A day in the life of President Bush (photos): 1/31/02

yahoo.com, whitehouse.gov | 1/31/02

[jtill]

#1 - What a fabulous picture! You can almost see the President's soul shining through his eyes.

I don't remember who made and posted those two wonderful collage screen savers, but I sure hope they do another and include this picture!!!

rintense, thank you for another night of great viewing.

[whoever]

Yet again, thank you, rintense, for the fabulous job you do.

[Wphile]

Wow, what a photo # 1 is. Guess this settles the eye color issue, eh? Sure look blue to me.

[Luis Gonzalez]

[STARWISE]

Oh .. I am very relaxed. I just know all too well how the media works. Just putting in my 2-1/2 cents.

[bushfamfan]

I was able to see today's speech, but I just wish he would come up with some other lines. It's becoming too repetetive with certain lines in his speeches and he just needs to put it a different way. It's not good politically.

[Brasil]

Many thanks for this uplifting display and Number 1 is portrait quality. Number 5 of post 5 shows the President with that good natured 'aw shucks' grin we've seen many times during speeches and reflects the comforting nature of the man. Such a contrast to all those years of that sappy, smarmy, flop-tongued smirk we had to tolerate every time we couldn't change the channel soon enough.

[notpoliticallycorewrecked]

Dear Warrior Princess, Thank you for the daily dose. We all appreciate it. The first one is a classic, but I think that you know that already.

[MJY1288]

OK, Thanks for your 2-1/2 cents, We are talking about pictures taken over 30 years ago and from what I saw there was nothing about them that needed to be screened or much less hidden from the public, I salute this woman who is wise enough to ask permission before sharing them, and I am also sure the media would not want any of the pictures. Because everyone in the pictures are happy and it's obvious the fabric of this all-American family is woven with the threads of love.

God Bless The Bush family

[GretchenEE]

I noticed that, too, how trim and slim he is looking in these pictures. I doubt it's because he ordered new clothes that are too big for him! As I looked at the thread, I thought, How nice it is that the office of the presidency and first lady-ship are taking off pounds rather than adding them!

[kayak]

The fact that your new-found friend won't hand out the pics without permission of the Bush family speaks strongly to me of the respect and loyalty that the Bushes inspire ...... :-)

A class act through and through!!! And inspiring class in those around them.

[GretchenEE]

Reno took her third dive? When (approximately) were the first two? Do you remember what the causes were listed as?

[Jen]

Please add me to your ping list. Thanks! I have to have my daily dose of W!

[1Peter2:16]

Thanks! Continue to pray for God to grant him wisdom, energy, good health. And to thank God for him!

[1Peter2:16]

Great quote. Thanks for sharing it! (God bless homeschooling families!)

[STARWISE]

From Newsmax today:

For the story behind the story...

Thursday, Jan. 31, 2002 12:49 p.m. EST
Reno Fainting Spell Her Third Public Collapse

Former Attorney General Janet Reno's fainting spell last night while addressing a group of Rochester University students in New York is actually the third time she's collapsed in public in the last five years.

Most media accounts have omitted Reno's history of fainting from their coverage of the RU incident, where she first said she needed to sit down, then keeled over behind a podium and hit the floor hard.

And after her release from an area hospital this morning, Reno herself tried to put on a brave front, reminding reporters that even President Bush had fainted three weeks ago after choking on a pretzel.

However, the ex-AG's history of public collapses includes an episode in November 1997, where she passed out for several seconds while attending an international law enforcement conference in Mexico City.

The Associated Press reported at the time:

"The 59-year-old attorney general became nauseated and fainted briefly Tuesday evening while attending the opening reception of a conference of prosecutors from 28 Western Hemisphere nations, Justice Department spokesman Bert Brandenburg said. ...

"Hospitalized overnight in Mexico City by fatigue and gallstones, Attorney General Janet Reno shortened her stay at a law enforcement conference Wednesday. She flew to Florida for a family holiday before deciding whether an independent counsel should investigate President Clinton."

Ten months later, in September 1998, Reno collapsed again while attending church services in Washington, D.C.

Spokesman Brandenburg told USA Today at the time that Reno was standing when she felt nauseous and fainted after sitting down. A doctor from Georgetown was at the service and immediately went to Reno's aide.

Again she was hospitalized and was released the next day.

Though Reno is said to be on powerful medication for her Parkinson's disease, which was diagnosed two years before her first public collapse, her doctors have repeatedly insisted she is well enough for the arduous campaign she's currently waging to unseat Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.

Still, even with most journalists overlooking Reno's history of fainting spells, the former AG struggled to cast last night's episode in a positive light.

Again invoking the Bush example, she told reporters Thursday morning, "Well, [at least] I don't have a bump on my cheek."

[STARWISE]

Dittos! It's very important that she's asking permission.

[Lauratealeaf]

I was sick with fever last night and am still feeling rough today but the one bright spot of the day for me was being able to see President Bush give his rousing speeches at various places yesterday. Alas, our ability to watch Fox News Channel is no more because our cable company here in Germany discontinued it last night. It made me feel sicker I think.

[sibb1213]

I love that quote too. Neil Boortz has it on his website for a long time. And they still are today. He was probably talking about Jesse Jackson's grandpa don't you think?

[Bahbah]

Due to the ice storm, couldn't get my dose until now. Fantastic as always.