John Barnard wrote:
Obama's comment was bad but this was worse:

"As you can possibly see, I have an injury myself -- not here at the
hospital, but in combat with a cedar. I eventually won. The cedar gave
me a little scratch. As a matter of fact, the Colonel asked if I needed
first aid when she first saw me. I was able to avoid any major surgical
operations here, but thanks for your compassion, Colonel." --George W.
Bush, after visiting with wounded veterans from the Amputee Care Center
of Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 1, 2006

Awww, poor Georgie...a scratch from a cedar. I'm sure that garnered a
lot of sympathy from the folks in the amputee ward. :-(