Bush taken ill with stomach bug at G8 summit

[maddezmom]

Source: Reuters

08 Jun 2007 07:51:01 GMT
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany, June 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush was taken ill on the final day of a Group of Eight summit but his condition is not serious, a White House aide said on Friday.

White House counsellor Dan Bartlett said Bush had a stomach ailment which he described as "not serious". Bush hopes to return to meetings at the summit later in the day.

He said they were "not sure if it's something that he ate last night or this morning".

"The president right now is resting and is going to recuperate a bit and join the leaders on the remaining agenda today as quickly as possible," Bartlett told reporters.

Read more: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L08277486.htm

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brought on by large quantities of alcohol :rofl:



U.S. President George Bush enjoys a cold drink in historic Heiligendamm, Germany, Thursday, June 7, 2007. The leaders of the G8 nations are holding their annual summit in the sea resort on June 6-8, 2007. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)




and check out the text of the picture:
CAPTION CLARIFICATION - REISSUING TO CLARIFY THAT PRESIDENT BUSH IS DRINKING A NON-ALCOHOLIC BEER. U.S. President George W. Bush enjoys a non-alcoholic beer before an official dinner in Heiligendamm June 7, 2007. Leaders from the world's major industrialised nations meet in the Baltic resort of Heiligendamm on June 6-8 for a Group of Eight (G8) summit. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer (GERMANY)



U.S. President George Bush laughs while enjoying drinks with colleagues in historic Heiligendamm, Germany, Thursday, June 7, 2007. The leaders of the G8 nations are holding their annual summit in the Baltic sea resort on June 6-8, 2007. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

[Eurobabe]

1. Maybe Vlad slipped him a Polonium 210 mickey at dinner?

[maddezmom]

2. Yikes

:scared:

[woodsprite]

36. That was my first thought.

[Frances]

61. My first thought too

[Demeter]

38. I Thought It Was Polonium 209?

Capital Steps did a takeoff on Love Potion #9 caled Polonium 209---turns out they fudged a little for art's sake. It is 210! Although if there is a 209, I'm sure it's just as deadly

[KansDem]

73. It was "Polonium 210-Lite"--Bush needs to watch his weight. (nt)

[KansDem]

74. self delete

posted in the wrong place...

[PassingFair]

47. He calls him Vladimir....

[yellerpup]

53. He calls him Vladimir

but he promounces it like: Elmer.

[Eurobabe]

60. Only when he's sober, when the asshat is drunk, Putin is VLAD

[xxqqqzme]

88. he calls him vladmur

[NMDemDist2]

3. I think he's hiding in his room so Merkel won't kick his @ss

he's such a scared little man.

[mallard]

48. Re: "hiding in his room so Merkel won't kick his @ss"

Absolutely!

Remember when Reagan refused a Gorby invitation for a Moscow dinner with just the two of them and their wives?

That might have been a Nancy thing, but these guys can't handle actual people of 'class', as much as that term is subjective.

He can't always be reading from the cue cards. Sometimes it's just time for a break, I mean stomachache.

[orleans]

80. i think he just got drunk and had to go pass out for awhile n/t

[Lasher]

76. I think Merkel is wearing one of those collars with spikes on it, like dogs wear.

That's what it looked like in one of the photos I saw.

[Syrinx]

maybe he'll vomit on the Japanese PM

:shrug:

[AngryAmish]

57. He better run!!!

[silverojo]

86. Like father, like scum

Blow chunks, you rotten little bastard! :evilgrin:

[WritersBlock]

4. And just think - they're *saving* everything so nothing can be analyzed.

What a job - pResidential-Porta-Potty cleaner!

[slowry]

5. .

[SeattleGirl]

7. ROFL!!!!

Great pic, slowry! I must say, though, that the cat looks a wee bit pissed off! :rofl:

[Kahuna]

19. LOL! Great pic. Is it you?

:D

[MGKrebs]

39. Wow! Mine doesn't have a chin strap.

That must be the "sport" model.

[Blue_Roses]

54. rofl

:rofl: Your cat's expression is priceless!

[calimary]

70. ROLFMAO!

ROLF-MEOW!!!

