George HW Bush, Robin Meade Going Skydiving To Celebrate Bush's 85th Birthday

George H.W. Bush will celebrate his 85th birthday Friday afternoon with another bout of skydiving. In a twist, this year Bush Sr., a veteran skydiver who made his first jump as a 20-year-old Navy pilot in World War II who was shot down over the Pacific, will make the jump in tandem with HLN anchor Robin Meade. Meade will interview Bush Sr. before they make the jump.

Press release from HLN is below.

HLN (formerly Headline News) today announced that Robin Meade, anchor of Morning Express with Robin Meade, will participate in a tandem parachute jump with President George H. W. Bush this Friday, June 12. The U.S. Army Parachute Team, the "Golden Knights," will be conducting the jump, which will take place in Kennebunkport, Maine, as family and friends gather to observe the former president's 85th birthday.

"It's not every day one gets the chance to tandem jump alongside a former president, with the Army's Golden Knights; it is both a thrill and an honor," commented Meade. "Anchoring four hours of live television is an adrenaline rush most days, but this tandem jump with President Bush will be a new level of excitement, I'm sure."

CNN, HLN, and CNN.com will all feature coverage of the jump, including an exclusive interview Meade will conduct with former President Bush before they embark on the jump.

Comments

[jweider]

It could be a real good skeet outing for DickCheney.

[jweider]

We should have a national lottery for the opportunity to pack his chute. I'll bet we could put a large dent in this years budget deficit.

[batmanindy]

Not that I watch that often anyway, but I will NEVER watch her show again. The crime syndicate, bush family, needs to be in pri son ed not showcased. Robin, HUGE error her.

[EmeraldWorld]

Hey HW, what's up with you hanging out with these younger women? Did you get yourself on that magical little V pill or something?

[LooktotheLeft]

Take his eldest son along and give him the malfunctioning chute

[BrettnCalgary]

Get junior to pack his own chute, that would be good for a laugh.

[norepublicanleftbehind]

Why all of these photos of Sr. with younger women? Where's Barbara? This is beginning to look a little disrespectful to her.

[NotMcCain]

It actually looks VERY disrespectful. Not that I really care because Barbara B. seems like a (well, to quote her, "rhymes with witch").

Something's going on. Now GWB is out of office, I guess Dad is taking his lead from good buddy Bill.....

[csmcmillion]

3, 2, 1 muffdive!

[Marlyn]

"commented Meade, "Anchoring four hours of live television is an adrenaline rush most days."

Oh, let's go for the adrenaline rush!

[CitizenIndie]

Robin Meade is hot. But since when is she a CNN anchor?

She has the best voice for a thirty something, but when she gets 70, that raspiness will drive you bananas.

[NoblesseOblige]

GHWB has admitted to plenty of guilt and remorse. Still, he wants to relive the day when he bailed out of his navy plane over the Pacific during WWII----and he left his copilot behind to perish. I almost feel sorry for him. Almost.

[sekigahara]

No, he just enjoys skydiving - for real. I'm as horrified as by the Bush's record as anyone but for real - skydiving is fun - and that's why he's doing it.

[FdeBear]

SPLAT!

[infodoc1]

I wonder what Bar has to say about H.W. hangin with all these younger women

[FdeBear]

You xeroxed my thought bubble. LOL

[Rosanneofpgh]

I'll bet the quaker oats man is pissed!!!

[susanthe]

There must be something in this for her, otherwise I doubt she'd be interested in having the old sot pawing at her in the sky.

[sekigahara]

Maybe in the airplane but in the sky? Ain't gonna happen - they will be on separate jumps.

[lmvd3]

Isn't she a huge smoker?

[JimBozo]

Skydiving? Is that what they're calling it nowadays? Back in my day, we called it "m*ffdiving".

[LooktotheLeft]

Good one....I think

[sekigahara]

We like to call it playing chicken with the earth.