Bush Almost Blows Himself Up

clipmarks on April 8th, 2007 filed in Politics

Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mulally saves The Decider from sheer stupidity.

Shrubbery

Mulally told journalists at the New York auto show that he intervened to prevent President Bush from plugging an electrical cord into the hydrogen tank of Ford’s hydrogen-electric plug-in hybrid at the White House last week. Ford wanted to give the Commander-in-Chief an actual demonstration of the innovative vehicle, so the automaker arranged for an electrical outlet to be installed on the South Lawn and ran a charging cord to the hybrid. However, as Mulally followed Bush out to the car, he noticed someone had left the cord lying at the rear of the vehicle, near the fuel tank.

“I just thought, ‘Oh my goodness!’ So, I started walking faster, and the President walked faster and he got to the cord before I did. I violated all the protocols. I touched the President. I grabbed his arm and I moved him up to the front,” Mulally said. “I wanted the president to make sure he plugged into the electricity, not into the hydrogen. This is all off the record, right?”

Shyeah, right.

Clipped from www.detnews.com

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4 Responses to “Bush Almost Blows Himself Up”

r.w.dean Says:
April 9th, 2007 at 10:35 am
If Mulally had kept his mouth shut, it would have made a better story, and from looking at the picture, we could have had a twofer.
Áine Says:
April 9th, 2007 at 12:41 pm
Exactly what I thought when I saw that picture. *grin*
B W French Says:
April 11th, 2007 at 3:11 pm
Bush has finally been trumped in the stupidity department by of all things, ford motor corp? I’da thunk that the maker of the highly acclaimed mustang, would have better sense than to build a car which; with a simple extension cord and a simpler mind could come to pass such disasterous effects.
Solar John Says:
April 15th, 2007 at 1:41 am
Had W inserted the electrical cord into the hydrogen tank he would have then refused to set a deadline for withdrawing the cord. Read more here: http://solarjohn.blogspot.com

John