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Re: George W. Bush opens up on Trump's war with the media, Russia and travel ban
« Reply #25 on: February 27, 2017, 03:59:30 pm »
Actually Bush seems like a pretty sincere person.  When it came to being criticized he tended to turn the other cheek...like it or not it's what he chose to do.  As a person he's probably a really nice guy....as a president...I respected him.....probably not so much now.

He was on the Today show this morning with injured service members of whom he had painted paintings.  The paintings were quite good and he was very gracious to them as they were to him.  No doubt the man has a good heart.

He wasn't perfect....but is anyone?
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« Reply #26 on: February 27, 2017, 04:03:02 pm »
"[The new President] deserves my silence. There's plenty of critics in the arena. I think it's time for the ex-president to tap dance off the stage and let the current president have a go at solving the world's problems."
- George W. Bush, March 2009
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Re: George W. Bush opens up on Trump's war with the media, Russia and travel ban
« Reply #27 on: February 27, 2017, 04:06:31 pm »
Quote from: don-o on February 27, 2017, 03:10:27 pm
The apple does not fall far from the tree. It was a tragic error that Reagan made with Poppy and I said so at the time. I gave the Rockefeller Republicans their assurance that things would turn their way, as history shows they did.

GWB Daughter Barbara Bush to Keynote Planned Parenthood Fundraiser

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/25/gwb-daughter-barbara-bush-keynote-planned-parenthood-fundraiser/

IMO, Ronald Reagan chose George Herbert Walker Bush for the same political reasons that Donald Trump chose Mike Pence....geopolitical advantage(s).

....same as virtually every POTUS.
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Re: George W. Bush opens up on Trump's war with the media, Russia and travel ban
« Reply #28 on: February 27, 2017, 04:10:06 pm »
Quote from: dfwgator on February 27, 2017, 03:38:57 pm
Eight years, and not ONCE did W criticize Obama.

"Criticize" is one thing.   

Not defending yourself when the sitting POTUS blames you for screwing up the country/economy/world, is another.
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Re: George W. Bush opens up on Trump's war with the media, Russia and travel ban
« Reply #29 on: February 27, 2017, 04:10:33 pm »
Quote from: mrpotatohead on February 27, 2017, 03:59:30 pm
Actually Bush seems like a pretty sincere person.  When it came to being criticized he tended to turn the other cheek...like it or not it's what he chose to do.  As a person he's probably a really nice guy....as a president...I respected him.....probably not so much now.

He was on the Today show this morning with injured service members of whom he had painted paintings.  The paintings were quite good and he was very gracious to them as they were to him.  No doubt the man has a good heart.

He wasn't perfect....but is anyone?

I have no doubt he's a sincere man.

But its clear as president he did nothing to reverse the deleterious direction of the country.

Criticizing a president who might, for whatever reason, be able to actually shake up a corrupt and destructive system, especially after eight years of silence during the crypto marxist Obama administration, certainly doesn't help.
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Re: George W. Bush opens up on Trump's war with the media, Russia and travel ban
« Reply #30 on: February 27, 2017, 04:11:08 pm »
At least, Trump is a fighter; that's largely the polar opposite of what Bush was.

Cheney is a bit of a fighter.
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« Reply #31 on: February 27, 2017, 04:12:34 pm »
Quote from: dfwgator on February 27, 2017, 03:52:13 pm
The only "winner" was Iran.

And this might have been a contingent that Bush, Rumsfield, etc. did not take into account, that we were going to end up fighting Iran, at a minimum.
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« Reply #32 on: February 27, 2017, 04:13:30 pm »
Quote from: TomSea on February 27, 2017, 04:12:34 pm
And this might have been a contingent that Bush, Rumsfield, etc. did not take into account, that we were going to end up fighting Iran, at a minimum.

Anyone with a brain could have seen that Saddam, as bad as he might have been, was a buffer against Iran, who were always going to be a much larger threat than Saddam could ever have dreamed of being.
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« Reply #33 on: February 27, 2017, 04:14:00 pm »
Quote from: mrpotatohead on February 27, 2017, 03:59:30 pm
Actually Bush seems like a pretty sincere person.  When it came to being criticized he tended to turn the other cheek...like it or not it's what he chose to do. As a person he's probably a really nice guy....as a president...I respected him.....probably not so much now.

He was on the Today show this morning with injured service members of whom he had painted paintings.  The paintings were quite good and he was very gracious to them as they were to him.  No doubt the man has a good heart.

He wasn't perfect....but is anyone?

IMO, if his mom and dad had passed....he wouldn't have continued being mute.

...could be as simple as that.
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Re: George W. Bush opens up on Trump's war with the media, Russia and travel ban
« Reply #34 on: February 27, 2017, 04:16:06 pm »
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Yep, liberals loves them some Bush now.

The photo with Michelle was taken during the second term of Obama's (active) presidency. 

The Bush bromance with BJ has, however, been going on for almost a decade now ...






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« Reply #35 on: February 27, 2017, 04:17:01 pm »
Quote from: Right_in_Virginia on February 27, 2017, 04:16:06 pm
The photo with Michelle was taken during the second term of Obama's (active) presidency. 

The Bush bromance with BJ has, however, been going on for almost a decade now ...







