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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Neocon who wrote (249280)	4/19/2002 3:41:52 PM
From: Mr. Whist	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769670

The reason I don't include you among the "above hard work" sluggards is that I believe you are employed full-time as a right-wing propagandist.

To: Neocon who wrote (249280)	4/19/2002 6:22:52 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

I thought this was interesting- BELTSVILLE, Md. –– President Bush got behind the wheel of a sports car Friday, dropped it into reverse and executed an escape maneuver during a tour of the Secret Service training center. Under the watchful eyes of Secret Service experts, according to his spokesman, Bush backed a 2002 Chevrolet Camaro down a practice track and spun 180 degrees at 40 mph. The car continued front-end-first in the same direction – an evasive maneuver known as the "J turn" that Secret Service drivers might make if they came under attack while ferrying him or other dignitaries. "It's the first time I'll ever admit to making a J turn," Bush told reporters. Journalists saw almost nothing of his 3½-hour tour, including the maneuver. "The Secret Service has got some of the best instructors in the world, and they took a fellow who hasn't been driving much and taught me the J turn," Bush said. Bush normally travels in the presidential limousine, but likes to drive around his Crawford, Texas, ranch in a large white pickup truck. "There'll be no J turns in Crawford," Bush said. Bush also fired several guns during his visit to the unmarked, 493-acre complex outside Washington. The tour gave him a chance to see some of the training that Secret Service personnel go through and learn what to expect if he comes under attack, said Secret Service spokesman Brian Marr. More than two-dozen presidential aides who travel frequently with Bush also viewed the site. Bush, shedding his jacket and tie, also rode in a limousine that confronted a mock explosion, viewed weapons used by the Secret Service, watched as a dog picked out a suitcase with "explosives" in it and saw a simulated water rescue of an agent. washingtonpost.com