Bush to Undergo Physical on Saturday

[Rose Siding]

WASHINGTON -- President Bush will undergo the fourth physical of his presidency on Saturday at the National Naval Medical Center, the White House said Thursday.

Bush normally has his annual checkup in August. White House press secretary Scott McClellan said the four-month delay was the result of a hectic campaign travel schedule this summer and fall as the president was running for re-election.

"It's pretty straightforward," McClellan said. "The president had a busier travel schedule than usual this summer. Like many Americans, he talked with his doctor about when would be a good time to do it and they both felt it was perfectly fine to do it later in the year."
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After the physical, Bush is to remain at the Bethesda, Md., medical center to visit with Marines and sailors recovering there from injuries suffered in Iraq and Afghanistan, McClellan said.

http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-bush-physical,0,7049603.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines

[Straight Shooter]

1. A busier travel schedule? Like his days off after each debate?

Remember the second debate? The get-in-gibson's-face routine? He was so fatigued he took the next day off. Didn't see a doctor, nothing.

Then they revised that story to say he was just "enjoying" a day off from his hectic schedule.

Let's all predict a rosy diagnosis from his doctor :eyes:

[grumpy old fart]

7. Bush's heart checked.......none found. n/t

[donheld]

56. "Bush's brain checked.......none found. n/t"

[Turbineguy]

2. Uhhhh...

I don't guess he's subject to random drug testing...

[gWbush is Mabus]

3. does it take 4 months to clear cocaine from the system?

[MADem]

21. No

It's absorbed faster than that.

I don't know about psychotropic meds though. He'll probably need them after he strolls through the cas ward, though.

[livinginphotographs]

4. I wonder if he'll actually show up for this one.

n/t

[MGKrebs]

14. Oooh!! bada bing!

[grumpy old fart]

5. Bush's head x-rayed......nothing found n/t

[driver8]

47. Bush's spine x-rayed -- nothing there n/t

[fshrink]

49. No testicles either...

[kurtyboy]

54. Bush's rectum Xrayed

Cheney's bony hand clearly visible.....Manipulating the strings that control shrub's mouth, hands, and ethics.
Open jaws of Joe Lieberman's skull apparent in the background--palpating it seems, with many other (dozens) skulls waiting in line....Condeleeza, Rummy, Kenny Boy, Clarence T., Antonin, Biden, Newt, P. Jennings, Barbara Sr. & Poppy (B's hand at back of GHW's skull--working as a team?), Howell Raines, Judy Miller, Rev. moon, and MANY others....

[Benhurst]

6. Can he afford this on his health plan? nt

[xultar]

8. So the crank and steroids must be gone from his system by now.

He'll probably get a hair cut also.

[Fovea]

9. Bingo

He is hiding something major.
Look at the way he has aged, and it is not
because he is working so hard.

[liberal N proud]

11. But: "it's hard work" remember?

[underpants]

10. Waited until after the election huh? DO A TOX ON HIM!!!

:grr:

[JNelson6563]

12. They finally found DR who would lie, eh?

Took 'em long enough.

Julie

[goddess40]

13. why would we care?

if there is something wrong with him, they'll just lie about it. We already know that he is without a conscious, morals or a heart so what else can they tell us?

[MGKrebs]

15. Time to get that box removed from his back.

[zbdent]

16. for once, I'd like to be the Dr. who administers the hernia exam

Of course, since dummies are allowed to run the country, an untrained computer programmer should be allowed to administer the exam.

First, I will need the correct instruments - for the hernia exam, I will need the press they use for mammograms

And for lubrication for the other "exam", I will need a full bottle of your finest hot sauce to coat the glove . . .

[Mabel Dodge]

48. Can I be your nurse? I'll give him a scalding hot enema, to start with.

[kurtyboy]

55. Can You be MY NURSE????

Please?!?!

Only kidding....

[catmandu57]

17. I wonder if he'll take snarlin dick with him

to answer any questions he's too dumb to understand. We wouldn't be told if they found anything anyway, so they did find a Dr. who can't be bothered with the truth, and probably would jump up click it's heels and merrily throw a nazi salute.

[realFedUp]

18. does this include a psychiatrist?

:eyes:

[denverbill]

19. National Naval Medical Center. GOVERNMENT HEALTH CARE?

What the fuck is he thinking? Everyone knows 'government' health care sucks. Republicans are constantly telling me how awful health care is in Canada and Britain. Why would a man as wealthy as idiot-boy get free government health-care when a private doctor paid for with private insurance would obviously be better?

