Ouch
 

President Bush took a fall off his bike.

http://worldnetdaily.com/images2/BushScrapes.jpg

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2004May22.html

I'm certainly glad he's OK. Remember, Cheney is only a heartbeat away...

too bad he didn't fall harder... :rolleyes:

Kerry fell last week or a couple of weeks ago.
Bush is a trooper, though. He continued his ride and rode again today. :)


edited because it was mean and I know it...

Hey, Bush may have had a Bike incident, but at least he can tell you whether or not he owns an SUV. Can't say the same for Kerry. Is it that hard of a question?

BUSH in 'O4

Nice one Alethia.
LIberal compassion 101.

Please explain what that means, exactly. Do you want him to suffer a serious injury? Die, maybe? Wonderful.

whoa!
I think she just was joking....

With election time coming up, there is going to be some mudslinging in regards to both candidates. I think we all need to be less oversensitive.

The joke about Cheney was just that, a joke. I don't think it's EVER a good thing to wish either candidate -- or anyone else -- to be hurt worse, even in political jest.

Edited because my first attempt at a sentence made little sense. Wrote it to quickly.

On that we agree -
Anchor Alum,
Mom of another Delt :)

I don't wish anything bad against him- but I don't like him... in fact I hate him and I hope that he is revealed for all his obnoxious, lying, election-stealing splendor soon

signed~
LIBERAL DEMOCRAT in NEW YORK

Is that the way some horrible people in London led you to think, Alethia? :confused: :(

Election-stealing?

-Rudey

To this day, i despise bill clinton and his lack of morals.

But i would never have joked about his demise while he was the president. The same goes for John Kerry. I may personally think he's the devil and will have us in bed with Communist china, but i'm not going to secretly pleasure in his misfortune.

I'm starting to rethink the use of the words "bleeding Heart" liberals, because as i've witnessed on here, some of y'all would have to have hearts first.

Kitso
KS 361

Oh snap!
Sort of a dumb question, but why didn't he try and do a better job cleaning up? I'm assuming he had changed clothes since his bike accident. He looks really bad. :(

Agreed. It seems like they actually want harm to come to them. I knew someone who was from Boston (not even NY) and he didn't even know Giuliani and went off on him and said he was glad he had cancer. Then this girl says she hopes they don't catch Osama so Bush doesn't get a boost. When do you hear conservatives say something like that??? If you do those are the trash that make us ashamed to talk about conservative politics.

-Rudey

Especially in this day and age after 9/11, it would not be beneficial to one's health wishing ill will against the President or any other elected official or candidate under the protection of the Secret Service... lest you get a midnight visit from a pair of trench-coated men (or women) wanting to answer questions at the police station! ;)

I'm of the belief that you should "respect the office, not the person." Considering the way public opinion polls are going, I would not be surprised if The Shrub becomes a one-term chump like his daddy. Unless he makes a major turnaround between now and Election Day. It's all up in the air for now.

There are cruel people on both sides. For some reason, politics can bring out the worst in people. Hopefully, those are the people who forget to vote. I wouldn't wish harm to the President or any candidate. I think that they should stay away from bicycles.

Yes. I do want him to get hurt. I want him to go to a hospital in the inner city with no health insurance and try and get medical attention. I want him to see what his asinine policies are doing to American.

Come get me, AnchorAlum. That is if you aren't scared to come into a neighborhood with black people.

A) While you might live in a neighborhood with black people, you are not hanging out with the neighborhood folk and aren't one of them. Even if you did, at the end of your studies you won't be there. You aren't one of them so you do experience your "neighborhood" quite differently.

B) Bush doesn't run everything in the country. There are 3 branches to government. Should you feel like you need to assign responsibility, blame, or praise take heed.

C) President Bush did propose a healthcare program with prescription benefits.

D) We are not here to pay for everyone's medical bills. You'd like to do that, then walk into the ER of your local hospital and start writing checks. The American healthcare system falls under attack constantly but the Europeans have a system that can't handle the burden and a system that takes 3 months to get your hernia taken care of.

If you want to voice your frustration with certain policies, do it. Don't take it as your opportunity to play politics by using general statements.

-Rudey
--With love

How charming. How daring on a message board full of other college folks who were in GLO's. (Notice I did not say "how intelligent"?) Just keep it real, dog.

Yeah, I'd love to go to an inner city hospital without insurance. I'd get better care than what I now pay $460 a month for out of my own pocket - and I have a $3000 deductible to get it down to that much. But I better not get sick, cause if I actually try to use it I'd probably be cancelled as soon as they could do it.

My property taxes this year fund one of the premier public hospitals in this country, where 80% of the babies are born to mothers without insurance. What do they pay? Nothing.

Now my question to you- what the hell does this have to do with my remarks? Take off on someone else. Did you think I'd fold cause I am female? Don't make me laugh.

And Alethia, I'll cut you some slack. Your photos show how young you are, and how you traveled Europe on Daddy's money. Easy to be a liberal from New York (isn't that redundant, by the way?) when Daddy is footing the bills, right?
Damn. You're the poster child for the saying "When you are young and you are not a liberal, you have no heart. But if you are still a liberal at 40, you have no brain. I'll keep you in my thoughts and hope for the best.

