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Still riding high on her excitement from the ceremony and being the friendly, enthusiastic person she is, she bolted right for him, with her hand extended and shouted, “Hi! I’m Australian!”
Of course, the Secret Service agents watching it didn’t see the international relations value in this behavior. I’m also sure it would have been tough to explain to the 43rd president of the US that his father, the 41st president, was attacked at the Olympics by a crazed statue.
They unceremoniously grabbed Maria, who in turn shrugged them off. Acting every bit the offended lady she was, she looked at the chagrined agents and declared, “Leave me alone, I’m Australian.”
Well, this seemed good enough for the former Prez. He told the rather surprised bodyguards, “Leave her alone, she's Australian.” He then proceeded to invite Maria to join him to watch the rest of the show.
And there she sat for the remainder of the evening.
Secret Service: She's crazy!
George H Bush: No, she's just Australian.
Well, that explains it.
What a world we live in!
Posted by Quentin George at August 22, 2004 05:02 PM