A Day in the Life of President Bush (photos): 10-18-06

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Quote of the Day:

President Bush (speaking at the Victory Junction Gang Camp): You know, it's a remarkable place. I can't tell you how thrilled I am to be with the Pettys and the champion race car drivers who have heard a call to help people who need help. And I wish our fellow citizens could see the physical layout here; and if you were here, you'd also feel the great sense of compassion. And, you know, the Petty family has been well-known for a long time in America. And they've been known as great athletes -- now they will be known as great humanitarians, as well.

And so we really thank you.

Kyle Petty: Thank you.

President Bush: This is a place that's in honor of their son, Adam. They have made a conscious decision to turn a tragic event into a loving event. And that's what I feel here. And you guys did a good job. Thanks for having me.

Photo of the Day:

President Bush fishes with Hank Grissom, 10, who has Spina Bifida, during a visit to the Victory Junction Gang Camp, a center for children with chronic medical conditions or serious illnesses, in Randleman, N.C., Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006.

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President Bush peers around a column, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006, as he leaves the White House in Washington, for a trip to North Carolina to make remarks on the No Child Left Behind program.

Accompanied by Tony Snow

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Walking to Marine One

President George W. Bush waves as he boards Marine One to visit Greensboro, N.C.

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[SnarlinCubBear]

What a gorgeous!!!! dose!

Me thinks me has a new toaster......

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President Bush waves as he arrives in Greensboro, N.C. Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006

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Drat I tried so hard!
Thanks for doin' The Dose JONNY!!!!!

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Congrats...we may have broken new ground today. 3 fer 1

[kitkat]

I'm back from the land of the DARK and the COLD. Somebody congratulate me for surviving. (Um...I'm in Western New York, that's where Buffalo is.)

[Kaslin]

Missed by four. Oh well. Thanks for posting today's Dose

[mystery-ak]

a three-way tie for a toaster...........

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Congrats indeed! Tell us about it!

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President Bush stops to talk with patrons at Stamey's barbecue restaurant before having lunch with community leaders in Greensboro, N.C., Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006.

The President’s lunch

Greensboro -- Lunch is usually a busy time at Stamey's Barbecue restaurant on High Point Road in Greensboro.

Now add the Commander-in-Chief, a Secret Service detail and a police escort to the mix.

“Everything was a whirlwind by time he came in,” said Barbara Bare, waitress. “We suspected he was coming because we don’t usually take reservations middle of lunch.”

It was a last minute decision. The president's advance team called and asked for a reservation just twenty minutes before the president pulled into the parking lot.

Good thing owner Chip Stamey came into work Wednesday. “We served him everything we had,” said Stamey. “He particularly liked the hush puppies and peach cobbler.”

[Barbara Bare adds that the president ate “barbeque and a lot of it” with ice cream for desert.]

All that food didn’t stop Mr. Bush from meeting and greeting.

“He came in and spoke to everybody,” said Todd Robinson, customer.

This is not the first time the president has eaten Stamey’s cooking. Chip Stamey said he sent take out to Mr. Bush once before when the president was in the Piedmont.

(Source: myfoxwghp.com )

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Thanks for the dose SJ and great photo of the day