Wow! :eek:

oh wow you're taking pity on me? oh no-and for your information I went to europe with money from my strong, independent mother who works in an inner- city high school as an english teacher and my own money that i worked for.

Take your pity someplace else.

and i am young and liberal but at least i'm not an ignorant republican like you

I'm unsure if you're familiar with Gamma Phi Beta, but it is a sorority. Thus, we will use the principles of logic:

I am a Gamma Phi Beta.
Gamma Phi Beta is an organization for women.

Therefore, I am a woman.


And attack me if you want for being young and mooching off my parents to pay for my hoity-toity private school. They're paying for the same school my mother went to, and guess what? Neither of them are voting for Bush because he makes them embarassed to be American.

My parents both served our country overseas. What have you done lately to go above and beyond the call of duty?

It's time to get better health insurance, yo. Or a better job, dog. Never have I EVER heard of a $3K deductible. Is GEICO underwriting your health plan? Are you so utterly and completely accident prone that no company will cover you? What pre-existing conditions did you have? Leprosy?

Quote:

You're the poster child for the saying "When you are young and you are not a liberal, you have no heart. But if you are still a liberal at 40, you have no brain. I'll keep you in my thoughts and hope for the best.

Hey, obviously my parents, who are liberals at 50+, have brains. They pay less than YOU do for health insurance, and sent both of their children to Ivy League colleges and grad schools--without scholarships or loans. And we're black, too! :eek: Didn't think that could happen, eh? :rolleyes:

Just hush up now, please. You're making the rational conservatives here on GC look bad.

Bush looks pretty torn up in that picture. I'd recommend he get some Neosporin.

GP, I suppose I replied to your "invitation" without looking at your membership affiliation because I'm just not used to being called out by girls.
It's so masculine I just assumed that...well, never mind.

Rich Republican? NOW who's making assumptions? How about if I told you my husband has been out of work for way too long when his company folded and we are under a financial crunch right now? BLAH BLAH??? What's that?

Good for your parents and thanks to both of them for their service.
And that is relevant how?

Congrats to you Alethia. Inner city high school single teacher mom in New York City? Teacher's union, money docked from her paycheck to support Democratic candidates even if she didn't want it. I'm getting it now...

Geeky Penguin, if you are a moderator, I shudder to think who runs this board. Moderators do not call people out.
Please be a little classier. After all, aren't you a lady? I'm sure GPB national would hope you are. Am I correct?

Munchkin, you don't know what you don't know. Methinks that you would claim you don't think ANY conservative is rational if you could express your druthers.

And of course your parents are liberal. I'll leave it at that.

If I had chosen not to take a higher deductible from Humana, my premiums would have been higher. And as an independent contractor in my job, I pay for my own insurance - 100%. If you can get better insurance in your state, on your own without an employer paying for your benefits, go for it. Since I live in a state with lots of elderly folks accessing the system, rates are very high. Got it? You would think I would get props for paying my own way. But liberals don't see it that way I suppose.

Don't make your attacks personal. It's not necessary in order to make your point.

Of course I don't know what I don't know. Neither do you. What kind of statement is that?

No, I am more than capable of getting into a good debate with someone with more traditional views than mine. I can have stimulating conversations where I can understand the other person's point of view, but still not agree with it; I can leave a politically charged conversation without hurtling insults. You, on the other hand, have resorted to the same tired and trite criticisms against young people.

I don't care if you're liberal or conservative as long as you provide intelligent conversation.



Dude, I'm from FLORIDA. I guess all those old people playing shuffleboard don't tap into the healthcare system? My parents pay their own way through life, and obviously they are doing something right. Stop trying to make excuses. Excuses are tools of a weak mind.

You say this...



Of course, I wouldn't criticize someone who obviously can handle their financial and career affairs. But hey...that's just me. They're liberal, but they ain't paying a $3K deductible.

But then, you say this...
You made your little "attack" on me personal, but yet you tell me not to do the same thing. That makes you a HYPOCRITE.

And now it's time for a word from our sponsors...

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v...ter/soxfan.jpg

We're an International. Moderators can and do call people out. Nowhere in our "job" description does it say "Play nicely with stupid people."

As for calling me masculine, and asking if I'm a lady - I'm from Wisconsin. Maybe it's our German work ethic, maybe it's the cold winters - but ladies are allowed to have opinions here. I got a bid when I rushed as the president of College Democrats, I think my sisters knew what they were doing.

Funny, our Humana deductible is nowhere near that. What condition do you have again? An ulcer of the cranium?

hahahahahahaha...

<pause and breath>

hahahahahahahahahaha


damn girl you just laid the smackdown thats freakin great (major points to munchkin03 too!) i love you guys hahahaha

Well, I watched his speech tonight, and the make-up people did a very nice job of covering up the scrapes.

(Hoping that a little levity might get this back on track)

Hey Delt! Nice try, but futile, I'm afraid.

