Bush in the Booth at Braves/Nats (ESPN)

[gusopol3]

hurry 2 outs

[devane617]

He is in his element talking baseball.

[gusopol3]

going... going....he’s outathere

[lexington minuteman 1775]

while he was in the booth the first homerun was hit..lol

[gusopol3]

I saw a replay of the first pitch, but the sound was turned down, did he get booed?

[hole_n_one]

[devane617]

he didn’t bounce it...

[StAthanasiustheGreat]

It was a mix of boos and cheers, as would be expected.

[gusopol3]

that’s for sure, nearly threw it to the backstop, it looked like

[gusopol3]

I’m sure the AP reporter only heard the boos

[fatima]

He was fun to watch.

[Tatze]

Any idea why he's holding the desk like that?? My wife and I noticed it and couldn't figure out why.

[Fundamentally Fair]

The DC fans showed a serious lack of class when they boo’ed him for the first pitch.

[hole_n_one]

.....and he threw with his foot on the rubber............

Unlike this loser........

[DCPatriot]

He was wild high. He was cheered AND booed (by ignorant dumbasses)

[KavMan]

Did GWB throw a strike?

[TornadoAlley3]

Today at NCAA BB game

[gusopol3]

Morgan enjoyed the visit, so did oldwhatshisname the play by play guy

[gusopol3]

i’ll admit, i’d have booed the toon

[hole_n_one]

Looks like pop got the better gig.

[DCPatriot]

Jon Miller...Joe Morgan...Peter Gammons are all there tonight.

1st pitch in new ball park...a strike.
1st batter for the Braves struck out.
1st hitter of the Nationals got a single to right field...advanced 2 bases after a wild pick-off throw...eventually scored on a single by Nick Johnson.

[gusopol3]

looks like Dick Vitale in a Hooters commercial

[fatima]

So did the president.The President reminds me of my brother in law-a great kidder.

[4integrity]

‘The DC fans showed a serious lack of class when they boo’ed him’

Exactly! But, not surprising...probably lots of Dems in D.C.

[Fundamentally Fair]

i’ll admit, i’d have booed the toon

I wouldn't. It's a ceremonial thing.

I don't boo anybody at the ball park anyway.

[gusopol3]

I haven’t booed anybody at church...yet

[BGHater]

I think he is on a office chair with wheels, while leaning back, and his hand is holding the table preventing the chair from sliding backward.

[Mark]

Neither has Obama.

[gusopol3]

hey, lay off that guilt by association thing

[gusopol3]

I think he’s got his finger on the ejection button

[italianquaker]

ditto

[shhrubbery!]

The President reminds me of my brother in law-a great kidder.

Funniest thing was when they (Morgan and Miller) kidded him. They put a replay of his pitch onscreen with that little superimposed strike box on it, then drew an extra large "presidential strike box" on top of that! (His pitch was right across the plate, but pretty high.)

The President got a good laugh out of that.

What a classy guy President Bush is. A total natural, nothing phony about him. I'm gonna miss him next year.

[Cobra64]

Any idea why he's holding the desk like that?? My wife and I noticed it and couldn't figure out why.

The "Red Button" is under the desk?

[Sacajaweau]

It looks like he might be pulling his chair a little closer to the table.

[Mark]

Did I say something wrong?

[gusopol3]

not really...just associating me with Obama ;)

[DollyCali]

good thread bump!

[mojo114]

Wow you are analyzing way too much. I have seen alot of people do that when they lean back on a chair that is not sure how far it goes back. Geez.

[csmusaret]

It looks like a lot of fans came disguised as empty seats.

[gusopol3]

they say they filled it:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1994206/posts

[1rudeboy]

My guess is that the photo catches him either pulling himself closer to the table, or pushing himself away. (I don’t know if anyone else answered your question—I didn’t read the rest of the thread).

[mojo114]

President Bush and the First Lady Laura will be greatly missed when they leave. Can you imagine any of the three running for President even operating the White House?

[csmusaret]

The train was full.

[TheBattman]

I imagine GW was disappointed at the lack of illegals represented on the field...

[gusopol3]

yep, that’s all the article says, but I think they said it was a sellout. You’d certainly think so for a brand new ballpark.

[gusopol3]

I think I saw him buy a hot dog from one though.

[mikrofon]

Obama can barely roll a bowling ball -- they'd have to start him 10 feet from home plate...

As to Hillary, she might be able to chuck a lamp, but a baseball(?)

[latina4dubya]

What a classy guy President Bush is. A total natural, nothing phony about him. I'm gonna miss him next year.

he sure is a class act... and i'm going to miss him, too... just having someone who is a good, decent human being in the White House...

[Christian4Bush]

I imagine GW was disappointed at the lack of illegals represented on the field...

Nice thread hijack...

[Roscoe Karns]