The Fart President

Published Aug 22 2006, 02:49 PM by Adam Reilly

Nice scoop here for U.S. News's Paul Bedard--but be sure to read Melissa McEwan's take on AlterNet, which gets into the deeper psychology of the issue (seriously).

Anyway, here's the story. Note the odd reference to Bush's paranoia around women:

He loves to cuss, gets a jolly when a mountain biker wipes out trying to keep up with him, and now we're learning that the first frat boy loves flatulence jokes. A top insider let that slip when explaining why President Bush is paranoid around women, always worried about his behavior. But he's still a funny, earthy guy who, for example, can't get enough of fart jokes. He's also known to cut a few for laughs, especially when greeting new young aides....

That's the Leader of the Free World, people.