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John Kerry Goes Biking In France, Hits Curb, Breaks Leg; Will Fly Back To US In "Specially Outfitted Aircraft"
Over the years, many have tried to prevent John Kerry from inserting his foot in his mouth and failed. Today, none other than Kerry himself achieved just that, both literally and metaphorically. America's Secretary of State went biking in the French Alps when he hit a curb, and broke his femur. Not to worry: he is expected to make a full recovery and was in good spirits, according to John Kirby. And just to make sure of that, US taxpayers will be invoiced a little over a million so that a specially equipped airplane picks up the SecState "to ensure he remains comfortable and stable throughout the flight."
The accident took place in Scionzier, France, some 40km (25 miles) south-east of the Swiss border.
The Dauphine Libere, a local newspaper, said Kerry fell near the beginning of his ride to the famed mountain pass called the Col de la Colombiere, which has been a route for the Tour de France more than a dozen times.
It appeared Kerry is just as biking challenged as he is at negotiating international politics: according to the AP, he broke his leg after striking a curb, and scrapped the rest of a four-nation trip that included an international conference on combating the Islamic State group.
"Paramedics and a physician were on the scene with the secretary's motorcade at the time of the accident," the state department said.
"The secretary is stable and never lost consciousness, his injury is not life-threatening and he is expected to make a full recovery," Kirby said in a statement.
This is not the first time the 71 year old Kerry has seemingly risked his life by going on a bike ride: Kerry's cycling rides have become a regular occurrence on his trips. He often takes his bike with him on the plane and was riding that bicycle Sunday.
During discussions in late March and early April between world powers and Iran, Kerry took several bike trips during breaks. Those talks were in Lausanne, Switzerland, and led to a framework agreement.
Even better: the "threat" of loose gravel had been telegraphed prior to Kerry's big ride:
Right around the time of his fall, a Twitter feed about local driving conditions warned of the danger due to gravel along the pass. But U.S. officials said there was no gravel on the road where the accident occurred. According to the newspaper, some Haute Savoie officials were with Kerry at the time, including the head of the region.
The top diplomat, however, was above such petty warnings. And now, US taxpayers will have to shelve out a couple extra million because the banged up SecState is now has to fly back to the US aboard a specially eqipped plane "to ensure he remains comfortable and stable throughout the flight," Kirby said. "Its use is nothing more than a prudent medical step on the advice of physicians."
Why the need to spend millions more? Because Kerry's regular plane was returning to the United States carrying much of his staff and reporters who accompanied on the trip. And now, that plane too will have to fly back again. One way trip cost to US taxpayers: a little over $1 million.
As a result of Kerry's dramatic self-inflicted injury, the world just may be clueless how to defend itself against the persistent, ubiquotous threat of a US-created ISIS.
The prospect of a lengthy rehabilitation could hamper the nuclear talks and other diplomatic endeavors. Even if Kerry does not need surgery, it was not immediately known when he could fly again after returning to the United States.
Kerry has been the lead negotiator in several marathon sessions with Iran going back to 2013. The injury could affect other potential trips, such as one to the Cuban capital to raise the flag at a restored U.S. Embassy.
As for the current trip, Kerry had planned to travel to Madrid on Sunday for meetings with Spain's king and prime minister, before spending two days in Paris for an international gathering to combat IS.
He will participate in the Paris conference remotely, Kirby said.
At least the Iran "nuclear deal" which was going nowhere fast, and was certainly not going to have a conclusion by June 30, will have an official excuse to be extended indefinitely once again.
As for the added expenditures from the cost of the Kerry emergency "airlift" which the US government could have used to actually benefit humanity in a myriad of other ways, just consider it a boost to double-seasonally adjusted GDP.
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throw this fucktard in a VA hospital. You do knpow Kerry was in Vietnam don't you?
Water is softer.
I'm with ebworthen, age 71 you're asking for it doing anything high performance. And with Kerry, some of that gallon of botox he uses on his face must have slowed his reactions even further.
Well, lucky for him ketchup will cure anything.
Heinz Ketchup has High Fructose Corn Syrup in it
With Obamacare, they give you a stick for a splint, some duct tape, and one aspirin.
And you take your own fucking cab home.
But they still pay the drug company $75,000 for the aspirin -
He's a menace to society. Arrest him.
I didn't realize`Obamacare
has that kind of coverage
for a broken leg.
He has the chosonite coverage.
The bike had enough of holding up the lard ass.
