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

[Ping]

Robin has a tight body.

[tomasedison]

Robin Rocks !!!!!!!

[daffey]

How cool is that? And dangerous! And how cool is GHW? You go guy!

[sekigahara]

Driving is far, far, far more dangerous. But skydiving is a lot more cool than most driving is. That said, it's nothing too special - every year over three million skydivers are made. The toughest thing about it is mental. The most dangerous thing about it is complacency, That said, George will be doing a tandem and will not be responsible for any aspect of the skydive short of following the tandem jumpmaster's instructions, which are minimal.

[daffey]

Well, I'm impressed nonetheless. I'm sure for some, wrestling with salt water crocodiles while handcuffed and submerged in 10 feet of water with a time bomb strapped to the waste set to detonate in three minutes deserves no more than a yawn. Actually, it would take someone who could do that to inform me how common and unremarkable a man pushing 90 is for diving out of a plane, whatever help he may have. Of course, he already cashed his bravery chips in the war, and in all honesty, being in a war is far more dangerous than sky diving or water diving. And in a strange way, he came close to doing both. So to him, this may not be much. But to many others, it is a testimony to the human spirit, and the ability to inspire others by never calling it quits, and never thinking that such acts are anything but a triumphant vindication that we are truly fearfully and wonderfully made.

[ObamAtomic]

Living the good life,Viva La vida!

[oaklynne]

Is Babs going to join them?

[Harvey Broadway]

Get some Bush.. Yeah.

[TainoBoy]

I knew it, CNN is bottoming for the GOPers.

[myarmsaregreen]

cue terminally angry HuffPosters.....

[daffey]

you were late with your cue. Please read next time! Don't waste ques on folks who don't need it.

[Travis bdboy]

He wants to see what a woody is like again

[yesyoucaned]

Bizarre. Why is this happening to me?

[JamesA1102]

I'd love to be strapped to Robin Meade.

[KeysDan]

When your 85?

[Big0725]

Even if I was deceased for ten years.

[mommadona]

So, he gets to feel her up on the way down for an exclusive?

Some things in the MSM never change, eh?

[PresidentRobertBooth]

I'd like to go down with Robin Meade too.

[mediamarv]

Wonder who gets to be the top??

[sekigahara]

An Army Golden Knights tandem jump-master will be on top of George and given the nature of the equipment and depending on the height of the JM, the JM's crotch will be snugly pressed against George's posterior or lower back.

[mamala4]

This is news? Who cares?