Bush's Visit to Scouts Postponed Again

[Catchawave]

More Than 300 Boys Treated for Heat Problems After President's First Trip Delayed

By Karin Brulliard and Lexie Verdon
Washington Post Staff Writers
Thursday, July 28, 2005; 5:06 PM

President Bush's visit to the Boy Scout National Jamboree in central Virginia was put off until Sunday at the request of Scout officials so that they could make appropriate plans for handling any heat problems in the crowd, the White House said today.

Officials said last night that Bush would come to the Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill today after storms that moved through the region forced him to cancel a planned appearance yesterday. But those plans were scrapped this morning as Scout officials dealt with the after effects from the weather. More than 300 Scouts had to be treated for heat problems, including dehydration and light-headedness, after waiting in the blazing sun for more than two hours in their dress uniforms to see Bush.


White House spokesman Scott McClellan told the Associated Press this morning that Boy Scout officials had asked Bush to postpone his visit. They "wanted to make sure they had all the medical supplies and EMT personnel to handle such a large crowd," McClellan said.

In a statement posted on an official Web site today, Jamboree Chairman Fran Olmstead said leaders wanted an opportunity to set up plans before undertaking another such gathering and noted that temperatures are expected to reach only the 80s this weekend.

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[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

1. They Should Back Out Completely

If they had any balls, the Boy Scouts would tell Shrub that they reconsidered his appearance for "security" reasons...or something of that sort. Doesn't anyone have the guts to tell this Loser off and publicly snub him? What's he going to do, go after the Boy Scouts for embasrassing him?

[HawkerHurricane]

4. They won't.

Sometime in the past years, the Boy Scouts got taken over by Paulist Extremists. They'll suck up all the abuse that BushCo dishes out and beg for more.

[achtung_circus]

5. .

[gumby]

2. Be Prepared n/t

[SpiralHawk]

3. The Curse of the Skull & Boners

Associate with known liars and traitors, and pay the ULTIMATE PRICE

[Moderator]

6. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1660591