Bush falls off bike...again. [Archive]

mpw

Jul 7, 2005, 04:30 AM

George Bush has collided with a police officer during a bike ride on the grounds of the Scottish hotel hosting the G8 summit.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4658327.stm

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Originally Posted by Yebot
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gwb

Is it me or are those training wheels on his bike in the photo bottom left?

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=1573775#post1573775

rdowns

Jul 7, 2005, 04:56 AM

I feel better knowing that pretzels will not be served at the G8 summit reliable sources report.

crap freakboy

Jul 7, 2005, 05:06 AM

I feel better knowing that pretzels will not be served at the G8 summit reliable sources report.

nice 1

Mitthrawnuruodo

Jul 7, 2005, 05:55 AM

Someone need to learn that man how to ride a bike... :rolleyes:

http://gfx.dagbladet.no/pub/artikkel/4/43/436/436741/sykkelbush.jpg

Diatribe

Jul 7, 2005, 07:53 AM

In January 2002, he grazed his cheek after choking on a pretzel and fainting.

Now that is funny.

At least he can a run a country, I mean that's easier than riding a bike, using a segway, running or eating a Pretzel... :rolleyes:

barneygumble

Jul 7, 2005, 08:30 AM

Someone need to learn that man how to ride a bike... :rolleyes:

http://gfx.dagbladet.no/pub/artikkel/4/43/436/436741/sykkelbush.jpg

I am glas i am not american at times like this, then again he can at least say I instead of johhnie howard talking it is funny ;)

yellow

Jul 7, 2005, 09:09 AM

:rolleyes:

Yet another reason I voted for the other guy.

iBlue

Jul 7, 2005, 09:42 AM

oh...my...god... :rolleyes: what a blockhead. I have to admit that I take some degree of pleasure in hearing about these things. someone get that man some more pretzels! :D

MongoTheGeek

Jul 7, 2005, 09:47 AM

And to think he used to be a fighter pilot...
He's a great guy but he seems accident prone.

Mac_Freak

Jul 7, 2005, 09:47 AM

Has he rear ended that police officer or just hit him sideways :D

OnceUGoMac

Jul 7, 2005, 09:57 AM

oh...my...god... :rolleyes: what a blockhead. I have to admit that I take some degree of pleasure in hearing about these things. someone get that man some more pretzels! :D

OMG, you mean a person who actively works out fell off of his bike? How could this be? I bet W. wishes he were Chirac. Then we wouldn't have to worry about a minor collision, because he would be too fat. I'm sorry, but I don't see what the big deal is. He works out on a daily basis. Things happen. The pretzel thing is a bit funny, until it happens to you. :mad:

5300cs

Jul 7, 2005, 09:58 AM

I am glas i am not american at times like this, ...

I'm glad I have dual-citizenship in situations like this *sigh* :rolleyes:

iBlue

Jul 7, 2005, 10:01 AM

OMG, you mean a person who actively works out fell off of his bike? How could this be? I bet W. wishes he were Chirac. Then we wouldn't have to worry about a minor collision, because he would be too fat. I'm sorry, but I don't see what the big deal is. He works out on a daily basis. Things happen. The pretzel thing is a bit funny, until it happens to you. :mad:

he does seem to have a propensity towards accidents, that's what I find funny. then again, I am bias because I just don't like the man. no need to bust anyone's coconuts over it.

OnceUGoMac

Jul 7, 2005, 10:09 AM

he does seem to have a propensity towards accidents, that's what I find funny. then again, I am bias because I just don't like the man. no need to bust anyone's coconuts over it.

Unless you're the one "busting one's coconuts", right? At least you admit that you're biased. :D

idea_hamster

Jul 7, 2005, 10:14 AM

And to think he used to be a fighter pilot...

Sorry, folks but W was never a deployed fighter pilot. He was in the Texas air national guard keeping the US safe from...um...I guess Cuba. I think that the Air Force knew that if US national security depended on W doing any fighting himself, we'd be up the creek.

I bet he permanently wrecked his inner ear with all his booze and coke.

