Photographing the President [Bush]

Time Magazine ^ | Time

[Feline_AIDS]

Photographs of Bush, with commentary by the photographers who followed him for 8 or 9 years. Quite the contrast with Barry.

[unkus]

Thank you.

The EVIL impersonator we have infesting the White House today is beyond sickening.

[hsalaw]

A real man. Respectful of the presidency, and with great love for our country and belief in the American people. A leader. I miss him.

[acapesket]

What a nice reprieve! I wanted to cry.

[Marie2]

I never lost my respect for President Bush. A man for his time, uniquely so. I believe history will treat him kindly.

[JoanneSD]

I miss this man so much... God Bless you President Bush..

[goodnesswins]

WOW....that was great (except for the commentary by the twirp about how shocked he was at the "nationalism" in America after 9/11....he'd seen it in OTHER countries, but not here....")

[jazusamo]

Excellent post, thanks!

[psjones]

Thanks for posting, the guy’s remark about the country’s support of the president was a little over the top. The hospital pictures were emotional.
I miss President Bush.

[Wonderama Mama]

Wow. great photographs and I miss him too. What a completely different vibe he gave off as compared to clown currently living at the White House.

[hsalaw]

I believe history will treat him kindly.

I agree, and I think history is coming faster than expected. AIf we get much more of all-Obozo-all-the-time and Obamanomics and Obama-the-race-baiter, pretty much all but the anti-American branch of the looneytune party will be looking back at the "good old days" with Pres. Bush.

[TXBlair]

Thank you so much for posting this. What a wonderful compilation of photos. It brought tears to my eyes, especially the pics of President Bush visiting the wounded soldiers. And I loved him with the chainsaw! Can you imagine Obama doing anything so masculine??? Of course not.

Be sure to turn up your speakers, FRiends. The narration is very nice and respectful. Wish the media had given W even a fraction of that courtesy as he served.

I miss this man!

[OldNavyVet]

Bush compared to Obama is aptly defined in the words class and crass.

[redhead]

"What a nice reprieve! I wanted to cry."

I know. Me, too. Today's post...

[Just A Nobody]

Thank you for posting this! Miss you President Bush!!!

[rom]

Yeah I thought that bit marred what was otherwise a very nice tribute to him by two people who were very closet to him for 8 years.

However, the photographer who inserted that (snide?) comment did say something touching about him being ‘misunderstood’ at the end.

[oprahstheantichrist]

That was refreshing. Just for a moment I forgot ... well ... you know....

I miss W.

[Just A Nobody]

Pinging you to two wonderful pictorial videos of our beloved President. See post #14 for the second.

[madinmadtown]

Thank you. I cried when I saw President Bush. Time is the enemy, but it was a beautiful composite of a decent man. It wasn't a cult of personality around Bush as the one photographer commented; it is a pride in our extraordinary country which Bush understood and honored. Obama is the cult of personality...the left doesn't understand at all.

[ChessExpert]

The second speaker mentioned “a cult of personality” arising around George Bush. I don’t know if he realized what he was saying. Kruschev said that there was a “cult of personality” around Stalin. Bush was no Stalin (thank goodness).

Obama may have a cult following that shows no respect for tradition, law, and the rights of others. Bush could not have such a following because he placed himself after and under our traditions, laws, and our individual rights.