We gave "W" our special salute today

[LiberalEsto]

We were attending a church retreat up in Maryland's Catoctin Mountains this weekend, not far from Camp David.

A little after 1 p.m. we heard the colossal roar of a helicopter overhead. It was huge, military green and marked with a white 5-pointed star on the underbelly. We could hear a couple more copters passing nearby, out of our line of sight. We've learned to recognize this grouping of copters because we used to live right along their flight path between Camp David and the White House.

So of course we snapped to attention and gave W and his entourage our very best one finger salute.

A while later, after we had meandered through Cunningham Falls State Park admiring the leaves, we were on the highway home. A motorcade of three huge black SUVs, escorted by a white US Park Police vehicle, came up and passed us on the left - probably doing 75 mph or more.

Now, for security reasons, sometimes the Chimp travels in a copter, and sometimes by motor vehicle. So just in case he missed seeing our first salute, we promptly saluted the motorcade as well.

One can only hope he was in one of the SUVs and glanced out and saw my bumper sticker: "Are we kinder and gentler yet?" with dropping bombs depicted in the background. And perhaps my DU bumper sticker as well.

It was really a lovely ending to a lovely weekend.

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. *lol*

[Maat]

2. Thank you for your noble efforts!

Thank you for representing us so well!

[LiberalEsto]

3. It's a tough job

but somebody's got to do it!

[Maat]

15. Ramen!

Actually, my hubby is the Pastafarian - but you know what I mean!

[ck4829]

4. I once heard an interesting story

Some young kids were protesting Bush while he was campaigning.

The motorcade came right by.

They gave him the finger.

Then, the window rolled down and he replied with his finger.

An old man who was with them said "I believe the President gave you the fingers, boys!"

:)

[Cha]

6. I read that story, too..

And "Mind of Mencia", a show Comedy Central, had that picture of * giving the finger on video.

I turned on Comedy Central to get ready for "The Daily Show" and that image was on my screen like forever..so I got rid of the mute to hear what he was sayin' about it. Carlos was goin' on about "the president givin' the finger"..evidently he thought it was worth telling his viewers about.

[Kurovski]

5. A retreat is for the purpose of recharging and renewing ones self.

Glad to see you took every advantage to do so. Well done. :thumbsup:

[Tim4319]

7. I envy you!

[OldLeftieLawyer]

8. Thank you

You made OldLeftieLawyer very proud of you.

:woohoo:

[Bjornsdotter]

9. I'm with you....

....in spirit!

Cheers! :toast:

[peacebird]

10. Bravo!

:toast:

let him know how "loved" he is..... excellent!

[Metta]

11. You speak for the majority of us.

:~>

[DawnneOBTS]

12. Thank you for speaking for all of us...

...the finger speaks volumes.

[mokawanis]

13. Bush avoids the public

Not hard to imagine Bush turning to someone in the car and saying "you see why I don't make public appearances that aren't scripted?" Admit it George - America doesn't like you.

[jazzjunkysue]

14. Well done, soldier. At ease.

[nunovyurbiznez]

16. You were on a church retreat?

And you did that? What kind of church do you attend? Obviously not one that teaches "turn the other cheek."

Glad you had fun, anyway.

[newyawker99]

17. Hi nunovyurbiznez!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[LiberalEsto]

20. Unitarian Universalist

I can't speak for the rest of UUs, but Dave & I don't put up with crap from so-called leaders who are murdering people in Iraq and elsewhere.

[lonestarnot]

18. OMG he travels with 3 choppers so you won't know which one he's

really hiding inside. This happened while we were in D.C. It was tooo funny to look around at the throngs of people all with their middle fingers in the air!

[elehhhhna]

19. There'sa Pentagram on Bush's Chopper? Quel surprise!

[Ferret Annica]

21. Of course, he could have though...

...you all were merely trying to deliver an IQ test score he has been avoiding like the plague for decade from recieving.