A DAY IN THE LIFE OF PRESIDENT BUSH (PHOTOS): 8.4.04

yahoo.com, whitehouse.gov ^ | August 4, 2004 | GretchenM

[GretchenM]

Minnesota and Iowa were the favored states as President Bush continues to campaign for re-election.

He announced three important new conservation initiatives that will help protect wildlife, water, and precious land resources: Supporting America's Farmers and Conserving America's Land.

Secretary Rumsfeld today on the radio.

Enjoy your daily Dose of W @ Sanity Island!

[GretchenM]

Enjoying an ear of corn sold at a farmers market in Bettendorf, Iowa. Next to Bush in the first photo is country music singer Larry Gatlin. The corn was sold by Ken Thompsen, left, third photo.

[onyx]

Here>

[GretchenM]

Dose going up.

Please wait to post photos till the All Clear.

[Darlin']

Hehehe. Yea !! Top 5

[KB4W]

where am i? am i close????

[Tunehead54]

Top 10! Hee Hee!

[Humal]

My goodness! I made the top ten tonight. :-)

[Momto2]

Great to see our President (and to be in top 20?)

[GretchenM]

Traveling through Iowa, President George W. Bush stops by a farmers Market in Davenport

campaign rally at Southern Minnesota Construction Company Quarry

[2Jedismom]

I'm here!

[onyx]

I am FIRST today and I want my toaster! LOL!

[Brad's Gramma]

CORN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[onyx]

Where you been today?

[2Jedismom]

Woohooo! I just MADE it!

[onyx]

HEY!
Is this not funny?
LOL!!!

[GretchenM]

campaign rally at Southern Minnesota Construction Company Quarry

[Linux4Life]

Awesome anti-Kerry ad

mms://a1281.v125028.c12502.g.vm.akamaistream.net/7/1281/12502/v0001/eaglepub.download.akamai.com/12502/swift_boat.wmv

[onyx]

YAY! Yes you made it!

[Brad's Gramma]

Your toaster is IN THE MAIL!!!!!!

Yea!!! Onyx is THE winner of a brand new USED Toaster!!

Enjoy, enjoy, you deserve this. Yea onyx!!!

[Brad's Gramma]

And it wasn't even planned. God is GOOD!

[dawn53]

Yep, just as I thought.

The President enjoys raw corn and wipes the juice off with his hand.

My sister and I were talking about how the President connects to people...pictures like this explain why, IMHO.

[onyx]

I've been there.
Look at this AWESOME anti-Kerry TV ad,
by the men with whom he served.
He was in Vietnam you know?


http://humaneventsonline.com.edgesuite.net/unfit_video_wmv.html

[onyx]

Yes ma'am, I mean sweet young thang.

[Humal]

My word! Look at that crowd. Any mention of how many were there or at the Kerry rally?

[Kaslin]

Good evening!

[onyx]

The crowd looks big to me,
AND happy AND enthusiastic.

[Brad's Gramma]

Much better.

[GretchenM]

President Bush waves an ear of sweet corn bought at a farmers market as he boards Air Force One at Quad City International Airport in Moline, Ill., following a campaign stop in Davenport, Iowa

campaign rally at LeClaire Park Bandshell in Davenport, Iowa

Delivering remarks at Katzenmeyer Family Farm Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2004 in Le Seuer, Minn

President Bush and Larry Gatlin, country music singer, center, buy green peppers and corn from Gwen Coobs, right, at a farmers' market in Bettendorf, Iowa

[onyx]

He's home.
BBL.

[GretchenM]

From left to right, Mark Katzenmeyer,President Bush, Katzenmeyer's wife Shirley, and Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty at Katzenmeyer Family Farm Aug. 4, 2004 in Le Seuer, Minn

President Bush gestures to supporters as U.S. Rep. Jim Nussle , R-Iowa, right, introduces him to speak at a rally in LeClaire Park, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2004, in downtown Davenport, Iowa

[Darlin']

Swamped. Lots of phone work all day after an early morning meeting. It was sweltering here, 96° with a heat index around 105-106° and the humidity was awful. It didn't help that we had a 45 minute power outage mid-afternoon, either. LOL I have no idea why I'm in such a good mood. :)

[counterpunch]

cr0n!!!!!!!!!!

