After camping outside the Crawford Texas Denny's for more than 17 hours, former president George W. Bush received his free Grand Slam breakfast on Wednesday. A Crawford resident snapped a photo of the 43rd president as he waited for the diner to open. "Somebody should have told him it was a 24 hour restaurant," Said Ronny Bender, an unemployed drifter who winters in Crawford. "but we all wanted to see how long he'd stand there like that." "It got sorta sad," commented night cook Hector Camacho "every hour I'd go out for a smoke and he'd just be standing there. He looked pretty hungry." Denny's manager Ross Dentner added, "I'm not sure what he was thinking, there were people inside eating." When he finally did enter, the former president sat down at a table occupied by the Murphy family. "He said he was thirsty and asked if he could have a drink of water, I told him it was still a free country...barely." Mike Murphy said with a hint of sarcasm in his voice. "Then he dipped a napkin into the glass of water and washed his armpits before slamming the water in about 3 gulps." "It wasn't appropriate behavior at the table." Sue Murphy blurted out as she reached for her husbands hand. "Not at all." Mike agreed. A photo was taken moments before the incident which shows Mikes' daughter Anne with a big smile on her face. "That smile faded pretty quickly." Mike told reporters, his fists slightly clenching. When his meal arrived, Bush picked up a bacon strip, turned to the people in the booth behind him and made a bacon mustache. "The only one laughing was George," an unidentified patron noted, "it was pretty awkward." The Murphy family said they had an appointment and left 43 on his own in the booth. "We lied." Mike stated with no remorse. "It was just getting too weird for us." After finishing his meal, the former president asked for a refill of chocolate milk and then walked out into the day. "Here we go again," said a lifelong Crawford resident "here we go again." ASSOCIATED PRESS.
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