Bush: OB-GYNs kept from 'practicing their love'

[Shallah Kali]

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N06540712.htm

U.S. President George W. Bush offered an unexpected reason on Monday for cracking down on frivolous medical lawsuits: "Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country."

It is because of things like this that I believe all people who run for public office should have to past some sort of test like a GED plus mental health testing. I don't know whether if this makes me happy for once that I believe that Cheney is the one in charge or still be scared....

[Ruffhowse]

1. I swear, Bush has had a lobotomy sometime in the past.

[stilpist]

36. It's the cocaine.

It left his brain fucked up. Pass it on.

[ogradda]

2. seriously i think he's whacked

I mean it makes no sense.Do u think it might be too many tranquilizers? Could he be drinking again?

[truthisfreedom]

7. another forumite suggested he has aphasia. brain damage in the speech

center... affects both speaking and reading, apparently, which might be why he always says he doesn't read the paper. another thing... they keep protesters away from him. for people suffering from aphasia, loud noises, like a distracting radio, can keep them from being able to communicate at all. which is probably why he's so afraid to debate Kerry... Kerry's people probably know full well exactly what bush's medical condition is, and know that using some background noise could easily keep bush from staying on message.

[FloridaPat]

21. Now this is what we need in the press. Nothing turns voters off

than a damaged person - and he is one of the worst.

[yardwork]

47. The protesters at the RNC knocked him sideways for a minute....

There's something seriously the matter with him, that is clear. His doctors and the people around him must know it.

[thecrow]

62. Aphasia

Here is the definition on aphasia
I have it, due to a stroke, and it is an
unpleasant thing, believe me!
http://www.aphasia.org/NAAfactsheet.html

[BiggJawn]

63. Again? that assumes he wever stopped drinking in the FIRST place...

Drunken Frat boy....

[XanaDUer]

3. WTF?

I mean, really, :wtf:?!

[REP]

4. "I Dare You To Make Less Sense!" - Dean Venture

From one cartoon character to another...

[truthisfreedom]

5. Ruffhawse posted this video link...it's incredible.

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/Nomad667/obgyn.wmv

[Mokito]

55. Tell me that is a real newsshow with a real anchor,

because his reaction is just awesome.

[Richardo]

59. Olberman. What a crack up.

And yes, he was doing the 'reaction shot' just for effect. But man it's funny! :D

[liberalcanuck]

68. Thank you for the link. That's friggin' incredible! What a numbskull n/t

[TrogL]

73. WARNING!! That links contains three viruses

My virus software just blew 50 fits and blocked the site.

[Zhade]

6. ??????????????????????????

:wtf:

[Kimber Scott]

8. Freudian Slip

nt

[DeepModem Mom]

9. Keeping this kicked -- how much coke did the man do??? nt

[truthisfreedom]

10. well, Kitty Kelley says he snorted it at camp david. says her former sis-

in-law sharon bush told her so.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews/tm_objectid=14609301&method=full&siteid=50143&headline=bush--took-cocaine-at-camp-david--name_page.html

i wouldn't doubt that junior had access to enough family cash to snort a pretty big hole into the communication center of his brain. they say aphasia affects your ability to read as well... and he's told us that he doesn't read.

[DeepModem Mom]

13. From 60s at least through 80s -- that's 20 years of coke! nt

[Judi Lynn]

15. Who actually looks more conscious, anyway?

The human being

or the other one?

One still has a functioning brain!

[truthisfreedom]

16. i'd like to see a simple conversation between Kerry and bush. just a short

one would do. maybe 10 minutes. a little ice-breaker.

[KansDem]

64. What's that wrapped around Bush's left wrist?

The man's wearing a suit but appears to have some kind of athletic device on his left wrist.

Is it a cast? A monitor of some kind? :shrug:

[chelsea0011]

46. Is Kitty Kelley going to tell it all?

[Mokito]

56. In his lifetime or at that specific moment?

The answer for both is PLENTY, I think.

[sampsonblk]

11. Sign in and rate it at Yahoo!

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040907/pl_nm/odd_bush_dc_2

[Judi Lynn]

14. Thanks. Voting on the article helps!

Its current average rating is 2.95 with 68 vote(s).

[Zorra]

27. He probably meant to say it. In his juvenile mind, he probably thinks it

is hilarious that he can say use sick sexual innuendo in front of the entire nation and no one can do anything about it.

Georgie make joke. Yuk-yuk. Now pull wings off flies.

[Judi Lynn]

12. What IS this genius babbling about?

Have mercy on us, George. Put a sock in it.

[hyphenate]

17. He must be on some sort

of hallucinogen. That's it--gotta be it.