Lancetx

Jul 7, 2005, 10:15 AM

iBlue

Jul 7, 2005, 10:22 AM

Unless you're the one "busting one's coconuts", right? At least you admit that you're biased. :D

oh yeah, I'll cop to that :p

no really, I am a clutz and do things like this sometimes too, I suppose in some sense it's funny to hear tht it happens to everyone. the notion of it happening to someone I don't particuarly care for was just priceless... I guess I'm twisted like that.

signed,

someone who has broken more bones on a dirtbike than Bush ever will on that mountain bike and all the stumbles in the world. :D
{{shrugs}}

OnceUGoMac

Jul 7, 2005, 10:35 AM

oh yeah, I'll cop to that :p

no really, I am a clutz and do things like this sometimes too, I suppose in some sense it's funny to hear tht it happens to everyone. the notion of it happening to someone I don't particuarly care for was just priceless... I guess I'm twisted like that.

signed,

someone who has broken more bones on a dirtbike than Bush ever will on that mountain bike and all the stumbles in the world. :D
{{shrugs}}

Sounds like my old roommate. He rode dirtbikes when he was in highschool, but stopped due to all of his injuries. At least you're alive to talk about it. I'd never ride one like that. :)

iBlue

Jul 7, 2005, 10:46 AM

Sounds like my old roommate. He rode dirtbikes when he was in highschool, but stopped due to all of his injuries. At least you're alive to talk about it. I'd never ride one like that. :)

yeah, a lot of people just think I'm insane for it (plus I am female, which makes me a minority in this arena too) but it's just my favorite thing to do. I've calmed down quite a bit but there was a time when I was far too 'out of control' for my own good. everyone has their own little guilty pleasure and "weakness" for something that is probably not the best thing for them, this is mine (that and this powerbook, which is my other little vice when I am not riding or otherwise busy) :)

Sun Baked

Jul 7, 2005, 10:51 AM

The special service must feel like they are guarding Tim Allen at a power tool covention, everytime Bush goes out and attempts anything requiring a bit of physical coordination.

killuminati

Jul 7, 2005, 10:53 AM

I was kinda hoping he'd get a little more than 'scrapes and bruises'.

OnceUGoMac

Jul 7, 2005, 10:58 AM

The special service must feel like they are guarding Tim Allen at a power tool covention, everytime Bush goes out and attempts anything requiring a bit of physical coordination.

Nice blanket statement there, buddy. :rolleyes:

leekohler

Jul 7, 2005, 11:01 AM

Good ol' Uncurious George. Stupid is as stupid does. Maybe we should call him George Gump or Forrest Bush. :)

fuzzwud

Jul 7, 2005, 11:01 AM

hey it happens ... I've had my share of bicycling accidents too.

With my Jamis road bicycle, my front tire exploded and the force of the explosion caused the rubber to invert in shape. It got caught on my fork, and I was thrown off. I wasn't going fast but I had so much momentum that I slid 10 feet face first into the concrete. I had a bloody chin with a scar the size of a half dollar. I had to go to work later that day too. How embarassing.

With my mountain bicycle, I decided to ride on a grassy area down a gentle decline. I hit a bump in the grass and my butt came off the seat and the bike zoomed forward while my hands were still on the handle bars. Next thing I knew, my butt landed on my rear tire while still going. My feet ended up being on the grass ... I was in water skii position with a mountain bike tire grinding a wedgy into my butt. While I was still going, I was contemplating the pros and cons of letting go of my bike at that moment.

Another time, I decided to take a short cut to my class between the graduate business and fine arts building in the evening. It was overgrown with small plants but I figured that's what a mountain bike is for. Rode down that steeper slope half way and flipped over, landing on my arm and face again. There was a 2-3 foot drop covered up by the plants. Hooray.

And then when I was 5 years old ... haha, just kidding.

dw

Sun Baked

Jul 7, 2005, 11:55 AM

Someone need to learn that man how to ride a bike... :rolleyes: It's the landing he's got to work on.

The face plants, while scoring a lot of points, tend to shorten your athletic career.

wdlove

Jul 7, 2005, 12:49 PM

I was kinda hoping he'd get a little more than 'scrapes and bruises'.

I hope that you were just being facetious. Accidents happen all the time. He just happens to be watched 24/7.

ham_man

Jul 7, 2005, 12:57 PM

I've fallen off my bike before. Lance has fallen off his bike before. Tyler Hamilton has fallen off his bike before. He is only human... :rolleyes:

mpw

Jul 7, 2005, 01:10 PM

I've fallen off my bike before. Lance has fallen off his bike before. Tyler Hamilton has fallen off his bike before. He is only human... :rolleyes:

Have you ever ridden into a Police officer?

