GUESS how Bush avoided being booed at the ballpark

[Rose Siding]

Rather than face the Nationals crowd himself, Bush threw out the first pitch in Cincinnati on Monday. And although he received scattered boos there, he insulated himself from the worst by walking out to the mound accompanied by two injured American soldiers and the father of a soldier who was killed in action.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/linkset/2005/04/11/LI2005041100879.html

No shame. He has no shame.

Yahoo

[Rabrrrrrr]

1. Yes, the last refuge of the scoundrel - the use of human body shields.

And you can bet that if - and God forbid, I hope it never happens - the White House got attacked, the asshole criminal would find a child to hide behind.

[sam sarrha]

5. He already did that waiting for 911 to happen..!!

[Batgirl]

12. Like the presidential candidate in "The Dead Zone"

When he grabbed the nearest toddler to use as a human shield, Christopher Walken didn't have to carry out his mission because the photo of Sheen committing his shameful act would end his political career. What a quaint notion, that getting caught doing something flagrantly wrong at one time would have spelled doom and disgrace, even for a hugely popular rightwingnut cult leader. Whereas, if a similar photo of Bush were to apper on the cover of Time, media shills would claim he was heroically protecting the child from terrorists and a solid third of the country would buy it.

[Donailin]

66. I cannot even think of an insult anymore

that conveys my utter contempt for that man. Worst person in the world? Dispicable lying piece of shit? Coward in the nth degree? Biggest loser on the planet? Fucking asshole? Son of a (literal) bitch?

I mean none of these come close.

And when I saw him respond to Harry Taylor with that smug arrogant grin "I atke it I'm not your favorite person. . what's your question?" I just want to punch him in the face. I truly loathe him.

And saying all of that still doesn't make me feel better. I will not feel better till he is boo'ed out of every public square he ever finds himself in, like the countess in Dangerous Liasons with all that white make-up. His total fucking humiliation by the voice of we the people is the only thing that will give me peace of mind, since he can drum up no humility within himself.

[Inland]

2. Oh, shit, I didn't even think of that, but it's true.

He's hiding behind better men, again. Our soldiers used by that man.....

[AuntiBush]

20. No Wonder his MSN Didn't Show this Part on the Tube

Less I missed it. Our great (cough) leader is a je$K!

[sandnsea]

3. They printed it, that's the good news n/t

[blm]

32. I said then Bush used humanshields for boos just like Saddam did for bombs

and they called Saddam a coward. Shhesh - what does that say about Bush's fortitude?

[blue neen]

4. Using injured soldiers to prop up his twisted ego.

George Bush is a real sick f*ck. Despicable.

[sam sarrha]

9. i bet W could have got a Purple Heart for Brain Damage from Cocaine.. in

National Gaurd

[Canuckistanian]

6. Isn't that, in essence, what Saddam did?

He stayed at palaces that were filled with citizens ordered to be there so the bombs would kill civilians.

[jazzjunkysue]

7. "Cover me. I'm going in."

[helderheid]

40. you said it!

[VOX]

56. Human shields. n/t

[zoeb]

8. Beer!

Most had to go early to get in through the mass amount of security and got drunk waiting on the game to start.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[TomInTib]

10. I bet when he's out of office he hires an amputatee veteran to

drive his car so he can park in handicapped spots. F*&%$R!

[Rose Siding]

11. Another photo-

Yahoo


U.S. President George W. Bush hugs U.S. Sgt Paul Brondhaver (R), who was shot in Iraq and received a Purple Heart medal and Bronze Star With Valor, after Bush threw out the first pitch of the Cincinnati Reds opening day baseball game in Cincinnati, Ohio April 3, 2006. At left is John Prazynski, who lost his son Taylor, who was serving in the military in Afghanistan. REUTERS/Jason Reed



Thanks man, it could have gotten real nasty out there

[Fovea]

22. At left is John Prazynski

OMG, I thought that was Jeff Gannon at first.

Did ** rub this guy's head too?

[Mnemosyne]

13. No shame, no honor and no conscience.

Treasonous prick.

[Neshanic]

14. Gawd! What a repulsive little freak.

[Southsideirish]

15. Totally and a coward to boot. You'd think he's be embarressed to use

such a tired old ploy. He must be desparate. Tee hee...

