Bush to go to Olympics:Drudge flash.

[spotbird]

PRESIDENT BUSH PLANS TRIP TO OLYMPICS, SOURCES TELL DRUDGE. MAY ATTEND IRAQI SOCCER GAME. 'TRIP BEING PLANNED IN SECRET'... SECURITY CONCERNS AND 'DISRUPTION' OF GAMES AT ISSUE... 'THE PRESIDENT WILL NOT GO, IF IT BECOMES TOO MUCH OF A DISTRACTION,' TOP SOURCE REVEALED LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON... DEVELOPING...

http://www.drudgereport.com/

The Iraq soccer team will be thrilled.

[hlthe2b]

1. Damn... he is determined to exploit the Iraqi soccer team for all they are

worth. I'd love it if they very publically told him off on world-televised Olympic coverage.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

2. All of them put on Black Gloves...

And give him the finger. ;-)

[lottie244]

20. I hope the team refuses to play in protest!

Principle has to count sometimes.

Bush is a sick bastard if he does this.

[napi21]

3. Did you see the damning letter issued by the Olympic Comm.

today (I think)? I just heard the report today. They really slammed shrub for using the Iraqi team in a campaign ad. Said the Olympics own the rights to all that material and they didn't give permission to use it.

There were a few more slams. If I can find a link I'll post it.

[grytpype]

4. No chance.

He'll insist that he get a purple box seat and everyone will have to give him the "special salute" when he comes in...

[TahitiNut]

42. I agree. It'll never happen.

The uproar would blow him outa the water. The Iraqi soccer team would turn their backs on him or boycott. The peninsula would erupt in protest. Let's be clear: the Greeks know how to protest.

[stevedeshazer]

44. I can see it all now...

[DivByZero]

63. That's exactly the image that came to mind...

... when I read the headline :-)

[Hand]

62. I got yer special salute...

right HERE, Chimpy!



Ahh... I feel much better now.

[Career Prole]

5. Dubya will bring home the gold

if "Freestyle Corruption" has become an Olympic event...or perhaps "100-meter Serial Lying".

[Fovea]

13. I think his event is the

Catamite jump, isn't it?

[Career Prole]

30. LOL! I'll admit I had to look up "catamite"...

...and that definition made me look up "pederast", but it was worth the trip when I thought out of the blue about Coach Cheney admonishing shrub on the importance of "sticking the dismount". :D

[Massacure]

55. Nope, it's not catamite. It's impersonating a Chimpanzee

:P

Btw, what is catamite?

(Edited for spelling)

[cal04]

6. If they think they were exploited before, just wait until this gets out

Iraqi athletes object to Bush campaign ad
Soccer players say president shouldn't exploit their success

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5772644/

[chenGOD]

34. Look at the quote from the Iraqi Olympic Committee advisor!!!

Mark Clark (who is British) says: “It is a little naughty,” he said. “The players are not very sophisticated politically; they are a little naive. Whoever posed these questions knew that the reaction would be negative.

“It is possible something was lost in translation. It’s a free, new Iraq, and the players are entitled to their opinions but we are disappointed.”


WTF!!!!!

[napi21]

7. Here's a link to one article.

http://bellaciao.org/en/article.php3?id_article=2886

It's not the entire quite from the Irau soccer team, but the story is there.

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[still_one]

9. If he goes and they know it , he will be booed

[Nancy Waterman]

10. I was just thinking the same.

He will be booed, and there isn't a damn thing the secret service can do about it. Ashcroft isn't in charge over there. It might be worth going just to boo him.

[DivByZero]

64. Maybe he'll wear his Invincibility Power Suit, ...

... his "Mission Accomplished" outfit. That should awe the crowds ("aawwwwww" :-))

[Doosh]

11. let's expose the "surprise" so he doesn't go

god forbid it's another rubebr turkey fiasco. you know how opportunistic this administration is.

[FlaIndie]

18. noooooo

We want him booed big time in prime time! Outside of 40% of the US, only 10% of the rest of the world's population can stand the guy. It'd be a chorus of jeers.

[DianeG5385]

12. Reminds me of the 1932 (1936?) Olympics

In a scary freaky way. Is he going to try and shake the hands of the Iraqi ballplayers? This is really sick, if true.

[LisaL]

14. Iraqi players have guts

I don't think they will shake his hand.

[KittyWampus]

15. They Could NEVER CONTROL THE CROWD

Junior is only good for canned audiences.

[Junkdrawer]

16. Booed by the world just before the convention...

Great idea KKKarl. Go for it. :thumbsup:

[fizzana]

17. Never mind the players

There are also a few thousand Iraqi fans going to all their games who I'm sure feel exactly the same as the players.

There are also no "free speech zones" to keep the unwashed rabble away from his highness.

I don't believe for one minute he has the guts to go.

[Fovea]

21. Why do I keep seeing scenes from Gladiator

in my head now?

[HuckleB]

22. What an ass!

This guy doesn't know when he's not wanted, nevermind the security nonsense that will interrupt the enjoyment of the games for those who've spent their hard-earned money to go.

Bush is one selfish piece of crap.

[Insomnicole]

23. No kidding.

Did he not know that the Iraqi team got the biggest cheers of just about anyone besides Greece in the opening ceremonies, while the US got a relatively lukewarm reception? Does he have any clue why that might be? Leave the damn soccer team alone, Shrubby.

[burrowowl]

24. Will Bu$hie get

a drug test?

[Rowdyboy]

25. Look at the picture of Bush on Drudge! He's FLOATING!!!!!

It's bizarre, but his feet are NOT touching the ground.

"Believe it or not, I'm walkin' on air...."

http://www.drudgereport.com/

[Kinkistyle]

31. Looks like a parody photoshopped pic

His head looks so wierdly deformed and ape-like. Like the photoshopped pics you see floating around these forums and the internet. Funny.

[Kinkistyle]

33. Oh god I hope he goes! The booing will be deafening.

Wow, imagine if Shrub really does go and they flash his face up on the screen. The booing and revulsion would be palpable. One can only hope Drudge is right on this one.

[DivByZero]

65. It's his "Keep on Truckin'" imitation :-)

[leQ]

54. his left foot is, his right is in-step

n/t

[Whoa_Nelly]

26. What's this gonna cost us?

eom

[Bluebear]

27. Laura, keep your monkey husband at home, please

Don't embarrass our nation further.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

28. Please. Drudge smokes crack. (nt)

[Scurrilous]

47. I heard that too...

"I just want to tell everybody that Matt Drudge is smoking crack - right now, in South Miami Beach on Washington Avenue... And the authorities should know it." Bill O'Reilly

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

57. OK, the first one that says "GMTA" gets his/her ass kicked. (nt)

[goforit]

29. He is such a slimeball ,trying to raise his low polls on foreign territory

The irony is .....he'll be the only one there.

[GaryL]

32. There he goes again.

Photo op boy!

[wabeewoman]

35. My husands response:

bet that'll go over good with all the American athletes competing-bush goes to see Iraq play. Could make a good ad -all the money he is spending on Iraq healthcare and schools, etc and then goes to watch Iraq play. Lets make bush president of Iraq since that is where his heart is...

[jackieforthedems]

36. That's Nice - He Should Just Move To Iraq

Hope he gets a mixed reception if he really goes to one of their games - like a soccer ball in the chops.

[ApolloCreedLives]

'THE PRESIDENT WILL NOT GO, IF IT BECOMES TOO MUCH OF A DISTRACTION,'

This really means "The President won't go if it's made clear that he's gonna get booed out of the arena which would completely ruin the photo-op."

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[truthisfreedom]

38. the crowd will boo the snot out of him! it would never work. protests

would be out of control now that sludge has leaked it... good work sludge!

