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On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 20:00:39 GMT, RonSonic
wrote: Better shot, but doesn't change much, still looks like a doofus and still has no legs. At least he's got enough tan to avoid the "flourescent tubes with hair" look. Kerry almost certainly doesn't have time to spend two or three hours a day on a bike. In his position, I'd say that he's lucky to get two or three hours a week. You don't get LanceLegs(tm) sitting at a desk or in the seat of a limo or plane. Dubya, OTOH, seems not to give a damn whether he's on the job or off doing something else. -- Typoes are a feature, not a bug. Some gardening required to reply via email. Words processed in a facility that contains nuts. |
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RonSonic wrote in
: http://tinyurl.com/44bq3 Better shot, but doesn't change much, still looks like a doofus and still has no legs. At least he's got enough tan to avoid the "flourescent tubes with hair" look. Ron Hah! You must have seen me riding my bike recently! That look immediately precedes the "lobster leg" look. -- Mike Barrs |
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True, but there are some elements of this bicycle ****ing contest that are somewhat worrying. For instance, the reference in a previous article in the Denver Post (see earlier thread "where did all these SEROTTAS come from???", link from "meb" on 29 July) to GWB's riding with such fury that his Secret Service agents are getting broken collarbones and ribs trying to keep up with him. A bit of a shame that GWB feels the need to assert whatever virility he may have by trying to humiliate his bodyguards who are doing their best (poor sods) to protect him. Why does he have to try to burn his riding mates off his peloton all the time? Gives a truer insight into his leadership style than most would want to see. Okay, cool off a bit, here. As I understand it, he is learning to ride on the trails--or no trails--on his ranch. He is riding a mountain bike. I have never seen a peloton on mountain bike trails (have you?). I am sure new mountain bike riders fall from time to time. I read that he took up mountain biking because his knee was giving him problems when he ran. That's the basic stuff. Now, where you get from that to "asserting virility" and "burning his riding mates off the peloton all the time" I don't know. This reminds me of the letter writer who wrote to the editor that because John Kerry didn't throw a perfect strike at that baseball game, that meant he "couldn't be trusted to complete anything." Take a deep breath and realise this is not real deep stuff! It's just sports! Pat in TX |
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"Boris Foelsch" wrote In their subtle way, I think they're trying to say GWB's not real smart about staying safe on a bike. In their subtle way, I think they're trying to say GWB's not real smart, period. -- mark The man's learning to ride a mountain bike off road. Give him a break! All newbies have crashes. I did an endo when I got my mountain bike. I fell when I got my new inline skates. it has nothing to do with intelligence and everything to do with experience. Pat in TX |
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Werehatrack wrote:
On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 14:56:14 GMT, "mark" wrote: In their subtle way, I think they're trying to say GWB's not real smart, period. It takes subtlety to *not* say it. It takes blindness to not see it. What does it take to truly believe that a truly dumb person could actually rise to the most powerful position on earth? Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles http://www.habcycles.com Home of the $695 ti frame |
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Mark Hickey wrote:
... What does it take to truly believe that a truly dumb person could actually rise to the most powerful position on earth? Who said Dick Cheney was stupid? -- Tom Sherman – Quad City Area |
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Mark Hickey wrote in message ... Werehatrack wrote: On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 14:56:14 GMT, "mark" wrote: In their subtle way, I think they're trying to say GWB's not real smart, period. It takes subtlety to *not* say it. It takes blindness to not see it. What does it take to truly believe that a truly dumb person could actually rise to the most powerful position on earth? An illusion called democracy. TJ |
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A bit of a shame that GWB feels the need to assert whatever
virility he may have by trying to humiliate his bodyguards who are doing their best (poor sods) to protect him. That lot deserve every helping of humiliation he can dish them: a bunch of girlie-men who can't even keep up with a middle-aged Fred like the President. -- Robots don't kill people -- people kill people. http://www.irobotmovie.com/ |
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In article ,
Tom Sherman wrote: Robert wrote: ... (pls - for us on the wrong side of the pond - who's Fabrizio?) Fabrizio Mazzoleni is the defending champion of the Tour de Farce. Tour de Rêves. Check the archives. I should know, I'm the president of the fan club, -- Ryan Cousineau, http://www.wiredcola.com Verus de parvis; verus de magnis. |
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In article ,
Robert wrote: Mark Hickey wrote: "Boris Foelsch" wrote: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/01/we...cgr.html?8hpib I'm not so sure about some of the commentary - I find road riding to be at least as dangerous as off-road, but it's amusing anyway. In their subtle way, I think they're trying to say GWB's not real smart about staying safe on a bike. Well it IS the New York Times. ;-) I think it's great that both candidates are riding bikes, and that both are doing it with enough abandon to crash once in a while (you don't want a commander in chief who is scared by a little road rash). True, but there are some elements of this bicycle ****ing contest that are somewhat worrying. For instance, the reference in a previous article in the Denver Post (see earlier thread "where did all these SEROTTAS come from???", link from "meb" on 29 July) to GWB's riding with such fury that his Secret Service agents are getting broken collarbones and ribs trying to keep up with him. Considering some of the damage that I have done to myself riding against only myself (and that I have seen others do without any encouragement from me) using a mountain bike, I'd say that falling down is an unavoidable element of "serious" dirt riding. If you're not pushing fast enough to occasionally fall down, you're probably not riding very seriously, or the terrain isn't very serious. A bit of a shame that GWB feels the need to assert whatever virility he may have by trying to humiliate his bodyguards who are doing their best (poor sods) to protect him. Why does he have to try to burn his riding mates off his peloton all the time? Gives a truer insight into his leadership style than most would want to see. That could just mean he's riding at his own pace, and that the Secret Service guys aren't very good riders. I guess he should wait, but I'd say it's the perogative of the Prez to ride hard and fast during his downtime. I'm tempted to read more into Kerry's repeatedly blaming sporting mishaps on his security detail, which actually has a tad more chance of giving some character insight than assuming Bush is the reason his SS men keep getting hurt. Sounds like the kind of thing that Idi Amin used to do with *his* security detail. No, it doesn't. Be sure that GWB doesn't shave his legs. Hrr, hrr, . . . I just wish Kerry would buy a real jersey and Bush would lose the toe clips. Fabrizio must be horrified. (pls - for us on the wrong side of the pond - who's Fabrizio?) Winner of the Tour de Reves. A legend in his own mind. The ultimate peloton style authority. A force to be reckoned with. -- Ryan Cousineau, http://www.wiredcola.com Verus de parvis; verus de magnis. |
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