George H.W. Bush Skydiving Video... George W. Bush Suggests His Dad Threw Up In Air

Former President George H.W. Bush jumped out of a plane today to mark his 85th birthday. It wasn't the first time the older Bush had marked a birthday this way. He celebrated his 75th birthday in 1997 with a jump over Yuma, Arizona.

After he landed, Bush told the press, "You feel exhilarated. You get charged up and excited. That's not easy to do at 85."

Also at the scene was a casual looking George W. Bush. After being urged by the press, he came over and remarked that his dad's feat was "awesome." He also made a joke that his father had thrown up his breakfast while in the air.

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Comments

[mydoglucky]

09:46 AM on 06/15/2009

"W's" facial ticks and nervous giggle have gotten worse since he left office.

[evanrkg]

02:35 AM on 06/15/2009

Politics aside, that was a pretty funny joke. Quick wit.

[texanna]

11:06 AM on 06/14/2009

Why no big fuss about the expense of this present to himself? I mean, 41 doesn't use a private company to do these birthday jumps -- he uses the Army. Oh wait, maybe that is his private company.

[zest]

08:59 AM on 06/14/2009

Hopefully the end of white guy politics will end soon.

[petera63]

10:48 AM on 06/14/2009

This is a good site for racial statements, isn't it?

[evanrkg]

02:33 AM on 06/15/2009

gotta love the double negative in that racist statement.

[harmonikasavingsbonds]

09:40 PM on 06/13/2009

In a truly fair world, the puke should have landed on Sonny's face.

[sleeperd]

07:59 PM on 06/13/2009

He probably just finished reading the mindless babble on this website.

[Pupadup4oBama]

08:12 PM on 06/13/2009

then why are you here?

[petera63]

10:50 AM on 06/14/2009

Professional curiosity: I'm a psychiatrist.

[FaeKnight]

06:38 PM on 06/13/2009

"If the American people ever find out what we have done to them, they will chase us down the streets and lynch us." George H.W. Bush to reporter Sarah McLendon in June 1992.

Don't bother searching for this quote on Google - All websites with this quote are blocked. Curiouser and curiouser!

Look it up on AltaVista, Ask, or some other search engine. Dogpile didn't come up with anything either.

[CBC2]

07:10 PM on 06/13/2009

George H. W. Bush in a June 1992 interview with Sarah McClendon the Grand Dam of the Washington White House Press Corps, told Sarah when she asked, then President George H.W. Bush.

Question: George Bush, what will the American people do if they find out the truth about Iraq/Gate and Iran/Contra.

Answer: George Bush said "Sarah if the American people ever find out what we have done to them, they will chase us down the streets and lynch us".

Yeah, Happy Birthday you old Nazi! You got away with it for another year. They're closing in on you. The truth shall make you swing!

[FaeKnight]

07:11 PM on 06/13/2009

Correction, should read: "If the people were to ever find out what we have done, we would be chased down the streets and lynched."

That googled as a phrase comes up with several hits.

[Social Construct]

06:21 PM on 06/13/2009

Happy 85th, Mr. President.

[Xenopus]

06:19 PM on 06/13/2009

Of all people, G.W. is one of my least favorite, but come on.....he was making a joke, a stupid joke, but a joke. Lordy.....reporting this is absolutely lame.

[mcbaby2]

05:30 PM on 06/13/2009

Believe me, W. has said...and done....worst things

[RedStateCenterLeft]

05:12 PM on 06/13/2009

Once again, the son embarrasses the father. Too bad Dubya messed up the day for his dad.

[ladyvader]

03:51 PM on 06/13/2009

Good for Pappa Bush.

[tploomis]

03:45 PM on 06/13/2009

I am very impressed that he was able to do this, even more so if he was anxious enough that he lost his breakfast. It's an example of challenging oneself to do things that are difficulty and scary well into old age. I hope I am like him in this respect when I get to be his age.

[Tex88]

03:45 PM on 06/13/2009

Dubya- the Russian language has a great word for you - nekulturni...

[macaac]

03:29 PM on 06/13/2009

H.W. still has much more class than Jr, will that brat ever grow up?