WTF Is It Now?!?

Shhhhh...quiet, everybody - that asshole's calling!

WEST POINT, N.Y.- It took two tries, but a frustrated President Bush got his pep talk through Saturday to participants in a run to benefit cancer research and treatment. He dialed back when he realized no one had heard him the first time.

Bush, visiting West Point for a commencement address, gave a lengthy tribute to runners in the Race for the Cure in Washington before an operator told him the call was dead.

"What are you talking about, they dropped the call?" Bush said testily, in remarks piped in to a room full of reporters. "You mean I haven't - they haven't heard a word yet?"

"I"m sorry Mr. President, they haven't heard a word," the operator said.

"God dangit!" Bush replied.

A few moments later, Bush gave a second, cheerful pep talk, this one heard by some of the runners - others had already given up, and started the race.

"Let me tell all the runners and walkers how appreciative I am that you're walking and running to save lives, how appreciative I am that you show the great generosity of spirit of the American people," he said.

Not quite sure the message had gone through, Bush's last word several seconds later was: "Hello?"

LOLOL - from the Las Vegas Sun (and thanks to antidolt for the link).