Terry Branstad, Iowa Governor, Leaves Hospital After Choking On Carrot

[Tx4obama]

Source: AP via HuffPo

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad was briefly hospitalized Wednesday in Los Angeles after choking on food during a ceremony for the re-dedication of the USS Iowa battleship, his spokesman said.

Branstad choked on a carrot during the event and vomited, spokesman Tim Albrecht said. He said the governor was taken to a nearby hospital "out of an overabundance of caution," went through a series of tests and was released after his health turned out to be fine.

"We're glad he's okay. He's in great spirits," Albrecht said. "He's probably a little more embarrassed than anything."

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/04/terry-branstad-iowa-governor-hospital_n_1649870.html

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Better to be embarrassed than dead, I think.

Happy Fourth, Governor!

[warrior1]

15. God bless you CaliforniaPeggy

[CaliforniaPeggy]

17. Thank you, my dear warrior1...

What a lovely thing to say...

[Frustratedlady]

2. I know how he feels...

I'm also embarrassed that he's our governor.

Oh, well! I'm glad he's OK...

[emmadoggy]

6. Agree. nt

[LynneSin]

3. Glad he had excellent healthcare coverage - others than would have been a very expensive trip

Shame he won't do what it takes to ensure other Iowans have good, affordable coverage.

[Rozlee]

4. He's lucky he vomited out the carrot instead of

aspirating it. That would have been a disaster. The Japanese Prime Minister's lucky he's a couple of continents away, considering the trajectory of most Republican vomitus.

[Marie Marie]

7. Bad Bad Rozlee.

You made me laugh so hard I almost choked.

[mercuryblues]

5. good thing

he has great insurance coverage. That trip, with all the testing he had done probably cost the taxpayers $10,000. Teaching him how to swallow....priceless.

[bluestateguy]

8. I wish him well and a full recovery

with the health care that he would otherwise deny to citizens who are less fortunate.

[shcrane71]

26. Healthcare that he IS denying working poor Iowans.

He's evil.

[bluedigger]

9. Another wasteful use of ER resources.

Just like all the uninsured would do if they could, right, Terry?

[Orrex]

11. I heard that he almost tore his carroted artery

[emmadoggy]

31. Bwahaha! nt

[Orrex]

12. Some people who asphyxiate are garroted, others are carroted

Go figure.

[Orrex]

13. If he'd eaten 23 more, he might have choked on gold.

[Orrex]

14. An important lesson

This story, no matter who wrote it,
Left out the main point to be noted.
A carrot is tasty,
But please don't be hasty!
Chew carefully; never deep throat it.

[LadyHawkAZ]

23. !!

[AJTheMan]

16. Goodness that's scary. I hope he makes a full recovery. nt

[Orrex]

18. He might have been left a vegetable

[Orrex]

19. Tough crowd

[Hassin Bin Sober]

21. .

[flamingdem]

30. okay

[Spirochete]

20. I don't carrot all n/t

[Orrex]

25. Nice!

[Rincewind]

22. This is why I don't

eat vegetables, those damn things are dangerous.

[freshwest]

24. OMG, saved by socialized health care. Still, a carrot? Not a pretzel or corndog? Another health nut.

[joanbarnes]

27. Maybe he will live up to his nickname, "Terry Braindead." He should have had broccoli!

[Systematic Chaos]

28. Probably better than leaving carrot after choking on hospital....

[Beacool]

29. George Bush called to commiserate.

Sorry, couldn't help myself.

I'm glad that he's alright.

[dtom67]

32. Choked on a carrot....

Probably practicing for his next meeting with the corporate elite .

Or maybe he was working on his strategy for becoming Romneys' running mate...

[dtom67]

33. no, I do not.

I do not care if he is all right, either.

Fuck him.

He's in Gods hands now....

[yellowcanine]

34. Was it a pretzel carrot? Was Barney the dog there?

I don't trust that dog.

[KansDem]

35. Photo of culprit--

That could get stuck in any of our throats!