Bush drops Barney

[robbedvoter]

-- pResident Bush (news - web sites), along with first lady, Laura Bush,
and members of the Waco Midway Little League Softball World Series (news
- web sites) championship team, react as Bush accidentally drops his
dog, Barney, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2003, at TSTC Airfield in Waco, Texas.
Bush quickly scooped up the dog who was not injured.

  

[Don_G]

1. You Haven't Heard?

Barney isnt a real dog...it's just a hairy whiskey flask. Unscrew the tail and suck.

[General Discontent]

70. OMFG!

Thank God I didn't have anything in my mouth as I was reading your post otherwise I would be cleaning it off my monitor right now! That was some funny shit! Thanks.....



D Wolfman

[Castilleja]

86. LOLOLOL

Thank you, that was funny!! :D :D :D

[UnapologeticLiberal]

101. Oh, come on

I hate the president as much as you do, but please, don't attack the president's dog! I remember how upset I was when someone wrote a nasty article about Buddy Clinton after he got run over...leave the dog out of it. It is not this dog's fault he has such an idiot for an owner.

[IndianaGreen]

102. I thought this story was about Barney, the purple dinosaur

Nice to know that Bush's dog is named Barney. I feel sorry for Barney!

[AP]

2. Remember when Texan, LBJ, picked his hound dog up by the ears?

Lots of people didn't like that. (Of course, that was intentional. Here, Bush just looks like a dope.)

The little girls' reactions are priceless.

[goforit]

83. I love dogs!!!.....This was inexcusable!!!...He has no regard for animals!

I have always been suspicious of his handling of dogs from the start.
He holds them as if he is carrying the garbage out to the trash can.

He has no heart for animals.

I remember when Presidente fox of Mexico showed his horses to
W and the pictures of him handling them were so bizarre!

I have a serious problem with people's inability to relate to animals.
I view it as bad as Severe Psychological problems.

This man has a huge reservior of them.

[Champion Jack]

3. Interesting to note how fast * seems to be aging.

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[Kahuna]

14. He is aging very fast. He's starting to look like Poppy...

Serves him right. }(

[Vitruvius]

94. For some truly horrifying pix of Bu$h* & Pickles, drunk and/or stoned, see

see 'amen1234's post #21 at http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=253145

These are the worst Bu$h* pix I have ever seen.

And the drinking and drugging is aging Bu$h* and Pickles fast. Very fast.

[colorado_ufo]

105. The presidency does this to everyone -

even * can't escape the draining effect of such a hectic schedule.

P.S. - Yeah - and the effects of his consumption of certain substances surely adds to the overall result!

[w13rd0]

4. Look at the look on those girls faces...

...and the look on Bush's face. He's already blaming the dog for his dropping him. What a bastard...

[Rose Siding]

23. Positively Rockwellesque

The girls are *aghast*

[Kolesar]

49. Oh my.

I would have never thought about Norman Rockwell, but you are correct. It is funny in a horrible way

[Lisa]

55. Laura and those girls look genuinely shocked ...

... as most folks (even those who don't own pets) would be, at the sight of a small dog falling more than a meter, with nothing to cushion his landing.

[Astarho]

59. And the look on Laura's face

I get the impression this isn't the first time this has happened.

[unbrand]

5. How do you drop a dog?

Unless you intentionally, drunkenly, and very meanly threw the dog down? Look at those expressions...

unbrand

[TahitiNut]

12. If the dog squirms ...

... and the handler isn't attentive to both its safety and "needs" then such FUBARS occur. Junior uses Barney as a prop. I doubt he's at all attentive in the slightest; mere lip service, like his entire narcissistic life.

[oldcoot]

6. I thought Bush was in great physical shape

Certainly an athletic man like Bush should be able to carry one small dog without dropping him. I wonder what the real story is.

[w13rd0]

7. Well, much to George's dismay...

...Barney had previously been trained as a drug dog. When he went wild yipping and carrying on, George knew the jig was up and tossed the dog aside, hoping to distract everyone from the obvious cocaine stains on his shirt...

[Pastiche423]

8. I'll betcha

dollars to donuts that Barney was trying to escape, just like Spot was.

[oldcoot]

46. Has Bush ever heard of a leash?

Instead of carrying your dog or having the Secret Service catch your dog if he sensibly runs away, you can actually attach a leash to your dog's collar. This way you will be able to control your dog and he will get some exercise.

[JPace]

51. "Has Bush ever heard of a leash?"

I'm sure Karl Rove has AWOL carry the dog
for PR purposes.....makes him look caring
after he strips more money and benefits
from workers. Bet he won't be carrying
it anymore!

I can hear Rove now "Damn can't he do
anything right?"

[tedoll78]

9. Poor puppy..

He didn't choose to be owned by an idiot..

