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Kerry breaks leg in bike crash; ends overseas trip early
AP Hosted ^
| May 31, 2015
| BRADLEY KLAPPER
Posted on 05/31/2015 6:56:57 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
GENEVA (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry broke his leg in a bicycle crash Sunday, apparently after hitting a curb, and scrapped the rest of a four-nation trip that included an international conference on combating the Islamic State group.
Kerry was in stable condition and in good spirits as he prepared to return to Boston for further treatment with the doctor who previously operated on his hip, U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby said. He said X-rays at a Swiss hospital confirmed that Kerry fractured his right femur.
"The secretary is stable and never lost consciousness, his injury is not life-threatening and he is expected to make a full recovery," Kirby said in a statement.
Kerry, 71, was taken by helicopter to Geneva's main medical center, HUG, after apparently hitting a curb with his bike near Scionzier, France, about 40 kilometers southeast of the Swiss border.
Paramedics and a physician were on the scene with his motorcade at the time and provided him immediate attention. They quickly decided to order the 10-minute-long helicopter transport.
The Dauphine Libere, a local newspaper, said Kerry fell near the beginning of his ride to the famed mountain pass called the Col de la Colombiere, which has been a route for the Tour de France more than a dozen times.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cycling; femur; hanoijohn; hipreplacement; johnkerry; kerry; nitwit; secstate; tehranjohn; tourdefrance; traitor
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To: COUNTrecount
Please ... conspiracy theories only ....
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posted on
05/31/2015 7:00:03 AM PDT
by
Usagi_yo
(Abuse rolls down hill.)
To: COUNTrecount; MeshugeMikey
Sec. of State Kerry Breaks Off Negotiations!
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posted on
05/31/2015 7:00:56 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Funny how Hollywood's 'No Nukes' crowd has been silent during Obama's Iranian nuclear negotiations.)
To: COUNTrecount
Took off the training wheels too soon
Does state department have the equivalent of a Purple Heart he can claim?
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posted on
05/31/2015 7:02:27 AM PDT
by
silverleaf
(Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
To: Usagi_yo
Here's cellphone video from the Grassy knoll courtesy of Liveleak .
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posted on
05/31/2015 7:02:30 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Funny how Hollywood's 'No Nukes' crowd has been silent during Obama's Iranian nuclear negotiations.)
To: COUNTrecount
What a shame these guys have to serve under a wimp like Kerry. Who gives a flying fig if he's resting comfortably.
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posted on
05/31/2015 7:02:38 AM PDT
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
To: Usagi_yo
Ok, how about he didn’t want to be lectured to by countries he considers beneath him, that want us to take a tougher stand against ISIS.
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posted on
05/31/2015 7:03:18 AM PDT
by
aynrandfreak
(Being a Democrat means never having to say you're sorry)
To: COUNTrecount
His diplomacy is A big wreck too.
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posted on
05/31/2015 7:03:29 AM PDT
by
boycott
To: COUNTrecount
Wait a minute - he was biking with his motorcade and personal physician in tow?
Geez the rich do everything different
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posted on
05/31/2015 7:03:57 AM PDT
by
silverleaf
(Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
To: a fool in paradise
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posted on
05/31/2015 7:04:29 AM PDT
by
silverleaf
(Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
To: Usagi_yo
Won’t be missed, was getting nothing done. Maybe they will send in Marie Harf for comic relief.
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posted on
05/31/2015 7:04:51 AM PDT
by
Ace the Biker
(I wasn't born in Texas but I got here as fast as I could.)
To: COUNTrecount
Shame on you FReepers! This man served in Vietnam!
To: COUNTrecount
That should be a boost to US foreign policy.
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posted on
05/31/2015 7:05:44 AM PDT
by
Busywhiskers
("Once you have wrestled, everything else in life is easy" -Dan Gable)
To: COUNTrecount
As if Iran needed a good laugh he falls down on his bike. What a maroon.
Pray America is waking
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posted on
05/31/2015 7:07:10 AM PDT
by
bray
(Cruz to the WH)
To: COUNTrecount
I remember when the mainstream media was unrelenting in portraying Gerald Ford as a klutz after he tripped while exiting Air Force One. This, despite the fact that Ford was a tremendous athlete. Gee, do you think Kerry will get the same treatment from the media?
To: COUNTrecount
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posted on
05/31/2015 7:07:59 AM PDT
by
GSWarrior
(Click HERE to activate this tag line.)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Shame on you FReepers! This man served in Vietnam! I hear his efforts were quite a benefit to the North Vietnamese victory.
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posted on
05/31/2015 7:09:42 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Funny how Hollywood's 'No Nukes' crowd has been silent during Obama's Iranian nuclear negotiations.)
To: COUNTrecount
Maybe it is time for a big boy bike?
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posted on
05/31/2015 7:10:21 AM PDT
by
kennedy
(No relation to those other Kennedys.)
To: COUNTrecount
Purple Heart paperwork to follow soon...
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posted on
05/31/2015 7:10:22 AM PDT
by
gov_bean_ counter
(Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools)
To: COUNTrecount
[Paramedics and a physician were on the scene with his motorcade at the time and provided him immediate attention.]
I guess that means he wasn't given a breathalyzer.
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posted on
05/31/2015 7:10:23 AM PDT
by
Brad from Tennessee
(A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
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