Locked Doors Prevent Bush's 'Escape'

Ouchyfish · Post by **Ouchyfish** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 12:58 am

Irked by a reporter who told him he seemed to be "off his game" at a Beijing public appearance, President George W. Bush sought to make a hasty exit from a news conference but was embarrassingly thwarted by locked doors.

At the end of a day of meetings with Chinese President Hu Jintao and other Chinese officials, Bush held a session with a small group of U.S. reporters and spoke at length about issues like religious freedom, Iraq and the Chinese currency.

The final reporter he called on critiqued Bush's performance earlier in the day when he stood next to Hu in the Great Hall of the People on Tiananmen Square to deliver a statement.

"Respectfully, sir -- you know we're always respectful -- in your statement this morning with President Hu, you seemed a little off your game, you seemed to hurry through your statement. There was a lack of enthusiasm. Was something bothering you?" he asked.

"Have you ever heard of jet lag?" Bush responded. "Well, good. That answers your question."

The president then recited a list of things of that he viewed as positive developments from his Beijing meetings, including cooperation on North Korean nuclear disarmament and the ability to have "frank discussions" with his Chinese counterpart.

When the reporter asked for "a very quick follow-up," Bush cut him off by thanking the press corps and telling the reporter "No you may not," as he strode toward a set of double doors leading out of the room.

The only problem was that they were locked.

"I was trying to escape. Obviously, it didn't work," Bush quipped, facing reporters again until an aide rescued him by pointing to him toward the correct door.

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DOH

brinstar · Post by **brinstar** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 1:40 am

oh no they realized i'm a bumbling douche bag!

captain dubya AWAY!

Eziekial · Post by **Eziekial** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 9:18 am

You realize he is YOUR president too until 2008.

Kramer · Post by **Kramer** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 9:23 am

pic on front page of ny times is priceless, they were licking their chops fo sho

Phlegm · Post by **Phlegm** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 11:16 am

At least he didn't puke on the Asians like his dad did on his last trip overthere.

Post by **Arlos** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 12:14 pm

Link to said pic, please? Couldnt' find it on the main page of the NY Times website.

-Arlos

mappatazee · Post by **mappatazee** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 1:57 pm

brinstar · Post by **brinstar** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 4:57 pm

what, you mean bush didn't have an exit strategy when he went in??? no way!!!

Tuggan · Post by **Tuggan** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 7:41 pm

Captain Insano · Post by **Captain Insano** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 8:15 pm

Phlegm wrote:At least he didn't puke on the Asians like his dad did on his last trip overthere.

have you ever smelt the average chinese household cooking dinner?

I would fucking Ralph too... (lol play on words.)

The chinese people behind us are cooking what smells like pickled goat assholes and garlic duck nads.

Yamori · Post by **Yamori** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 8:17 pm

brinstar wrote:what, you mean bush didn't have an exit strategy when he went in??? no way!!!

roflcopter

Captain Insano · Post by **Captain Insano** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 12:40 am

brinstar wrote:what, you mean bush didn't have an exit strategy when he went in??? no way!!!

brrrwahaha :rofl:

Kramer · Post by **Kramer** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 10:14 pm

you would think that was photoshopped...... nope.

mappatazee · Post by **mappatazee** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 9:31 am

Now this picture just boggles the mind

<img src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20051118/capt.apec82811181504.south_korea_apec_apec828.jpg?x=329&y=345&sig=Jlu1D5dnrxLp0_wK7lIxwQ--">