Peterkro

Jul 7, 2005, 01:12 PM

I've fallen off my bike before. Lance has fallen off his bike before. Tyler Hamilton has fallen off his bike before. He is only human... :rolleyes:
Are you absolutely sure he's human I've always held the other view.

superfunkomatic

Jul 7, 2005, 01:24 PM

MacAztec

Jul 7, 2005, 01:55 PM

Have you ever ridden into a Police officer?

Have you ever been surrounded by police officers while riding your bike? No.

leekohler

Jul 7, 2005, 01:57 PM

Are you absolutely sure he's human I've always held the other view.

I always thought he was a puppet. :)

mactastic

Jul 7, 2005, 01:57 PM

Have you ever been surrounded by police officers while riding your bike? No.

Well yes, but that's a different type of story. :D

MacAztec

Jul 7, 2005, 01:58 PM

I don't see how people say "He can't even ride a bike!"

That's like someone telling me "you can't even throw a football" if i make a bad pass. he rides his bike quite a bit, and the media (of course) only reports the times he falls. the media does this with everything, like kidnappings, shark attacks, etc.

you think it happens all the time just because the media talks about it.

ham_man

Jul 7, 2005, 02:03 PM

i agree with the posts by the "it could happen to anyone" crowd.

look at how well spoken he is, how eloquent and intelligent he comes across in the media, the fact that he's wiped out riding his bike before (on flat ground). come on! he's a tool.

it would seem like riding a bike, and speaking, or any other activity using higher brain function simultaneously would be beyond his grasp.

and frankly it's good to see media coverage of events like this - a guy that can't even ride a bike - running one of the wealthiest most powerful nations on the planet. you can draw your own conclusions.
Have you ever tripped and fallen? Maybe been walking up the stairs and slipped?

If you answered yes to either of those questions, then by your resononing you lack the brain capacity to walk or climb a flight of stairs. Everybody makes mistakes and has accidents. The President is not exception...

mactastic

Jul 7, 2005, 02:18 PM

Chevy Chase should make a guest appearance on SNL. Too bad he's so tall though.

Come on folks, this is what caricature is all about. Lighten up. How many cigar jokes have been made at Clinton's expense?

mcarnes

Jul 7, 2005, 02:31 PM

And to think he used to be a fighter pilot...
He's a great guy but he seems accident prone.

I think that was his dad.

Sun Baked

Jul 7, 2005, 02:47 PM

Everybody makes mistakes and has accidents. The President is not exception...But when somebody that is supposed to be "better than us" keeps falling off objects (cycles and Segways), chokes on pretzels and falls on his face -- they will definitely get more action on late night tv than me dropping something.

Heck if I dropped a dog, I wouldn't expect much news to come of that either.

Ugg

Jul 7, 2005, 02:49 PM

Some people simply have nothing better to do but find an excuse to Bush bash at the slightest opportunity. Anyone who rides on a regular basis has their share of crashes, just ask Lance Armstrong, who certainly isn't clumsy nor accident prone... :rolleyes:

That's a little over the top, comparing bushco to lance, don't you think? AFAIK, dubya has never ridden competitively and is restricted to "safe" venues by the SS. I've ridden a lot and in all my years have had fewer accidents than gw has in the last 5, not that that means anything of course....

mactastic

Jul 7, 2005, 02:50 PM

I think that was his dad.

No, Bush flew fighters in the TANG. IIRC, his dad flew bombers.

Josh

Jul 7, 2005, 04:23 PM

Yeah...George Bush is the first person to fall from his bike... :rolleyes:

Like you've never crashed on yours? The guy falls down, and people are like "OMG!! Bike ownz teh bush!!1!".

If Steve Jobs crashed his bike, you'd all be like "Awww..poor Steve. Must of been an engineering mistake with the bike."

George Bush has had like 4 main accidents like this in 5 years (Pretzel,segway, and 2 bike falls). Are you telling me in the last 5 years, you have not fallen down, bumped your head while entering the car, slipped, sucked some soda down the wrong pipe, or had some goofy mishap?

Such a funny thing with the Bush-hating folks. They criticize the man for not being perfect, then freak out should he fall from his bike or have some tiny accident.

I did not vote for Bush, but I must say - if you base your voting on whether or not one has choked on a pretzel, you shouldn't be voting for anybody.

mactastic

Jul 7, 2005, 04:28 PM

If Steve Jobs crashed his bike, you'd all be like "Awww..poor Steve. Must of been an engineering mistake with the bike."...the Bush-hating folks.

My the stereotypes are flying thick and fast today.

