Bush is having trouble keeping upright again

[Vanje]

Gravity is not his friend. Apparently three men attend him, just to keep Bush upright.

U.S. President George W. Bush stumbles as he and his wife Laura, front, arrive to watch the swimming competitions in the National Aquatics Center at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008.
(AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

[mcctatas]

1. Quick....

somebody give him a pretzel, that may finish him off;)

[gateley]

5. ...

:rofl:

[Truth4Justice]

24. Yeah but dont forget to put a HARD coffee table for his head to hit. nt

[DJ13]

2. "Whoda thunk Chinese beer has such a kick!"

[SoCalDem]

3. Apparently, it does take a village ...to keep him vertical

[TexasObserver]

38. DUzy!

[patrice]

59. I second that motion!!!

:rofl:

[onethatcares]

67. third I say.

n/t

[Mira]

41. Good one

:rofl:

[lpbk2713]

4. Reached out to rub that guy's bald head and lost his footing.

[SammyWinstonJack]

44. .

:spray:

[MidwestTransplant]

6. He's so wasted. And she looks like the Joker. Poor thing.

[Subdivisions]

23. I am in stitches...What a maroon!

[Neshanic]

7. "Waz a guy gotta do to get a martooni in this joint? You guys aint my waiters! Get Chingy!"

[Ian David]

8. "Ah told you...

"Ah told you, Laura, one of these days, I'm gonna punch you in the mouth! Y'all let me go, she has it comin'!"

[redstate_democrat]

13. Can't send him anywhere

[Diane R]

25. Look at his daughter Barbara's face in the second picture...she's mortified.

I know that face.

She's deeply embarrassed, because she knows he's drunk. But she's trying to appear that nothing is out of the ordinary. Looks to me like a typical family member of an alcoholic, trying to pretend there's no elephant in the room.

[patrice]

60. Been there done that,

albeit with family members who weren't my Dad or Husband, but I do feel sad for her.

Probably a lot of unpleasant memories attached to what she's witnessing.

God bless the kid.

[RNdaSilva]

9. Check his flask.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

10. He never did have any equilibreum...

:sigh:

We are the laughingstock of the world allowing this goon to remain in office.

[seabeyond]

11. he is drunk. there is another picture floating around showing from different angle

and like a moment after this picture. the way the people are looking. embarrassed for him. wife walks away with a smile. i would be concerned if it was hubby falling. she pretends all is well. three grown men holding him up. pathetic.

[SOS]

82. Lord David Owen of the UK House of Lords adds detail:

"On 13 January 2002 he (Bush) lost consciousness while sitting on a couch in the White House watching a football game. His head hit the floor, resulting in an abrasion on his left cheekbone. The incident was blamed on a combination of not feeling well in previous days and an improperly eaten pretzel. I was contacted by a British doctor who had visited Johns Hopkins University and in talking to a group of young doctors was told that, following this incident, though the President had been admitted to Walter Reed Hospital, a blood sample of his had been sent to Johns Hopkins which showed a blood alcohol level in the range of 200 mg."

British measure 200 mg. = US .20 bac

[bushmeister0]

85. The football game was an AFC wildcard game.

The Ravens beat Miami, in Miami, 20-3. Being a Dolphins fan, I can totally understand why anyone would have choked and passed out watching that abortion of a game. Maybe he was drunk, but maybe he was just sick from watching some really bad football.

[man4allcats]

12. I've felt like that, but then again I'm not the

President of the United States. Even if I were, I can't say I wouldn't get to that point, but I am pretty certain I could wait until I wasn't in front of the cameras. "Damn, man! Hold your dope, even if it's alcohol!"

[begin_within]

14. Unruly fan ejected from game after lewd remarks about gymnast

[deminks]

15. I'd give it a 7.5. Major deduction on style points. I think the judges behind him agree.

But this is just the first attempt. He'll have two more tries.

[Vanje]

16. He hasnt figured out how to work gravity.

Looks like he's scraped up his elbow in another recent close encounter with the ground.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

18. That's when he fell off his bicycle last week in Kennebunkport. n/t

[HowHasItComeToThis]

30. MAN HE IS SWEATING LIKE A DRUNK

[Ghost Dog]

79. ... Or are we seeing those wobbly-feeling withdrawal symptoms here?

[varelse]

46. Not to mention... that hand looks like it's aimed for trouble

"Dignity" must not be part of his vocabulary :/

[patrice]

61. Aw, comeon, give the guy whatever break you can; that's the camera angle.

We need truth more than anything else.

