Ex-President Bush to sky dive for birthday

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2457475

Former President George Bush hasn't had enough air time yet.

For his 80th birthday, he plans his third sky diving feat since 1997 -- and fourth jump ever.

The ex-president also plans a party in College Station on June 12-13 so friends and admirers can watch the next leap. Tickets will be sold, with prices beginning at $100 and the proceeds going to charity.

[Lindacooks]

1. barf

why doesn't he do something useful with his time? Like President Carter with Habitat, for instance, or President Clinton, getting meds for HIV/AIDS in Africa. What's with these Repuke ex-Presidents? All they ever seem to do is want cameras pointed at them while they wave.

[SoCalDem]

2. Who's packing his chute??

:evilgrin:

[PartyPooper]

5. Why...it'll be his 'fly-boy' son, Junior, of course!

:evilgrin:

[renegade000]

30. oh good...

he's a goner then :evilgrin:

[TahitiNut]

27. GMTA ... it was my first thought to volunteer

:evilgrin:

[uhhuh]

3. I wonder

If they are counting the time he bailed out of his plane in WWII and left his crew to die as one of his previous jumps?

[Rex]

4. Let's hope he forgets to pack

a lunch! Sheesh...what did you think I was gonna say? :evilgrin:

[PartyPooper]

6. Forget it! GHWB will lose his lunch on the way down!

Bombs Away!.............................................................................................

:evilgrin:

[punpirate]

8. Ah, well, if there are no Japanese officials...

... down below, they may be safe....

[aquart]

7. Still trying to pretend he didn't bail on a living crew.

[saigon68]

15. I don't think he bailed out. I think it was a water landing

and one of his crew died. I could be wrong though.

Although I admire guys with jump wings, (which I don't have), I am still bothered by the concept of leaving a perfectly good airplane while it is still flight worthy.

[punpirate]

21. Not quite....

The water landing was in his first plane. The alleged abandonment of his crew occurred in his second plane, on a later mission.

Cheers.

[saigon68]

23. I stand Corrected !!!

Too bad about his crew :-(

[punpirate]

24. It's okay... these guys specialize in...

... confusing the facts....

[Benhurst]

9. My, oh, my! What daring do-do! n/t

[bearfan454]

10. Oooooops !

Tough luck.

[cliss]

11. Let's hope he forgets....

to bring his parachute....

[IndianaGreen]

12. with or without a parachute?

The last time Poppy jumped, it was in tandem with an experienced jumper.

Free falling is a great rush!

[PartyPooper]

13. He could probaly jump with one of Barbara's "frocks" as a chute

And, nobody would know the difference!

:evilgrin:

[DianeG5385]

14. Not smart

However, I think he jumps accompanied by an experienced partner attached to him. I don't want to think about the consequences of a screw up.

[jamesinca]

18. Is that ambiguously gay

Having another man strapped to your backside while falling at 128 mph. I bet Rick Santorum is having a fit over this.

[pinniped]

16. Why don't both of those BULLshyt butchers go at the same time?

And take heartless Chainknee too.

Happy trails...

[wickerwoman]

17. Meanwhile, Former President Clinton is defusing tensions

between India and Pakistan.

Kind of shows where their priorities are.

[Piperay]

19. 'Proceeds going to charity'...

I suppose the charity is the re-Selection of chimpy jr. :puke:

[truthisfreedom]

20. sometimes after a few years watching your son botch his "chosen" shot

at the presedency after losing by half a million popular votes, life just only seems worth living if you can risk your neck one more time.

maybe GW will get shot out of a cannon as he ages and begins losing his mind. contiunues, rather.

[saigon68]

31. Maybe GHB and Ronald Reagan can have a serious talk

At Raygun's ranch. I hear Ron has some ideas how to control the economy and "win" in Iraq-Nam.

[Flubadubya]

22. OK Karma... do your thing!

After so many poor, hapless Dems have met their fates in "small aircraft", it really must be about time for that dreaded karmic payback to come knocking on Dorkey's door. :evilgrin:

[peekaloo]

25. Geronimooooooooooooooo's skull

*sorry*

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

26. YOU PEOPLE ARE SUCH HATERS!!!!

A slower more painful death in prison would be more to my liking.

:evilgrin:
(Just kidding I don't want to turn into a hatemonger like the BCF)

[MaineDem]

28. I couldn't care less!

He needs to get his face in the news, I guess.

[Joanne98]

29. I know I shouldn't say this but ........

I wish he'd take his wife with him and RAPTURE somewhere on the way down.

[leesa]

32. I hope it's into Iraq to help out those soldiers he loves so much.

[sadiesworld]

33. What is this...machismo by proxy?

"I'm more of a video game guy myself...but watch my daddy jump out of the plane!"

[savistocate]

34. EMPTY gesture--phony as Jr's

showboating hamming farces. He doesnot skydive__ the jump-master does__he's merely strapped in a Tandem Jump. Real skydivers --even first jump students can righteously _s m i r k_
ridicule and mock loudly at his and medias bull-horse-chicken shit.
He's not even controlling the parachute. AF accelerated freefall training would be impressive, after some real training jumping solo with a jump-master circling overseeing the opening(throwing out the pilot chute which opens the main).

Familiar with actual skydiving..made five student jumps all at least solo
under a parachute, opening as paratrooper jumps..automatically.
Know many REAL skydivers... "sky diving" is the freefall. Strapped to a master jumper is just a ride. What ~~sarcasm~~courage.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

35. Is he gonna do it in a flight suit with a MISSION ACCOMPLISHED sign?