PHOTO: Armstrong, Bush Ride 'Tour De Crawford'

[Bluebear]

I could just vomit.
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In this photo released by the White House, President Bush and 2005 Tour de France winner, Lance Armstrong, right, take a ride together through a field of sunflowers on the president's ranch in Crawford, Texas, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2005. (AP Photo/The White House, Paul Morse)

[sabra]

1. how romantic!

[Bluebear]

5. A little string quartet playing "Isn't It Romantic"

:nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity:

[fooj]

2. This explains his callous, insensitive bahavior...

The Unfeeling President
http://evilqueen.demesnes.net/mp3/e_l_doctorow.mp3 Audio Version

The audio version is so powerful!

Peace.

[xultar]

3. Is Armstrong a repuke? I'm gonna have to change what I think of him.

[Binka]

31. Lance Is An Opportunist

Callous and narcissistic fucks think alike. If Lance had an OUNCE of class he would have asked that Cindy join them. He is as shallow and hollow as Fuckwittage Pretzeldunce.

Fuck Lance. Really fuck him hard in the ass and break the dildo off. I hate him and PretzelPuke.

[Aviation Pro]

4. Lance is probably thinking....

...what an asshole. I could be with Sheryl, but this pretend athlete wants to play dress up and think he's competing with me.

[Neshanic]

6. No, Lance is not thinking. Period.

[FreedomAngel82]

11. Maybe that's how he gets through it

Just go "uh huh. Yes. Uh huh. Yes sir."

[RetroLounge]

7. And between the two of them they have one ball...

:D

RL

[Bluebear]

8. RIMSHOT!

[Liberal In Texas]

9. "Lance...if you pass me the SS has orders to take you out!" n/t

[blueblitzkrieg]

10. I'm really disappointed in Lance. nt

[txindy]

12. Oh, please.

Did Lance stop in at Camp Casey? If not, my opinion of him will completely crater. He can play dress-up and pretend with Junior all he wants, but if he can drive past Camp Casey - TWICE - without stopping in, then he's as self-involved as Junior.

[jimshoes]

13. I believe Lance

was instructed not to overtake his chimpness at any time. Is that true?

[City Lights]

26. No passing, no talking.

I wonder if hand holding is allowed.

One rule for Peloton One: Don't pass the president

<snip>

Armstrong is impressed with how seriously Bush takes the sport: "I know people who have ridden with him. I can tell you he's one very competitive guy. Very competitive, there's no talking. A few minutes of warm-up time, a little chitchat, then you go."

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-08-13-bush-bike_x.htm

[BlueStateGirl]

38. That's because George can't talk and ride a bike at the same time.

[qanda]

14. Isn't that special!!!!!

They had a camera set up at just the right spot to have a background with wildflowers.

[Bluebear]

15. What a lucky coincidence! nt

[eleny]

18. And a camera angle that seems to show W "ahead"

:puke:

[Dudley_DUright]

30. Of course

Bush is pathetic. :eyes:

[SiouxJ]

16. How 'bout a bike ride with Cindy Sheehan

Two hours for this but not 5 minutes for her?

[glitch]

17. Perhaps Lance asked him 'For what noble cause did Casey Sheehan die?"

and will report the answer.

[Burried News]

19. What the hell does he need a helmet for?

Looks like he's peddlin bakkards.

[Cleita]

20. Aww. The Doublemint twins.

Double your pleasure
Double your fun
Peddle as fast as you can
From the dead soldier's mum.

[Bluebear]

22. Excellent.

Not bad for such short notice!

[Hubert Flottz]

21. Tour de pig farm!

Is that Pee-Wee Herman, with Devillance?

[NurseLefty]

23. Lance, did you ask the chimp about stem cell research?!

The ONLY way I can forgive Lance Armstrong for this is that this bike ride charade was an opportunity to pin down the lying chimp about various life-saving matters, especially stem cell research, which is critical for cancer research.
Otherwise, sorry Lance, you are a SELLOUT!
:grr: :grr: :grr: :grr:

[Bluebear]

24. Lance? Any comments about this for us?

Lance? Lance?

Hmm.

[Rex]

25. Behold as our manly leader overtakes Lance Armstrong!

Is there anything our superman leader cannot do!?!??! Bow down to the Glorious One, dogs!

[Walt Starr]

27. Never another penny to Livestrong

My yellow armbands have been thrown away.

[Vinca]

28. How lovely, how wholesome, how bucolic . . .

I'm going to puke.:puke:

[Bluebear]

34. I love the word 'bucolic'

Hey, bucolic alcoholic! :hi:

[Stephanie]

29. He likes to be photographed with his boyfriends in fields of flowers >

[eleny]

32. Here's his favortite boyfriend - himself

[Bluebear]

33. OMG! Literal spit take@!!!!

[SalmonChantedEvening]

35. Hopefully they weren't playing my ID in the background

Ick upon ick.

[Bluebear]

36. No, no, it was a bit early for that

It looks like some bizarre FDS commercial gone horribly wrong.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

40. Leon, Marseilles, the Alps, Paris... and still fresh!

:silly:

[growlypants]

37. Tour De COWARD is more like it

[gratuitous]

39. I saw the coverage on ABC, local and national

Not one word about whether Armstrong "lobbied" Stupidhead on stem cell research or funding for cancer research. One local anchor mentioned that Armstrong wasn't supposed to get ahead of Stupidhead, but any casual watcher just saw Bush basking in the reflected glow of an athletic superstar.

This was a photo op, nothing more. A lot of people are trying to defend Armstrong, but all he did was give Bush some favorable pictures to further gull the public.

I say "shame."