[gulliver]

10. On an early Baba Wawa ...

... Bush called Barney, and the dog wouldn't come to him.

Payback.

[LiberalFighter]

34. Now I could see the dog not responding while at home...

but when in public I would think the dog would not want to venture too far from it's master. But of course whistle ass being a master would be disputable.

My dog will only leave my side if there isn't anyone nearby. When there are people she will make every attempt to be as close as possible to me if not on my lap or being held.

My dog also recognizes my voice and my physical being. She will immediately seek me out in situation that she feels threaten.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

43. Maybe it's "Dog-Whistle Ass?"

Trying to put clues togethter :shrug:

[Eloriel]

52. Smart dog

What a funny story! ROTFL.

Eloriel

[Rollins]

11. and so goes our state of affairs...

:hurts:

[gristy]

13. Great, great photo

Love Barney's feet pointing up in the air. Hope nobody was hurt! :)

[Cocoa]

15. "dropping the dog"

this could be the political equivalent of "jumping the shark."

as in, "President Sharpton really dropped the dog when he kept Ashcroft on as AG."

[catzies]

98. Cocoa, that is SO funny!

I think we should repeat it until it catches on. :bounce:

[Catshrink]

16. I thought you meant he shot Barney, the purple dinosaur.

Didn't know he named his dog after the studpid creature.

How do you drop a dog?

[Career Prole]

17. Looks kinda like

Barney's sliding in on a close play at the plate. Bushit's calling him safe, but the crowd clearly disagrees with the call. They can read so they know...
nobody's safe.
And the ump's a douche.
:nuke:
Got baseball on the mind today...note to Grady Little...I don't think it can be considered anomalous anymore. Don't let B.J. Kim pitch against the Yankees anymore. Anyone else...just not the Yankees. Thank you!

[Rose Siding]

18. This is who's carrying the "football"

Help me

[NNN0LHI]

21. For those not acquainted with the "Nuclear Football"

http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/systems/nuclear-football.htm

The Football

It follows the President where ever he goes and is never more that a few steps from his side. It is carried by a military officer who must undergo the nation's most rigorous security background check - the "Yankee White". It contains a secure SATCOM radio and handset, the nuclear launch codes known as the "Gold Codes" and the President's Decision Book - the nuclear playbook that the President would rely on if he would ever have to decide to use nuclear weapons. Its real name is unknown but it is popularly known as "the football".

The concept of the football came about in the aftermath of the Cuban Missile Crisis. President Kennedy was concerned that some Soviet commander in Cuba might launch their missiles without authorization from Moscow. After the crisis, Kennedy ordered a review of the U.S. Nuclear Command and Control system. The result was the highly classified National Secuirty Action Memorandum that created the football.

The White House Communications Agency which oversees the military unit in charge of the Football, was created with personnel from sections of the Defense Communcations Agency, composed of units fo the Defense Communications Operations Unit (responsible for communications and emergency power engineering) and the Defense Communications Support Unit. To work in these units, a candidate must pas a special seucirty investigation, called "Yankee White." The criteria include U.S. citizenship, unqeustionable loyalty , and an absloute absense of any foreign influence over the individual, his family, or "persons to whom the individual is closely linked." The aide who carries the Football come from the four military branches and are ranked Lt.Colonel, naval Comander, or Marine Major. They must be knowledgeable about all aspects fo the overall SIOP, as well as the various options available to the President for implimenting the war plan.

more

The Nuclear Football, on display at the Smithsonian Institute. The Football is a specially modified Zero-Haliburton suitcase with a leather satchel with zippers and pouches for documents and a secure radio

[LiberalFighter]

35. Would whistle ass be able to...

understand the procedures outlined in the "Decision Book" and how he is suppose to respond?

I wouldn't consider the "Yankee White" the person in need of a rigorous security background check as much as whistle ass needs it.

[NNN0LHI]

41. I just hope to hell...

...Junior is not having another problem with a pretzel if that day ever comes.

Don

[LiberalFighter]

87. It depends on the "crisis"

Whether it is a crisis or not... if not a crisis then best that he have trouble with his pretzels so he doesn't blow the world up.

[Zhade]

106. Depends

Would whistle ass be able to understand the procedures outlined in the "Decision Book" and how he is suppose to respond?

Only if it's a pop-up Decision Book. Or one about goats, as they seem to fascinate him.

[Lisa]

57. apparently he puts it on a tree stump when he chainsaws those cedars

I just have a mental image of the thing being squashed by a badly-felled tree.

[NNN0LHI]

19. Drunk again no dout n/t

[Barrett808]

93. Saw a clip of him walking with Laura, and I swear he looked woozy

I would go so far as to call it a drunken gait.

[FubarFly]

20. Proof positive ...

that dogs can smell evil.

There have probably been as many Barneys as there were Lassies.

[joanski01]

22. What a dumb

fuck schmuck that guy* is!! Is there ANYTHING that he can do right?

