Bush's 'body man' is leaving after four years as personal aide

[question everything]

Bush's 'body man' is leaving after four years as personal aide

By Ken Herman
COX NEWS SERVICE

May 15, 2006

WASHINGTON – Add the president's “body man” to the list of close aides leaving the building.

After more than four years as President Bush's personal aide, Austinite Blake Gottesman will leave next month to head to Harvard Business School – one of Bush's alma maters – in the fall.

Gottesman's official title is “special assistant to the president and personal aide.” The more commonly used body man moniker derives from the fact that his job is to stick as closely as possible to the president.

Since March 2002, he's spent about as much time with Bush as anybody on the staff. He delivers the presidential speeches to the presidential podium. He loads iPod One. He makes sure the president has the near-room-temperature drinking water he prefers. He dog-sits Barney. He carries the hand cleanser. He keeps track of the president's schedule. And he has traveled the world with Bush.

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[annabanana]

1. his BUTLER?!?

We are paying for Bush's BUTLER?

[Richard Steele]

7. Just an ordinary Texas rancher with a BUTLER- nothing to see here.

And I'm gonna guess "yes" we are paying for it.

[Supersedeas]

27. the President's butler becomes the Head of the Harvard B-school

[hwmnbn]

2. hmm, are you thinking what I'm thinking? .......

You better not be! :evilgrin:

[Bethany Rockafella]

3. hmm...

no comment

[rodeodance]

4. yup

[MadHound]

5. There is no way in hell that I could do that job

I guess I have to much self respect to be presidential toady:shrug: And lord, if I was ever president, I would have to do away with this position. Having that many people, those kind of sychophants hovering around me would drive me batshit crazy. I can load my own iPod, thank you very much:crazy:

[debbierlus]

26. I would do it - and then turn on him and give up all the goods on him

[MadHound]

29. You're a braver one than I Gunga Din

:shrug:

[central scrutinizer]

6. how icky

"stick as closely as possible to the president." There must have been interesting positionings when Jeff Gannon spent the night at the White House.

[question everything]

14. LOL. But I think that "Charley" on the West Wing

had a similar role..

[Jack from Charlotte]

8. This guy won acclaim from White House personnel when he.....

had signs added to every WH bathroom that Bush uses that read..... "Remove pants before shitting."

I'm thinking he gonna get a medal, perhaps.

[Binka]

20. Oh Jack You Do Know Shit! ROFLMAO

I have to add you to the very exclusive list of men on DU that I adore!:loveya:

[idgiehkt]

28. it's sad that I don't know whether you are joking or not...

with anyone else I'd laugh but it's so believable in this case... you can see him handing Cheney a sign that says "Remove friend before shooting" as well.

Hi from Monroe!

[Triana]

9. 'body man'?

The potential implications of that are absolutely disgusting.

[Orsino]

10. ...and he polished up the handle of the big front door.

Expect him to be commissioned an admiral any day now.

[trotsky]

13. Sounds like a candidate for the Medal of Freedom to me!

That is, if he's fucked up anything huge.

[reichstag911]

22. Nope, it's FEMA for him!

After all, hurricane season's comin', and anyone that's been carryin' George's water for four years should be able to handle a few breached levees.

[meegbear]

11. Presidential Brownnoser ...

bet that looks great on the resume .

[peekaloo]

12. stick to the pretzeldunce like stink on shit is the informal title.

isn't this guy Jenna's ex-bf?

[blogslut]

15. Adios Blake

You always knew the way out:

[C_U_L8R]

16. How do you go from Man Servant

to Head of Harvard Business School ???

[stubertmcfly]

19. You read that wrong...

...it says, "head TO Harvard Business School."

[C_U_L8R]

30. oops...

[donsu]

17. will he become a truth teller?

just joking. if the man opened his mouth he'd be dead

[wakeme2008]

18. OK where is that picture where Bush's 'body man' forgot

to Zip him UP. :)

[Bethany Rockafella]

21. Did all presidents before him have a personal slave?

Who was Clinton's assistant? Bush I? Carter? Reagan? Were any of them females?

[DiverDave]

24. Yes, all modern presidents had a "Body Man"

I saw a show that they were talking to the Clinton staffers, and the Body man was there.

[quisp]

23. "Why can't I quit you?"

"Because I haven't be accepted to B-school yet! But as soon as I am, I'm outa here!"

[elehhhhna]

25. photo of the poor bastard trying to catch barney