George Bush the Texan is 'scared of horses'

[kskiska]

President Bush may like to be seen as a swaggering tough guy with a penchant for manly outdoor pursuits, but in a new book one of his closest allies has said he is afraid of horses.


George W. Bush saddles up, but where is the horse?

(snip)

He recalled a meeting in Mexico shortly after both men had been elected when Mr Fox offered Mr Bush a ride on a "big palomino" horse.

Mr Fox, who left office in December, recalled Mr Bush "backing away" from the animal.

''A horse lover can always tell when others don't share our passion," he said, according to the Washington Post.

Mr Bush has spoken of his fondness for shooting doves and cutting brush on his Crawford ranch in Texas, which he bought in 1999.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/09/21/wbush121.xml

[BlooInBloo]

1. People like him are scared of a LOT of things. That's why Solomon Grundy SMASH!!!

[BrklynLib at work]

2. ALL HAT NO CATTLE, as the saying goes. Will Ferrell captured it perfectly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5r6TqpOQGc

[Lucinda]

31. I miss Ann n/t

[jpgray]

3. And every DUer should be curious why the media never called him a phony

That combined with the blatantly PR-based ranch buy in 1999 somehow slipped by. But that Gore, what a phony. :eyes:

[bklyncowgirl]

33. This has been suspected for a long time. Why didn't one of his opponents never called him on it.

John Kerry, for example, is reportedly a very competent rider. Don Imus had him out to his ranch and reported that Kerry rode one of his cutting horses and did a very good job.

For the life of me I couldn't understand why the Kerry campaign didn't get Big John out there on horseback (western saddle of course, preferably with cattle around). At the very least it would have tweaked Bush's nose and maybe led some reporters to ask why the dude in the ten gallon hat and cowboy boots has never been seen on a horse.

[blm]

35. He did have appearances with horses but the media had no intention of showing

those clips.

Just as they had no intention of covering Bush's fear of horses while they pretended he was a cowboy rancher.

[bklyncowgirl]

36. The ironic thing is that the sports Kerry was criticized for doing were things he really enjoys.

Does anyone really think that Bush loves clearing brush at his make-believe ranch?

[Me.]

4. Why Am I Not Surprised At Another Fake Entry In His Official Bio?

:rofl:

[Double T]

5. Wonder if that also applies to a sawhorse?

[kskiska]

6. On the other hand…

[Ilsa]

13. You really shouldn't do this to me.

I liked BC as my president. And while I'm awake, I don't give him a second thought. But when I am asleep, and if I dream of anything political, he is there, and quite charismaic and I want him! I don't particularly care for cowboys, but I do like diversity of interests and abilities and his intellect. I can see why Hillary still has deep feelings for him.

[BrklynLiberal]

19. Ditto. Exactly.

[KansDem]

7. He might be scared of horses, but I'm sure he's quite comfortable with the horse's ass.

I'm sure he can quite easily identify with it...

[blm]

8. And John Kerry is an expert horseman. Bush afraid to land planes - Kerry expert pilot.

Bush went AWOL - Kerry was a war hero. Bush rarely hunted - Kerry regularly hunts and is an expert marksman. Bush made profits dealing with terror funding banks since the 80s - Kerry tracked the terror networks and their funders since the 80s.

The public were told the complete opposite about both men.

Dan Rather is telling us now WHY - the newsmedia OWNERS needed legislative favors from Bush.

From my read, those owners knew they wouldn't get those favors from a President Kerry.

Kerry Seeks to Reverse FCC's "Wrongheaded Vote"
Commission Decision May Violate Laws Protecting Small Businesses; Kerry to File Resolution of Disapproval
Monday, June 2, 2003

WASHINGTON - Senator John Kerry today announced plans to file a "Resolution of Disapproval" as a means to overturn today's decision by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to raise media ownership caps and loosen various media cross-ownership rules.

Kerry will soon introduce the resolution seeking to reverse this action under the Congressional Review Act and Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act on the grounds that the decision may violate the laws intended to protect America's small businesses and allow them an opportunity to compete.

As Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Kerry expressed concern that the FCC's decision will hurt localism, reduce diversity, and will allow media monopolies to flourish. This raises significant concerns about the potential negative impacts the decision will have on small businesses and their ability to compete in today's media marketplace.

