"Bush falls off his bike, again"

[vivalarev]

Just heard it on the news. Sorry if its a repost. They said he scraped his knee and got "a little dirty".

[DaveFL99]

1. It's the seizures

[gWbush is Mabus]

10. seriously, Bush is an epileptic

[truthisfreedom]

89. the logic is simple. before bush rode a bike, he rode a segway, which is

impossible to make fall over. bush made it fall over. ergo, bush is no good on anything with two wheels.

[He loved Big Brother]

97. I'm wondering if that is true sometimes

Seriously...if it is, it is not a laughing matter, and I am sure he would keep it a secret.

Maybe That's why he skipped the physical and went AWOL...can't shame the Bush family's name with a disability...only corruption is allowed to taint the Bush's royal crest. Though it's obvious they are all bearing different mental disorders and various substance abuse issues, they choose to not fix them. They could seek and receive professional help easily, unlike the majority of Americans, so why don't they?

Farce of a family...not even a very good one either...I was never fooled. Almost all of the Democratic "leadership" was, and is.

So why do we keep electing them? :shrug:

[Kikosexy2]

2. The poor kid...

needs training wheels!! When will he learn--NEVER!

[MO_Dem]

6. He's doomed to repeat history!

Or, what is that one about the definition of insanity--doing the same thing over and over, and expecting a different outcome?

[swag]

14. fool him twice

he can't get fooled again

[radfringe]

93. I called it!

last week someone posted a pic of bush* with "splotches" erupting on his face...

I had mentioned that we should be seeing story soon about him falling down again. (sorry, can't find the link)

it seems that when bush* is feeling pressure/stress his face breaks out - then he falls down....

[Mokito]

110. Let's hope that is an analogy for the 2004 elections!

it seems that when bush* is feeling pressure/stress his face breaks out - then he falls down....

[RT Atlanta]

3. As long as he didnt spill his drink ! n/t

[Dover]

11. LOL!

Thanks for that laugh!

[Catfight]

4. He can't balance a budget, why would he balance a bike?

[BonjourUSA]

27. In reality, he's an unbalanced guy

:)
In France the word "dŽsŽquilibrŽ" is used for "fool", "idiot"...

[0007]

5. Got a link?

[54anickel]

9. link here - another thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x710045

[0007]

48. Thanks 54nickel

[floda]

7. link here

http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=3257242

Us President George W Bush plunged down hills and ploughed through the brush on his high-performance mountain bike – and wound up flat on his back.

A bit shaken, the president dusted himself off, got back on his bike and kept rolling, a small cut on his knee and dirt on his back.

Bush, a one-time jogger, tore around his 1,600-acre Texas ranch today.

He has been riding a mountain bike only since February, but he rides with abandon. He went biking as Democrats gathered in Boston for their convention to nominate Sen John Kerry as their presidential candidate.

[Dover]

16. "He has been riding a mountain bike only since February, but.......

he rides with abandon".

Characterizes his illegitimate presidential ride, as well as a long list of failed ventures.

[yardwork]

24. How's he get scraped on the knee by falling on his back?

Something weird is going on. This account of George's bicycling sounds scripted by Karen Hughes, just like the last time. Something keeps happening to him that results in injuries, and they're trying to spin it like he's Lance Armstrong.

His peculiar injuries never match the accident as described. He chokes on a pretzel, falls unconscious off the couch, and cuts and scrapes his face. He falls head-first off a bike and scrapes up his face. He falls backward off a bike and scrapes his knee. Riiiiiiiiight.

Either he's hitting the sauce, or its the "meds," or he has some serious medical problem.

[chuckhoward]

28. Like Lance Armstrong????!!!!

Check out the reporter's attempt to compare Shrub to Lance by comparing their heart rates while "riding hard." Then go check out Lance's heart rate when he's riding hard: http://www.lancearmstrong.com/faq.html

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

70. Yeah, So what?

I get my heart rate up that high when I ride my bike but I'd never be so arrogant to compare myself with Lance Armstrong.