[SeattleGirl]

6. Had a bit too much beer, Bushie?????

:rofl:

[Solly Mack]

8. Poor bug

I feel sorry for it.

Can you imagine being inside Bush? shudder...

[maddezmom]

9. LOL

:evilgrin:

[Thor_MN]

102. Poor head washing technique, plus constant sticking of head up one's own ass.

He gave it to himself.

Either that or "The dog ate my homework" lost out by a nose as the excuse to play hookey. "I doan WAnnah go tah no dumb conference!!" "We are way over budget already, we can't give aids to africa..."

[radfringe]

10. Just asking: when he has to make a mad dash to the bathroom

is it referred to as "THE SURGE"?

[maddezmom]

11. remember last year

when he had a bike accident? :eyes:

US leader crashed by trying to 'pedal, wave and speak at same time'
MURDO MACLEOD
POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT
HE MAY be the most powerful man in the world, but proof has emerged that President George Bush cannot ride a bike, wave and speak at the same time.

Scotland on Sunday has obtained remarkable details of one of the most memorably bizarre episodes of the Bush presidency: the day he crashed into a Scottish police constable while cycling in the grounds of Gleneagles Hotel.

The incident, which will do little to improve Bush's accident-prone reputation, began when he took to two wheels for a spot of early-evening exercise during last year's G8 summit at the Perthshire resort.

After a hard day's discussion with fellow world leaders, the president was looking for some relaxation. Instead, he ended up the subject of a police report in which the leader of the free world was described, in classic police language, as a "moving/falling object".

more:http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=297002006


Bush joins Chinese cyclists for an afternoon ride. The President, a keen cyclist, collided with the police officer while cycling near the rear gate of the Gleneagles Hotel. Photograph: Phil Wilkinson

[baldguy]

37. And being attacked by a pretzel?

[bikebloke]

62. Ian Rankin

In Ian Rankin's Latest book, The Naming of the Dead, he includes the bike wreck. John Rebus, the main character, was there lighting a cigarette when Little Lord Prissy Pants rode by. Rebus nodded, and junior wrecked.

[FloridaJudy]

96. Another victim of second-hand smoke! n/t

[maryallen]

97. Love Ian Rankin and ...

Inspector Rebus.

[Johnny Noshoes]

21. nt

:rofl:

[Lasher]

77. Damn you! Beer just came out of my nose! Not kidding!

Maybe I'd better put the suds down until I read my way through the rest of this thread. :rofl:

[maddezmom]

78. just a warning my friend

Please don't drink and eat (pretzels) :evilgrin:

[Lasher]

82. God I love this kinda thread.

That's one thing I love about Democrats, we're funny! Have you ever known a funny Republican, who was doing it on purpose?

[maddezmom]

83. searching my memory of repugs

Nope, I really don't know a repub that's funny. Unless of course you count the absurd beliefs they hold...now that kind of stuff is funny to me. :D

Tom Delay Says His Adultery Different than Newt Gingrich's
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2862714

Whose Adulterous Affair is Worse -- Newt Gingrich's or Tom DeLay's
http://newsbloggers.aol.com/2007/05/30/whose-adulterous-affair-is-worse-newt-gingrichs-or-tom-delay/

Sam Brownback on Evolution
http://blog.christianitytoday.com/ctliveblog/archives/2007/05/sam_brownback_o.html

Conservative Candidates All Support Banning Gays From The Military
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/05/debate-dadt/


nuff said, I could go on and on :hi:

[alphafemale]

12. Stomach flu....

Yeah, right.

After seeing those pictures today I think today the conclusion is obvious.


I hope he mixed beer, wine and hard liquor.
I hope he's got the dry heaves.

[silverlil]

13. Real Beer

Look at his manner. The Whitehouse just lies and lies. God, how many more days do we have left before he comes home, 2 or 3 more? Perhaps the rest of his trip can be cancelled , because we must realize other world leaders talk when they go home. We will not be told, but on the world stage this seeps into the diplomatic side of things.

