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sinkingfeeling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 11:20 AM
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NBC: Ex-President Bush hospitalized overnight for dehydration, released. - MSNBC.com
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17579068/

WASHINGTON — Former President George H.W. Bush was admitted to the hospital in California on Sunday and released Monday, following treatment for dehydration.
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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 11:21 AM
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1. what big bad barbara is not taking care of him!
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jean Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 11:31 AM
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4. bush once said his mom had icicles for fingers, from pulling frozen dinners from the freezer
This was said at Camp David during a discussion of 'comfort foods,' according to former Treasury Sec Paul O'Neill.

Perhaps Ma and Pa Bush need permanent nursing staff.
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Champion Jack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 11:41 AM
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6. She can't bother
her beautiful mind....
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CrazyOrangeCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 11:51 AM
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9. she couldn't even make him a cup of tea.
worthless blueblood harpy.
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Benhurst Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 11:24 AM
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2. Good. We can't afford another month of "mourning."
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theaudacity Donating Member (137 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 12:09 PM
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16. month??? a few businesses here where I live STILL have their flags at half mast.
I want to march right into Famous Daves and say "Ford's dead. Deal with it.
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LiberalFighter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 03:21 PM
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26. They are in violation of United States Code
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theaudacity Donating Member (137 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 03:29 PM
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28. LiberalFighter, your modifier is dangling... do you fight liberals? nt
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 11:26 AM
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3. He got dehydrated from crying his eyes out over what an ass his son is.
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jean Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 11:32 AM
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5. he cries over what the media says about his kid, not about the reality. Says it's unfair.
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goclark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 11:44 AM
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7. He doesn't have a heart either
much less enough water from those tears he cries that we will learn the TRUTH!
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Robbien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 11:50 AM
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8. This is weird
There are so many servants taking care of the Bushes, how the heck does a pampered man such as poppy Bush become dehydrated? Something else is going on here.
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 11:54 AM
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10. How?
Booze.
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geardaddy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 12:01 PM
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15. Yep, that and working himself up
into a frenzy slapping the asses of TV actresses.
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Demeter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 11:55 AM
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11. Dehydration a Coverup For Something Not Publicly Acceptable?
Alcohol poisoning, or near-fatal stroke, or systemic failure?
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 03:22 PM
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27. dehydration is a problem for the elderly, how that managed to get by 41's
handlers is beyond me.
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daleo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 03:52 PM
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54. It often goes along with senility
Seriously, it is a frequent symptom of oncoming senile dementia.
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Vanje Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 04:15 PM
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56. He drinks
whiskey instead of water
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spinbaby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 11:56 AM
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12. It just hit me that he's in his 80s
Elderly people have to be careful with dehydration--they don't always realize that they're thirsty.
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bigworld Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 11:57 AM
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13. Too much Ecstacy?
Nah, prolly not.
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daleo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 03:52 PM
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55. Or they have trouble with swallowing. n/t
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acmavm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 12:01 PM
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14. Hope it's making a him take a good close look at the legacy of the
Edited on Mon Mar-12-07 12:01 PM by acmavm
bush family and what a plague they've been on this country.

But somehow, I don't think he has a conscience so those thoughts will never cross his mind.
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bluedog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 12:15 PM
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17. playing golf in 90 degree weather
doesn't know enough to get out of the heat.....must run in the family!
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Manifestor_of_Light Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 12:38 AM
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65. Yeah he's gonna pull an Eisenhower
Eisenhower played 72 holes of golf in one day and had a heart attack.
Some people just don't have a clue.
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 12:16 PM
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18. 'Ex-president bush*' what a lovely ring that has to it! Had me excited for a moment!
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Kali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 12:40 PM
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24. same here
or "the former president, now prisoner"...
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Marnieworld Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 12:17 PM
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19. Drooling after Teri Hatcher too much perhaps
If Clinton smacked anyone's ass on camera it would be played on a loop constantly. They'd have split-screen images of the loop with talking heads chatting about it forever. A * does it? Doesn't even become news.

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SemperEadem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 12:17 PM
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20. So? He's too broke to buy water? Dumb ass.
it's not like you can't stock water on AF1.
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UTUSN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 12:22 PM
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21. Shrub? Oh, nevermind, was DREAMING ("ex-pRez") n/t
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yellerpup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 12:23 PM
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22. An alcoholic instructor at a trade school where I worked
frequently called in from the hospital on Monday mornings. He suffered from dehydration.
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woodsprite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 12:39 PM
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23. Guess he better get his butt over to that
aquifer their property is sitting on top of in Paraguay. That ought to be enough water for him.

Actually though, there is something really nasty going around. I was out 2 wks running a high fever with bronchitis type symptoms - and yes, I became dehydrated. I just didn't feel like drinking or anything, then I realized bathroom trips had greatly diminished, my tongue had a blue-white coating, and my skin would stay pinched and was extremely dry. I didn't have an IV, but it's taken me over a week to get my hydration back up. Maybe he won't drink/eat for anybody unless he feels like it.
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hadrons Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 01:16 PM
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25. not enough blood in Iraq for Poppy
...
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theaudacity Donating Member (137 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 03:31 PM
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29. Global Warming is a bitch, isn't it, 41?
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doxieone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 03:35 PM
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30. Breaking: Bush #41 admitted/released for dehydration
Edited on Mon Mar-12-07 11:07 AM by doxieone
No link yet. Will post.

He was treated and released in a California hospital. Now en route back to Houston.

Note: Still no link yet. MSNBC had this a few moments ago.

11:50 a.m. EST: Still looking for link. None there yet, but this definitely is a legitimate story.

