Obama gets 12 stitches after errant elbow to mouth
Obama gets 12 stitches after errant elbow to mouth:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101126/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama
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Well, at least someone got to elbow him in the face!
I picked out good parts of the story:
The president had gone to nearby Fort McNair to indulge in a game of basketball, one of his favorite athletic pursuits. It was a five-on-five contest involving family and friends. Among the players were Obama’s nephew, Avery Robinson, Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Reggie Love, Obama’s personal assistant, who played at Duke University.The White House said the injury happened during their fifth and final game when Decerega turned to take a shot and hit Obama, who was playing defense, in the mouth with his elbow.
It later says:
His stitched lip, however, could make for some interesting small talk on Tuesday, when Obama is to meet with the congressional leadership. The session originally was announced for Nov. 18, but was delayed after Republicans, who will control the House and increase their numbers in the Senate come January, said they couldn’t accommodate the president.
What I thought was the coolest part of the article had to be when it told of other presidents having medical problems:
George W. Bush choked on a pretzel and briefly lost consciousness, falling and hurting his head.
Bill Clinton had surgery and used crutches for months for a torn tendon in his knee when he stumbled on steps at the Florida home of golf pro Greg Norman.
The elder Bush, George H.W. Bush, was hospitalized for an erratic heartbeat while jogging at Camp David, a problem later diagnosed as a thyroid ailment. The senior Bush also collapsed at a state dinner in Tokyo, which the White House blamed on an intestinal flu.
Jimmy Carter fainted briefly while jogging near Camp David.
Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest in a 1981 assassination attempt.
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, 69, has had five heart attacks since age 37. He had surgery this year to install a pump to help his heart work. Cheney said he has congestive heart failure.
I thought all that was pretty cool. Especially the Obama getting elbowed in the face! Here is the source of the article:
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I want to see the actual pictures of this incident happening. Has anyone actually come up with these. Of course not. Why should we believe it actually happened. Obama stages everything. You notice everytime he gets caught off guard he screws up. We already have the press trying to put this incident right up there with Ronald Reagan being shot. Prove to me that Obama actually had this happen to him. Prove that he didn’t trip over a carpet or try to walk in a window. Or didn’t walk sideways into a door. He never looks where is going. He is constantly looking to see if someone is adoring him. Try walking where you are going and not looking. Watch what happens. Why doesn’t anyone ever see Obama playing in these supposed games. Someone who cannot throw a baseball, or a bowling ball cannot shoot a basketball.