[ClintonTyree]

17. There's no such thing as "non-alcoholic" beer......

There's trace amounts of alcohol in all "non-alcoholic" beer, which is why it's not good for a "dry drunk" like Bush (I'm betting a "wet drunk again?) to have anything like it. If he's truly abstaining from alcohol then he shouldn't "tease" himself with any alcohol substitutes. The stuff tastes like dishwater anyway, why would anyone WANT to drink it? :puke:

My money says Bush is back on the bottle and has been for years. I've suspected this ever since the pretzel incident. Georgie had a hangover, pure and simple. As obnoxious as he is when sober, when drunk he must be unbearable.

[maddezmom]

18. and his handlers confined him to his room, away from the cameras

Bartlett joked that Bush's decision to steer clear of the other leaders for a while was a "precautionary step" to avoid following in the footsteps of his father, former President George H. W. Bush.

[Warren Stupidity]

51. There are trace amounts of alcohol in all fruit/grain drinks.

Wimpy beer is a non-alcoholic beverage. I dare you to get drunk on it.

[Bluebear]

14. I gadda...I gadda...BURRRRP..I gadda lil shtomach fluuu HIC!!! Condi!! Condi goddammid where are ya.

[maddezmom]

15. Bush's plans to visit Poland unchanged despite illness

Bush's plans to visit Poland unchanged despite illness
13:16 | 08/ 06/ 2007



GDANSK, June 8 (RIA Novosti) - U.S. President George Bush, who felt unwell and abstained from the final events at the G8 summit in Germany's Heiligendamm Friday, will not cancel his visit to Poland later in the day, a Polish presidential spokesperson said.

Doctors diagnosed Bush with a stomach ailment Thursday night. The illness forced Bush to hold a meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in his private apartment Friday.

Elzbieta Jakubiak, head of the Polish presidential Cabinet, announced that during his working visit mid-Friday, Bush would hold negotiations with Polish President Lech Kaczynski in Jurata, the Polish presidential residence on the Baltic Sea coast.

The two leaders are expected to discuss general issues related to the deployment of elements of a U.S. missile shield in Poland.

more:http://en.rian.ru/world/20070608/66899785.html

[dbt]

16. Fuck bu$h.

Who cares how he feels? Reckon the Boy King's royal food tester missed a morsel...

[SeattleGirl]

20. Fuck Bush? Um, no thanks. However, if you mean FUCK Bush,

yeah, I can sign on for that!

[Little Star]

22. Nothing but a Little AA couldn't cure. n/t

[Lilith Velkor]

69. You mean where they tell you to obey the Voice of God in your head?

Bush already does that.

A Little Impeachment is what is necessary here.

[Heidi]

23. Kick.

:kick:

[Maddy McCall]

24. Illness sidelines Bush at G8 Summit

Source: AP

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany (AP) -- President Bush came down with a stomach ailment Friday at the G-8 summit in Germany and is resting in his room.

"I'm not sure if it's a stomach virus yet or something like that," Dan Bartlett, counselor to the president told reporters. "He's just not feeling well in his stomach,"

Although ill, the president did meet for an hour with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, but the meeting took place in Bush's private room.

"The president felt that they established a real personal rapport," Bartlett said, adding that they discussed s myriad of issues, including Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Afghanistan, Darfur, trade and missile defense.



Read more: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BUSH?SITE=MSJAD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[Kiouni]

25. Yep, abandoning the AIDS epidemic

in Africa leaves me queasy too.

[OneBlueSky]

26. I, for one, hope he pukes his guts out . . .

and has a bad case of the "Hershey squirts" to boot . . .

[undergroundpanther]

27. Hope he is sick as hell

And he never recovers.
Spends every day of the rest of his life puking miserable sick...
Unable to do or enjoy ANYTHING,trapped by sickness diminishing his life to nothing. ..but unrelenting sickness.
It's the least he could suffer for the damage and death he has caused.

[Sannum]

28. Awwwwww......Poor Georgie has the shits....

[cassiepriam]

29. Hit the bottle too hard the night before???

[NastyRiffraff]

30. I hope he's puking his brains out

Oh, wait. There's not much there to puke.

[Habibi]

31. Did he throw up on anybody important?

[oldgrowth]

32. Did he look into Putin's soul a little to long???

[FloridaJudy]

33. I suspect a hangover

Those pictures of him downing an "aperitif" before dinner could be a big clue...