They go WAAAAY Back.

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Re: George W. Bush opens up on Trump's war with the media, Russia and travel ban
« Reply #36 on: February 27, 2017, 04:17:26 pm »
She dont feel dirty @don-o .


Quote from: don-o on February 27, 2017, 03:10:27 pm
The apple does not fall far from the tree. It was a tragic error that Reagan made with Poppy and I said so at the time. I gave the Rockefeller Republicans their assurance that things would turn their way, as history shows they did.

GWB Daughter Barbara Bush to Keynote Planned Parenthood Fundraiser

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/25/gwb-daughter-barbara-bush-keynote-planned-parenthood-fundraiser/
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Re: George W. Bush opens up on Trump's war with the media, Russia and travel ban
« Reply #37 on: February 27, 2017, 04:18:20 pm »
Quote from: DCPatriot on February 27, 2017, 04:14:00 pm
IMO, if his mom and dad had passed....he wouldn't have continued being mute.

...could be as simple as that.

In all honesty his comments during this interview are relatively benign. He didn't 'open up' on Trump.

But they are more critical than anything he ever said about Obama.
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Re: George W. Bush opens up on Trump's war with the media, Russia and travel ban
« Reply #38 on: February 27, 2017, 04:18:42 pm »
Quote from: DCPatriot on February 27, 2017, 04:14:00 pm
IMO, if his mom and dad had passed....he wouldn't have continued being mute.

...could be as simple as that.

How does this explain GW's criticizing the current sitting POTUS?
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Re: George W. Bush opens up on Trump's war with the media, Russia and travel ban
« Reply #39 on: February 27, 2017, 04:22:42 pm »
Reagan DID make appearances with Trump.

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He's a new playtoy for you fellas (and TOS) to swat around for a while.


Were Reagan alive and made some comment about Trump you'd attack him too.
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Re: George W. Bush opens up on Trump's war with the media, Russia and travel ban
« Reply #40 on: February 27, 2017, 04:24:21 pm »
Quote from: jpsb on February 27, 2017, 02:25:23 pm
Another fake conservative smoked out. Did W say one word critical of Obama? Ever?

Who said he was a conservative?  I like the guy, but we knew way back that he was no conservative.
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« Reply #43 on: February 27, 2017, 04:28:58 pm »
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Re: George W. Bush opens up on Trump's war with the media, Russia and travel ban
« Reply #44 on: February 27, 2017, 04:30:10 pm »
Quote from: Right_in_Virginia on February 27, 2017, 04:18:42 pm
How does this explain GW's criticizing the current sitting POTUS?

Thinking, perhaps, it was the manner in which Jeb Bush was defeated in his run at the nomination.    :shrug:
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Re: George W. Bush opens up on Trump's war with the media, Russia and travel ban
« Reply #46 on: February 27, 2017, 04:35:08 pm »
Quote from: don-o on February 27, 2017, 02:14:30 pm
George W. Bush opens up on Trump's war with the media, Russia and travel ban

http://www.today.com/news/george-w-bush-opens-trump-s-war-media-russia-travel-t108627

In a wide-ranging interview that shied away from directly criticizing the current commander in chief, former President George W. Bush said it's critical for the media to hold accountable “people who abuse their power." He also said he favored an immigration policy that was more "welcoming."

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I didn't see it and I'm not gonna go crazy here but if he did favor a more welcoming immigration party, then I have to say I'm disappointed.

I'm also disappointed that he never criticized Obama but I thought it was part of his mindset that one doesn't criticize the president.  I hope we're over-reacting here.
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Re: George W. Bush opens up on Trump's war with the media, Russia and travel ban
« Reply #47 on: February 27, 2017, 04:39:16 pm »
Quote from: Emjay on February 27, 2017, 04:35:08 pm
I didn't see it and I'm not gonna go crazy here but if he did favor a more welcoming immigration party, then I have to say I'm disappointed.

I'm also disappointed that he never criticized Obama but I thought it was part of his mindset that one doesn't criticize the president.  I hope we're over-reacting here.

@Emjay, while GW didn't reach the levels that 0 did, he was always an open borders guy, even when he was Texas Governor. 
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Re: George W. Bush opens up on Trump's war with the media, Russia and travel ban
« Reply #48 on: February 27, 2017, 04:43:20 pm »
Quote from: Sanguine on February 27, 2017, 04:39:16 pm
@Emjay, while GW didn't reach the levels that 0 did, he was always an open borders guy, even when he was Texas Governor.
Yup he was.  I always thought it was because of Jeb's wife.
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Re: George W. Bush opens up on Trump's war with the media, Russia and travel ban
« Reply #49 on: February 27, 2017, 04:51:08 pm »
Quote from: Emjay on February 27, 2017, 04:35:08 pm
I didn't see it and I'm not gonna go crazy here but if he did favor a more welcoming immigration party, then I have to say I'm disappointed.

I'm also disappointed that he never criticized Obama but I thought it was part of his mindset that one doesn't criticize the president.  I hope we're over-reacting here.


Just heard his soundbyte on talk radio and he basically said we need the media to hold people 'like him' accountable.  Like.... when Dan Rather held him accountable for having been AWOL...?   Bush is another sellout.  I voted for him twice.   He let us down, just as his father did.   
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