[Darlin']

Good to see you :)

[KB4W]

At least someone knows what to do with an ear of corn!!!

Yes, we eat the corn and wipe the juice off with our sleeves- like a real man, not wave it out the window of a bus, like a weenie!!!

[BobS]

Dubya doesn't have food problems like Kerry and his wife:) LOL!

[GWfan]

My parents were at this rally in IA for GWB. I called my Dad (they live in Davenport, IA) for a first hand report.

Dad said that there were about 13,000 in the Bush crowd this morning. He said that he did see some protesters there. He told me that the protesters looked very rag-tag and dirty. He was talking to a man next to him and they both thought that the news crews would focus on the protesters more that the pro-Bush crowd.

...so he counted the protesters, there were only 25.

[GretchenM]

Supporters cheer as President Bush arrives at a rally in LeClaire Park, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2004, in downtown Davenport, Iowa

rally in LeClaire Park, Davenport, Iowa

President Bush shakes hands with supporters at a campaign rally at LeClaire Park Bandshell in Davenport

[Darlin']

FOFLOL. That has to be one of FR's best photo captions. Ever.

[baseballmom]

40????

Thanks for posting the Dose, GEM

[ohioWfan]

THE PRESIDENT IS COMING TO OHIO AGAIN TOMORROW, AND I'M GOING TO SEE HIM!!!!

(And Mr OHIO and our girls, too!!)

[Humal]

"there were about 13,000 in the Bush crowd this morning"

Very impressive! Was your dad right in that the T.V. crews focused on the protesters? Did your dad mention about how many were at the Kerry rally? The only person I've seen shown was the lady he nearly knocked over trying to get to the helicopter.

[baseballmom]

Hey!!! No fair. We're a battleground too, ya know. :-)

[GretchenM]

President Bush is greeted by supporters before speaking at a rally in LeClaire Park

In LeClaire Park, downtown Davenport, Iowa

[Jewels1091]

I want to see him too...but we are such a RED state that he needs to go the places that aren't I know....so please, plenty of pictures and a good report!!!!

[ohioWfan]

I guess the President read that no Republican candidate has ever won the Presidency without OHIO, so he's taking us seriously......

I told Doro on Monday to tell her big brother that we were going to WIN OHIO for him, so not to worry! ;o)

(She thanked me!)

[W04Man]

Bump!

[ohioWfan]

I assume cameras are OK..........we'll take both of them, and I should have digital photos to post when I do the DOSE tomorrow night.

Our 35 mm camera has a better zoom, but we'll have to get them developed before I can post them.

I have no idea if we'll get very close, but no matter what, it's going to be GREAT!

(I already got my kiss, and Mr Ohio is not interested in one.........hehe).

[BobS]

"Yes, we eat the corn and wipe the juice off with our sleeves- like a real man, not wave it out the window of a bus, like a weenie!!!"

Well, the last time Kerry saw a hot dog, he looked at it like it was a- well, you know:) And his wife probably thinks chili is- well, you know that too:) Big food issues with that couple.

When I was in Kansas, I picked some fresh corn and ate it. Those ears were BIG. Tasted fine and filling. Meant for human comsumption? Never found out.

[GretchenM]

"Barney shares his secret ingredient (snausages) for any gourmet dinner to White House Chef Rachel Walker."

That's all from me for now.

Mission statement: I know it's tempting to put funny photos of the opposition on here. This has been a thread for finding out what President Bush is doing, also a respite and refuge from the wild world of john kerry and his ilk. It's okay to post pics of kerry if George W. or Laura Bush is also in the same photo (not Photoshopped). Thanks for your cooperation.