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President Bush Falls Off Segway
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Jen Chung
Published Jun 13, 2003
Modified Mar 6, 2008
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Modified Mar 6, 2008
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President Bush showed yesterday, while visiting his parents at Kennebunkport, that one should not board a Segway while holding a tennis racket. Of course, that is the kind of thing our President is known for, so Gothamist shouldn't be surprised. We suppose at this point, instead of warding off imminent danger, Secret Service men are taking bets to see when the President will clumsy himself into the next black eye. [Via callalillie]
Gothamist does find it cute that the President Bush and his pa were Segwaying together, and we're oddly touched that Barbara Bush is like most grandmothers, walking around in a muu muu. What a way to kick off Gothamist's Segway coverage today! It's like the Secret Service was reading out minds.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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