Posted on 10/19/2017 5:03:15 PM PDT by SkyPilot
The two most recent presidents on Thursday blasted the state of US politics in events that were separated by less than 20 miles.
First, it was former President George W. Bush. The most recent former Republican president lambasted a political culture that caused "bigotry" to seem "emboldened." The public comments were Bush's most pointed since President Donald Trump took office in January.
"In recent decades, public confidence in our institutions has declined," the 43rd president said at an event in New York hosted by his namesake institute. "Our governing class has often been paralyzed in the face of obvious and pressing needs. The American dream of upward mobility seems out of reach for some who feel left behind in a changing economy. Discontent deepened and sharpened partisan conflicts. Bigotry seems emboldened. Our politics seems more vulnerable to conspiracy theories and outright fabrication."
The forum was branded as being "focused on freedom, free markets, and security." It featured speakers such as former first lady Laura Bush, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley. And Bush provided a substantial condemnation of the state of US politics.
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just need bill to chime in to complete the trinity of corruption.
That was Ted Kennedy's goal in 1965, and it has been incredibly "sucessful."
He wasn't completely silent. He came out and said people against gay marriage were bad people.
All the "same sex" garbage?
My guess is the Skull and Bones Illuminati Satanists called in a demand. The Bushes are quick to comply. They can be blackmailed - a lot. Satanic cults keep all the dirt on you, and can call in a "favor" at the drop of a hat.
Bush swallows.
Lol. I think you said it all.
Normally I would self-censor, but I just wasn’t feeling it there.
They owned the general store in Kennebunkport, where the Bush summer place is, so all the Bushes knew them.
I don't get why W wanted to officiate, but the Bushes aren't going across the country scouting out gay weddings to attend.
I think W made a good point: “Bigotry seems emboldened”.
The blatant bigotry of BLM is like nothing I’ve ever seen.
Never saw that angle before. As I have said before, he acts like he’s 5 years old there. And elsewhere, too.
Jeb’s whole goal was to pull away enough votes so sister Hillary could get in. They put $115 million behind this clown to accomplish that.
$115 million dollars to have 3% or 4% do the job - and he failed.
F both of them.
Can Texans vote to throw Schrub out of Texas (and into Illinois)?
“Our governing class has often been paralyzed in the face of obvious and pressing needs”
Yup, W said that. “Our governing class”. A former President thinks that there is a governing class, and then there’s us serfs.
I voted for him twice. If President Trump does nothing else during the rest of his time in office, his smoking the elitists and globalists out will make him one of the great Presidents in history.
If he can pull the restoration off, he’ll be revered by my great grandchildren as the George Washington of his day.
George W. Bush? Well, he apparently wants royalty, and he’ll be remembered as the King George III of his day.
I understand your frustration.
You may want to “report abuse” on yourself on your post, and remove that.
How long can this country last with such baloney?
We must be getting dang near the Tribulation.
Hope they enjoy their NWO.
feh ping
Bush’s silence is what emboldened bigotry
The leading cause of racism is COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS................
I gotta put that next to the one about Obama.
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