Bush to leave WH ahead of Storm

[doxieone]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030918/pl_nm/weather_isabel_bush_dc_2

Bush to Leave White House Ahead of Storm
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush (news - web sites) prepared to leave Washington for his Camp David retreat on Wednesday evening, a day early, to beat the expected arrival of Hurricane Isabel, the White House said.



Bush was to leave the White House by helicopter for a meeting at Camp David with Jordan's King Hussein on Thursday.


He originally planned to travel to the retreat in the Maryland mountains on Thursday, but forecasters say the storm by then will threaten Washington with high winds and heavy rain. Camp David also lies in the projected storm path.


"It's because of the hurricane," White House spokesman Scott McClellan said of Bush's' early departure.

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[oneighty]

1. The General

is early!

Hee! Hee!

180

[doxieone]

2. HE IS GOING TO CAMP DAVID which is in the path of the storm!

geeesh.

[warrior1]

4. Down the hidy hole

his mother must be proud

[liberalhistorian]

21. Too bad it isn't HIS turn to go to an

"undisclosed location!"

[FauxNewsBlues]

14. And Stay OUT!!

That is all.

[disgruntella]

3. pardon me, but

there are three superflous words at the end of that post title.

[Fridays Child]

11. ...which should be replaced by the words...

"...for good."

[karlschneider]

27. Wrong words. "In a pine box."

:grr:

[demdave]

58. That's about close to a threat. I thought that was against the rules.

[calimary]

47. ...for the good of the country."

Or... how about ...for Leavenworth"?

[Kathy in Cambridge]

5. Another vacation day for our fearless leader

:eyes:

[Whoa_Nelly]

6. ...and Iwas worried about Cheney

At least he has his bunker in DC.

[InkAddict]

18. Is his sump pump still under warranty? LOL - n/t

[Democrats unite]

7. He hid from the National Guard...

What makes you think he wouldn't run from a hurricane?

[Emboldened Chimp]

8. WIMP

Be a man, brave the big, bad storm, you puss!

[symbolman]

9. Shouldn't that say

BUSH RUNS LIKE BUNNY..

Oops, no that was 911, sorry, nevermind.. I can forgive anyone for fleeing a hurricane..

but he's still a lying sissy..

[stevedeshazer]

10. HA HA! Wrong storm

"It's because of the hurricane," White House spokesman Scott McClellan said of Bush's' early departure.

[Avatar13]

43. And here I was thinking "before the storm"...

... was just a journalist's way of saying "before the proverbial shit hits the fan"

[Vikingking66]

12. Now if we can just get a tarp big enough to cover the whitehouse

and block the driveways, maybe we can keep him out.

[Habibi]

13. Y'know

if I wanted to impress Americans with my regular guy, man-of-the-folks attributes, I'd stay in Washington and hand out hot coffee at the shelters or something. Geesh.

[catzies]

56. Worked for the British royal family in WWII.

When asked if they would evacuate London and head for the country, the late Queen Mother earned high marks for her comment, "The children won’t leave without me; I won’t leave without the King; and the King will never leave."

[liberalmuse]

15. A sign of things to come?

I almost got my hopes up after seeing that headline, until I remembered the hurricane. Damn!!!

[KittyWampus]

16. Run Away! Run Away!

Shades of Monty Python... and please don't make me feel old by asking who is Monty Python.

[MotorCityMan]

20. I got Meaning of Life on dvd for my birthday

One of my all time favorites. "What's wrong with a kiss, boy?"

I thought my heart stopped when I saw this thread title. My first thought was the coming "storm" of bad press (publicity) and piss poor poll ranking. Then I remembered the hurricane.

[Zero Gravitas]

25. Brave Sir George

Bravely George ran away,
Bravely ran away, away.

When danger reared its ugly head,
he bravely turned his tail and fled.
Yes, brave Sir George turned about
And gallantly, he chickened out.

Bravely taking to his feet,
He beat a very brave retreat,
Bravest of the brave, Sir George.

[Torgo]

32. Ah... That's Enough Music, Lads!

A truly great comic scene!

[Enraged_Ape]

39. This was the very first thing I thought of!

Thank you for that.

[hatrack]

57. "Now go and change your armor!"

;-)

[Democat]

17. Showtime will make a propaganda movie about his brave stand against nature

Arnold will be playing Bush. :)

[Habibi]

19. That's so sad

I don't know why I chuckled.

[Starpass]

22. He can dodge one storm but how many more can he dodge??

Huh, Rove???????????????

[diplomats]

28. Yes

I think that headline has multiple meanings!

[expatriot]

23. He is going to fly over Nebraska because the CIA thinks Isabel...

is targeting the President and has received training by bin Laden

[Bozita]

24. This won't be the last storm to chase Bush from the White House.

The really big one is just starting to build.

