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Bush Booed at New Nationals Stadium

President Bush delivered the ceremonial first pitch at the Washington Nationals’ home opener in their new ballpark. The crowd start booing the second he stepped out of the dugout, and kept booing through the pitch until he was off the field. (Video below)

A Washington Post reader presciently asked why an Iraq War veteran wasn’t throwing out the pitch instead of the president, since “the veteran is far more deserving of the first-pitch honor than the president is.”

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Comments on Bush Booed at New Nationals Stadium

  1. crazydrumguy | readblog | » Freedom (of Speech) Isn’t Free said:

    [...] Nationals fans: disrespected you during a [...]

    Comment posted at 4/1/08 at 7:05 am

  2. crazydrumguy | readblog | » Chris Matthews Respects the President said:

    [...] America haters booed President Bush at the Washington Nationals home opener. Chris Matthews is right to say that Bush “has a lot of [...]

    Comment posted at 4/1/08 at 12:12 pm

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