The only thing Bush has in common with Armstrong is they're both from Texas. Wait a minute Bush was born back east.

[LiberalFighter]

78. They should do a real comparison.

Lance does his usual race and make gw* keep up. If someone has to... drive a car behind gw* and make sure he doesn't slow down.


THEN see if he wants to be consider in the same league as Lance.

[BiggJawn]

77. Like the FAQ said, "..You WISH"

The only things I have in common with Lance is marital success and pedal cadence. I pedal 90-110 RPM when I'm out.Never less than 85 (saves the knees)

My max HR is 184, my resting pulse is 62, and I average 141 for a 2-hour endurance ride (which only covers 25 miles)And I'm a fat 47 year-old diabetic.

When I first started riding last year, I would average 160+ for an hour at 10 MPH.
Anyone who understands cardio fitness knows that the more out of shape you are, the higher your heart rate for a given power output. So Dumbya doesn't fool me. He hits 168. BFD, I bet that's on a hill I wouldn't even break 150 on.

The only fucking way Junior would ever create 600 watts on his WalMart Huffy would be to stick his shrivelled little dick in a light socket and have Condi light his ass up.

[LiberalFighter]

79. How many would pay to see that last part??? LOL

[Pachamama]

90. Priceless....I'd pay a whole lot to see that....

:evilgrin:

What arrogance....my husband is a triathlete and does ultra-marathons....goes mountain biking every week on Mt. Tam near our house and is in amazing shape (and well coordinated)....he would never, ever even dare to try to compare himself to Lance Armstrong and the mere thought that * and his spin meisters try to do this is well, ridiculous and arrogant...

[Kokonoe]

106. Be like Lance - you wish:

Ever wondered what kind of numbers the boy can generate? Lance's coach, Chris Carmichael sent us these key stats for LA:

Resting heart rate: 32-34
VO2ml/kg: 83.8
Max power at VO2: 600 watts
Max heart rate: 201
Lactate Threshold HR: 178
Time Trial HR: 188-192
Pedal rpm's during TT: 95-100
Climbing rpm's: 80-85, sometimes faster when attacking
Average HR during endurance rides (4-6 hrs): 124-128
Average watts during endurance rides: 245-280 watts
Training miles/hours, endurance rides: 5- 6 hrs / 100-130miles from the above link

[BonjourUSA]

31. He fell on his knees for thanking God not to be killed by this fuking bike

:+

[merh]

40. He bounced, he fell and cut his knee, then he landed on his

back and got dirty. :bounce: Bounce! :bounce: Bounce!

[belle]

87. Or Laura's beating the crap out of him. No? Oh, well.

It's a lovely image to hold onto, anyway.

[rppper]

103. one can only hope that he takes up motorcycles.......

...and one can hope he prefers the wind in his hair helmet-less feel as well.......i won't go on anymore about this for karmas sake......

[benddem]

8. Link

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040726/ap...

[Straight Shooter]

12. He got "a little dirty"?

He is dirt.

[Name removed]

13. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[silverlib]

15. The media is wrong again!

He is reportedly working on studying and implementation and of the 911 Commission report, and there he is "vacationing" again!

[belle]

88. Maybe he was trying to study while riding, and *that's* why he fell.

[Moderator]

17. Link here... would you please edit your subject line, vivalarev?

LBN rules require that posters use the published title of articles as their subject line. You've still got time within your "edit window!"

Bush Pedals New Program: Mountain Biking - Scott Lindlaw - AP

Excerpt:

CRAWFORD, Texas - George Bush plunged down hills and plowed through the brush on his high-end, high-performance mountain bike - and wound up flat on his back. A bit shaken up, the president of the United States dusted himself off, got back on his bike and kept rolling, a small cut on his knee and dirt on his back the only signs he had wrecked.

