Kerry takes a spill from bike

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/05/02/kerry_takes_a_spill_from_bike/

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry took a spill from his bicycle during a ride Sunday afternoon, but he was uninjured, campaign officials said.

Kerry was riding with Secret Service agents at about 1:30 p.m. through Concord, a quiet, suburban town about 18 miles north of Boston, when his bike hit a patch of sand and he fell, campaign officials said.

"He's fine. They took the bike into the bike shop and he went home," said Kerry campaign adviser Michael Meehan.

Kerry had returned to Massachusetts, where he has a home in Boston's posh Beacon Hill section, for a break from the campaign trail. It was not immediately clear on what road in Concord he was biking on Sunday.

[maddezmom]

1. wait till they start reporting potty breaks

:eyes:

[MaineDem]

2. Concord is north of Boston?

Seems to me I used to drive west on Route 2 to get to Concord.

And it's not like he fell off a Segway. :)

[unblock]

6. concord is wnw of boston

why would you expect a newpaper to get that sort of thing right, anyway?

[are_we_united_yet]

13. 2a is better

[MaineDem]

25. I agree

Many times I'd take 2A home instead of 2.

I lived in Littleton.

[Dudley_DUright]

3. Sand and bikes definitely don't mix

I ride in a bike club in FL and the lead guy in the pace-line is responsible for yelling "SAND" when sand patches on the road are sighted.

[FreeToLeave]

17. Try using SIPDE

There is no excuse to wad up due to road conditions. Scan. Identify. Predict. Decide. Execute. It works.

[Bluzmann57]

4. And the next thing ya know

maybe Kerry will eat some chicken wings and fart uncontrollably. Now that's news. Good grief, what next? And more importantly, who cares?

[AP]

5. Everybody falls when the ski. Everyone falls off a bike once in

a while.

I've noticed that when Kerry falls, it alwasy makes the news.

it's the medias way of saying that if you're going to try to use your active lifestyle as a campaign strategy, we're going to make you pay for it when we get the chance.

Nonetheless, the skiing and windsurfing pictures are worth millions of votes and he shouldn't stop. This is a fair price to pay.

[shrike]

43. I've done it

Hit a patch of sand and fell ass over teakettle.

Male cyclists are generally in terrific shape -- I know some guys in the Midwest who are in their 70s and even early 80s and still riding. Unfortunately, there are Americans unsophisticated enough to consider cycling a "sissy" sport.

[benburch]

7. I'm betting...

that Rush makes fun of him for it tomorrow. (As if Rush could even get his immense frame onto a bike!)

[PaDUer]

15. Rush can go $hit in his hat

and punch it. Remember the event when * tried to ride one of those scooters or whatever it was. But anyway, we know better why his face is redder than an apple, and when he shows up w/ those so-called shiners..guess his makeup artist has a LOT of covering up daily!

[boogerbrain]

19. It's official..

He's lost my vote. How can I possibly vote for a man who can't ride a bike? (Sarcasm)

[barbaraann]

8. "posh" ??!!

I guess Republicans all live in humble neighborhoods, right?

BUSH'S PIG FARM HOME IS 10,000 SQUARE FEET!!!!

The big difference is that Kerry lives amongst educated, intelligent people and Bush wouldn't feel comfortable there.

[pinto]

9. no sh*t, "posh" seems to be the operative word in the press these days.

[leftchick]

22. well said bararaann!

How about the * family compound in Kennebunkport? I am sure that is worth several million.......:grr:

[BiggJawn]

27. "Posh"? As in Beckham?

[m-jean03]

10. The guy's clearly unfit for the presidency.

Couldn't everyone see this coming?

Sure, you say it's just a little spill. Next thing we know, he'll drop dead in the Oval Office. :crazy:

[Piperay]

11. Chimp never rides anything

except around in a truck. :puke:

[Cronus Protagonist]

12. He rides golf carts (pic)

http://brainbuttons.com/home.asp?stashid=13

[leetrisck]

14. Just run bush's Segway fall

Remember? He went over the top of it. I think the Segway's were recalled after that - it was the Segway's fault.

