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kpete Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 08:45 AM
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SICK-President Plays Virtual Soldier
President Plays Virtual Soldier
11.08.07 -- 11:32PMBy David Kurtz

So the President was down in San Antonio today, visiting the rehab center at Brooke Army Medical Center, where lots of wounded Iraq War vets go for further treatment.

As is usually the case in these kinds of visits, the President took a tour, shook some hands, and gave a speech. But we got a hold of a copy of the pool report of the visit, and the President apparently also got a chance to play a little virtual soldier on his tour:

Bush saw a number of cutting edge virtual reality games that allowed recovering soldier to simulate riding a car or boat. One game simulated shooting in a Baghdad neighborhood, a game she said POTUS participated in with two other soldiers there and helped shoot the bad guys, at least virtually.


That must have been quite a scene. I wonder how it went over.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/058364.php
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Cooley Hurd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 08:51 AM
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1. As close to combat as he'll ever come...
He is SUCH a goober...:eyes:
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SpiralHawk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 08:51 AM
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2. "I told you all that I am, like, um, a war hero and stuff." - Commander AWOL
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zabet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 08:55 AM
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3. I will bet...
that he wore his mcchimpy flight suit if one
of the virtual reality games was a flight simulator.
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MNDemNY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 08:57 AM
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4. He may get "virtually" fragged.
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Drifter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 08:57 AM
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5. The simulation was halted early ...
because the soldiers kept shooting the AWOL dickhead.

:sarcasm:

Cheers
Drifter
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sinkingfeeling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 09:41 AM
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6. So when will Bush award himself a medal? Silver star?
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