Bush to finish 100K bike race for wounded soldiers

[douglas9]

TERLINGUA, Texas — Former president George W. Bush will finish a 100 kilometer mountain bike race across Big Bend National Park on Wednesday, along with 14 members of the armed forces who have suffered serious wounds in Iraq or Afghanistan.

The 3-day-long Warrior 100 race started Monday and will finish Wednesday. Bush is expected to deliver remarks on the race and his commitment to soldiers that have been injured in combat.

The 14 soldiers are members of the Wounded Warrior Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping rehabilitate soldiers wounded in service after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

The race also marks the inauguration of the Bush Institute Social Enterprise initiative, an effort to promote the efforts of citizens that find innovative ways to help their communities.

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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/7538841.html

[inademv]

1. I feel a bit like an asshole saying this but

it really is the absolute least he could do all things considered.

[Tunkamerica]

2. no we've seen the least

[aquart]

3. A speech on his commitment to soldiers injured in combat?

Short speech?

[SpiralHawk]

4. Perhaps he will say something about the lies he and the Republicons told to start this war?

I mean, how many have been wounded or died in this ongoing oil-profits crusade because of the lies he and his chickenhawk RepubliCronies told?

[sakabatou]

21. Will there be crib notes on his hand?

[Ganja Ninja]

5. I can hear the post race interview now.

"Gee it's too bad Mr Bush took a header off that cliff back there."

[Proud Liberal Dem]

6. They'll probably talk about

how much the troops loved Bush when he was CIC and fawn over his *contribution* to wounded vets for days. :eyes: :banghead:

[Stevenmarc]

7. It was actually a 10K race until he got lost.

[Ganja Ninja]

8. LOL!

That's why he never became a Nascar driver. Every time he got the lead he had to pull over and ask directions.

[lame54]

16. DUzy deluxe

[taterguy]

9. Seriously, do we have to give him shit the one time he does something remotely constructive?

[lunatica]

10. Those wounded soldiers got that way because he had to have his wars

Illegal, lied into wars.

That's like the arsonist getting to give the family who lost people in the fire he started a pep talk.

[AlabamaLibrul]

18. I feel his past should follow him, yes nt

[CBGLuthier]

11. All part of the GWB remedial package

We'll make him a fucking saint yet.

[Generic Other]

12. He will puff up his chest after he finishes ahead of a one legged cyclist

Probably will rub someone's bald head. Will be obnoxious and sport at least one abrasion on his face.

[itsrobert]

13. 3 days to go 100 Kilometers on a bike? This was a race or

a scenery bike ride?

[hfojvt]

22. take it easy there

"along with 14 members of the armed forces who have suffered serious wounds in Iraq or Afghanistan."

[Javaman]

14. hell of a guy*...

riding with the guys he* put in the hospital.

sort of like Tony Soprano throwing a get well party for the guy he shot.

Fuck him*.

He* can polish his* war crime turd all he* wants, but he's* still a war criminal.

[lame54]

15. FUCK THIS FUCKING FUCK...

HE WAS THE COMMANDER IN CHEIF WHO ROYALLY SCREWED THESE GUYS AND NOW HE WANTS TO MAKE UP FOR IT BY DOING CHARITY WORK?

HE HAD ALLLL THE POWER TO MAKE IT RIGHT TO BEGIN WITH.

HE IS ONLY THERE TO POLISH HIS IMAGE

FUCK YOU BUSH!!!

[PJPhreak]

17. hehe,

[Greybnk48]

19. Well, that makes the lies and murder all better.

:sarcasm:

[Octafish]

20. There wouldn't be any wounded American veterans from Iraq, if not for the little warmonger bush.

The little turd from Crawford lied America into two illegal, immoral, unnecessary and disastrous wars.

Now, pre-emptive war is no longer NAZI -- it's become tradition.