With an Associated Press reporter along for the ride, Bush tore around his 1,600-acre Texas ranch on Monday.

[Dover]

18. Hey Shrubby...relax! You've ALREADY won the 'stupidity poll'

with flying colors. Kick back and relax now and just enjoy that shining moment.

[SiouxJ]

19. Drinkin' and driving yet again?!

amazing!

[happynewyear]

20. is this all this fool ever does - TRY to ride a bicycle?

When the hell does he do his job as the alleged PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES anyway?

:beer: drink up chimp!

P.S. Try whipping out 'dem training wheels!

:evilgrin:

[goclark]

21. Give me a break---where are the photos?

This is a lie! The only way that I would believe it is if I see the photos frame by frame. Isn't it convenient,he goes to Texas and rides with abandon. Right / ha!

Who is the reporter? Jenna? Novak? Rove? Poppy?

I heard on the news that Condi was on her way to Texas today to be with the President. Did she arrive before or after Sonny Boy got the Boo Boo on his knee? :think:

[VolcanoJen]

23. Well, here's my TRANSCRIPT of Suzanne Malveaux's initial report on CNN.

Wolf Blitzer: "Suzanne, we understand the President took a little spill from his mountain bike today?"

Suzanne Malveaux: "Well, yes, he did, as a matter of fact. AP Reporter Scott Lindlaw was with him, an exclusive, he went bike-riding with him (the President), he has his own mountain bike, in fact. He was on his Crawford ranch, he went down a hill, and didn't quite make it, and took a spill. We were told he has some bruises and scrapes, particularly on one of his knees. He got up really quickly, we were told, and got right back on his bike. This is a President, a man who is of course very, very active. He had to give up running because of a bad knee, just some months ago. Wolf?"

Wolf Blitzer: "All right, well, let's hope the President is just fine, after that little accident. Thanks very much, Suzanne Malveaux, reporting from the ranch in, technically Crawford, Texas."

Thanks, TIVO!

[Beetwasher]

35. Gee, I Wonder Why They Didn't Mention That This Is The SECOND Time

This has happened. And that he fell of a Segway, and choked on pretzel and constantly whacks his head on car doors and helicopter doors etc...Bush should have been "Forded" a loooong time ago...

"This is a President, a man who is of course very, very active. He had to give up running because of a bad knee, just some months ago."

Just gotta get the whoring in there don't they?

[goclark]

45. What a white wash

What kind of reporting is that? These people could not pass Journalism for Dummies.

Susanne: "as a matter of FACT." "didn't QUIT make it." "TOLD" he had scratches.
Then he got up "REALLY QUICKLY" and on and on


How fast is really quickly?
Quit ? - He DID NOT make it because he fell!!!!

Any kind of reporter would question the fact that this KEEPS happening - da, hello, Earth To Susanne!

[leesa]

69. These guys would whore about anything.

I wonder if he's not getting beat up regularily by the rest of the Crime Family for his many, many doofus moves...hence the "accidents".

[Arugula Latte]

56. Well, after all, Bush is Condi's husband...

...in her little demented head. Remember that one?

:wtf:

[TahitiNut]

22. Here's a photo of DimSon doing this 30 years ago!

[TahitiNut]

30. ((Hmmm. I guess ya gotta be older than 45 to remember Laugh-In.))

:shrug:

[merh]

42. LOL - older than 40 works! eom

[leftchick]

47. well I am 45....

and I remember that one! He looks much more coordinated than the chimpass*! :)

[SidDithers]

55. Verrrry Interesting...

But Stupid :)

sid

[MisterP]

25. crackhead!

Swimming is outside exercise, but you don’t get the feeling of the wind rushing past you, nor can you swim your favorite piece of property.

