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Bush chokes on pretzel, passes out
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush fainted briefly in the White House residence Sunday after choking on a pretzel while watching a National Football League playoff game on television, White House physician Dr. Richard Tubb said.
The doctor, an Air Force colonel, said Bush quickly recovered and is doing well.
"I do not find any reason that this would happen again," said Tubb. "He fainted due to a temporary decrease in heart rate brought on by swallowing a pretzel."
Tubbs said Bush suffered an abrasion on his left cheek the size of a half dollar and a bruise on his lower lip, apparently from falling onto the floor from a couch.
Bush was alone in the room watching TV while his wife, first lady Laura Bush, was in a nearby room on the telephone.
Tubbs said Bush believes he was out only for a few seconds because when he awoke, his two dogs were sitting in the same position they were when he lost consciousness.
"He said it (the pretzel) didn't seem to go down right," Tubbs said.
The fainting spell occurred at approximately 5:35 p.m. EST and Bush contacted a nurse on duty at the White House five minutes later. Tubbs was paged eight minutes later and rushed to the White House to examine the president.
Tubbs said Bush, under his own power, took an elevator from the second floor of the residence to the first floor doctor's office where he underwent a through examination that included use of a heart monitor.
His blood pressure and pulse were normal, Tubbs said.
Bush has a lower-than-normal pulse rate, which doctors attribute to his rigorous workout regime. But Tubbs said that low heart rate made him more prone to fainting when the pretzel stimulated a nerve when it got caught in his throat.
He said Bush had complained Saturday and Sunday of "being a little off his game," feeling that he was coming down with a head cold.
White House spokesman Ari Fleisher said Bush intended to keep his regular schedule Monday, which includes an early morning trip to the Midwest.
Bush was watching the Baltimore-Miami game when the incident occurred.
Copyright 2002 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
This story was taken from: http://www.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS...g.ap/index.html
LoL, I'm sorry but I find that funny. If I offended anybody I'm sorry, please don't start yelling at me. Just thought I'd share that with you all 
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
yeah, i just read the same story here in the local papers 
http://www.smh.com.au/news/0201/14/world/world101.html
eediot!!!
HEY thats hilarious.....
i dont get it...whats so funny about the president choking on a pretzel....are you amused by other peoples mishaps......pretty weird.....maybe someone should laugh at you when you choke and we'll see just how funny you think it is at that point.....
grow up !!
The man is an idiot for choking on a pretzel?
No hes an idiot for swallowing the preztal
Again they make something of nothing.....musta been a slow newsday
Dmatrox
......that made absolutley NO sense.....but if you want to call people idiots then MAYBE you should learn how to spell the word "PRETZEL"....
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| Originally posted by TeKnoHe@d2025 WASHINGTON (AP) his two dogs were sitting in the same position they were when he lost consciousness. |
that would be embarassing for the U.S if the president died from a pretzel
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| Originally posted by lMIlk that would be embarassing for the U.S if the president died from a pretzel |
You can just imagine what all the other world leaders are thinking of him now...
i am still confused as to why all you people think president Bush choking is funny or embarassing???....i dont get it.....
lame
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| Originally posted by TeKnoHe@d2025 Copyright 2002 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. |
I don't think based on his occupation that he should be dis-allowed from experiencing life's everyday normalities....
once, when I was a kid, I got sent away from the table, so I tried to Swallow a loonie(read Canadian 1 dollar coin) and it got stuck in my throat(dont ask why I tried to swallow a loonie after being sent away from the table, cuz I dunno why), I couldnt breath @ all, and my dad gave me the Heimlick manoever(sp?)...oh wait, fuckin dr. heimlick patented his manoever, so its called what now? I dont remember..doesnt matter anyways
but I made my dad grab the loonie from the toilet!
I too think its funny that bush fainted on a pretzel... I mean cmon, didnt he get taught to chew his food? The fainting part aint funny, but if its gonna happen, this is a pretty funny way!
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| Originally posted by Viceroy The man is an idiot for choking on a pretzel? |
It's funny because Bush is a tit, how the hell did he ever get into office, scary.
eLe_vatE
......u say Bush is a tit....and its scary that hes in office........well WHY......whats the basis of your point...
plz Tiesto, we already encountered ur idiotic patronism right after the 11th sept., we REALLY dont need to hear all that bull again...
Gekhous...
......i am idiotic??......really.......well why dont you look at your you post on this page saying that Bush's dogs dont give a fuk about him when hes choking.....idiotic is not loving your your country and sharing your beleifs and opinions.,....idiotic is, however, expecting an animal to help you when you are choking.....
i wasnt calling u idiotic, just ur patronism... its a bit on the extreme side....
and yeah, i expect a pet to react when smth happens to its "boss"
just like when im a bit depressed or smth, my cat always comes to me & makes me feel happy again...
This is weird...
Have you guys heard about someone fainting because they didn't swallow something well, AND they had a low heart rate? Very strange indeed.
And also what's up with that "nerve" that they said was damaged during the choking? How can that be?!
Plus, I would never associate a choking incident with that big bruise that Bush has on his cheek and lip. How did that come about..?
Bush really looks like he's in a war right now
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| Originally posted by Gekhous i wasnt calling u idiotic, just ur patronism... its a bit on the extreme side.... and yeah, i expect a pet to react when smth happens to its "boss" just like when im a bit depressed or smth, my cat always comes to me & makes me feel happy again... |
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| Originally posted by tiesto14 Dmatrox ......that made absolutley NO sense.....but if you want to call people idiots then MAYBE you should learn how to spell the word "PRETZEL".... |
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| Originally posted by Dmatrox come on, dont be such a tight ass about it. Bush choked on a friggin pretel its funny, he even thought it was funny during a speech. When our PM got creamed with a pie, it was funny too! Its not during they suffer that is funny, but after...if they do survive |
i huess this is not funny for the americans fos it is such an odd event for their country thats what makes it even more hilarious to the rest of the world....besides...who the hell chokes on a pretzel???and faints moreover??
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| Originally posted by Bizz Chr�tien definitely had his share of embarrassing moments and got hammered by the media |
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