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Wednesday July 11, 2007

Bush's sarcastic response sends a girl into tears

RAW STORY

Although his biting sarcasm in response to unfriendly questions can
make members of the White House press corps grumble under their
breath, President Bush got a different reaction from a 13-year-old
girl who asked him about immigration during a forum in Ohio.

The Washington Times reports Jessica Hackerd was left in tears after
Bush gave her a wry "yeah, thanks" in response to her query, drawing
laughter from the crowd of 400 in Brecksville, Ohio Tuesday.

Bush immediately began to backpedal when he saw the reaction from
Hackerd, who told the Times she was crying because she is very shy and
was nervous questioning the president.

"No, it's a great question. No, I appreciate that," Bush said, before
giving a more-than-1,100-word answer about the death of his
immigration bill.

The 13-year-old, who was at the forum with her parents and younger
sister, continued to wipe tears from her eyes for several minutes, the
Times reported, and Bush again tried to encourage the young girl.

"It's a great question by the way, and I'm glad you asked it," he
said.

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Harry