[abrupt]

18. hmmmm

I think it`s time to send Bush some more pretzels

[tXr]

19. What a sub-genius.

eom

[w4rma]

20. He is even more insane. (nt)

[Disturbed]

22. Brain damage?

Reports by a White House insider, published on TBRNews.org reveal that George W. Bush is suffering from unspecified medical problems, characterized by "seizures" or "ministrokes," possibly due to so-called cocaine stroke.

A former cocaine addict, Bush has exhibited increasingly bizarre behavior in recent years, indicative of brain damage (See: http://www.drugabuse.gov/NIDA_Notes/NNVol13N3/Cocaine.html)

Bush's mental impairment is held in check by his handler Karl Rove and Dick Cheney has become the defacto president of the United States, according to the insider's report.

Bush's performance at his latest press conference was questioned due to his anomie, characteristic of his being under heavy medication.

Also Bush's unexplained "pretzel" dive and the resulting bruise on his face several years ago are indicative of brain damage.

Medical experts suggest that mental impairment may also be a sign of HIV infection, measurable even from the earliest stages of the disease. Usually referred to as 'AIDS Dementia' it is recognized as fogetfulness and confusion.

http://www.thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/Mental/Archive/Reactions/Q8505.html

* As far as I know this topic has never been in the mainstream press or TV.

[truthisfreedom]

23. do you have a link to this story? i don't see it on that site, but maybe

i've got some dain bramage of my own. 8^)

[Judi Lynn]

25. Here's the "speech" from the White House........

You'll find the part under discussion about halfway down the page:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/09/20040906-4.html

[luaneryder]

30. Total chemical rot: organic brain syndrome

[MaineDem]

24. Remember the Doctor in Ohio?

Bush was pushing this "frivolous lawsuits" bit at a speech and he had an OB-GYN up on stage with him, whom he said was the victim of frivolous lawsuits. Bush claimed this man's malpractice premiums practically put him out of business.

It turns out this guy was an idiot doctor! He was an OB-GYN who had settled at least 2 malpractice cases out of court. He was an incompetent who should never have been near patients. The White House later admitted that, had then known about this guy's record, he would never have been on stage with the Prez. Tehy never vetted him at all!

I'll look for the link.

What is it with Bush and OB-GYNs? The fact they perform abortions?

And Bush's statement is just plain crazy!!!

Edited to add: If any doctor practices his "love" on me he deserves to be sued!

[July]

26. And THEY want to ridicule OUR candidate.

Take this gem and run with it! Pass it around. Proof that he is incompetent from his own mouth.

[Judi Lynn]

28. If they are stupid enough to support this idiot

they'll probably think he's a fine speaker. It's hard to believe, when you consider how you would have viewed him as a child. Kids can see stupidity a mile away.

Smirking, evasive, shifty, hostile, phoney friendliness stick out like sore thumbs to normal children. Apparently Republicans are deteriorated kids.

They've lost it if they actually don't know in their heart of hearts this guy is pathetically backward and maladjusted.

[truthisfreedom]

29. okay, i've been thinking about this all night, and i have a big question.

why on earth would bush be focussing on OB-GYNs when they are the most likely doctors to perform abortions? why is it he's worried at all that they are out of work? is he just trying in his own perverted way to appeal more to women?

and why would a gay president whose wife resorted to artificial insemination (why do you think they were fraternal twins?) be talking about OB-GYN doctors at all? 8^)

[MaineDem]

34. Do they have the higest number of lawsuits?

I've been thinking about this, too.

I seem to remember that OB-GYNs may be susceptible to more lawsuits because of the potential complications from delivery. I may also be dreaming this but there's something in the back of my head that says this.

But, in any case, the Chimp is still an idiot!

[truthisfreedom]

35. come to think of it, that may be the case. i had a g/f who sued her OBGYN

for malpractice because she lost a baby during childbirth (previous marriage). i suppose there is a lot of risk for them.

[RobinA]

50. Yes,

OBs have a very high rate of being sued. Many OB-GYNs don't even do OB anymore because of the malpractcice issues.

Per a post above, settling two malpractice suits out of court is no indication of a Dr's competence. Drs, competent or incompetent, are sued frequently.

[Jeff in Cincinnati]

31. Funniest. President. Ever.

Too bad all the humor is unintentional... And that thousands of people have to die as a sick sort-of rimshot.

[stickdog]

32. Call him Doctor Love ... (nt)

[wicket]

33. Here's the clip:

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/atrios/bushlove.wmv

[susu369]

37. And the reaction of the crowd?????

from the video clip I saw, the "cheering supporters" didn't even giggle. Am I wrong?

[eriffle]

38. aphasia eh?

could explain why he looked paralized in that classroom on 9/11. If the kids were reading in unison (which can be distracting for normal people) that could be a logical explination as to why it almost looked like he was in a daze and when one of his handlers came to retrieve him he almost jumped.