He is post recent hip replacement surgery, too.

12:00 STILL no link. Yet in the meantime, all networks were showing the couple's interview in Texas - the couple whose baby was kidnapped out of the hospital.

But, believe me, it has been on TV. There is just some sort of blackout going on right now.

-----

LINK: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17579068/ (12:05 EST - Thanks Purveyor, listed below in this topic)
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Lautremont Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 03:35 PM
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31. The Thirstiest President
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liberalnurse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 03:35 PM
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38. He is not a heavy drinker.....
He is essentially, elderly, and he may be on anti-hypertensive medication, diuretics and/or just not hydrating effectively.
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Lautremont Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 03:35 PM
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39. I didn't mean thirsty for booze, necessarily.
That would be Bush II! I've never heard anything about the elder's drinking habits, but I figure if he's dehydrated, he's got to be thirsty.
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doxieone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 03:35 PM
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41. When he collapsed in japan, was that...
drhydration, too?
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rocktivity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 03:35 PM
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52. I've always thought it ironic that too much booze can dehydrate you
Just sayin'.

:evilgrin:
rocknation
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Make7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 03:35 PM
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32. I guess he took that "don't drink the water" saying a little too seriously. ( n/t )
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AndyA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 03:35 PM
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33. Heavy drinking will dehydrate you. Perhaps a hard weekend of partying
caught up with him? I wonder if Teri Hatcher was around so he could cop a quick feel.
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proReality Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 03:35 PM
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34. Too much crying?
Too much crying over discovering that his son really is an evil idiot?
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doxieone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 03:35 PM
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35. He patted Terri Hatcher on the butt....
Maybe Barbara kept him away from all liquids after that.
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VegasWolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 03:35 PM
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37. If my wife looked like Babs Bush I'd be all over Terri too!!! nt
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Norquist Nemesis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 03:35 PM
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36. Probably cried enough tears to fill the Pacific
and puking over Cheney's antics were put him over the edge.
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buff2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 03:35 PM
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40. Is he still around?
These repuke ass wipes live forever. :puke:
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kestrel91316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 03:35 PM
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42. He probably tried to play one too many games of golf at some tony
resort during our 100 degree heat wave this weekend.

BOO FUCKING HOO.
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lovuian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 03:35 PM
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43. Houston has Medical Center Renown and has big cancer
research area??? just wonderin out loud
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doxieone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 03:35 PM
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46. No - he lives in Houston.
M.D. Anderson is the cancer hospital you are referring to.
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maddezmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 03:35 PM
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44. he was playing golf in Palm Springs
probably didn't drink enough Gatorade.
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Purveyor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 03:35 PM
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45. LINK: Ex-President Bush treated for dehydration
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17579068/
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Double T Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 03:35 PM
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47. With all the criticism of his son, the failed president, poppy might.......
have taken up his son's favorite past time.
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noonwitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 03:35 PM
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48. He probably had the flu or something
Especially the stomach flu-that'll leave a person dehydrated. When that person is 80+ and has the best health care coverage in the world, well, it means a visit to the doctor. The rest of us just drink tons of water.
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MonkeyFunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 03:35 PM
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49. Last night was his annual
tryst with Babs.

That old sack of ashes just sucked all the moisture out of him.

Fun fact: they use little pieces of her in those little dessicant packets. Also, a little bit of babs in your rice jar will keep it fresh for years.
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Bonobo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 07:17 PM
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59. MF, check you PMs.
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hippiechick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 03:35 PM
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50. Former President Bush OK After Collapsing
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/11232922/detail.html

POSTED: 1:54 pm EDT March 12, 2007
UPDATED: 2:00 pm EDT March 12, 2007


HOUSTON -- Former President George H.W. Bush was treated at a California hospital for dehydration and released Monday morning after collapsing during a Sunday afternoon golf game in Palm Springs.

Jean Becker, Bush's chief of staff, told The Associated Press that Bush fainted while playing golf with friends in 94-degree heat.

... more at link ...
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northofdenali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 03:35 PM
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51. Probably heard the news that Rove may have to testify
under oath and freaked about his baby boy.
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goclark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 04:34 PM
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58. He is not really "OK" cause he is still evil
really an EVIL man!
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daleo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 03:44 PM
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53. Give that man a drink!
Irresistable.
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ProudDad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 04:18 PM
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57. Oh, what a straight line
My cup runneth over!

"The bastard's been a mummy for nearly 20 years and they're just getting around to rehydrating him?"

He was on the golf course when he "collapsed";

"How many skins was he down?"

Etc, etc.etc.


Too easy...
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Decruiter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 07:30 PM
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60. MUST....HAVE...BRAINS...n/t
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Venus Dog Donating Member (419 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 07:33 PM
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61. He's had atrial fibrillation for years
and if he's post hip surgery - on top of his already existing heart condition - if he had been drinking or whatever, his electrolytes probably went out of whack - fainting would be one of the symptoms. I'm sure it's worse than what they're telling us - esp. since he's 82 and still thinks he's 21.

I'm sure, though, with his "fainting" spells, he has had quite a bit of hypoxia (lack of oxygen to the brain) and probably does some pretty loopy things (more than usual), i.e. the Terri Hatcher incident (which is probably mild in comparison to other things he's doing).
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cyr330 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 11:53 PM
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62. Did Babs bother "her beautiful mind" and accompany him?
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kurth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 12:18 AM
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63. The nation prays for the chimp's progenitor
Why did he not use birth control?
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melody Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-13-07 12:28 AM
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64. Woke up and realized his "legacy" will be as the father of a blithering idiot, did he?
Sounds about right.
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