"In Bush-league disguise, robber steals SS check"

[98geoduck]

Thursday, October 26, 2006

BY BRYAN SUNDIE

"TORRINGTON -- Charles Gardner was on the front steps of his home Wednesday when he handed over his entire Social Security check to George W. Bush, or at least someone who looked and sounded a little like the president.

But police here say Gardner's election season contribution didn't go to a politician trying to stuff his party's coffers, but to a gun-wielding man wearing a rubber Halloween mask resembling the two-term Republican from Texas.

Gardner said his weekly routine went haywire just after 11 a.m. as he unlocked the front door of his 767 Migeon Ave. apartment. That's when the man pushed a gun barrel against his temple and demanded money -- or else.

"I would have fought him, but he had me cold," said Gardner, a 6-foot-tall man weighing 340 pounds. Gardner said the robber, in a phony-sounding Southern twang, told him not to turn around but he still managed to sneak a peek."...

http://www.rep-am.com/story.php?id=14521

[Lisa]

1. how ironic! Because he's trying to steal Social Security in real life! (n/t)

[Vidar]

2. The only difference is that the real Bush will try to steal at least 60

million Social Security checks.

[Ian David]

3. Meanwhile, a woman in a Laura Bush mask...

ran a stop-sign and killed the man's kid.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/e1698.htm

Very sad.


Michael Dutton Douglas
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



Michael Dutton Douglas (November 16, 1945 - November 6, 1963) was a 17-year-old acquaintance of First Lady Laura Bush (then Laura Welch) who was killed when Welch, also 17, failed to stop at a stop sign while driving and broadsided his vehicle. Welch was not ticketed or charged in connection with the collision. According to some accounts, Douglas was a former romantic interest or ex-boyfriend of Welch.

Douglas and Welch were students together at Robert E. Lee High School in Midland, Texas. Douglas has been described as an active athlete, physically attractive, and intelligent. He was nominated as the school's most popular male student while a junior, an honor typically only awarded to graduating high school seniors.

In May 2000, a two-page police report detailing the fatal crash was made public. The report revealed that on November 6, 1963, Welch was driving her Chevrolet Impala sedan with one passenger (Judy Dyke, also 17). It was a clear Wednesday night, shortly after 8 p.m., when Welch entered the intersection of State Highway 349 and Farm to Market Road 868. Welch failed to observe the intersection's stop sign and collided into Douglas' Chevrolet Corvair sedan. Welch and Dyke sustained minor injuries; Douglas was pronounced dead on arrival at Midland Memorial Hospital. Welch was not charged with any offence.

The future First Lady made a brief remark in March 2000 about the crash, "I know this as an adult, and even more as a parent, it was crushing ... for the family involved and for me as well." <1>