[seemslikeadream]

26. REMEMBER THIS - Bush's Erratic Behavior

Bush's Erratic Behavior Worries White House Aides


From Capitol Hill Blue

Bush Leagues
Bush's Erratic Behavior Worries White House Aides
By DOUG THOMPSON
Publisher, Capitol Hill Blue
Jun 4, 2004, 06:15



President George W. Bush’s increasingly erratic behavior and wide mood swings has the halls of the West Wing buzzing lately as aides privately express growing concern over their leader’s state of mind.

In meetings with top aides and administration officials, the President goes from quoting the Bible in one breath to obscene tantrums against the media, Democrats and others that he classifies as “enemies of the state.”

Worried White House aides paint a portrait of a man on the edge, increasingly wary of those who disagree with him and paranoid of a public that no longer trusts his policies in Iraq or at home.

The President's abrupt dismissal of CIA Directory George Tenet Wednesday night is, aides say, an example of how he works.

"Tenet wanted to quit last year but the President got his back up and wouldn't hear of it," says an aide. "That would have been the opportune time to make a change, not in the middle of an election campaign but when the director challenged the President during the meeting Wednesday, the President cut him off by saying 'that's it George. I cannot abide disloyalty. I want your resignation and I want it now."

more
http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/printer_4...

MORE
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=602189

[DoYouEverWonder]

29. Show me the bicycle?

You would think they would have already staged a few pictures, just in case they needed proof?

BTW: How did he hurt that 'bad' knee in the first place? I don't even remember the accident that came from?

[seemslikeadream]

32. Here it is

[snippy]

44. Must be a different one from this one.

[dave29]

33. Just plain reckless

with our lives, with our economy, with his words, and with his bike. The guy needs to learn to pay attention.

[KDLarsen]

34. Probably heard the latest poll numbers..

N/T

[peterh]

36. Just as the nation has been polarized under him….

His motor skills and anything with wheels are equally polarized….

[Randi_Listener]

37. Dickhead, idiot.

Learn to ride your fucking trike, shitbag.

[yardwork]

73. If that isn't drunk as a skunk

it is some serious health problem that is being kept hidden from the American people.

Either way, it's a big problem.

[bushisanidiot]

98. That pic cracks me up! And AWOL even had his lucky blue tie on

Pres. Dipshit is such an embarrassment to all of us.

[seemslikeadream]

38. Take the training wheels off

[sofa king]

39. Let's hope he doesn't take up motorcycle riding.

[fortyfeetunder]

76. I want him and Cheney to go biking!!!

I want him to take up motorcycle riding. Both he and Cheney. No helmet riding for both of them. Be as reckless as they both want to be. Do an Evel Knievel trick off the Grand Canyon...

[Judi Lynn]

85. Or tightrope walking.

Although he could if he wanted to. He's very physically fit, as his physician informed us after his last yearly check up.

[Lisa]

41. Bush: "So who's this 'Abe Andon' fella I'm s'pposed to go ridin' with?"

(sorry. Couldn't resist.)

http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=3257242

"He has been riding a mountain bike only since February, but he rides with abandon."

[catzies]

72. Thanks for the best laugh of my day, Lisa!!

That's brilliant! :thumbsup:

[spooked]

43. Scotsman.com calls story: "Bush Bites the Dust"

LOL

http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=3257242

[0007]

46. junior is so enthralled with Lance Armstrong that he gets on

his bicycle and races all over the Crawford ranch, up and down hills recklessly. Then like everything else in his life he crashes.

He last fell off his bike last May after the media lied to us and that it had been raining in Crawford, which it hadn't.

Before his last fall, it was falling off a Segway Scooter, and before that it was a sofa.

[susu369]

49. Awesome, I tell ya

Mountain biking, he said, has a certain “mind-clearing” effect on him as well.

I was looking for a different way to get outside and get exercise,” he said. “Swimming is outside exercise, but you don’t get the feeling of the wind rushing.....

through one ear and out the other side with that mind so completely cleared....

