Anyone remember this story?

[whometense]

Political reporter Murdo MacLeod at Scotsman.com has dug up the real (and till now unreported) details.

US leader crashed by trying to 'pedal, wave and speak at same time'

He may be the most powerful man in the world, but proof has emerged that President George Bush cannot ride a bike, wave and speak at the same time.

Scotland on Sunday has obtained remarkable details of one of the most memorably bizarre episodes of the Bush presidency: the day he crashed into a Scottish police constable while cycling in the grounds of Gleneagles Hotel...

...At the time Bush laughed off the incident...

Details of precisely how the crash unfolded have until now been kept under wraps for fear of embarrassing both Bush and the injured constable. But the new disclosures are certain to raise eyebrows on Washington's Capitol Hill...

...John Scott, a human rights lawyer, said: "There's certainly enough in this account for a charge of careless driving. Anyone else would have been warned for dangerous driving.

"I have had clients who have been charged with assaulting a police officer for less than this. The issue of how long the police officer was out of action for is also important. He was away from work for 14 weeks, and that would normally be very significant in a case like this."

A police officer was injured badly enough to be out of work for 14 weeks, and Bush "laughed it off." I know this comes as news to no one, but we're talking genuine pathology here.

Teens and adults with anti-social personality disorder may:

• Display reckless or impulsive behavior
• Exhibit persistent irritability and aggressive behavior</li><li>Repeatedly lie to and manipulate others
• Show little or no remorse for their actions

I give you the leader of the free world.

[ginnyinWI]

1. I heard about this on Rachel Maddow this morning

It is so typical! What a moron. Can you ever, in your wildest dreams, imagine JK doing this?

[TayTay]

2. I did apologize to the Scottish people last summer for this

This came up when I was in Scotland in August. On behalf of an embarrassed and deeply chagrined America, I apologized to the Scots for 'our Idiot' and his behavior. They were very gracious about it. ("We've had our share of idiots too!")

[ProSense]

3. Yeah! I love that headline. n/t