[Connie_Corleone]

39. I heard this yesterday on C-Span

I thought I heard him wrong because no one in the crowd reacted to it. And, Bush didn't make any attempt to correct himself. Then I saw Imus this morning making fun of it and realized I was right. He did actually say that.

It would be hilarious if he wasn't such a POS.

[Enraged_Ape]

40. This quote just explores a whole new dimension of fucked-up

I can't even extrapolate what in the hell this dumbass THOUGHT he was saying, let alone what he meant.

[truthisfreedom]

41. oh, it's pretty easy to picture.

if you think like shrub.

[Ganja Ninja]

42. I've stopped laughing at his stupidity. n/t

[0007]

43. A person dedicated to medicine for the sake of humanity

will work for nothing.

[truthisfreedom]

44. good point. Kerry should offer to work for nothing.

dear and glorious physician.

[RobinA]

51. And Does He

then pay back his $80,000 in loans with nothing? Do grocery stores except "but I'm a doctor" as payment for food? Does he shoulder life and death responsibility without compensation? He's supposed to drive to the hospital at 3 in the morning in a snowstorm for the good of humanity? Even if a Dr were to start out working like this, how long would his good spirit last?

[IronLionZion]

54. oh my lord

do YOU? And if you do indeed work for nothing, then who pays your bills?

[chelsea0011]

45. Is Bush against lawyers who take on DUI clients? I think not.

Think about all those drunks who lawyers get off and are back behind the wheel threatening little Johnny and his baby sister out ridng theirs bikes on a quiet, sunny Sunday morning in America's Heartland.

[IronLionZion]

58. Does he hate his own lawyers?

Cause he's been making heavy use of lawyers his whole damn life.

[democracy eh]

48. when will W's free pass with the press and public expire?

when

people will feel bad for him
he has such a hard job, and is doing the best he can
so he is not as polished....

:wtf:

[sniffa]

49. bush: doctors are kept from smeLLing their fingers

makes about as much sense.

[Catfight]

52. Can someone provide the link to the video?

[peekaloo]

57. #5 & #33.......

but I can't get it to play. Keith Olbermann had a good time with the clip last night. :D

[Geo55]

53. *

[lovuian]

60. OMG!!! The Republican Crowd Goes Wild Whoo Hoo Mojo Man

:bounce: Oh where is he???

[LisaL]

61. Just when I think nothing Bush does will surprise me

he comes out and advocates free love between Drs. and their patients without fear of lawsuits.
LOL.

[liberalcanuck]

69. LMAO! I literally laughed out loud at that comment.

[progressivebydesign]

65. If an OB/GYN 'practices their love' on me! I'm turning them in!! n/t

[LeighAnn]

66. Shy Patient

During her annual checkup, the well-built young woman was asked to disrobe and climb onto the examining table.

"Doctor," she replied shyly, "I just can't undress in front of you."

"All right," said the physician, "I'll flick off the lights. You undress and tell me when you're through."

In a few moments, her voice rang out in the darkness: "Doctor, I've undressed. What shall I do with my clothes?"

"Put them on the chair, on top of mine."

---- http://www.dirtynastysexy.com

[Frangible]

67. Cocaine is a hell of a drug

As Rick James would say.

Another explanation is he gets nervous making speeches. Some of you might laugh, but that happens to me. I give *terrible* speeches, mess up constantly, but do ok in normal conversation. Yeah, it's probably bad if that happens to the president as well, but it is common.

[demokatgurrl]

70. I'm still wondering...

what did he really MEAN to say???

[Liberal Christian]

71. Here's my guess

I think he meant to say

"Too many OB/GYNs are unable to practice the profession they love because of lawsuits."

I've been hearing about OB/GYNs and sky-high malpractice premiums on NPR and other media outlets for year. There is a real problem in more remote/rural areas, where often the OB/GYNs just hang it up and leave the area without that kind of care for many miles around.

I still think Bush sounded stupid, but that doesn't mean it's not something people should be concerned about.

[barb162]

72. I wonder how he would phrase a proctologist doing an exam

on a male.

[arwalden]

74. How Do The Freepers Respond To This... ??

Do they laugh nervously, or try to explain it away, or are they JUST AS AWARE AS WE ARE that Bush is a boozer and a coked-out idiot?

-- Allen

[KamaAina]

75. Send it to Bushisms at Slate

Slate editor Jake Weisberg has collected enough Bushisms to fill at least two volumes. This one has Bushism of the Day written all over it, so send it along to [e-mail] and bask in the glory...

[regnaD kciN]

76. When I hear this story...

...all I can think of is the classic flub from a church bulletin: "Next Tuesday, there will be a meeting of the Little Mothers Club. Any woman wishing to become a Little Mother should meet privately with the minister in his study."

:crazy: