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Bush surprises Koizumi with Segway gift
NZ.com ^
| 11-16-2005
Posted on 11/16/2005 4:38:55 PM PST by Cagey
KYOTO: In the latest sign of their chummy ties, US President George W Bush gave Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi a surprise gift of a Segway electric scooter and urged him to take a spin.
Bush, who often refers to his warm friendship with Koizumi, gave the Japanese leader the upright two-wheeler ahead of a summit at which they reaffirmed their close diplomatic ties.
Bush was riding the vehicle when he met Koizumi outside the Kyoto State Guest House in the ancient Japanese capital, a Japanese pool report said.
Urged by Bush to give it a whirl, Koizumi took a brief 1 metre ride, and cried out, "Oh, very good."
Bush told the prime minister he'd given his father, former President George Bush, and mother, Barbara, Segways for their birthdays, adding he felt Koizumi was almost one of the family.
The close ties between the two allies were on public display later in the day when Bush told a news conference: "Prime Minister Koizumi is one of my best friends in the international community. I know the prime minister well.
"I trust his judgement. I admire his leadership."
The scooters can be tricky to ride. Bush fell off one two years ago but managed to land on his feet. It is also illegal to ride them on public byways in Japan.
TOPICS: Japan; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: asiavisit; bush43; japan; junichirokoizumi; koizumi; kyoto; scooter; segway
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posted on
11/16/2005 4:38:55 PM PST
by
Cagey
To: Cagey
LOL, what's Bush's nickname for Koizumi going to be now? Zoom-Zoom?
To: Cagey
The Dims will make fun of Pres. Bush somehow over this, idiot-minded little kids that they are...
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posted on
11/16/2005 4:42:23 PM PST
by
MadManDan
To: RegulatorCountry
Ooooops!
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posted on
11/16/2005 4:42:38 PM PST
by
Cagey
(Some men are Baptists, others Catholics, my father was an Oldsmobile man.)
To: Cagey
I hope W doesn't carry on tradition and throw up in this guy's lap at dinner.
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posted on
11/16/2005 4:42:43 PM PST
by
Right Wing Assault
("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
To: Cagey
W is good at this stuff. Sad that the PMs and Presidents of dozens of countries are more pro-American than the Democratic Party.
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posted on
11/16/2005 4:42:44 PM PST
by
speedy
To: Cagey
Better than throwing up on him. ;)
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posted on
11/16/2005 4:42:50 PM PST
by
Brett66
(Where government advances – and it advances relentlessly – freedom is imperiled -Janice Rogers Brown)
To: RegulatorCountry
Zoom-Zoom?LOL... Now, perhaps Putin will be sad that his former best friend didn't get him one?
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posted on
11/16/2005 4:43:03 PM PST
by
paudio
(Four More Years..... Let's Use Them Wisely...)
To: Right Wing Assault
regarding the barfing..... he came to Japan from Korea.
Korea did the dirty deed.
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posted on
11/16/2005 4:44:39 PM PST
by
bert
(K.E. ; N.P . (FR = a lotta talk, but little action))
To: paudio
"Now, perhaps Putin will be sad that his former best friend didn't get him one?"
Anything has to be better than "Pooty-Poot."
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To: martin_fierro
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posted on
11/16/2005 4:50:20 PM PST
by
Cagey
(Some men are Baptists, others Catholics, my father was an Oldsmobile man.)
To: AGTTGTATTGAAAACACTATCTCAACG
AGTTGTATTGAAAACACTATCTCAACGHow do you remember your "log in" screen name?
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posted on
11/16/2005 4:53:28 PM PST
by
Cagey
(Some men are Baptists, others Catholics, my father was an Oldsmobile man.)
To: Cagey
AGTTGTATTGAAAACACTATCTCAACG How do you remember your "log in" screen name?
LOL... good question!
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posted on
11/16/2005 4:55:30 PM PST
by
paudio
(Four More Years..... Let's Use Them Wisely...)
To: Cagey
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posted on
11/16/2005 4:55:45 PM PST
by
Xenophobic Alien
(Kerry lost. Please take that stupid bumper sticker off your car!)
To: speedy
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posted on
11/16/2005 4:57:17 PM PST
by
livius
To: Right Wing Assault
"I hope W doesn't carry on tradition and throw up in this guy's lap at dinner."
W is not subject to Hillary's pin cushion, withcraft dolls.
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posted on
11/16/2005 4:59:54 PM PST
by
hope
(Things are beginning to come into the light....)
To: Cagey
Does anyone have a picture of Dick Cheney smiling while riding on white house grounds?
It was pretty funny.
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posted on
11/16/2005 5:01:47 PM PST
by
Sonny M
("oderint dum metuant")
To: Cagey
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posted on
11/16/2005 5:03:04 PM PST
by
Xenophobic Alien
(Kerry lost. Please take that stupid bumper sticker off your car!)
To: Sonny M
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posted on
11/16/2005 5:03:19 PM PST
by
Cagey
(Some men are Baptists, others Catholics, my father was an Oldsmobile man.)
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