[ClintonTyree]

34. Wishing you a speedy recovery, Georgie.

NOT! (as Borat would say) Presidentin' is hard work under the best of circumstances. With a tummy ache it's got to be extremely hard work. :sarcasm: At least he got to visit with Sarkozy in his room and 'look into his soul'. :eyes: I'm sure Georgie's got him totally sussed now, knowing more about Sarkozy than he knows about himself. :rofl: Georgie is just SO GOOD at that!

[Ian David]

35. Bill Frist watched the videotape of Bush at last year's G8 and has declared him healthy. n/t

[DrDan]

40. Not unlike the stomach ache most of us here at DU have felt since junior stole his first election

[maddezmom]

41. Bush returns to the summit: "He feels terrible about any disruption he may have caused."

"He feels well enough to continue with his full activities," White House counselor Dan Bartlett told reporters. "He feels terrible about any disruption he may have caused."

Even while ill, Bush taped his radio address, met as planned with France's new president and prepared for talks in Poland on a missile defense system.

The president was already dressed when he began feeling ill in the morning, Bartlett said. The aide said Bush's illness was "probably more viral in nature" and did not appear to be the result of anything he ate at the summit of eight industrialized democracies being held at a luxury resort here.

Bush stayed in bed for several hours to rest and recuperate. He missed one session with African leaders and another with leaders from China, India, Brazil, Mexico and South Africa, all developing nations not G-8 members.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070608/ap_on_re_eu/bush;_ylt=AnK4UzVumOYBSrZnxPA_QnyyFz4D

plop, plop, fizz, fizz oh what a relief it is :D

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

44. Bush stayed in bed for several hours, while a crack medical team loaded him with

electrolyte and vitamin restoring IV fluids.

He probably received more and better medical care during those hours than most American citizens receive in years. MKJ

[A HERETIC I AM]

42. LATE BREAKING UPDATE!! Virus says "I just can't hang. This guy is nuts"

Virus evacuates self from the body of Bush in an attempt to save its own sanity. Film at eleven.

Sorry. Couldn't resist

[TankLV]

104. ahhh - the "surge" again...

my cudos to the original poster above...

[KaryninMiami]

43. After making everyone in the world sick to their stomachs,

Bush finally sickens himself. Very appropriate. Except it does't matter how much he pukes and shits--the damage he's done to the rest of the world far surpasses whatever virus he's picked up. Maybe it's the booze mixing with his meds.

My compassion gene appears to be on the blink today- guess it's because I keep thinking that this is poetic justice.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

45. Tens of Thousands in Tax Payer's Money Used to Treat President's Hangover

While millions of Americans avoid medical care, at serious risk to their health, due to high cost.

[alcibiades_mystery]

46. Hung over fah sure

Note to recent college grads. When you call in sick complaining of "food poisoning," or "stomach flu," everybody knows that you're hung over.

[City Lights]

49. What a bunch of liars.

Bartlett claims they were "not sure if it's something that he ate last night or this morning". I thought junior brought food tasters with him wherever he goes. Did they get sick, too? :eyes:

Maybe he needs to bring drink tasters from now on. :rofl: Taste mah beer for me, will ya? Make shure is okay 'fore I drink some.

I hope his barfed all over himself. And shit himself too. :bounce:

[Lisa]

93. he already did the barfing back when he was "young and irresponsible"

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/worldview/story/0,,882219,00.html

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/03/11/1047144969140.html
"There was the late-night gambling in nearby Odessa; the week-long drinking binge that left him staring at his vomit-stained reflection in the mirror, vowing to give up drink for good."

[lonestarnot]

50. You fucking pig!

[Warren Stupidity]

52. I seriously hope he shit himself. nt.

[hang a left]

55. It's called Bottle Flu. nt

[myrna minx]

56. Did he eat an egg salad sandwich from a truck stop bathroom?

IMG]

[sabra]

58. WH: Bush Feeling Better After Stomach Ailment

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2007/06/wh_bush_feeling.html

ABC News' Karen Travers Reports: White House Counselor Dan Bartlett spoke to the pool reporters on the president's health, after Bush met French President Sarkozy earlier today in his private quarters due to a stomach ailment.

Bartlett said the White House doctor does not think Bush's illness was food-related. (First Lady Laura Bush didn't feel well a couple of days ago and it's possible the president contracted a similar bug.)