[leeroysphitz]

16. SCUMBAG! SCUMBAG! SCUMBAG! SCUMBAG! SCUMBAG! nt

[deadparrot]

17. Rumor has it he's doing the first pitch at the Cardinals home opener

on Monday.

I feel sick. Bastard's coming to taint our brand new stadium. :puke:

[PATRICK]

18. Once at a ball game

The mayor(GOP) walked out to soak up the sunshine, waving and smiling, alone...

As he was booed and jeered like a mass murderer about to be hanged. More disconnect than courage, but not too bright in allowing the largest mass concentration of voters to give him an instant plebiscite thumbs down.

Tamer times these. Jeffrey Daumer could throw out the first pitch and the hot dog bloated thirty dollar ticket holders would just yawn or cheer.

[lpbk2713]

19. What a spineless lowlife.

I wouldn't be surprised if he told them while walking off the field "Guess what guys. I'm shutting down another VA hospital tomorrow."

[populistdriven]

21. All I see here is a Demon and his Minions - lets move along please

Anyone who supports this traitor, even if they are injured war vets, are themselves traitors.

[ShortnFiery]

23. I don't know for sure, but did they provide access to

Adult Beverages?

It could also be that EVERYONE loves it when, whatever generic dignitary, finally throws the ball so we can all enjoy the ball game finally started. Some Americans (36%) just love authority figures, no matter morally banqrupt they are or their destructive personal conduct from day to day?

[APPLE314]

24. Also flashed " MISSION ACCOMPLISHED " on the scoreboard. n/t

[lpbk2713]

25. Wouldn't it be nice if

they could run the message "Caught Osama yet?"

[Midlodemocrat]

26. Who? You mean Osama bin Forgotten?

[dogfacedboy]

27. Although my CUBS took the Reds to school that day,

the thrill of the CUBS victory was spoiled by the presence of that worthless, treasonous asshole in that ballpark.

[in_cog_ni_to]

28. How sick is that?

and people gave him a standing ovation? He should have been pelted with raw eggs and tomatoes!

Yellow-bellied CHICKENHAWK...:grr:

[Alamom]

29. As sick as it gets. n/t

[lonestarnot]

30. bbbbboooooooooooooo bushitler!

[0007]

31. What a filthy piece of shit!

[CJCRANE]

33. Obviously

trying to avoid a Ceaucescu moment (i.e. the turning point when Ceaucescu got booed at a rally).

[johnnie]

34. I heard it on the news on the radio

I was wondering why the crowd was cheering so much and the talking head sounded so excited that the crowd was cheering for georgie. Then I saw what they did and I got sick to my stomach.

[KansDem]

35. Free beer...

I thought it was announced just before Bush walked onto the field that he would by the house a round. I didn't realize he was exploiting the sacrifices of those soldiers who fought in his war based on lies.

[imax2268]

36. Another Surreal Day in the Age of Bush

(snip)
Major league baseball is as American as apple pie. For the first time in the history of the storied Cincinnati Reds’ franchise, a sitting president, George W. Bush, threw out the “ceremonial” opening day pitch, on April 3, 2006. Comedian Jay Leno said on the “Tonight” show that evening, that the presidential toss at the National League game against the Chicago Cubs, like Bush’s politics, went off to the “far right.” Instead of walking to the pitcher’s mound by himself to toss the ball back to the catcher, Bush jaunted out with a number of returning Iraqi War veterans by his side. By using them for cover, he avoided the strong possibility of being booed by the crowd. Isn’t the swaggering cowboy from Crawford, TX, a clever buck-oh?

On the same day, April 3rd, nine more brave Americans died in Iraq-one for every inning that Bush was at that ball game. This brought the total of military dead in the unjust, immoral and illegal conflict to 2343. (1) Since the Liar-in-Chief, Bush uttered his infamous “mission accomplished” statement, on May 1, 2003, 2206 more American soldiers have been killed. (2) The latest U.S. war casualties made it to p. 12 A of the “Baltimore Sun. Its front page was reserved for perky Katie Couric, a news reader for NBC TV’s “Today” program. Reportedly, she will soon sign a contract for a $17 million-a-year gig with CBS to “read” the evening news. Her main claim of note to date as a journalist, (I’m not making this up), is that her own (yuk) colonoscopy was televised! She has also been a rabid cheerleader for the Iraqi War. The air-headed Couric, like Barbara Walters, signifies what is wrong with TV broadcast journalism. There is simply too much emphasis on its entertainment aspect and not enough on the hard news that the people need to hear.
(snip)

More here...brutal stuff...!!!
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=7738

[SupplyConcerns]

52. You can't make it up.

[flpoljunkie]

37. Have you no shame, Mr. President. Have you no shame.

[spanone]

38. He's a tiny, little, small man by every measure.

[berni_mccoy]

39. COWARD AND TRAITOR

[DainBramaged]

41. Didn't the Prick who is President ask not to use soldiers as props?

Or was it the Defenseless Department who asked the politicians not to use them?

