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George H.W. Bush to vote for Hillary
POLITICO ^ | September 19, 2016 | Darren Samuelsohn

Posted on 09/19/2016 8:46:06 PM PDT by Trump20162020

Former President George H.W. Bush is bucking his party's presidential nominee and plans to vote for Hillary Clinton in November, according to a member of another famous political family, the Kennedys.

Bush, 92, had intended to stay silent on the White House race between Clinton and Donald Trump, a sign in and of itself of his distaste for the GOP nominee. But his preference for the wife of his own successor, President Bill Clinton, nonetheless became known to a wider audience thanks to Kathleen Hartington Kennedy Townsend, the former Maryland lieutenant governor and daughter of the late Robert F. Kennedy.

On Monday, Townsend posted a picture on her Facebook page shaking hands next to the former president and this caption: "The President told me he’s voting for Hillary!!”

In a telephone interview, Townsend said she met with the former president in Maine earlier today, where she said he made his preference known that he was voting for a Democrat. “That’s what he said,” she told POLITICO.

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: 2016endorsements; bush; bush41; bushes; bushfamily; clinton; georgehwbush; hillaryclinton
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To: MrEdd

Alan Keyes did not run for President in 1992.

FreeRepublic.com did not exist until 1996.


141 posted on 09/19/2016 11:08:55 PM PDT by Plummz (pro-constitution, anti-corruption)
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To: Trump20162020

i hope this is not true.


142 posted on 09/19/2016 11:16:03 PM PDT by coon2000 (Give me Liberty or give me death)
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To: coon2000

I don’t doubt that he would vote for countess. She will carry on with his ‘New World Order’ aka one world government. The one that Nimrod tried to establish, the one the Antichrist will rule. I seem to recall that a woman rides this beast system, and that it hates her. That woman is figurative, but I always wondered if a person fills in the part we do see. I hope she looses the election.


143 posted on 09/19/2016 11:28:13 PM PDT by PrairieLady2
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To: Trump20162020

Guess he’s not a statesman when he won’t criticize Obama or defend W. He’s just another political elite.


144 posted on 09/19/2016 11:32:31 PM PDT by No Socialist
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To: FredZarguna

Thank you.


145 posted on 09/19/2016 11:35:53 PM PDT by skr (May God confound the enemy)
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To: Trump20162020

Im an anti Busher. Never thought this day would come... Damn.


146 posted on 09/19/2016 11:38:50 PM PDT by Democrats hate too much
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To: Trump20162020

And so ???


147 posted on 09/20/2016 12:06:10 AM PDT by Nifster (Ignore all polls. Get Out The Vote)
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To: Trump20162020

This is how daddy makes his little boy Yebby’s owie feel better. Poor little Yebbie! Boo! Hoo! Hoo!


148 posted on 09/20/2016 12:30:47 AM PDT by jonrick46 (The Left has a mental disorder: A totalitarian mindset..)
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To: Herodes

Amen to that. It has been one hell of a transition from my original perception of the GOP over the years.


149 posted on 09/20/2016 12:35:17 AM PDT by Enduro Guy (Trump/Pence 2016)
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To: Churchillspirit

Mr. Trump will win the Presidency to the good of America and to the ruin of globalists like George H.W. Bush.


150 posted on 09/20/2016 12:36:56 AM PDT by jonrick46 (The Left has a mental disorder: A totalitarian mindset..)
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To: Trump20162020

151 posted on 09/20/2016 12:46:47 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway - "Enjoy Yourself" ala Louis Prima)
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To: ifinnegan

Stay out da GD Liberal Booshies!!! ...


152 posted on 09/20/2016 12:53:38 AM PDT by VRWC For Truth (FU Klintoons)
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To: Trump20162020

This doesn’t surprise me at all. In fact, I expected him to. The Bushs and Clintons have been very close. Some people say that the two parties were really one at the top, and things like this make me believe them. The establishment is bigger than party. It shows how much they care about abortion and the Supreme Court, gun control, and lower taxes. Obviously there are disagreements on immigration, trade, and foreign policy with Trump, but I would think that after there was a terrorist attack that his son dealt with as President that he would want a strong foreign policy. However, Hillary voted for the war in Iraq and has shown to be ready to go to war. She is neocon like in her foreign policy. It’s why the neocons like her. The bottom line is, both sides are elite with their own sets of big money donors and lobbyists. It’s not surprising and explains why many former Bush aides are among those who endorsed Clinton or won’t support Trump at the least.


153 posted on 09/20/2016 1:02:50 AM PDT by Pinkbell (Liberal tolerance only extends to people they agree with.)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

If this sore loser wasn’t Reagans nominee he would have voted Carter


154 posted on 09/20/2016 1:13:04 AM PDT by personalaccts (Is George W going to protect the border?)
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To: Trump20162020

The bushes are all frauds. They told voters they were against abortion to get elected. Turns out most of them are pro choice. Sleazy bunch.


155 posted on 09/20/2016 1:32:26 AM PDT by boycott (--s)
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To: Trump20162020

Read my lips: “She is going to raise taxes.”


156 posted on 09/20/2016 2:07:43 AM PDT by AndyTheBear (Hating Islam is the natural consequence of caring about people in the Middle East, including Muslims)
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To: Trump20162020

What a Sore Loserman!!!!!


157 posted on 09/20/2016 2:12:20 AM PDT by 1217Chic
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To: Trump20162020
And here I thought the Bushes were on the right side of history, if somewhat dull about it!

No longer!

God damn the Bushes!

Long live the Donald!

158 posted on 09/20/2016 2:21:47 AM PDT by cynwoody
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To: Trump20162020

Trump is REALLY effective in outing these RINOS!!


159 posted on 09/20/2016 2:54:28 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Windflier

Clinton beat the snot out of HIM, and he adopted him!! Weird people, politicians.


160 posted on 09/20/2016 2:55:44 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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