[2cents]

24. A not so subtle message to Blair...

...if need be, he'll drop the lapdog.

[Marlie]

27. Wonder if it runs in the family?

Betcha Babs dropped dufus on his head more than a few times.
Poor Barney.

[Eloriel]

54. Ooooo, good one

We've got a thread in The Meeting Room forum on political symbolism and omens. I think I'll go post this there -- with proper attribution, of course.

Eloriel
And welcome to DU!

[2cents]

67. Thank you...n/t

[montana_hazeleyes]

25. He and his father sure leave lasting

impressions on those they meet.Pops pukes,son drops dog.

[MaineDem]

26. He looks like hell

And the poor dog, too.

Honestly, Boy George looks horrible! Some vacation...

[Cronus Protagonist]

28. I wonder how many times he dropped Jenna (eom)

Fair & Balanced Buttons — The Cronus Connection

[TeeYiYi]

62. OMG! *lol* ......n/t

TYY

[onehandle]

29. Fact: Dry drunks are clumsy. Poor damn dog. nt

nt

[Whoa_Nelly]

30. Drunk as a skunk

Yup, and seems Laura has had a bit too much "sun" as well.

Here's the story:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/08/30/national1545EDT0577.DTL

<snip>
Before boarding Air Force One in Waco, Texas, for his trip back to Washington, the president and first lady Laura Bush greeted members of the Midway All-Stars, a Waco-area Little League girls softball team that recently won the world championship.

The girls were introduced to the president's dog, Barney, who accidentally fell onto the tarmac when Mrs. Bush was handing him to her husband. The dog apparently was unharmed, but his fall startled the girls and the president, who quickly scooped Barney back into his arms.


Good thing Barney bounces :bounce:

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

44. The Ministry of Spin apparently works weekends.

[coda]

79. PRESIDENTIAL PET TO RECOVER AFTER FAILED SUICIDE ATTEMPT !

May be closer to the truth.

[zanana]

80. You made my day, coda!

Anything that makes me laugh out loud makes me immune to the blues for a day. Thanks!

[LiberalFighter]

88. The poor dog didn't realize he wasn't high enough

:(

[rocktivity]

31. I read that the reason why he carries he dog

Because he doesn't always walk when you want him to. I'm not a pet owner, but I see that as a sign that he's not getting enough training and attention. And you can tell how uncomfortable Barney looks when Bush IS holding him.


rocknation

[ElsewheresDaughter]

64. TOUCHDOWN!!!!,,,oh wait it's softball...SAFE!!!!

[peekaloo]

66. LOL......dumb bastard is shocked ..... dogs are supposed

to always land on their feet like their cousins the cat. :silly:

[tridim]

32. Reading the 1000 words in this picture

Barney is a good 3 feet from his master Whistle Ass, AND he's facing him. How do you "drop" a dog and have it land a yard away and backwards? Either * threw him, or Barney kicked off, hard, flying 3 feet while doing a 180. Without video we'll never know, but one thing is for certain, Barney was wise to get the hell out of this man's grasp.

[LiberalFighter]

36. Especially when the "handoff" from his "wife"

was while she is at his side.

[Zhade]

108. Woah!

I just had a vision of Barney doing a 180, Matrix-style, to face off against Agent Shrub.

But, uh, I'm weird. :p

[bluedog]

33. know what?

on another board...by God, they brought up Buddy and Clinton not watching him and Buddy getting killed......Christ sake....I don't caree what one says....they always bring up Clinton!!!!

[montana_hazeleyes]

45. I may be wrong but

I don't think the Clintons were home when Buddy was killed.

[salin]

81. I believe that you are correct

in which case the wingers will call "Neglect!"

[LiberalFighter]

89. Rebuttal

Assassination by republicans

[mightywurlitzer]

37. How long

before everyone in the background of that pic ends up in Gitmo for looking surprised?

[NYC]

38. How do we know Barney wasn't injured?

Just because Bush & Co. said so?


Poor dog. He wound up at quite a distance from the so-called "drop". Must have been catapulted. I have always felt sorry for that dog. I hope he survives so that at the end of King George's reign, when he is no longer needed as a stage prop, he can find a good home.

[ILeft]

39. Everything he touches suffers.

They shoudn't give him living things as props. It's cruel.

[olmy]

40. Not injured? So they know from 50 feet? He's a moron at a mile!

those poor girls..so close to this horror, and the dog too.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

42. Score.

Too many observations between the laughing fits.

[AntiCoup2K4]

47. The Idiot's done worse things to poor Barney.

[LiberalFighter]

90. Too bad the dog doesn't turn around

and bite him

[DoYouEverWonder]

48. Now come on

How can you say W doesn't love Barney? Look at them tongue kissing and making up, after the fall.

