Bush crashes bike into policeman

February 27, 2006 8:42 AM

GWB as a "moving, falling object" W fails to stay the course, sends Scottish cop to hospital (at last year's G8 summit). Apparently, the "object was waving and talking when it lost control. No word on whether gum or pretzels were involved.
posted by Kirth Gerson (15 comments total)

It's not exactly a shotgun blast to the face, but it's still another example of this administration hurting people directly, instead of the usual proxies.

But, you know, accidents happen to the best and worst of us.
posted by Balisong at 8:51 AM on February 27, 2006

This was an article filed by a "political correspondent"? Huh. Hack.
posted by cribcage at 8:53 AM on February 27, 2006

Unsafe at any speed. What a fucking embarrassment to America.
posted by bardic at 8:58 AM on February 27, 2006

"While en-route President Bush phoned [the officer], enquiring after his wellbeing and apologising for the accident."

Lesson learned.
posted by itchylick at 9:00 AM on February 27, 2006

At the time Bush laughed off the incident, saying he should start "acting his age".

Apparently, Bush doesn't work for the corporations. He works for the Daily Show writers. He sets 'em up, they knock'em down.
posted by fungible at 9:02 AM on February 27, 2006

bardic: "Unsafe at any speed. What a fucking embarrassment to America."

Talk about hyperbole. I fell off my bike once, too. Am I an embarassment to America?
posted by Plutor at 9:02 AM on February 27, 2006

OK i HATE Bush but at least he called the guy to see if he was OK. Dick shot a man and then went to dinner...so we have a clumsy idiot and an evil robot running the nation...awesome.
posted by stilgar at 9:02 AM on February 27, 2006

Wow, this is a great story about a bicycle accident that happened eight months ago. Thanks!

(Does anyone else realize that constantly harping on every last trivial detail only detracts from the focus on actual, meaningful issues -- and lends fuel to the claim that Bush critics are just vindictive, raving hacks? Or, stated differently, hyping stories like this makes Karl Rove cackle with glee).
posted by pardonyou? at 9:03 AM on February 27, 2006

I would have hoped the cop would have felt threatened enough to start blasting. Damned Scottish cops armed only with sticks.

Plutor, if you were having a photo op and trying to be a tough guy sportsman president and you ran your bike into a cop? Yes, you would be an embarrassment to America.
posted by fenriq at 9:04 AM on February 27, 2006

Plutor, if you started an expensive, unwinnable war and ignored the Constitution, yeah, I'd call you an embarrassment as well. Silly me.

And I love the pardonyou? logic of the Republicans these days--paying attention to Dick Cheney shooting a human being in the head is taking attention away from Darfur! Bullshite.
posted by bardic at 9:08 AM on February 27, 2006

This would be the second time he's plowed a bike into someone?
posted by rough ashlar at 9:09 AM on February 27, 2006

Unsafe at any speed. What a fucking embarrassment to America.

If you mean this post, I agree. Didn't we already discuss this, say, when it happened last July?
posted by monju_bosatsu at 9:10 AM on February 27, 2006

If you want to talk about things that embarrass the United States why not bring up the obvious pieces of shit?
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Skating with Celebrities
How about the new make over show for people with deformaties? That one looks like a real winner.


This is a shit FPP
posted by a3matrix at 9:15 AM on February 27, 2006

At least he wears his helmet!
posted by TwelveTwo at 9:17 AM on February 27, 2006

hyping stories like this makes Karl Rove cackle with glee

Well, jeez, what doesn't?
posted by scratch at 9:18 AM on February 27, 2006