[Stuckinthebush]

16. That's where my sister lives...

Nice place.

[daleo]

18. If he wasn't hurt, it is trivial

But to be fair, people made note of *'s fall from the Sedgeway. Personal disclosure - I have fallen off a bike, but never a Sedgeway. Sand will do it.

[lostnfound]

20. Try leaning a little more to the left, John.. ;-)

[Christ was Socialist]

21. Jon Stewart is going to use this tomorrow i bet <nt>

[mandyky]

23. The first episode of West Wing

was Jeb Bartlett having a bike accident! LOL Life imitating art.

[rl6214]

24. The media didn't start reporting

that he cussed out a secret service agent afterwards did they?

[MaineDem]

26. He had ridden the bike From Boston!

18 miles or so. What a guy! :thumbsup:

[BiggJawn]

28. John Fall Down! BiggJawn Fall Down, too!

Migawd, he's HUMAN! He falls down, just like ME!!!!

My MAN!!! :bounce:

And this *IS* "National Bicycle Month", too!

And Bush can't even stay on a powered "scooter" hawked by it's inventor as being "so simple" to ride.....

[yellowcanine]

29. Bush falls off couch eating pretzels; Kerry falls off bike after hitting..

pothole. We report, you decide which is the more manly mishap.

[Generator]

44. Between bouts of spitting rage this place is great for a laugh

I know I know... I don't get out much.

[Iceburg]

30. Kerry has spills, Bu$h has "spells"

Neurology 101 - TLE
enough said.

[henslee]

31. If Kerry keeps wearing Biker shorts and using words like "flummoxed"

he will play right into the eliist-quiche eatin' liberal image repukes are painting of him. Hey, Biker shorts doesn't bother me, I re-read Madame Bovary as an adult and still can't kill a spider. But it is not very NASCAR.

[BiggJawn]

32. Bike shorts and Quiche and "flummoxed" make one an "Elitist"?

How come I never feel very "Elite", then?

If the obverse is to eat fatty shit and drink a gallon of beer every day, wear goofy-looking hats with the name of truck or farm equipment companies on them, refer to the last legally elected President as "Klintoon", and end every sentence with "So help me Earnhardt!", I'll pass, thankee veddy much....

[yellowcanine]

33. Exactly - "flummoxed"????? give me a break - and these are the same people

who rant about speaking English. Well speak it then - at least don't shout "eliteist!" when someone else does. I think Americans want an articulate president - but if the media screams "elitist!" everytime someone uses the English language correctly, we are going to continue to get verbal trainwrecks like Bush. Listen to Tony Blair sometime and tell me you don't wish we had a president who would talk like that. Sheesh!

[tabasco]

38. Bwaaahahahaha - he shouldn't say flummoxed ...

he should say "hornswoggled", as in "Well, Mr. Premier, I'll be hornswoggled!" Yeah, that's what I want - a President that goes and confers with world leaders using the vocabulary of (but without the wisdom of) Jed Clampett.

[henslee]

45. Of course not but come on, but why even give them fodder?

[qb]

34. It's a Segway conspiracy - camouflaged sand trap on bike path. nt

[Mr.Green93]

35. is it really a six thousand dollar bike?

[Norquist Nemesis]

36. explain please

not that it really matters, but wtf did you get that from?

[ze_dscherman]

37. The article mentions a Serotta custom made bike

Take a look at their website and their prices ... these bikes make my mouth water.

On edit: A Segway scooter (the thing Bush fell off) will cost a mere 4000-5500 $$$ ...

[Norquist Nemesis]

39. Didn't catch that one

but I've just got a regular ol' Schwinn. LOL

Some bikes really are a work of art and beauty though. :)

[BiggJawn]

40. Yes.

Hand-made. In America, by American Welders.

Wonder how big a bowl of rice the child who built Bush's "segway" gets every day-maybe an extra fish-head if there's do "dings" on the day's output?

[Failure]

41. at least it wasn't a Segway...nt

[maxsolomon]

42. only francophile elitists ride bikes!

if kerry is elected, he'll FORCE us all to ride bikes JUST LIKE THE RED CHINESE!

i warned you!