Not buying the propaganda. What kind of idiot falls off his bike and breaks a leg, what a moron. Just excuse for current and future failed U.S. foreign policy.
Putin must have built the curb while Kerry was riding.
I'm waiting for the Marie Harf press conference to blame Putin
A million for the plane is 'cheap'! Imagine how many Secret Service guys they had to send to France to cover several miles of bicycle route. Not to mention paying all the government credit cards that were used by the Secret Service to pay for French hookers!
Hopefully it's life threatening
shit happens and the iranians must be laffing!
Raw milk should fix him up in a jiffy. No, wait, that's illegal. Nevermind.
Skulls and (Broken) Bones. Man cannot subsist on ketchup, alone.
He is not responsible or accountable for the medical bill, so he could easily injure himself again. "US taxpayers will be invoiced a little over a million so that a specially equipped airplane picks up the SecState "to ensure he remains comfortable and stable throughout the flight."
"His remains" would have been better.
I hear that Michael Obama is going to pick up the tab for the special plane from his/her vacation budget.
so many "i thought they shoot horses" jokes... and that's exactly what i came here to post as well
Hillary Clinton called an impromptu news conference when she heard about Kerry and said, "Well that never happened to me when I was Secretary of State. I mean Benghazi was nothing compared to Kerry forgetting how to ride a bike."
Why couldn't it have been his jaw? At least then he would have to shut the fuck up for a few weeks.
Or his skull so the moths and cockroaches could escape.
Maybe the President, knowing that the talks are a disaster, asked someone on the secret service detail to have Kerry have an "accident".
Oh, and the SoS usually flies a US airforce 757 tricked out as a VIP plane. How much more "specialized" of an aircraft does the SoS need? Sheesh.
Fuckin John Kerry....asshole.....the fuckstick could float his own god damn airplane, using his ketchup money...
Clumsy prick...
Conehead!!!
They shoot horses don't they?
Awww. Poor baby. He bwoke his wittle weg. I told him to stay on his tri-cycle.
The mere thought of that guy in tights is enough to gag a maggot.
Betcha he wears a couple of sox rolled up and stuffed in his whitey tighties to make his package look bigger.
Lot of glue for the glue factory
What a clown
Gravel on the road???
I thought they softened the surface by having him ride over Palestinian children
Too bad he didn't break his neck!
To break a femur is pretty hard to do. He must have been flying when he hit the curb. It is a VERY painful injury and I saw a few resulting from auto and snowmobile wrecks.
How Does it Feel?
A femur fracture causes extreme pain in the upper leg area. You may experience:
An inability to move the leg or stand
Swelling in the hip area
Bleeding from an open wound if the bone breaks through the skin
A change in the shape (deformity) of the thigh bone area
Hematoma (a localized collection of blood causing discoloration) or severe bruising in the area of the fracture
Muscle spasms in the thigh
Numbness, tingling in the thigh or leg
Caution: A fractured femur may be life-threatening. Death can occur following a femur fracture from complications such as blood clots, pneumonia, or infection. Symptoms of life-threatening injury include:
Heavy or uncontrollable bleeding
A bone fragment protruding through the skin
Confusion or loss of consciousness
People above 60 years of age with femur fractures that do not penetrate through the skin have a death rate of 17% and a complication rate of 54%. Only about 25% of those people who suffer a femur fracture return to the same level of activity they had before the injury.
You're trying to ruin my summer bike riding.
John Kerry Goes Biking In France, Hits Curb, Breaks Leg;HEADLINES SHOULD READ : HERMAN MUNSTER TAKES A SPILL ON A BIKE, BREAKS LEG
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Based on the photo, it was the younger imposter Kerry and not the real John Kerry. I wonder if the imposter wears the Kerry wig under the helmet?!?
was Dickless Cheney hiding in the bushes with a BB Gun?
I wonder of Grandpa Munster will fix Herman up with a new femur.
A swift bike accident
Bet he wont be able to throw, in contempt, all of his Vietnam War Medals over the WH fence like he did in 1971 as a sign of protest against coprorate greed, if he had to, today. ha ha ha
Obama health care coverage includes the special flight home? I wonder what his premiums are like?
ha...ha ....ha ..ha idiot!
Al Sharpton will do a better job when he replaces him. He has to change his religion. He will have to drop the AME of the popular black African Methodist Episcopalian Zion Church. Noooo problem.
Why couldnt he break his neck (in half)
Karma bites back.
This time it was a leg....