?"

THAT is not much of a recommend. Everybody can beat the Royals! :)

[Taxmyth]

12. body languages

Somewhere, someone told me that when you're shaking someones hand if they use their other hand to touch you in some way, pat on the back etc, that this shows the person doing the touching has a higher opinion of themself as compared to the other person in the handshake. The way the Nats players and management were grabbing *'s body when shaking hands with him, I found really amusing.

[Bumblebee]

13. NPR just played it -- calling it a "mixed" reception. "Mixed" my ass

[Mist]

16. Well, if "mixed" means 95% negative, w/a handful of cheers. *'s handlers aren't

working as hard in these last few months to keep him in the protective cocoon he's been in most of his life. He's FINALLY aware that he's not all that to most Americans.

[Bumblebee]

21. fucking MSNBC did the same -- as though it was like 50/50

WASHINGTON - To a mix of cheers and jeers, President Bush opened baseball’s newest stadium Sunday night with a ceremonial first pitch.



I guess we have to be grateful that, unlike the ESPN bastards, they at least acknowledged that there were "jeers":evilgrin:

[NYC Liberal]

39. "Mixed" -- as in loud booing with applause piped in to drown it out

Then of course!

Check out CNN's convenient EDITED of the clip: http://cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2008/03/30/vo.bush.baseball.opener.cnn

[L. Coyote]

14. Wahoo, wahoo (Lakota for "shrub"), Walking Eagle gets his due!

At a recent gathering of Native Ame4rican elders, Bush was given an honorary title, "Walking Eagle."

I asked an elder, "Why 'Walking Eagle'?"

"That's what we call a bird too full of shit to fly," he replied.

[Mist]

17. That's priceless! A "walking eagle" would be a bit of a freak of nature--how appropriate. nt

[Bumblebee]

20. It IS priceless

[ooglymoogly]

63. Now those are priceless words of whisdom

to be treasured and held close to your heart and to broadcast to the world.

[DUlover2909]

24. Wow, what grace! I'm voting for four more years!

Cuz I wanna see McCain try to throw a baseball.

Bush is like, "See? See I can do something right sometimes!"

[Olney Blue]

26. A video is worth a thousand words. Or should I say, boos.

[mcollier]

29. That about sums up

the Bush presidency, way over the top.... Outside his sheltered bubble the crowd acknowledges direct and full disapproval.

The ReTardLicans party is over... I mean over...

[Maureen1322]

27. Let him start getting use to it now.

I hope this man is reminded every day for the rest of his life of the crap he has brought down on this country.

[L. Coyote]

28. He couldn't get outta there fast enough. The whole world gets to see this too!!!

[theredpen]

30. This is the real reason that we can't have Hillary Clinton be President

There's no crying in baseball.

:hide:

[acmavm]

42. What in the world is wrong with you? This ISN'T about Hillary, it's not about

Obama. Why can't people like you focus? Pay attention? Stick with the program? Do you need a cheat sheet so that you can keep up?

[theredpen]

52. Here's what's wrong with me:

I have a sense of humor and I was making a joke. Maybe you should take a personal day.

[acmavm]

53. You're not funny.

[theredpen]

60. Perhaps, but I *am* delightfully saucy

[acmavm]

64. Somebody lied to you. You really need to tell 'em to knock it off.

[Pappy]

66. I thought it was funny.

[Why Syzygy]

35. He can look forward to hearing that reaction for the rest of his life. Boooo

[NMLobo]

36. Oh Yeah!

That was a beautiful pitch. Right about head level. Dude throws a great bean ball.:eyes:

[L. Coyote]

38. Is this the HOTTEST YouTube in History, or What?

Many do not realize you have to go to YouTube to rate their videos:

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[Seabiscuit]

40. Hahaha .. what did he expect? Flowers and Candy?

[Guava Jelly]

41. Awww...:o( did hims get a lil boo.

:rofl: WTF Did he expect to get?

[rpannier]

43. God! Even the hack announcing the game finds a way to slipin a 911 meme

Does the white house write their scripts as well???

[MuseRider]

44. Boooosh! Boooosh!

C'mon people get with the program. The little people were screaming their support and admiration for Dear Leader! Boooosh! Boooosh! The commentators were correct, that was the best pitch of the year! Dear Leader is our hero. May he forever hear, wherever he goes, the roaring support of his people, BOOOOsh! BOOOOSH!