:evilgrin:

[Thor_MN]

58. Mind Clearing? What did he do, take the seat off the post?

Only way I can think of for * to clear his mind....

[Pachamama]

91. Are there even "Mountains" in Crawford? Can't call it "Mountain Biking"

...if there are no mountains....

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

50. According to Fox, this is his bike: a Trek Fuel 98 ($3.099)

Advertised Retail $3,099.99

http://www.trekbikes.com/bikes/2004/mountain/fuel98.jsp

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,127076,00.html

CRAWFORD, Texas — President Bush (search) charged up punishing climbs and down steep dirt paths on his high-performance bike Monday, winding up flat on his back.

The president dusted himself off, waved his medics away and kept rolling, a small cut on his knee and dirt on his back the only signs he had wrecked. He allowed that he was a bit shaken up.

Over an 18-mile ride that lasted an hour and 20 minutes, he burns about 1,200 calories and his heart rate reaches 168 beats per minute. That's about four times his resting rate and in the same range as Lance Armstrong's (search) when the six-time Tour de France (search) winner is pedaling hard.

"At my age, you're more concerned about the cardiovascular" benefits of a workout, the 58-year-old president said. Mountain biking, he said, has a certain "mind-clearing" effect on him, as well.

[MisterP]

52. I thought it had a little pennant antenna

with a pink fuzzy boa wrapped around it.
and glittery ribbons in the spokes, and tassels from the ends of the handles

[Thor_MN]

65. It's in the basement of the Alamo...

[dw]

53. There's something screwy here...

According to the story, he did 18 miles in 80 minutes.

That's an average speed of 13.5 miles per hour, or about 20 feet per second. On off-road trails, up and down hills?

What the hell is someone in his mid-fifties out to prove by doing this for over an hour in July in Texas? That he has a death wish?

[Lisa]

54. he's a macho showoff ...

One reason why he wrecked his knees in the first place. He insisted on going flat-out without proper warmups -- and reading the descriptions of his White House "Fun Run", it sounded like he practically killed himself trying to outrun Secret Service agents 25 years younger. He's such a poor loser (I blame his mother's cute habit of making her kids compete against each other for her affection).

So I'm not surprised that he's a disaster-on-wheels. What's worse is, he forces his staff to compete against him -- that "Hundred Degrees Club" where he makes them run in hot weather. One of these days, a whole bunch of them will be admitted to hospital for heatstroke. (This could be serious -- even healthy young people can die of this!)

Also, various DUers have speculated that he is trying to self-medicate a possible medical condition (attention deficit disorder?) with vigorous exercise. He gets very fidgety when he isn't able to exercise (the weight gain is only part of the story here). A friend of mine who has the condition claims that he was able to control it with biking/running, but it was really hard on his body and consumed a lot of his time (as it seems to do with Bush). Eventually he had to find other options because he got a serious injury. (He's on Strattera now and says it's miles better than half-killing himself on the mountain every day!)

[Nihil]

94. ADD is a strong possibility

> Also, various DUers have speculated that he is trying to self-medicate
> a possible medical condition (attention deficit disorder?) with
> vigorous exercise. He gets very fidgety when he isn't able to exercise
> (the weight gain is only part of the story here).

Used to live next door to a kid diagnosed as having Attention Deficit
Disorder. He was OK most of the time (if a bit on the hyper side) but
my main memory of him is seeing him whizzing around the back garden on
his bike - round and round, faster and faster.

This is the image that comes into my mind when I read about Bush on his
bike out in Crawford - a 50-year old ADD kid.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

71. No kidding

It must be hotter than fuck in Crawford Texas right now. Maybe he forgot to stay hydrated? ......or he drank the wrong thing.

[BiggJawn]

81. He started riding in February, on a knobby-tired bike...

And he rides at an average of 13.5 MPH on trails and what have you? and I've been riding for over a year, put 110# in my tyres, pick flat roads, and my BEST TT is 13.8 miles in an hour? How often does he get out for a ride? once a week? twice a month? I mean when he's not down in Crwford knockin' back Lone Stars and Condi.