Actually, munchkin, I live in Florida too. My sig says Dallas, but I recently re-located back to my home state. So you see, I AM in a high cost state.

I can't manage my financial affairs? What? I'd love to see what you say to folks without jobs. You feel compassion for those folks, right?

I can manage my affairs. I have a good job, thank you very much. I said my husband was out of work, not me. Are you stereotyping here? If what I pay for insurance is all you got, you ain't got nothing. Surprise, surprise.

Your replies scatter all over the place, ladies. You're the perfect Democrat voters. Full of blind uninformed hatred. And about as sharp as a bag of hair.

And if I'm trite because I'm old, I wonder what you think of Hillary? Cause she's older than I am.

What wonderful representatives you are for your groups.
Fraternally yours!

This thread turned snotty fast.

Anchor Alum, liberal from NYC isn't redundant. I am currently on the East Side surrounded by conservative old money Republicans. If you look at a voting map, this area would be all red for Republican while many (if not most) areas in NYC are blue for Democrat. The Republicans to whom I have spoken are baffled by George W. Bush. They see this country going in a direction that they hadn't expected when they voted for him in 2000. Now they don't know what to do when election time rolls around.

ETA: I will also add that Munchkin is "a wonderful representative of her group," having had the pleasure of her company on several occasions. :)

1. I'm not a Democrat. I am an independent voter and have been since I registered. I have been known to vote for Republicans if they will be the best person for the job. To quote you, "are you stereotyping here?"
2. If I'm not a good representative of my sorority, you're far worse. After all, your affiliation is in your SN. You're the one who went on the Kerry board to poke fun at my location. Mature? No. Panhellenic? Helll no.
3. You never addressed the fact that you told me not to make personal attacks, but you continued to do so. Hypocrisy at its finest, dearheart.
4. You're not trite because you're old, you're trite 'cause you just ARE. I have a 90 year old professor who's mind is sharper than yours. No one dislikes you because you're middle-aged, or because you're conservative. It's just 'cause you're a....

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v.../losergirl.jpg

ETA: P-n-C, I wouldn't worry about her too much. She wouldn't know an Upper East Side preppy if she tripped over one, clad in topsiders and a pink polo. :p

1. Good for you. So you tell me you're NOT voting for Kerry? That's what I thought...
2. I'm quite certain that although my affiliation is in my sig, I never called anyone shit for brains in this thread. And I'm quite certain you did. So I have no reason not to be considered a good rep for my sorority. Got it?
3. Hypocrite? Do you know what the word means? A hypocrite is someone who flies around in his private jet while assailing the President for high gas prices. A hypocrite is someone who actually voted for the $87 million before he voted against it. A hypocrite is someone who makes remarks about the President falling off his bike when he fell off of his three weeks ago. Is the 25 watt bulb flickering on yet?
4. People cannot be trite; however, what they say CAN be trite.

Call me names by posting the cute pics. No problem. At least it's classier than shit for brains.

This isn't about Kerry, this is about YOU. You told me to lay off of the personal attacks, yet you continued them. You called me a poor representative of my group, yet you haven't had that DG sparkle during this little spat. You tell me to lay off the stereotyping, yet you assume that I'm voting for Kerry. I won't decide anything until late October (when my absentee ballot is sent to my county's supervisor of elections).

It was YOU who said..."And if I'm trite because I'm old, I wonder what you think of Hillary? Cause she's older than I am."


I'm glad you thought the pics were cute. :)

I actually have to go to this wonderful thing called work...where I do challenging yet glamorous things and people pay me. Time for bed. Nighty-night. :)

DeltAlum - That is the exact comment I made when he first walked out!

Peaches, I appreciate your input. I do know that there are some Republican voters in the city, but you and I know that when the five boroughs are accounted for in full, the Democrats have a big edge.

As far as any puzzlement regarding Bush, who knows how a leader will react when less than a year into his term, America's worst single day happens? I can't recall a President during my lifetime who made the right decisions all the time. Nor when I think back into history.

I respect divergent views, truly, but when someone makes such rude statements about hoping the President gets hurt, I really really do NOT like it. I see it as hateful and divisive.
Please understand that if your ballot goes another way in November, I certainly respect your choice. Sincerely.

P.S. I am pretty sure I'd recognize an East Side preppy. I used to be a preppy back when preppy wasn't cool. :)

You mean you can't make your own hours? I guess you just need my job, where I call my own shots. But you gotta pay for your own insurance...

And I used trite the way you did, which I admit was a sarcastic thing to do to put it back in your face.

Please - DG sparkle? Gosh, I could swear sparks were flying when I was reading your posts. Calling me $hit for brains gets me sparkling every time.

And with that language and the trailer trash picture of the toddler flicking me off, I'd say that is a poor representation of something.
But I'll let you decide that.

I'm out of here as well.

It's called a joke or humour ever heard of it?

Also, since you're entitled to your views, i'm entitled to mine. So come November, i'm voting for Kerry because God knows what will happen to us with four more years of George Bush.