[PROUDNWLIBERAL]

45. Reason Bush Will Goe to Athens

He's used to small crowds!

[oasis]

46. Bush pic. Has that, "Arise my subjects and go about your duties" look.

[daleo]

39. If lying was an Olympic Sport, Bush would have a lock on the gold

Blair would have the silver. There would be a serious competition for bronze though.

[jackieforthedems]

40. He's Up For An Oscar, Too

Best Liar

[R Hickey]

41. If the Iraq soccer team moons Bush, that would trump any amount of booing.

Why "boo," when you can "moon." Perhaps both teams could simultaniously "moon" Bush at the beginning of the game.

[robcon]

43. Politicizing this will backfire.

Rove has this wrong.

[geek tragedy]

48. Oh please God let this be true.

Then the media will be forced to pay attention to:

a) The Iraqis' objection Bush exploiting them in his ads;

b) The USOC's objections to him illegally exploiting the Olympics trademark; and

c) THE FACT THAT THERE'S STILL A FUCKING WAR GOING ON IN IRAQ!!!!!!!

[Garion_55]

49. its so stupid that i hope he does it.

course he probably wont go now because everyone knows he's going.

[Keirsey]

50. MSNBC poll

"What do you think of President Bush mentioning Afghan and Iraqi Olympians in a campaign ad?"

poll results currently:

It's his right. 31%
It's exploitation. 53%
He should have asked first. 17%


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5772644/

[LizW]

51. No way he shows himself before a large crowd

Didn't he hear the heckling of the US basketball team? It would be twenty times worse for him.

This will be like the Thanksgiving Turkey (Photo) Shoot. He'll fly in for a grinning photo op with a small-hand picked group of athletes and their medals. The athletes won't dare refuse to be used, it could cost them their upcoming endorsements.

Bush* will never show himself before an international crowd that he can't control.

[D-Notice]

52. So Bush has discovered an interest in football...

Strange...

During the 2002 World Cup he turned down an invitation from the Mexican President to watch the US-Mexico game.

Wonder why he's got so interested all of a sudden. A political gesture for the folks back home? ;-)

[GCP]

53. At best this is a trial balloon

At worst it's just a lie. No way in hell would the SS allow him anywhere near a huge crowd of people who hate his guts.

Personally it would make my year (apart from his losing the election) to see him booed out of the stadium.

Ain't gonna happen, folks.

[trapper914]

56. Just what the IOC wants...

Extra security hassles will translate into fewer people wanting to attend the already sparsely attended Games. If Bush does this, I'd bet any U.S. city wanting to host upcoming games will get put back at the bottom of the pile.

[VolcanoJen]

58. Ken Mehlman gave a flat-out NO to this question on MTP this morning.

Mehlman, Bush's campaign manager, when asked by Russert if Bush was going to the Olympics, said "NO!" but then added that he's the campaign manager, not the scheduler, but that he'd know either way.

[Bo]

59. Whats he going to compete in?

[swhisper]

60. I hope the entire team turn their backs on him

[BenDavid]

61. U S vs Iraq

Now I do not know at this moment if the U S soccer team is winning or will be in medal play. Maybe Bush will go and watch as the U S plays Iraq. Any of you remember the movie "The Boys of Company C"? I would venture to say that old Whistle Ass will tell the coach for the U S men to lay down and let Iraq team win. Just like in the movie the General wanted those boys to lay down and let the Viet team win, but hey, what happened? American boys got pissed and won the game while the Generals were all trying to safe face with the Viet officials. By losing the soldiers would get a cozy detail, but by winning the soldiers would go to the front lines in Nam. Where the hell will Whistle Ass send these men? To Iraq? Because I am damn sure America will not lay down for anybody. Well, this is my simple explanation.

[GimmeDANEger]

66. Perhaps he's simply a fan...

We all know he has a special sense of sportsmanship.