Bush cuts short gig for TV fishing show
By SCOTT LINDLAW
Associated Press
Published on: 04/10/04
CRAWFORD, Texas -- President Bush skipped a third round of fishing on Saturday with a crew from an outdoors show, though his performance the day before was something to brag about.
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Then Saturday, as Martin and his crew cleaned the boat for another excursion on the pond, Bush's entourage pulled up.
"He said, 'Hey, Roland, sorry it didn't work out. I had things to do'," Martin recalled. "He really wanted to finish, but he had all his things to do."
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Still, Bush apparently went bicycling on Saturday. A half-dozen bikes cruised down a dirt path, trailed by a security detail of open carts and cars; such a motorcade shadows the president when he jogs there. Bush has been bicycling more since a painful right knee late last year
Remember the Segway incident?forced him to cut back on his usual jogging.
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The administration is sensitive to charges Bush is loafing at a time of chaos and bloodshed in Iraq. He is spending a week at his Crawford home, with no public appearances between Tuesday and Sunday.more...
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