G Dubya on Kilts

[awoodfellow]

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/nation/3250196


WHITE HOUSE WATCH
Hold the haggis on Bush's birthday menu
The G8 summit won't leave much time for sampling culture of Scotland
By JULIE MASON
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON - President Bush will be spending his 59th birthday in Scotland on Wednesday.

Asked by the Times of London what he wanted for a gift, the president replied, "haggis."

Haggis, the national food of Scotland, is a relative of the sausage. Generally, it's made with sheep's heart, liver and lungs along with suet and other ingredients that are stuffed in the animal's stomach and boiled.

Tempting as that sounds, Bush was only jesting.

"I was briefed on haggis," he said. "Generally on your birthday, you — my mother used to say, 'What do you want to eat?' And I don't ever remember saying, 'Haggis, mom.' "

Bush will be joining the leaders of Britain, Italy, Russia, Japan, Canada, Germany and France for the annual Group of Eight summit, to be held this year at the Gleneagles golf resort in Scotland.

Bush also told the Times not to look for him in a pleated tartan skirt.

Queen Elizabeth in 2003 held a dinner in Bush's honor, and Bush recalled that an old friend of his father's, Scottish investment banker Billy Gammell, turned up for the event in a kilt.

"The queen gave a beautiful dinner for us at Buckingham Palace, and Gammell showed up in his kilt. And I said, 'Look buddy, you can wear your kilt, but I'm not going to wear one, if that's all right,' " Bush said.

Bush, sometimes seen behind the White House on the South Lawn putting green, said he doesn't anticipate a round on the links in Scotland, either.

"I'm afraid Blair has got us overscheduled," he said of British Prime Minister Tony Blair. "He wants us to work as opposed to get a lot of recreation."

So, no haggis, no kilts, no golf. How will the famously restless president of America soak up any local flavor?

"Laura is going over there, so she and I can walk around together, holding hands in the Scottish mist," he said.

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brose...

[Jimmy Carbomb]

In his defense... once a cowboy, always a cowboy.

In opposition... hell, he probably would be taken back to a dreadful incident in college when he got too drunk, passed-out, and woke-up in a sorority with make-up and a skirt.

There. Even opinions.

[Doc Hudson]

... once a cowboy, always a cowboy..

Not necessarily Jimmy.

I spent over 20 years in Stetson, boots, and jeans, and here I sit typing in a Pittsburgh Kilt and Nikes. Bear headed at the moment, but I generally wear a black beret these days and leave the Stetson hanging on the rack.

BTW, until I bought the PK, the only single article of clothing I've ever bought that cost over $150.00 was a Stetson.

[Bob C.]

Gee Dubya dosn't have the balls to wear a kilt. He'd send other people to wear the kilts.

[bubba]

GW has never been a real cowboy. We used to call his kind a coca cola cowboy or all hat and no cattle.

[Rigged]

Maybe he doesn't want people to think he's... you know... intelligent.

[Rob Wright]

Ah, west Texas bravado. I deal with that attitude all the time from customers. Lots of bluster to hide their insecurities.

Rob

[Rigged]

The irony, of course, is that the biggest market for Utilikilts is Texans.

[Jimmy Carbomb]

I spent over 20 years in Stetson, boots, and jeans, and here I sit typing in a Pittsburgh Kilt and Nikes.

You too?!

For years, I was the top-hand at Hacienda Del S-Par... a horse ranch in Stillwell, Kansas. Between tending the fields and pastures, maintaining the barns and lean-to's, caring for the 200+ horses, helping the neighboring cattle rancher, and dodging tornados... jeans, boots and the "lid" were normal for me.

What is it about the "western life" and Pittsburgh Kilts?! I'm seeing a trend here!

[Geoduck]

Gee Dubya dosn't have the balls to wear a kilt. He'd send other people to wear the kilts.

Funniest thing I've read in a while! Thanks.

No, Bush is clearly not the ranching type, just ask Laura about the ranching programs at Andover!

Off Topic (sort of) congratulations to all of you who've gotten rid of your Wranglers (shudders) and donned the kilt! Definately an upgrade in comfort.