[ColbertWatcher]

17. That'll teach him to call me 'Condi' again! n/t

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

19. uh this thread should be a "DUZZY"

lots of original comments

[noamnety]

20. The US has a long history of propping up dictators. (nt)

[Karenina]

33. Best in thread!!!

:thumbsup:

[Muttocracy]

52. :-)

[Jack Rabbit]

63. Curtain call!

[Neshanic]

21. His face is red as one of those Baboon butts.

[ColbertWatcher]

28. I think that's a measurement of drunkenness..."baboon butt drunk" n/t

[formercia]

40. I like his new hairdoo

receding on top and puffing out on the sides.He's beginning to morph into Bozo the clown.

[patrice]

62. Also: His nose is definitely getting quite "beak-ish" .

[formercia]

76. Like this?

[patrice]

87. That's Dubya alright! That hole he's signing is where his heart was, before he sold it to Dick.

[Diclotican]

22. sheeptramp

sheeptramp

I have learned, both by own experience and by others, that if you can't hold what you drink, then don't drink, period.. And I have to say, this man is an embarrassment for USA... To have 3 grown up men holding you, so you don't fall is.... Well an Embarrassment.. And poor Laura who have experienced this before I guess.. I have to say, that she have a brave face in the way she act.. Even that she maybe are not the smartest woman in the world...

Diclotican

SOrry my bad english, not my native language

[annabanana]

57. And we ARE embarassed, mightily.

He has been making a fool of himself on the World stage since the moment he took the office. Laura looks like the wife of a drunk, Young Barabara looks like the daughter of a drunk.

[bushmeister0]

86. And her evil twin is a drunk.

http://www.newsgarden.org/columns/anthrax/anthraxtargets.shtml

[patrice]

64. Although I WONDER about her heart, Laura does make an effort and she does know what dignity is.

[DeepModem Mom]

26. Did anyone notice his getting to his seat at the Opening Ceremony?

We thought something seemed not right about the way he made his way to the seat. I think I said, "There's something wrong with him," but I still don't know what.

Colin Powell once indicated that the whole administration took Ambien, especially when they travel. Would that cause him to be unsteady, or appear drunk?

[tavalon]

31. Sure it could but honestly, I think he's just drunk.

[silverojo]

34. True, but booze plus Ambien would make you a staggering zombie n/t

[patrice]

65. Really? Is there some NSA-way they can mandate the Ambien?

I know they can in the military.

Take your drugs or else!!!!

[DeepModem Mom]

73. They can in the military? Maybe that's where Colin Powell started seeing the benefits of its use.

I think he said it in the context that they used it to help out with crossing time zones, being able to get sleep so you could function, etc.

[patrice]

75. I think they're also under orders not to talk about - Ever - or they can be persecuted.

Remember the little bit that came out during Shock and Awe? Troops telling Mom they'd been taking amphetamines, some of them listening to their favorite death-metal music while they killed ANY and all Iraqis.

There was also stuff in our local paper, in 2003 or 04 i think, reports from the army about increased prescriptions for psychotropic meds and increased suicide rates, and of course more recent reports about increased suicide rates.

All of that got shutup pretty quickly didn't it.

[onethatcares]

68. ambien, holy fuckmeiste, the entire administration has been on

AMBIEN THE PAST 7 YEARS. No wonder it seems like such a nightmare.

[Ghost Dog]

78. That is truly amazing. I've just found out what Ambien is (in case others like me didn't know):

...Ambien will make you fall asleep. Never take this medication during your normal waking hours, unless you have a full 7 to 8 hours to dedicate to sleeping.

Some people using this medicine have engaged in activity such as driving, eating, or making phone calls and later having no memory of the activity. If this happens to you, stop taking Ambien and talk with your doctor about another treatment for your sleep disorder.

Ambien can cause side effects that may impair your thinking or reactions. You may still feel sleepy the morning after taking the medication. Until you know how this medication will affect you during waking hours, be careful if you drive, operate machinery, pilot an airplane, or do anything that requires you to be awake and alert. Do not drink alcohol while you are taking this medication. It can increase some of the side effects of Ambien, including drowsiness. This medication may be habit-forming and should be used only by the person it was prescribed for. Ambien should never be shared with another person, especially someone who has a history of drug abuse or addiction. Keep the medication in a secure place where others cannot get to it...