The president feels better and is "rejuvenated", Bartlett said. Bush will resume his schedule in Europe, visiting Poland and then Rome.

[Cronopio]

71. Yeah, a few genuflections at the porcelain pulpit can do wonders for a little tummyache. nt

[durtee librul]

85. So MS Pickles is dringking too?

Soooprize...soooprize.....

[LizW]

59. Oh, please

He probably just got bored and decided he'd blow off the meetings. His tiny little attention span is undoubtedly exhausted.

Seriously, though. I find it offensive that he guzzles this supposedly "non-alcoholic beer". Would any recovering alcoholic actually drink that stuff? Teasing oneself with that swill in an environment where the real alcohol is flowing freely just seems deranged, to me.

[Neshanic]

63. He's just shedding his skin, happens every year, just a bit of bad timing this year.

Rove has drapes pulled in the bedroom, and is helping with the parts he can't reach on his back.

[DrDan]

64. junior probably watched the replay of one of his speeches

[napi21]

65. Hmmm, you don't suppose it could be a hangover, do ya?

Nawwww, surely not our reformed alcoholic prez!

[AngryOldDem]

66. Did you note the change in the drink color?

First photo definitely looks like a beer. Second photo...hmmmm....

[gulfcoastliberal]

67. I'd guess #1 = pilsner/ale, #2 definitely a lager. Or bad digital color. (nt)

[shayes51]

68. Bush and Paris sick.............

Oh, my! Two of a kind?

[BlueStater]

72. At least he didn't puke on another world leader like his daddy did n/t

[KansDem]

75. Bullshit! "Some people say" Bush was poisoned! It's terrorism pure and simple.

Since this happened in Germany, we need to invade France now!!!

[maddezmom]

79. Don't forget about Poland

:D

[Lasher]

81. Nonalcaholic beer? In Heiligendamm, Germany?

If you even tried to sneak nonalcaholic beer into Heiligendamm, a mob would come and stick you with pitchforks, like in one of those Frankenstein movies.

[nolabels]

99. That there German beer isn't like no beer here in the USA either

It kicks like thunderbird but you wouldn't know it till it's too late. It's like better than 18% alcohol

[Lasher]

101. Never had one.

I wonder if there's shmewhere here in the US of A you can buy a real honest to goodness German beer like that. I sure would like to throw one down. :beer:

[UrbScotty]

84. Do NOT let him near the Japanese Prime Minister!! (nt)

[damntexdem]

87. Poor li'l stomach bug!

But what's that piss Dubya was drinking?

[Beetwasher]

89. Of Course It MUST BE Non-Alcoholic, Right??? RIGHT???

I mean there's a bottle of non-alcoholic beer righ there in front of him, so that MUST be what he's drinking, right? RIGHT? It's not like any of his handlers would put that bottle there to make the lazy press THINK that's what he's drinking. Right? They would never do that...

[daleo]

90. My sympathies to the virus

No organism should be put through such a tragic experience.

[Lisa]

91. of course he couldn't attend if his gut was bothering him -- that's what he thinks with!

http://www.crisispapers.org/essays/bush-gut.htm

[burrowowl]

92. I think he wanted to

avoid meeting with the African and Latin American delegates.
What a chicken liver!

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

94. Fwit-Fweoo

[Cha]

95. Were there

pretzels involved? Too much salt..dehydration?

[Canuckistanian]

98. Ah, the 48-Ounce Flu. Nasty.

You can tell by the shade of green around the gills.

[Pachamama]

100. Non-alcholic my ass....Dry drunk my ass....

Anybody who believes he had the "stomach flu" is in such denial....

[TankLV]

103. Drinking again...

couple that with afraid of all the protests and hatred and anger he enjoins wherever he goes when he can't be in his protective bubble - another spoiled paris hilton...

[ordinaryaveragegirl]

105. Looks drunk to me...

Slightly flushed, slumpy muscle tone, looks like he's got a deathgrip on the chair. Non-alcoholic my ass! I work in the restaurant business, and he looks pretty plastered IMHO. I wouldn't serve him!

As long as he doesn't pull one of these :puke: like Poppy did...