Posted on 09/16/2005 6:23:24 AM PDT by Brainhose
'Excuse me Condi, can I go to the bathroom?' By Philippe Naughton, Times Online
President Bush had a more pressing worry than terrorism or reforming the United Nations during a Security Counil meeting in New York yesterday - the leader of the world's only superpower wanted to go the loo.
At one point during the Council's debate on international security and UN reform, Mr Bush picked up a pencil and wrote a short note to Condoleezza Rice, the Secretary of State.
"I think I may need a bathroom break? Is this possible?" the note read.
The photograph, taken by a Reuters photographer, was widely reposted and discussed on the internet - including a piece on the influential Drudge Report under the title "Bush Needs to Go Potty".
Some 150 world leaders are in Manhattan for the meeting of the UN General Assembly, at which Mr Bush issued a call yesterday to "tear down the walls" betwen rich and poor nations.
"We need to give the citizens of the poorest nations the same ability to access the world economy that the people of wealthy nations have, so they can offer their goods and talents on the world market," he said.
Do you have a source for that?
One .. he didn't write it
Second .. even if he did .. WHO CARES ???
OMG OMG OMG ... The President actually goes to the bathroom ... WOW .. it's front page news .... / sarcasm >
These people need to grew up .. this is something a grade schoolers would report
"this is something a grade schoolers would report"
and there you have it. I can hear them tittering now.
What Reuters said was that they used PhotoShop to enhance it so it could be read.
I'm guessing he wrote that to her because he was just checking protocol. Usually heads of state don't attend these meetings, so how would he know the protocol?
My problem with it is in this pic, Bush is using a Sharpie.
The best response is the Hillary response, does she stand or sit?
I really liked Dubya's question to Koofy Ananus at the UN, "How's Bolton doing? Has the place blown up yet?"
Bush asked Kofi that? ROFL!!!
Thanks!
I knew that lettering looked too legible.
Heh. Heh. He said "bathroom." Heh. Heh. Cool.
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