Blast from the Past: Karl Rove lays down under wheel of Air Force One

[Ian David]

Karl Rove lays down under wheel of Air Force One
Tuesday, October 19th, 2004

Karl Rove is such an odd bird.

Bush Adviser Lays Under Air Force One

Karl Rove laid himself on the line Monday for his boss, the president of the United States.

That is, he laid himself under the wheels of Air Force One. Reason: Unclear, but it seems to have been an inside joke between Rove and President Bush.

Returning to the aircraft after Bush’s foreign policy speech, the two men traded words. As Bush climbed the stairs, his top political adviser set his briefcase down in front of the tires and stretched out on the ground with his back to the wheels.

Rove stood back up moments later; a smiling Bush waved from the plane and they both got aboard.

“It was a humorous moment on the campaign trail,” was all Bush campaign spokesman Scott Stanzel would say about Rove’s antic.

More:
http://bluebus.org/?p=556


Oddly, all the links to the original article seem to be dead:

Dead link:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20041018/ap_on_fe_st/rove_antic

Dead link:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=176743


Prior DU thread:

Bush Adviser Lays Under Air Force One (Rove, WTF?)
oldhat (692 posts) Tue Oct-19-04 01:54 AM
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=915078

Doctored photo from Fark.com:

[NYCGirl]

1. I guess that was before they threw Libby under there. NT

[napi21]

2. Hmmm...makes you wonder if he'd do it again today?

I guess it would depend on whothe pilot was, huh?

[izzie]

3. Sound s like what we would do in Jr. High.

I was feeling a little silly doing the stuff as silly as that even than but who knows about kids just turning 13 and undeveloped minds. Guess those two never got out of that age and did well at the frat parties also.:silly: