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| Bush Visits Wounded Soldiers |
| 2003-12-18 |
| Once AGAIN, putting the lie to a lefty-loon meme. For the fourth time since the war on terror began, President Bush visited Walter Reed Army Medical Center Thursday to honor wounded soldiers and thank the medical staff, which has treated 2,100 patients from the Iraq war alone. Bush was visiting privately with "some of our bravest troops," who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan, White House press secretary Scott McClellan said. He was to meet with about 30 soldiers admitted to the hospital for orthopedic injuries stemming from service in the two nations. Separately, Bush was meeting with about 20 physical therapy outpatients and their relatives. He planned to honor some with Purple Hearts, the military award for wounded service members. Later, Bush planned to give a speech to about 200 members of the Walter Reed medical staff and drop in on Secretary of State Colin Powell, who was at the hospital recovering from prostate cancer surgery on Monday. Bush combined his hospital visit with care for his own sore knees. The 57-year-old president spent about two hours Thursday morning getting MRIs, or magnetic resonance imaging scans, to help diagnose pain that bothers him when running. Walter Reed currently has about 220 admitted patients. Roughly 40 of those are classified as "battle casualties" from Iraq and Afghanistan. Many more patients at the hospital are being treated for non-battle injuries or illnesses after serving in Afghanistan or Iraq. |
| Posted by:Chuck Simmins |
| #7 No Glen he has not. I was LAMPOONING how the dems would try to combine a hospitial visit and tie it into Bush-bashing. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2003-12-18 7:20:23 PM |
| #6 "Bush combined his hospital visit with care for his own sore knees." Prescription: Kneepads. |
| Posted by: bigtree 2003-12-18 7:15:38 PM |
#5 "Kerry ... told troops that âhe too had spilled blood ...â"I'm not posted up on this. Has Senator [censored] Kerry ever actually used that phrase? Interesting choice of verb. Were it me, speaking of my own blood, I'd be inclined to say "shed." "Spilled" implies someone else's. |
| Posted by: Glenn (not Reynolds) 2003-12-18 7:06:30 PM |
| #4 No...no...no... the democrats are plastic and inflatable (or at least full of hot air....). |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2003-12-18 6:57:55 PM |
| #3 Bush lied! Those were plastic soldiers! Or, maybe inflatable ones (insert your own Clinton joke here). |
| Posted by: (lowercase) matt 2003-12-18 6:22:35 PM |
| #2 Headlines for Next week: After her OB/GYN Appointment, Senator HRC visited troops and told them that âtheir health care sucked and that Bush made them sick.â Senator Kerry (who served in Vietnam) visited troops after he had his balls reattached. His wife returned his nards, as required in the Pre-nump agreement. Senator Kerry (Vietnam Vet) told troops that âhe too had spilled blood in a war that nobody supported.â Dr. Gov. Dean visited troops after performing four abortions on Girls age 14, 12, 11, and 9 (His daughters). Dean opined that âWhile he hated everyone in the military, he would be a great Commander-in-Chief.â |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2003-12-18 6:19:09 PM |
| #1 Don't blame the running, Mr. President. Get a thicker prayer rug... |
| Posted by: Ptah 2003-12-18 11:54:53 AM |