FWIW, I'm probably considered a Bush-hater in most people's eyes, but I didn't take a shot at him for falling off his bike.

And I'd probably laugh at Steve falling off his bike too.

Josh

Jul 7, 2005, 04:35 PM

My the stereotypes are flying thick and fast today.

FWIW, I'm probably considered a Bush-hater in most people's eyes, but I didn't take a shot at him for falling off his bike.

And I'd probably laugh at Steve falling off his bike too.

Since when is "Bush-hating folks" a stereotype? There are indeed folks who hate Bush, and as such, are rightfully called Bush-hating folks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereotype

"Veggie-eating, Tree-hugging Bush-haters" would have been a stereotype ;)

mactastic

Jul 7, 2005, 04:38 PM

No, most of us don't hate him personally. We just disagree with with his policies. But that's enough to get pegged as a 'hater' I guess.

I'd still have a beer with the guy. Or a fat rail of coke. ;)

Sun Baked

Jul 7, 2005, 04:46 PM

No, most of us don't hate him personally. We just disagree with with his policies. But that's enough to get pegged as a 'hater' I guess.

I'd still have a beer with the guy. Or a fat rail of coke. ;)And he'd probably sit there and laugh with you about clips of him falling of the Segway/bikes and tonights Leno jokes about the incident.

It's those people who cannot find humor in life that you have to worry about... :(

superfunkomatic

Jul 7, 2005, 05:00 PM

resononing you lack the brain capacity to walk or climb a flight of stairs. Everybody makes mistakes and has accidents. The President is not exception...

do you mean "reasoning"? and no i haven't fallen off my bike since i was like 6 years old. yes, i've had accidents, but not ones that are publicly staged media events like riding my bicycle at a G8 event - haven't had the opportunity. it would be like the kennedy's media event - throwing a football and one gets it in the eye and is hurt - wouldn't you think they were a bit of a weenie? a staged event for publicity gone wrong.

plus, he's not "my president", he's a public figure and as such he's open to more scrutiny than you or i. i honestly thought it was funny. and frankly i think that the portrayal in the media is of a buffoon falling from his bike, and oh yeah, he just happens to be the president. his accidents don't seem to help his public image.

toontra

Jul 7, 2005, 05:40 PM

I've ridden a lot and in all my years have had fewer accidents than gw has in the last 5, not that that means anything of course....

Quite! I've ridden on average 10 miles through central London & Manhattan almost every day for 25 years and only fallen off once (a suicidal tourist on Shaftsbury Avenue!).

By any reckoning Bush is an incompetent. I sincerely hope he's never allowed on the open road, even post-presidency!

yellow

Jul 7, 2005, 05:47 PM

Maybe GWB was trying to impress his buddy Tony..

GWB: Hey Tony! Hey Tony! Watch this, dude!!

http://bloombikeshop.com/photogallery/levi/endo%2001.jpg

failed endo, el presidenté fall down, go boom?

Xtremehkr

Jul 7, 2005, 06:01 PM

Falling off the bike, not so bad.

http://www.nelson.monkey.org/~nelson/weblog-files/bushSegway.jpg

Falling off the Segway, well, you have to be pretty bad to achieve that level of imbalance.

skunk

Jul 7, 2005, 08:13 PM

By any reckoning Bush is an incompetent. I sincerely hope he's never allowed on the open road, even post-presidency!Apparently he wasn't too hot pre-Presidency, either.

Sun Baked

Jul 7, 2005, 08:27 PM

Falling off the bike, not so bad.

Falling off the Segway, well, you have to be pretty bad to achieve that level of imbalance.Sort of hard to believe ...

But imagine if this was a normal Joe/Jane Blow pulling these stunts, and getting injured this often.

These days the co-workers and doctors would be filing reports of suspected spousal abuse. :eek:

skunk

Jul 7, 2005, 08:36 PM

mpw

Jul 7, 2005, 08:50 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by mpw
Have you ever ridden into a Police officer?

Have you ever been surrounded by police officers while riding your bike? No.

Yes actually, but I never hit them!

MacAztec

Jul 8, 2005, 12:22 AM

But when somebody that is supposed to be "better than us" keeps falling off objects (cycles and Segways), chokes on pretzels and falls on his face -- they will definitely get more action on late night tv than me dropping something.

Heck if I dropped a dog, I wouldn't expect much news to come of that either.

Don't know if he is necessarily "better than us". Most politicians these days just have money, thats all.

