In His Own Words: Throwing a Ball Was The Most Nerve-Wracking Moment of George Bush's Presidency

"The adrenaline was coursing through my veins, and the ball felt like a shotput. And Todd Greene, the catcher, looked really small. Sixty feet and six inches seemed like a half-mile. And anyway, I took a deep breath and threw it, and thankfully it went over the plate. The response was overwhelming. It was the most nervous I had ever been. It was the most nervous moment of my entire presidency, it turns out."

Yes, supposedly the most-nervous moment in all of President George W. Bush's life was throwing the first pitch during the 2001 World Series.  I know, you think I'm making it up, because you Republicans believe Georgie was God, correction, is God.  In either case, here the former President stating his case on the documentary, Beyond 9/11: Portraits of Resilience. which aired last weekend on HBO and CNN.

 

And you thought the following issues would have been George Bush's Most Nerve-wracking moment...

• Challenged his father—at the time the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations—to a fight, mano a mano.
• Was arrested for drunk driving.
• Quit drinking.
• Achieved narrowest presidential victory in history after a month-long recount battle.
• Nearly choked to death on a pretzel.
• Received warning in August 2001 that Osama bin Laden was "determined to strike" in the United States.
• Flew around the nation in Air Force One on September 11, 2001, looking for a safe place to land as nation beneath him shuddered under worst attack in modern memory.
• Ordered the invasion of Afghanistan.
• Ordered the invasion of Iraq.
• Survived grenade attack in Tblisi, Georgia.
• Presided over federal response to the destruction of the nation's 31st largest city by a storm.
• Initiated and authorized most wide-ranging extrajudicial surveillance of American citizens in a generation.
• Authorized the torture of detainees in U.S. custody.

List and video courtesy of Gawker