He Misspoke

A A A Comments (0) By James Ridgeway Tuesday, May 18 2004

When President Bush took a tumble from his bicycle on May 22 at his Crawford, Texas, ranch, spokesman Trent Duffy explained, "It's been raining a lot and the topsoil is loose. You know this president. He likes to go all out. Suffice it to say he wasn't whistling show tunes."

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    According to weatherunderground.com, it hadn't rained in Crawford for eight days.

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