[chelsea0011]

47. Good. And just being President gets him a free pass. As owner of

the Rangers, four of his players, including Juan Gonzalez and RaphaelPalmero, were named as steroid users as early as when he owned the team. But he throws better than any other President is all they could muster.

[fascisthunter]

48. I Never Heard a President Getted Booed by So Many Before

[DinahMoeHum]

49. At least this time he walked to the mound by himself.

Last year, IIRC, that chickenshit pissant was accompanied by military personnel, figuring the fans aren't going to boo people in uniform.

What a fucking loser.

:thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown:

[happygoluckytoyou]

50. BUSH...hated by some, and hated by the rest

IT WAS A MIXED REACTION.... THOSE WHO HATED HIM AND THOSE WHO WERE ASHAMED OF HIM...

AS USUAL THEY LEFT OUT.... THOSE WHO DISPISE HIM, THOSE WHO CONDEMN HIM, AND THOSE WHO ARE DEAD BECAUSE OF HIM

------ did anyone notice the MASCOT??

SCREECH is 6 foot 2 inches tall OSAMA is 6 foot 4 inches tall
SCREECH AND OSAMA ARE NEVER SEEN TOGETHER IN PHOTOGRAPHS
SCREECH is an eagle OSAMA hates the american eagle

MOST NOTEWORTHY, A RECEIPT WAS FOUND IN AN ABANDONED CAVE, OSAMA RECENTLY BOUGHT AN EAGLE COSTUME

[Pappy]

51. Booed at first, then mixed, then mostly applause. Something is not right

He was pretty loudly booed at first, then it started to fade out, I have to wonder if the applause was quickly added to butter coat it. We may never know for sure. He kept a smile though the whole time but looked to me like he was trying hard to get it over with and get off the field.

[Felix Mala]

56. Bush needs to get used to this... Did Caligula come to his mind? "If only all Rome had one neck!"

[DinahMoeHum]

68. Methinks the thought actually was: "Oderint dum metuant"

also attributed to Caligula:
"Let them hate, as long as they fear."

:evilfrown:

[2Design]

57. NOT a single news person has mentioned all the booooossss n/t

[sce56]

59. Her to throw the first pitch pResident George Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[stanwyck]

62. Question: How do you negotiate "normal" life if you're

a Bushie? Are you so completely insulated, in the bubble, that you never experience the deep contempt the majority of Americans have for you? Is your life so narrow that you never comprehend that millions of people despise you and what you have done to the country? Is Dick Cheney able to run to Home Depot on a Sunday afternoon? (not that he would. He prefers getting drunk on a ranch and then blasting away at sitting ducks/quail/people). What about the Bush daughters, Lynne Cheney, and Laura Bush...do they ever encounter the incredible hostility that Americans have for this administration? Or are these people completely in denial about the country they call home. It must be strange to be so cut off from the rest of the population of your country. And just how scary is life when you step outside the cocoon? I guess W. got a taste of that today. My guess is that he'll spend the rest of his days on the ranch or at carefully vetted fundraisers. Not so bad for him. But you have to feel some sympathy for the daughters. Their world is confined due to their father's disastrous regime. Their name is now linked with economic decline, war, torture, lying, and gross incompetence.

[liberal1973]

65. LOL that was great!

The guy who kissed Bushco's ass what a joke.

[Altitude 5280]

67. Wait Till Next April

When Obama throws out the first pitch. He's going to bring down da house!!

[ThatsMyBarack]

70. Welcome to DU, Altitude 5280!

:hi:

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

71. We all know baseball fans are UnAmerikkan communists........

Cheney should have them rounded up!!!!!

:sarcasm:

[whistle]

72. Dubya throws a wild pitch just like he does everyday from the White House

[New Dawn]

74. LOL that was great.

That was the best thing that has happened in sports in a long time.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

76. High and Outside!!

And so was his throw.

I couldn't stop laughing :rofl:

Thank you deminks :hug: :pals:

[L. Coyote]

77. BoooSH BOOOOOOed Video Pulled From YouTube

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[They Live 1988]

78. The only time I wil cheer for this man

Is when he and Cheney are cuffed and walking out of the court house headed to prison.

For now...


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