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Poor Barney Bush

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President Bush wanted to freak out little kids from a softball team, so he dropped his dog Barney before boarding Air Force One. Barney did not suffer any injuries, but did have to be kissed by Bush.

Barney's ABCs at the White House - and the Barney Cam!

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  • Ian Davies

    That's rubbish. My Scottie Morag is a perfect specimen and she can swim like a fish..... in fact it is difficult to keep her out of the water.

    Have had four scotties altogteher and they all swam..... Yours needs lesdsons

  • Liz

    As an owner of two Scottish Terriers I can tell you that it is not uncommon for Scotties to be dropped. They have almost no legs at all and a long heavy body. With the shape of the dog it is easy for them to get out of balance when you are holding them. Not only are they hard to hold on to, they also can't swim after they are grown. Adult Scotties have very large barrel chests.

  • hoofin

    Carter was the Howard Dean of his time.

  • U-nanimous

    Call me heartless, but the horrified looks on the faces of the kids are priceless.

    I first saw this photo last night on Letterman, and I thought someone had used photoshop to put Bush and the dog in front of a bunch of kids who were "reacting" to something else in a staged situation.

  • calavera

    *chuckle*

    c'mon, doesn't anyone love carter?

  • eli

    At least he didn't use a paddle to hammer a killer bunny.

  • Haha, that's funny- Bush hates Christie Todd Whitman so he keeps dropping the dog...

    Funny, but cruel...

  • Anonymous

    I think he's just trying to out-do Ford for the distinction of Klutziest President.

  • Jen

    The conspiracy theorist in me wonders if this is a veiled reference to former EPA head Christie Todd Whitman, who gave Barney to Bush.

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