/... http://www.drugs.com/ambien.html

[onethatcares]

83. wow, you got the gist of it in one fellswoop.

imagine turning your kids over to a PUBLIC SCHOOL BUSDRIVER that just happened to have sleep apnemana(whatever?). There would be lawsuits everywhere.:wtf:

[ColbertWatcher]

27. "GIT YER HANDS OFFA ME! AHM TELLIN' YA, GRAVITY IS JUST A THEORY!" n/t

[HowHasItComeToThis]

29. HEY DADDY, WHY IS HIS FACE SO PINKISH

[Gabi Hayes]

32. he VERY obviously has:

tardive dyskinesia....chronic response to long term ANTI-PSYCHOTIC medication

remember the hula jaw days?

unlike akathisia (restlessness), dystonia (sudden and painful muscle stiffness) and Parkinsonism (tremors and slowing down of all body muscles), which can occur within hours to days of taking an antipsychotic drug, TD is primarily characterized by random movements in the tongue, lips or jaw as well as facial grimacing, movements of arms, legs, fingers and toes, or even swaying movements of the trunk or hips.

TD can be quite embarrassing to the affected patient when in public. The movements disappear during sleep. They can be mild, moderate or severe.

[silverojo]

35. This ain't TD

This is a combo of booze and pills, period.

[Frank Cannon]

49. Honestly, we can apply Occam's Razor here

The guy has a long history of drinking problems. All of his bizarre behaviors can be explained by full-blown, active drinking. And he looks completely shitfaced in these pictures.

Nothing more to it than that.

[Solly Mack]

36. Chinese beer getting to him I see

[TexasObserver]

37. He looked drunk in some of the photos from over there.

He looks drunk there.

[Hubert Flottz]

39. At the National Aquatics Center and drunk as a fish...

[eppur_se_muova]

89. Well, that's the right place for it, I guess. nt

[K8-EEE]

42. I always find Laura's "Joker" makeup startling

she's not a bad looking woman but ugh, who is admising her with the pasty white foundation and vampira lipstick?

[merh]

43. The look on the agents' faces is that this is nothing new to them.

Kind of like it's old hat, picking him up and helping him as he tries to keep his balance.

[glitch]

88. All that training just to baby sit. Aren't they supposed to be looking at the crowd for people with

guns etc? Instead they have to HOLD HIM UP?!?!?!

[LibraLiz1973]

45. Looks like the one guy is rubbin his nipples

sexy times!

[SpiralHawk]

47. Commander AWOL is unfit for duty

as usual.

What a wanker.

[TexasObserver]

48. wanker is right!

He's drunker than old Cooter Brown.

(that's a Texas saying you may appropriate)

[johnaries]

90. Texans stole that saying.

According to legend, Cooter Brown lived along the Mason-Dixon line during the Civil War and had family in both the North and the South. Therefore, he did not want to fight on either side and decided to stay drunk during the entire war so he wouldn't be drafted by either side.

But that's ok, Texans can use it if they want to!
:hi:

[IDemo]

50. He was picturing Laura in volleyball uniform n/t

[WhiteTara]

51. the look on Pickles face

Priceless. "I am so gong to slap him when we get to the hotel. I am out of here...don't look back"

[Blue_Roses]

53. lol!

:rofl:

how embarrassing

[Flying Dream Blues]

54. Wow. All acting like this is the most normal thing in the world. nt

[calimary]

70. Well, maybe for this crowd, it IS the most normal thing in the world. I mean,

look at the jerk at the center of it.

[orleans]

55. OOPS! DRUNK AGAIN! n/t

[dgibby]

56. give him a break!

after all, most invertebrates are physically incapable of walking upright, and ya'll all know this guy's been slithering around on his belly all his life!

[patrice]

66. !!!

:spray:

There's an embarassment of funny riches in this thread, but this is near the top!

[TexasObserver]

58. remember this drunk video of Bush?

under a minute ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3cOYS6Wg2c

[snappyturtle]

74. OMG! I had never seen that video! WOW! Thanks for the link. n/t

[TexasObserver]

80. I think a comedy show slowed the tape down a little.

[onethatcares]

69. "butt orfiser, I only had two"

"honest"

[patrice]

71. Please! no references to orfices around a guy who SCREWED two entire nations: US + Iraq.

[eshfemme]

72. GAWD! If he'd only do a faceplant, he'd actually be useful for a change in making us laugh.

Otherwise, he's just such a waste of oxygen. I swear, I have been so conditioned to get so pissed off whenever I see his face. There are idiots and then there are idiots like him.

[Dangerously Amused]

77. "B... B... But Laura! When I told you I'd stop drinking, I meant AMERICAN beer!"

Foreign drinks don't count, right?!

[npincus]

81. *hiccup*

[lame54]

84. How is he resisting rubbing that bald head?

[Usrename]

91. He's the West's answer to Boris Yeltsin.

What an embarassment.

[ShenandoahAspen]

92. gah...

Can ONE DAY go by without this idiot doing something to embarrass America?