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Monday, March 31, 2008

Bush booed at baseball opener

I remember a couple of years ago when the Washington Post described a similar scene and said something like "cheers mixed with so me boos." By then, online video had arrived, and people could readily see that it was really "boos, mixed with a few cheers." There should be no such doubt based on last night's reception:

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Anonymous said...

From The Washington Post:

It was Zimmerman, the 23-year-old face of the Nationals franchise, who was awarded the task of handing the ball before the game to President Bush, who, at 8:13 p.m. strode onto the field to a near-equal mixture of cheers and boos, climbed the pitcher's mound and threw the ceremonial first pitch -- a ball, high and tight -- into the glove of Nationals Manager Manny Acta.