Bush momentarily beaten by his own security arrangements: Thai official

[Spazito]

BANGKOK (AFP) - Security arrangements surrounding US President George W. Bush (news - web sites)'s visit to Thailand to attend the APEC (news - web sites) summit have been so extraordinarily tight that even the president was tripped up by them.


As 20 APEC leaders arrived in 60-second intervals at Government House to greet Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and head into their first retreat, Thai security officials were on hand to open their car doors.


But when a US official specially designated to open Bush's door attempted to let him out, she found his door was firmly locked, a source who was involved in coordinating the leaders' arrival told AFP.


"The official could not open the door so President Bush quickly shuffled across to the other side of the car and let himself out," she said.

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[prolesunited]

1. OMG! He opened his OWN car door!

What a man!!! I'm swooning.

:puke:

[neverforget]

17. He's such a stud! Costumes and now opens his own doors!

Tweety will probably get out the kneepads tonight! :eyes:

[Media_Lies_Daily]

19. I keep hearing a song to Monty Python's tune of "He's a lumberjack..."

[Sequoia]

2. Ah-h-h poor wittle Bush....

had to scoot over and open the door himself.

[DarkPhenyx]

3. I've said it before, and I'll say it again...

Bush is said to have brought a security contingent of some 2,000 people with him, while a further 20,000 Thai troops and police are guarding the leaders during their two-day summit.

Bush is a coward. He proved it during Vietnam, and he is proving it again during his presidency. He is not only afradid for his own skin but he is proving himself to be a moral coward as well by avoiding any instance where he might find himself, or his policies, questioned.

[CarinKaryn]

21. Here, Here.

He sickens me.

[TahitiNut]

4. A new meaning to "It takes a village"?

" Bush is said to have brought a security contingent of some 2,000 people with him, while a further 20,000 Thai troops and police are guarding the leaders during their two-day summit."

The village may be missing an idiot, but the idiot makes us pay for a whole village of bodyguards for him. :puke:

[Gin]

5. It takes a village is a good slogan to use on anti * signs....it takes a

village to guard the village idiot.

[Buns_of_Fire]

18. He HAS to bring his own village

Most leaders, afraid of offending Bunnypants, will apparently gladly shuttle their own population off so as not to offend the Keeper of the Royal Codpiece:

Goree Island, Senegal - US President George Bush made an eloquent speech but did not win many friends during his brief visit to Goree Island off Senegal on Tuesday.

"We are very angry. We didn't even see him," said Fatou N'diaye, a necklace seller watching dignitaries file past to return to the mainland at the end of Bush's tour.

N'diaye and other residents of Goree, site of a famous slave trading station, said they had been taken to a football ground on the other side of the quaint island at 6am and told to wait there until Bush had departed, around midday.

Cooped-up locals angry about Bush visit

On edit: Have to add this part in...

Many residents compared Bush's hour-long visit unfavourably to the island tour by former President Bill Clinton in 1998.

"When Clinton came, he shook hands, people danced," said former Mayor Urbain Alexandre Diagne.

[susu369]

24. That's why I call bu$h*

Potemkin Village Idiot

[0007]

6. I bet that took some eye hand coordination!

How'd he figured it out is beyond me.

[Judi Lynn]

16. Quite the task

Yet remember, he's a skilled Texas Air Guard pilot.

[DoYouEverWonder]

7. For someone who thinks of himself

has god's chosen one, you would think he wouldn't need security? I mean, Jesus didn't have security guards and if there ever is a second coming, somehow I doubt if he will show up with 2000 people to protect his butt.

[LionInWinter]

8. Yeah, but look what happened to JC the first time around!

[DoYouEverWonder]

9. You have a point

Welcome to DU

[MGKrebs]

10. Off topic, but

I think Jesus may have had bodyguards. Isn't there a story in the Bible (I'm not religious), about when Jesus was arrested, that Peter cut off the ear of a soldier? My memory of the story tells me that there was a bit of a skirmish, which I always thought was weird. Jesus and the disciples carrying swords under their robes or something?

[DoYouEverWonder]

11. I don't remember the part about the ear

but since at least a few of the apostles had been fishermen I would assume a knife would be standard gear.

[DulceDecorum]

13. Peter cuts off an ear

http://www.stmatthews.org.uk/Devotional/2003/0903/100903.htm

[Bake]

23. Yes, Peter cut off an ear

At least he didn't bite if off -- but that's another thread ...

So yes, Peter pulled his sword and lopped off an ear (and you can bet he wasn't aiming for the EAR!). And Jesus told him to put his sword away. Read the story.

Bake

[Devils Advocate NZ]

12. Here is a question... Why didn;t he just open the locked door?

Why shuffle across to the other door? Was there a kiddie lock on it or something? Talk about brilliant security, the door he was supposed to get out of was locked, but the door facing the open road was not?

There is somthing decidedly strange about this. Perhaps the original thought was that the car would pull up with the other door facing the curb, but this was changed at the last moment and no-one thought to unlock the now "in use" door?

[DulceDecorum]

14. The Praetorian guard

wanted to be able to jump out at the correct time.
Bush on the other hand, was not supposed to leave the vehicle until later.

[Spazito]

15. I am sure they were "child-proof" locks given who was the passenger!

They wouldn't want poor Georgie falling out!

[pippin]

20. they should have

left him in the car with both doors locked. . .from the outside.

[dArKeR]

22. I can't believe this is news!!!!!

[Spazito]

26. Well, I think this beats Kobe all to hell! LOL

*

[olmy]

25. Then he was followed by an endless stream of clowns!

Hilarity ensued.

[NickB79]

27. LOL

Followed by? He was the LEAD clown.