In a statement released earlier today regarding the FCC's decision, Kerry said:

"Nothing is more important in a democracy than public access to debates and information, which lift up our discourse and give Americans an opportunity to make honest informed choices. Today's wrongheaded vote by the Republican members of the FCC to loosen media ownership rules shows a dangerous indifference to the consolidation of power in the hands of a few large entities rather than promoting diversity and independence at the local level. The FCC should do more than rubber stamp the business plans of narrow economic interests.

"Today's vote is a complete dereliction of duty. The Commissioners are well aware that these rules greatly influence the competitive structure of the industry and protect the public's access to multiple sources of information and media. It is the Commission's responsibility to ensure that the rules serve our national goals of diversity, competition, and localism in media. With today's vote, they shirked that responsibility and have dismissed any serious discussion about the impact of media consolidation on our own democracy."


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So they lied and distorted Kerry's entire campaign. And too many Democrats now repeat those distortions themselves.

[Ian David]

11. John Kerry can windsurf. George W. Bush falls of his bicycle on a weekly basis. n/t

[_dynamicdems]

28. Animals are good judges of character.

[C_U_L8R]

9. All Saddle and No Horse ??

[madokie]

10. or all ass and no horse ;)

[C_U_L8R]

16. exactly

[Debau2005]

12. See post number 5 for an explanation!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3000084#3000241

[BrklynLiberal]

24. One of the best posts ever. Had me going the entire time...I was rooting for the horse.

[peekaloo]

14. but he sure can shovel the horseshit. It's the end results that matter.

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[book_worm]

15. of course he is because he is bully and they are the biggest cowards around

[Donald Ian Rankin]

17. So am I. So what?

That he continues to occupy Iraq is a good reason to oppose Mr Bush.

That his economic policies have led to greatly increased poverty and unemployment is a good reason to oppose Mr Bush

That he is opposed to abortion rights and gay rights is a good reason to oppose Mr Bush.

That he is scared of horses is not, I hope, a good reason to oppose anyone who isn't applying for a job requiring horse-riding skills. The days when the President of the US was expected to lead cavalry charges, or bring news from Aix to Ghent, are long gone.

[BrklynLiberal]

22. But you do not parade around the country pretending to be a cowboy....

It is not his fear of horses that is the point. I believe it is his lying that is the point of this post. One more lie in the prez shit-for-brains repertoire

[Roland99]

18. Check out this Will Ferrell video for ACT from a few years ago!!!!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1868308


LMAO!!!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

20. A fondness for shooting doves...... eom

[Bluerthanblue]

21. no surprise- he has to trust that the horse will allow him to be in control- and

that is something this twisted little man cannot do.

His loss-

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

23. Which end? The one that bites or the one most like him?

[Az_lefty]

25. sounds like a porn movie "Ride my big Palomino you man-bitch"

[snappyturtle]

26. I haven't read all the responses here yet but don't you remember

one of the first, if not the first, Jib Jab pieces, where * is standing outside a corrale and the horse is getting too close to the rail and * has a hoe or something in his hand, as if to use to defend himself? I heard then he was afraid of horses and it's what made the piece extra funny.

[Cha]

27. Ye-ah! If you're gonna

try to milk one and she kicks you the head..I'd be scared of them, too!

[whoneedstickets]

29. I heard through the equine grapevine that the feeling is mutual

They don't care for him much either.

[Truthiness Inspector]

30. I love DU

Most of the time we chase the truth, other times we run off the leash at stupid shit and lap it up.

[PDenton]

32. Not gonna hold it against them

Most of the cowboy stuff is a myth, anyways. Besides in reality most people used mules in the "cowboy days", and they didn't ride them. Lots of people didn't actually ride horses back then. For one thing, they were potentially very dangerous and unpredictable (my grandfather grew up around some horses, but mostly he walked everywhere. One time he had to send a horse off to the glue factory because it spooked and threw him off. They used a mule for farm work, not horses. My uncle tried riding a horse once, and was thrown off onto sheet metal and it severed his hand, he had to undergo microsurgery. He hasn't tried riding a horse since.

Per hour riding a horse is more dangerous than riding a motorcycle or a bicycle.

[baldguy]

34. Bush is a Texan like the stage set at Crawford is a ranch.