I'm sure the reason he gets so much attention is because he IS the President. He has people around him 24/7

MacAztec

Jul 8, 2005, 12:26 AM

Sort of hard to believe ...

But imagine if this was a normal Joe/Jane Blow pulling these stunts, and getting injured this often.

These days the co-workers and doctors would be filing reports of suspected spousal abuse. :eek:

He really doesn't get injured often. I get a scrape or a bruise every few weeks, much more than Mr. Bush does. I mean really, how many stories have we heard about in the last 5 years in which Bush has gotten hurt? I think there was about 5 stories on him, most of them about Bush falling off a bike, and one about him choking on a pretzle.

Thomas Veil

Jul 8, 2005, 11:07 AM

Now why couldn't this be one of those TV sitcoms where he falls, gets knocked unconscious, and when he wakes up his personality has changed into a peace-loving liberal?

katchow

Jul 8, 2005, 01:17 PM

OMG, you mean a person who actively works out fell off of his bike? How could this be? I bet W. wishes he were Chirac. Then we wouldn't have to worry about a minor collision, because he would be too fat.

am i missing something here? maybe its an old picture?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7b/Chirac-official.jpg

skunk

Jul 8, 2005, 01:22 PM

Ah, the miracles of Photoshop and plastic surgery.

katchow

Jul 8, 2005, 02:42 PM

BTW Skunk, didja' hear that little poke chirac made at english food? sorry, don't have the link handy. it was something like "the only thing the english have done for european agriculture is mad cow disease". in pretty poor taste (no pun intended) if u ask me. can't remember who he was talking to either.

i was in England a few months back and had no problems stuffing myself. Granted, i ate indian a lot, but i also gorged at every fish n' chips shop i saw. I did however, steer clear of the American Chicken stands :)

skunk

Jul 8, 2005, 03:00 PM

mactastic

Jul 8, 2005, 03:12 PM

I believe it was Putin. They're both twats.

Wait, as a liberal don't you worship the ground Chirac walks on? Are you saying you can actually disagree with the Iraq war AND the French leadership at the same time?

I wonder if it's possible to oppose Bush's war strategy and still hate UBL for what he's done...
;)

katchow

Jul 8, 2005, 03:22 PM

ahh, looked it up again..not sure that it was anything worthy of a full article but i liked MR. Ronay's reponse,

"A man full of bile is not fit to pronounce on food." :)

skunk

Jul 8, 2005, 03:45 PM

Wait, as a liberal don't you worship the ground Chirac walks on? Are you saying you can actually disagree with the Iraq war AND the French leadership at the same time?

I wonder if it's possible to oppose Bush's war strategy and still hate UBL for what he's done...
;)Only in Europe.

Sun Baked

Jul 8, 2005, 04:10 PM

He really doesn't get injured often. I get a scrape or a bruise every few weeks, much more than Mr. Bush does. I mean really, how many stories have we heard about in the last 5 years in which Bush has gotten hurt? I think there was about 5 stories on him, most of them about Bush falling off a bike, and one about him choking on a pretzle.If he was a normal Joe Blow in these litigation happy days, scapes and bruises to the face with an "I fell down excuse", "ran into a door" lead doctors and employers to file paperwork to note a case of possible domestic abuse or substance abuse.

And the doctors and workplaces tend to turn people in for domestic violence because of the cloud of litigation they would face if they didn't.

Of course if the workplace believed his falling down story, they'd probably send him to a substance abuse program.

takao

Jul 10, 2005, 05:37 AM

Wait, as a liberal don't you worship the ground Chirac walks on? Are you saying you can actually disagree with the Iraq war AND the French leadership at the same time?

haha i wonder what people will do when France gets a real "left" politician instead of Chirac, who actually is a conservative (and not that popular in the rest of europe, thanks to nuclear bombing tests)

solvs

Jul 11, 2005, 04:26 AM

haha i wonder what people will do when France gets a real "left" politician instead of Chirac, who actually is a conservative (and not that popular in the rest of europe, thanks to nuclear bombing tests)
Don't try to inject logic into this. Not to stereotype or anything, but I have a feeling that those who get their info primarily from Fox News just don't realize how conservative France actually is. But, you know, Bush = good and Chirac/Putin = bad. :rolleyes: I guess.

For the record, had this happened to Clinton, Gore, Kerry, etc... I'd be laughing. It's funny. Of course, they didn't fry their brains with years of drugs and alcohol.