He should resign the White House, get his NORBA Cat V Master's license, and start kicking ass on the off-road cicuit.

I don't believe it.

[yardwork]

74. Waved his medics away?

How come he takes doctors with him wherever he goes? Because he knows he'll fall down?

What is going on?

[LiberalFighter]

82. Mind clearing??

A light breeze should clear anything floating around.

[retread]

51. His bike?? Don't you mean the wagon ?

#

[west michigan]

57. Lay off.. it rained ten days ago !

Hee Hee

[ms.smiler]

59. I don't understand why he has so much trouble...

[saigon68]

105. NICE PHOTO OF THE LITTLE CHIMPANZEE

on his little Tricycle.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

60. Bush nearly fell just a few days ago while exiting Air Force One

Just a few days ago, Bush stumbled and nearly fell out of Air Force One.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/040722/480/mdsw10107221846

These stumbles and falls seem to be occurring with greater frequency.

[soup]

63. and last November

There is something seriously wrong with this man.

[havocmom]

68. Maybe the honor guard greases the stairs?

They wanna see him do the Chicken (hawk) Dance? :shrug:

[LiberalFighter]

83. I hope they have their cam ready

[MODemocrat]

84. The saluting officer looks ridiculous

That is a pathetic photo of a powerful man.

[soup]

61. Hey, ya gotta walk before ya can ride, *jr.

[Judi Lynn]

86. Cool! Thanks. n/t

[AlFrankenFan]

62. lol

jesus he really needs to stay off the bike!

[Yavin4]

64. May Be Lance Armstrong Can Give Him Some Lessons

Dolt!

[peekaloo]

66. if ya put playing cards in the spokes it sounds real neat like

it has a motor and the faster ya go the cards make it sound really neat and fast-like.

*pResidential diary entry 7-26-04*

[emc]

67. ranch---

What the f--k does he have a ranch for---you dont have to have a ranch to use a mountain bike---Last time I checked ranches were for horses and cows----of which I have on my ranch---horses and mules---
and at 65 I can stay on better then he can----

OH,yea, I forgot bush is afraid of horses and cows----and if he ever got around a mule---he had better watch out----they dont like republicans------

[merh]

107. He is afraid of horses.........

Animals are able to sense evil folks and I am sure they do not react well to him!

[foo_bar]

75. where's Chevy Chase when you need him?

[MODemocrat]

80. Wonder if Laura was there to pick him up and dust him off

This would be sad if it weren't so preposterous. The president of the United States cannot even balance a bicyle, but is supposed to be savvy on running this country. God save us all.:hangover: :scared:

[allalone]

92. hey

Condi was there the last time he supposedly took a header on this bike. Are we sure she isn't beating him up?

[Piperay]

95. Fell of f the wagon is more

like it :beer: :hangover: that headline is using the wrong word should replace "bicycle" with wagon.

[Moderator]

96. KICK

kick

[arwalden]

99. LOL!!! That makes me feel like...

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce::bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce::bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[DoYouEverWonder]

100. Here's a picture of W

supposedly riding his bicycle.




I'm betting that the fellow in the picture is really a stunt double.

[ze_dscherman]

101. Where's the mountains?

Are there any hills that would require a 3.1000$$$ mountain bike near Crawford? Or is * just posing a macho?

[Citizen Daryl]

102. Even on a bike, patrician Bush rubs our noses in it. $3100 *BICYCLE*

Why doesn't he just buy Laura a Lamborghini and let her kill a few more ex-boyfriends while he's at it?

[ze_dscherman]

104. Don't be picky

Kerry's bike cost twice that much.

[DoYouEverWonder]

108. At least Kerry knows how to ride his

and can actually use it for more than a decoration.

[Gregorian]

109. Someone, please, get this guy a hang glider!