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Bush takes afternoon jog with wounded Louisiana National Guard member
Fox23 ^
| 4/14/04
Posted on 04/14/2004 1:14:02 PM PDT by areafiftyone
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush, fulfilling a 15-month-old promise, scheduled a jog around the South Lawn Wednesday with a soldier badly wounded in Afghanistan.
During a Jan. 17, 2003 visit to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Bush met Staff Sgt. Michael McNaughton of Denham Springs, La.
On Jan. 8, McNaughton, a member of the Louisiana National Guard, had stepped on a land mine 30 miles north of Kabul. His right leg had to be removed above the knee, he lost two fingers on his right hand and he suffered shrapnel wounds in his left leg.
The president and McNaughton talked about running, and Bush promised to run with the soldier when he was "fully recovered and able to run with his prosthetic leg," said White House spokesman Scott McClellan.
Bush has been plagued by knee troubles, but has been doing light running in recent weeks, McClellan said. "He's following his doctor's advice to just do it as he can," McClellan said.
The president has been doing more bicycling, and took some bicycle rides while spending last week at his Crawford, Texas ranch, McClellan said.
The track on the South Lawn, installed by President Clinton and upgraded during Bush's term, is covered by a shock-absorbing material.
TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: bush43; michaelmcnaughton; oefveterans
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To: areafiftyone; Ragtime Cowgirl
Way cool, Mr. President!
To: areafiftyone
The track on the South Lawn, installed by President Clinton
Clinton ran? Must have been training for the 100 Intern Dash. LMAO
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posted on
04/14/2004 1:33:17 PM PDT
by
areeves79
To: areeves79
Sure he ran. He ran to and from McDonalds!!! Jeeze didn't you know that. Blubber bubba!
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posted on
04/14/2004 1:34:13 PM PDT
by
areafiftyone
(Democrats = the hamster is dead but the wheel is still spinning)
To: areafiftyone
LOL!! I forgot about that.
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posted on
04/14/2004 1:37:45 PM PDT
by
areeves79
To: areeves79
LOL my favorite skit of all times is Phil Hartman as Bill Clinton in McDonalds taking a bite out of everyone's food that he could get his hand on.
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posted on
04/14/2004 1:38:49 PM PDT
by
areafiftyone
(Democrats = the hamster is dead but the wheel is still spinning)
To: areafiftyone
And just yesterday Kerry was whining that W doesn't spend time wih the wounded or families of those killed.
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posted on
04/14/2004 1:41:24 PM PDT
by
theDentist
(JOHN KERRY never saw a TAX he would not HIKE !)
To: areafiftyone
I'm glad to read the President is able to run a bit these days. People who truly love running really miss it when they can't.
And running with one of our brave military heros is something this President understands is the ultimate compliment to them all.
Prairie
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posted on
04/14/2004 1:58:09 PM PDT
by
prairiebreeze
(America recognizes those responsible for the killing of our troops. It's the Demon-cRATS.)
To: prairiebreeze
You know if you click on the link at the end of the story it has a sentence about a picture but I didn't see one on the webpage. I am going to look for one. I wonder why there isn't a picture.
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posted on
04/14/2004 2:00:24 PM PDT
by
areafiftyone
(Democrats = the hamster is dead but the wheel is still spinning)
To: ohioWfan; mystery-ak; Severa
PING!!!!!!!!!
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posted on
04/14/2004 2:12:45 PM PDT
by
Maigrey
(Knuckle Dragging Neanderthals don't do Dishes! - WillieRoe)
To: areeves79
(Bill/Hillary) Clinton runs (from the truth) every day.
To: areafiftyone
To: areafiftyone
How cool is this!....God, I love this guy!!
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posted on
04/14/2004 2:54:15 PM PDT
by
mystery-ak
(Ted Kennedy...traitor to the USA, responsible for the deaths of US troops....Mike1sg.)
To: theDentist
And just yesterday Kerry was whining that W doesn't spend time wih the wounded or families of those killed.We all know he does talk with them. He just doesn't make a camera op out of it. It's a personal thing for W.
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posted on
04/14/2004 2:56:01 PM PDT
by
barker
(Normal people scare me.)
To: areeves79
Believe it or not AlGore once ran a marathon. And used to be a fairly dedicated runner.
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posted on
04/14/2004 3:02:05 PM PDT
by
dennisw
(“We'll put a boot in your ass, it's the American way.” - Toby Keith)
To: areafiftyone
I have so much respect for the President.
You really can count on him saying what he means and meaning what he says.
To: areeves79
No, it says he INSTALLED it, not that he RAN on it.
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posted on
04/14/2004 3:08:30 PM PDT
by
Xenalyte
(I may not agree with your bumper sticker, but I'll defend to the death your right to stick it)
To: Xenalyte
I would love to see a picture of the President jogging with this young man - - but I know the president considers these private moments and there was probably not a presser there - -so much the better - -the dims would say he was politicizing this poor man's disability :-(
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posted on
04/14/2004 3:27:15 PM PDT
by
duckbutt
("The weapon of destruction was embedded in Saddam's brain." Bassim Al Fadhly)
To: Melpomene
WOW! You are right....the Guard member is gorgeous! (The president isn't too bad either....;)
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posted on
04/14/2004 3:31:12 PM PDT
by
BossLady
(Your biography becomes your biology.......)
To: areafiftyone
no doubt 'bout it, w has class.
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