[MADem]

23. They sure love Bethesda, though

They go there for all sorts of surgery, elective and otherwise. Hernias, mini face lifts, liposuction, you name it. When Bethesda had a little problem with their blood bank a few years back (they gave BAD blood to a preemie) the usage went down by Congress, and instead they drifted over to Johns Hopkins, but now they are BAAAAAAAACK. I'm sure the admiral running the joint is "overjoyed" (not). And every time a Congressman or higher goes over there for anything, the Chief of Naval Operations has to interrupt his schedule to "stop by and say hi."

It is a disruptive process for the people who have to work there every day. Spit and polish personnel inspections, a great deal of office/public area cleaning and reorganizing, and a shitload of angst for people who are already overtasked. Joy to the world!

[VegasWolf]

20. He'll flunk the psychology portion. Those little ink blots will all

look like god or his mother killing people.

[flordehinojos]

22. maybe he was on medication, for among other things, liver disease due to

alcohol intake... maybe they wanted to make sure his hallucinations were subdued before the gave him a physical...and maybe they've already typed into a word processor whatever propaganda fantasy about bush's GOOD HEALTH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL that they want to release to the public. I for one don't think that they will let us even one sniff, or one whiff, of what is actually in bush's medical record. think national guard records.

[Minstrel Boy]

24. Rumour I've heard says he has Graves Disease.

A thyroid disorder.

Symptoms:

Fatigue
Weight Loss
Restlessness
Tachycardia (rapid heart beat)
Changes in libido (sex drive)
Muscle weakness
Heat intolerance
Tremors
Enlarged thyroid gland
Heart palpitations
Increased sweating
Blurred or double vision
Nervousness & irritability
Eye complaints, such as redness and swelling
Hair changes
Restless sleep
Erratic behavior
Increased appetite
Distracted attention span
Decrease in menstrual cycle
Increased frequency of stools

http://www.ngdf.org/faq.htm

[VegasWolf]

25. Decrease in menstrual cycle ? n/t

[Minstrel Boy]

26. The disease is more common in women,

as are menstrual cycles.

But I believe Bush fell off his menstrual cycle.

[Mixxster]

29. Is that a genetic disease?

His mom has that, doesn't she?

[Minstrel Boy]

33. yes, that's right n/t

[borlis]

52. I thought Big Babs had bulging eyes because

her pearls were too tight!

[arikara]

30. I thought that he had bradycardia

which is a really slow heart beat. This is probably because his heart is nearly non-existant.

I just googled this:

http://www.american-reporter.com/2,516/1383.html
http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=19707

[Sanity Claws]

31. Both his parents had a thyroid disorder

I recall that both of his parents have thyroid disorders. Thyroid disorders are known to run in families.

[jsquared]

44. Graves is a stroke risk factor (as is cocaine abuse) which could account

for that box that looks exactly like a wearable defibrillator on his back. George Sr. also wore a defibrillator in the past after being hospitalized for heart trouble; while Cheney had one prior to his pacemaker implantation.

[Stephanie]

51. Good God, really?

That is the first I have heard that idea. A defibrillator. I would totally believe it except for the fact that it's so apparent by the way he delivers his lines that he is being cued, that I am sure the hump is a transmitter.

[Fiendish Thingy]

36. Doesn't Babs, his mom, have Graves? n/t

[kitchen girl]

38. That would make sense.

Seems like I recall hearing both parents have it.

[daleo]

43. Increased frequency of stools?

Well, he has been kind of talkative.

[Javaman]

27. I bet he will be put on the list for a new liver...

[VegasWolf]

28. I heard that it was for a brain transplant. n/t

[Greylyn58]

32. The Problem Is

even if he shows up and takes his physical and the doctor finds something, he will be proclaimed to be in perfect health.

There is no way in hell they will ever tell us the truth...even if he had a some terrible disease.

Cheney would just rule and Bush would be the figure head...come to think of it...they are most likely doing that already.

:eyes:

[plasticsundance]

35. I heard he was going to a proctologist

So he could get a sense of how the rest of the country feels under his stewardship.

[sleepyhead]

40. No, the proctologist is going to look for his head. n/t

[TexasChick]

34. At least that Chimp has a job and healthcare! Effin' asshat!!! Kiss my

ass, Mr. Presidunce!!!

[genieroze]

37. How about a mental health screening? eom

[MGKrebs]

39. He needs a dumbassectomy.

[truthisfreedom]

41. i hope the doc has a really, really, really, really thick finger.

and whispers in his ear during the prostate check.

[borlis]

53. "You sure got a purdy mouth" lol eom

[daleo]

42. If he is sick, they will say the Russians poisoned him

No need for evidence.

[Bo]

45. who cares......

[Fleshdancer]

46. Dr. Phil doesn't count n/t

[Mr_Spock]

50. Wouldn't it be fabulous if he had a heart attack and died?

Ah, life would be so grand.