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Seeing Double Dubya

Aired July 18, 2001 - 09:57   ET

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LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: President Bush is headed overseas right now, but there are some folks in Copper Mountain, Colorado who think that they've spotted him there.

PHILLIPS: A presidential look-a-like has some residents there doing double takes.

Reporter Matt Renoux of CNN affiliate KUSA has this story.

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MATT RENOUX, KUSA REPORTER (voice-over): Copper Mountain's banquet staff likes to call their boss...

UNIDENTIFIED WAITER: The Prez.

RENOUX: And for good reason, with his curly, short hair, dark eyes and busy eyebrows, banquets manager, Brad Groll...

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The president of banquets.

RENOUX: ...looks a lot like President George W. Bush.

UNIDENTIFIED WAITER: He does look like the president.

RENOUX: Especially when Brad puts on a suit coat and tie. The portrayal of the president is nearly perfect.

BRAD GROLL, PRESIDENTIAL LOOK-A-LIKE: You know, walking through a room, a few double takes from people.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: That guy looked like George W. a little bit.

GROLL: Especially the Texans. When they come in, there's a lot of conversation about who I look like and G.W.

RENOUX: So Brad found a talent agency that's taken head shots of Brad that take even him back.

GROLL: Those are the ones I look at and I can't believe it's actually me.

RENOUX: In hopes that he can play a part-time president. GROLL: If I can slow my speech down a little bit and possibly get a little bit of the accent for the American people, I'll do my best.

RENOUX (on camera): And Brad says he's even working on the president's lingo. So we thought we'd give him a trial run.

GROLL: Well, we have it at superbalatude. Strategery.

RENOUX (voice-over): And what about that foreign policy knowledge?

GROLL: Yes, I'm just -- I'm blanking.

RENOUX: Sounds like he's got it, but a closer look reveals this George W.'s wearing an earring.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I don't know if that would fly with the Republicans.

RENOUX: Probably not, but that won't stop Brad from parading around like the president.

GROLL: It's fun. You know, I mean, you can't take life too seriously. And if I can do something with this, that'd be great.

RENOUX: And if he can't, well, that's all right, too. Brad says he's just as happy presiding over his banquet halls.

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