Bush performs brain surgery

[RamboLiberal]

Source: Cleveland.com

President Bush made a 20-minute stop at the Cleveland Clinic's Lerner Research Center, where he performed a simulated brain surgery.

Standing before a rubber replica of a human brain, the president moved a hand-control that helps teach doctors how to implant deep brain stimulation devices. He did so under the watchful eye of neurosurgeon Ali Rezai.

The president was briefly interrupted by laughter induced by top-advisor Karl Rove, who was entertaining several reporters and White House officials nearby.

Bush spent a few minutes with several more doctors, including Roy Greenberg, who showed the president how to repair a complex aortic aneurysm on a demonstration device that allowed the president to participate.


Read more: http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2007/07/bush_performs_brain_surgery.html

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I'll make sure I'm not drinking any liquid when I read the replies to this dumb headline of the day.

[Redstone]

1. The patient died, but the surgery was a success. Such is bush's reality.

Redstone

[Mz Pip]

2. They should have

let him practice for real on Karl Rove.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[Demeter]

15. Or Let Karl Operate on W

as is his habit already

[Canuckistanian]

18. It would be like operating on himself

Much too risky.

[jimshoes]

3. Just what was the reason

the pretender in chief saw fit to stink up the streets of my hometown. His first stop was less than a mile from my work. Can't this guy just phone in his bullshit propaganda?

[RamboLiberal]

4. I'm wondering how they still find Bushbot crowds who will

cheer this nonsense and not boo the crap out of him!

[Autobot77]

23. They probably pay people to attend (nt)

[DrDan]

5. oh no - now he will think he has a post-presidential career

who let him do this . . . .

[LiberalFighter]

21. Maybe it would work to our advantage

Just think of all the brain surgeries he could perform on Republicans.

[silverojo]

29. Republicans have already been lobotomized

How could it hurt them any more to have Curious George operate on their brains?

[DrDan]

30. yes - and the good thing,

no harm to them . . . kind of a placebo-surgery . . . operating in a vacuum, if you will

[superconnected]

6. who designed his itinerary? Oh, Rove is there...

Let the fucking 4 yo play with a toy brain, under supervision and think he just did brain surgery.

Rove is probably just letting him have his playtime before he has to sit in that really long meeting and behave while they decide the collusive no-bid contracts for the iran war.

[NYC Liberal]

7. Now he needs to learn to GET a brain transplant.

Actually, just get a brain period.

[rcdean]

8. Physician, Heal Thyself!

First thought when I read this was:
Oh.........My.........God.....!

[El Supremo]

9. Here is the video >>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ1zs94pVpw

[mikelgb]

11. lol

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

25. Thanks for that.

:thumbsup:

[CreekDog]

10. Simulated brain doing simulated brain surgery

Wonders never cease.

[Turbineguy]

12. A rubber brain

I can conceptualize it, but can't verbalize.

[jmondine]

13. Viewing a video of Bush's surgery...

...Bill Frist said that the fake brain looked perfectly healthy.

[roxnev]

14. Reason for using rubber

So bush would get a better idea of how a Republican brains are built.

[Canuckistanian]

19. LOL

Welcome to DU!

:toast:
:hi:

[AlienGirl]

16. Wow, now he's a brain surgeon *and* a rocket scientist!

[Z_I_Peevey]

35. He's a floor wax and a dessert topping!

A figurehead and a dictator!

[htuttle]

38. Just like Jethro Clampett!

Though Jethro, to his credit, was also a 'double-naught spy', a movie producer, etc...

[zbdent]

17. RWers claim success ... the virtual patient suffers irreparable brain

damage and dies ... last words were "Turn on Rush and Triv" ...

[ClintonTyree]

20. He's about as qualified for brain surgery.......

as he was qualified to be President. The outcome for both patients (our country and the poor SOB who's brain he'd operate on) would also be the same. Deadly.

[yurbud]

22. My ma says the doctor sneezed when he was doing this to me and accidentally cut out the smarts and

morals stuff.

[onehandle]

24. Meanwhile, American Soldiers die by the dozen.

Oh, what a Delight it must be to have the life a Connecticut Yankee Little Lord Fauntleroy!

[sutz12]

26. On himself?

:evilgrin:

[Oldtimeralso]

27. Brain surgery on *

would be microsurgery by a proctologist.

[rodeodance]

28. I'd like to stimulate that lame duke brain to THINK.

[tanyev]

31. The main reason I want Rove to go to jail is to see that smirk finally come off his face.

What's so funny, Karl?

[formercia]

32. This is like using a blow up doll to teach abstinence.

It's alive!!!!

[CoffeeCat]

33. Isn't it ironical...

...that, while performing brain surgery, Bush was interrupted by a fit of
laughter from "Bush's Brain"?

[rateyes]

34. "Rubber replica of a human brain..."

Replica my ass! Sounds like * was performing surgery on himself. No, perhaps not...to perform surgery on himself, he would have to have the help of a Veterinarian who specializes in working on the ass of a horse.

[Javaman]

36. That's the state of our health care, when the prez* has to perform surgery

on himself*.

[LeftishBrit]

37. Originally Bush was supposed to have the brain surgery himself...

but the doctors couldn't find it, so couldn't do the operation.

[Jackpine Radical]

39. When I opened this, I hoped it was on himself.

(Sticks hand out) "Drill."