[tridim]

53. Ha!

[mithnanthy]

85. OMG ...TOO FUNNY!

You guys are cracking me up! Thanks.....but I do feel sorry for poor Barney. Next time....RUN BARNEY....RUN!

[LiberalFighter]

91. Barney is a male name...

so does that mean whistle ass is gay??

[roguevalley]

50. he's probaby trying

to lick his own blood from internal hemorhaging.
Falling on your side or back on concrete from
that height means injury. I have long backed dogs-
dachshunds-and they are prone to injury. Scotties
are tough but not THAT tough. Poor little dog. He's
lost the dog vote in this country, the fascist idiot.

These dogs are wigglers but you have to know that
by now and carry a leash. Sheesh!

[Pax Argent]

56. Bush is the Frankenstein Monster of Republicanism

He has Nixon's ethics, Ford's physical grace, Reagan's faux folksiness, and his father's rapacious greed.

[catzies]

99. leftbehind, welcome to DU!

:hi: Your summation of the Shrub is excellent.

[truthisfreedom]

58. bush drops country

as dazed onlookers stared in fright and disbelief, resident bush dropped the country today in a fumbled attempt to grab the entire superpower at once...

[TeeYiYi]

60. That's not a drop . . . that's a throw. Look at the distance. ....n/t

TYY

[meisje]

61. think of the political cartoons this will inspire!

[ILeft]

63. What Repuke mom will let the Dubya hold her baby after this?

Any mother that hands over her baby for a Dubya campaign stop photo-op should be considered negligent. Let this be a warning, Repuke mommies: Don't let Dubya touch your babies!

[Lisa]

65. no wonder Barney tried to run away today!

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/030830/170/54b79.html

[doreme]

68. good thing

he wasn't dangling him from a balcony when he dropped him.

[BiggJawn]

69. Drunken Fool!

His Handlers KNOW he's coming off a 3 1/3 week sodden bender...Hoiw could they be so stupid as to let him handle the dog? Shit, I'll bet he doesn't even have the feeling back in his toes, fingers, lips and ears yet...

[JCMach1]

71. Poor Barney

:(

[corarose]

72. I bet Barney went to bite him and he tossed the Dog down

Look at the way his arms are out it looks like he tossed Barney and Barney is on his side not his back or belly. If you drop a dog wouldn't he land on his belly in front of you?

[Voltaire99]

73. Run, Barney, run!

It's only going to get worse, little fella, if you stick with that dork.

[nwstrn]

75. Could Bush's dog Barney

be the unidentified "black girl" referenced by Ahnold in the 1977 "Oui" article? A little old, maybe, but she has the position down perfectly.

[VolcanoJen]

74. Poor, sweet little Barney!!!!

Poor little fella. :-(

I've always had a soft spot for Presidential Dogs, regardless of their owner,
Jennifer :-)


Fala, the Greatest Presidential Dog, Ever!!!

[symbolman]

76. Barney was Fine when he picked him up...

maybe a little TOO Fine..

[this_side_up]

77. shifting the dog from side

to side = brain dysfunction/damage

Also, there was a photo of him today, don't remember which one -
check the fingers of the right hand. Extremely white = lousy
circulation

[VOX]

78. FREE BARNEY! He deserves better...

Then again, so do we all. Let's fire this ass****, with extreme prejudice.

[goforit]

84. Yes , let us start a petition!!!...............Animal lovers unite!!!

After the dogs saved his life from choking on a pretzle,
these dogs don't deserve this treatment!!!

[Sushi_lover]

82. "Don't even THINK about tinkling on me, you little pisser"

That's what the caption should be.

[0rganism]

92. Payback for the pretzel incident? And the ginger thing, too

I can just see a vindictive bush shouting, "Laugh at my mistakes, will you? Well here's what happens to laughers!"

[kainah]

95. US Whore Media: It's Barney's Fault

This is the story being carried in papers across America:

The girls were introduced to the president's dog, Barney, who accidentally fell onto the tarmac when Mrs. Bush was handing him to her husband. The dog apparently was unharmed, but his fall startled the girls and the president, who quickly scooped Barney back into his arms.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2003-08-30-bush-address_x.htm

[spinbaby]

96. I just saw the video on the local news

Laura wasn't handing Shrubby the dog and he didn't drop the dog. Barney was implementing his escape plan. You can see him taking a leap and then trying to run away. Poor dog.

[LiberalFighter]

97. I saw the video too...

Your right! He was attempting to escape from whistle ass.

[Merlin]

100. Even his own dog can't stand him. n/t

.

[MurrayDelph]

103. I guess it just shows ...

the man can't hold his Scotch (terrier).

Or is it that he can't hold his licker?



MurrayDelph


Articles of Impeachment:Bring 'em On!

[colorado_ufo]

107. Too funny, MurrayDelph!

ROFL!

[Thaddeus]

104. hilarious

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