[madokie]

42. The punk has no shame, and I don't use the word punk loosely

[Solly Mack]

43. disgusting coward

[raccoon]

44. Does this remind anyone else besides me how the politician

Greg Stillson in THE DEAD ZONE held a child in front of him to protect himself from being shot by the protagonist, Johnny Smith?

[paparush]

45. One guy (white shirt) lost a leg...other guys walks with a cane..

Why oh why do these poor guys let themselves be seen w/ that f#cking @asshole? What cheap rat@ss bastard he is...

[mwb970]

46. Disgusting! He is disgusting. I want him *gone*. Now. (n/t)

[Flying Dream Blues]

47. I really doubt * had an inkling these guys were protecting him

from getting booed off the field. I'm sure his handlers had this all planned so that the lil emperor didn't have a hissy fit and have his bubble burst. No way to handpick the crowd at a baseball game, so they had to use the human shield. It's shameful either way.

Note the big guffaw on *'s face. I guess he was "joking" with the wounded soldiers again about how he got banged up clearing brush at the pig farm.
:puke:

[progressoid]

48. And people think KKKarl isn't doing his job.

[SammyWinstonJack]

49. Using the Troops who he has sent to be killed. How do these

U.S. Soldiers justify his cowardice darning VietNam and his lies for sending them to war and still let themselves be used? It boggles the mind!

[Career Prole]

50. According to the rules, Chimpy shouldn't have walked...

..because he has no balls.
An appeal to the Commissioner was denied because Selig doesn't want "that creepy Alberto Gonzales in my face for the next month claiming the rules were written before September 11th".

[whopis01]

51. kick n/t

[Faux pas]

53. Chicken-hearted, chicken-hawk, chicken-sh*t. n/t

[opihimoimoi]

54. Bush has reached beyond DISGUSTING and now reached NAUSEATING

:puke: 64758697876554243X

500 peeps mooned him in 2001(Sweden) because of his anti Kyoto Accord rejection...

[Shakespeare]

55. So he used a human shield.

Abso-fucking-lutely despicable.

[daleo]

57. Cheney used this trick too.

Last refuge of a scoundrel.

[lutefisk]

58. Apparently, they also had to be shorter than the Coward in Chief

Looking at pictures of the shameful event, it appears that the men chosen to be Bush's human shields also may have been chosen because they were physically shorter than Little George. Anything it takes to make a boy look like a man...

[kayice]

59. Bush should never say a word about Saddam again, the pig. nt

[Geek_Girl]

60. I don't remember any president

Being booed when they through out a pitch or at least hearing about in the press.

[WestSeattle2]

61. This is probably one of the most pathetic photo ops

I've seen of our gutless wonder. Absolutely sickening is what it is. Well, photos like this are why so many earlier supporters are turning on the idiot. We're not the only ones who can see through his bullshit. Look at his latest poll numbers, he's starting to lose his hardcore base.

Hide behind some more war veterans, get caught in a few more lies, make a few more idiotic blunders, and his numbers will be in the 20's before the 4th of July.

[New Government]

62. Wow

This is the first I have heard of this. I wondered why I didn't hear boos in Cincy. What gall that bastard has.

[Scout1071]

63. What a mofo'n piece of shit, coward thing to do! nt

[KyuzoGator]

64. Didn't AP caption the photos with "before a roaring crowd"?

Yeah, they were roaring for the troops.

[file83]

65. Operation: HUMAN SHIELD

[judaspriestess]

67. I'm surprised

an al queda operative didn't run out onto the field and try to shoot one of them.:sarcasm:

[Kailassa]

68. "Quick, slip me your bald-headed buddies phone number"

...before I knee you in the nuts."