[Zero Gravitas]

26. A day early?

Of course we can't expect Lil George tot work even three days out of the week. :eyes:

[genius]

29. He also responded to 9/11 by running

Coward in Chief.

[patcox2]

30. Not a coward, but stupid; Camp David more dangerous than DC

If the storm track they are predicting holds, the brunt of it will be west of DC in the mountains, the wind will die over land, but not the rain, and the rain in the mountain valleys will cause serious flooding, and that is probably by far the worst danger this hurricane will present, except right on the shore where it comes ashore.

[no one in particular]

31. When I first read the title, I thought..

it said "Bush leaves White House ahead of Strom.

Had me shaking my head for a sec. That'll teach me to slow down.

[wabeewoman]

33. Any excuse

for a 5 day weekend...

[Robin Hood]

34. What a wuss.

Is he taking his little goat book with him?

[DS1]

35. he's not dodging the storm, he's just making sure he's not stranded

in that place where all those people look so busy and he can't figure out why

[JohnyCanuck]

36. I thought Pat Robertson was going to pray the hurricane away.

Doesn't look like Dubya's thinks his Xtian buddy Pat is up to the job. The Bible says if you have faith you can move mountains. Diverting a hurricane should be elementary stuff for a man of faith like Pat "Diamond Mines" Robertson.

[Bozita]

37. Yes, JohnyCanuck, you nailed it. Hurricanes would be small potatoes...

...for a man with a voiceline to God.

[Torgo Johnson]

38. You better stay away Georgie

Hurricane Isabel ain't shit compared to the storms you're about to face.

[leesa]

40. Captain Bunnypants scurries away from danger

It always cracks me up that rednecks and freepers who think they are macho and tough support this group of pantywaists. bush the cheerleader, what a manly man!

[BiggJawn]

41. Gonna get started early on the drinking, I see...

But why not go to Crawford? It's out of the path of the storm..

Or are they setting the stage for Chimpy to look "Manly" again, giving his weekly radio "address" (taped early this week while he was still relatively sober)while Isabel screams her head off outside?

[haymaker]

42. That title has more truth to it

than meets the eye.

[PartyPooper]

44. Bush will be 'stranded' at Camp David without his favourite toy

...his 'Marine One' helicopter. After all, it could get blown away by Isabel. So, the military will secretly remove it from Junior's 'toy chest'...and, store it at a great distance out of harm's way. So, what will Junior do to occupy his play time...fly a kite?

:bounce:

[notadmblnd]

54. someone tell him..

not to forget to attach his key to the end of it

[Southsideirish]

45. back little "Alice" goes down, down the rabbit hole....(N/T)

[Media_Lies_Daily]

46. Mr. AWOL. When in doubt, simply run away....

--AWOL from his National Guard unit;

--AWOL from any responsibilities throughout his life;

--AWOL from September 11, 2001;

--AWOL from any International agreements and treaties;

--AWOL from Isabel.

"The people are hungry? Let them eat cake!"

[Kool Kitty]

48. My Hero!!!

*sigh* What happened to the big, bwave man that stood on the deck of the aircraft carrier?

[E_Zapata]

49. The irony of this headline: "Bush to leave WH ahead of storm"

golly gee - let's create a storm of protest on the Wash Mall and see if he leaves the White House for good.

[PennyLane]

50. To Which Storm Are They Refering?

Did you hear about the newest hurricane on the horizon? I think it's
called Hurricane Dick! It will fizzle out in a blaze of glory!;)

[GoddessOfGuinness]

51. Does this mean Isabel will be our president?

I bet she delivers a better speech.

[Lisa]

52. what, no "Bring it on!!!" to the Earth's climate?!

"No tinhorn tropical storm is gonna keep me from my home ... I'll be in DC, waiting for that meteorological bastard!"

[DoYouEverWonder]

53. I hope

Camp David floods and the roof leaks and the place is full of mildew.

I can just see pickles running around with a mop and W passed out drunk on the couch again.

[myrna minx]

55. From a yahoo message board regarding this story

Dick Cheney issues statement
by: adamdaniel (34/M) 09/18/03 01:09 pm
Msg: 8 of 16
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Whilst standing on the white house lawn in 70 mile per hour winds the Vice pResindent declared,

'There is no storm, the perceived high winds are just fabrications by the left wing media and further more anyone who says there is a storm obviously is un-american'

He then went on to claim that black is white and promised to take care on the next pedestrian crossing he comes across.


LOL!!!!

[Ashcroft Kutcher]

59. Hurricanes natures tornados

Bush is a dweeb

[catzies]

60. OK, if hurricanes are natures tornadoes, what are tornadoes?

:wtf:

[Manix]

61. Like on 9/11 running like a scared rabbit!!

[dArKeR]

62. Bush skips town as Isabel breezes in - IOL

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=3&art_id=qw1063903506728B236&set_id=1

[bitchkitty]

63. Hop away bunnypants! n/t

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