Bush Bashes Thumb at Habitat for Humanity
President Bush accidentally hammers top aid
Karl RoveIn what turned out to be an
altogether unpleasant day, President Bush temporarily lost not only the
services of top aid Karl Rove (helmet pictured above, bottom right), but
also the use of his best left thumb.
The unfortunate bludgeoning of Rove occurred
just moments before Bush was scheduled to be interviewed by Matt Lauer of
NBC's Today Show.
"Karl was just showing the president the
basics of hammering," said White House spokesman Scott McClellan. "Being a
fast learner, he almost had it nailed when the first lady shouted out that
the 'Today Show' van was pulling up, causing him to lose his concentration.
Luckily, the president did miss Rove's head, but the sudden impact to his
shoulder caused him to fall off his ladder and roll down the hill into an
embankment, which I'm pleased to report, held steady."
"Way to go, bruiser," shouted Jimmy Carter,
who was rebuilding a house just a few yards away. Due to the approaching
Lauer and his camera crew, Bush chose not to immediately respond to Carter's
comments .
Bush, who had been expecting to be
interviewed by cute little Katie Couric, was clearly displeased when
the
interview veered off into nonsensical talk of photo-ops, a topic he
quickly dismissed. Lauer, however, was completely undeterred, and used his
unfettered access to batter the president with questions about the
competency of Supreme Court nominee Harriett Miers and the shenanigans of
the recently wounded Karl Rove. Bush looked around furiously for his aides,
but Rove was still unconscious, and McClellan was busy talking to Jimmy
Carter about drill bits.
The president was still seething by the end
of the interview, and when he was immediately confronted by former President
Busybody, the seeds of disaster misfortune
thumb-hurting were sown.
"Say, boy, you don't even look like you know
how to hold a hammer," chuckled Carter, shaking the leg of the ladder that
Bush was posed perched
upon. "That's not a turkey leg you've got.You're grabbing that thing by the
head, Hey, look at this kids, we've got us a professional here now."
"I do too know how to hammer, you old coot.
This is the way we do things when we want to get things done."
The first lady quickly interceded "You get on
out of here, Jimmy Carter, and leave my husband alone. You show them, honey.
You show them how to hammer."
"Ouch," said Bush moments later, as he chased
the former chief executive down the debris littered streets of Covington,
Louisiana. |
