Free Republic

BENTON HARBOR, Michigan (CNN) -- Former President George W. Bush on Thursday repeated Dick Cheney's assertion that the administration's enhanced interrogation program, which included controversial techniques such as waterboarding, was legal and garnered valuable information that prevented terrorist attacks. Former President George W. Bush defended his administration in speech Thursday in Michigan. Bush told a southwestern Michigan audience of nearly 2,500 -- the largest he has addressed in the United States since leaving the White House in January -- that, after the September 11 attacks, "I vowed to take whatever steps that were necessary to protect you." In his speech,...

<p>Former President George W. Bush may finally upstage Dick Cheney this week. After months of silence while Cheney has been blasting away at President Obama, Bush is scheduled to make two semi-public appearances.</p> <p>Tonight he'll speak to to the Economic Club of Southwest Michigan at Lake Michigan College. It's being billed as his first major speech to an American audience. The news media will be allowed to attend the event, but not record it. Right.</p>

An estimated 3,000 people attended the Chase Foundation scholarship reception in which President Bush was the keynote speaker. The Chase Foundation awards every graduating Artesia High School student that maintains a 3.0 grade average a paid college scholarship to a college in NM and West Texas. Scholarships are renewed yearly for those maintaining a 2.5 GPA. The foundation was started by Mack Chase, an independent oil and gas producer in Artesia. Former President George W. Bush waves at the crowd inside of the Artesia High School gymnasium in Artesia, N.M., May 21, 2009, while standing next to Meg Knorr, an...

Patrick Bibb, a 19-year-old from Dallas, glanced at his cell phone. He was in the middle of his economics class at Texas Christian University on a February morning. His caller ID read withheld. He decided not to answer. When class ended, he checked his messages and found that George W. Bush had been trying to reach him. The sophomore listened to the voice mail. He heard the former president of the United States thank him at least four times. Bush was happy that the teenager had been selling welcome home george & laura signs for $20 to people all over...

Let's face it, this is shaping up as George W. Bush's best month in years. The last time the 43rd president enjoyed this kind of vindication was when a bedraggled Saddam Hussein was pulled from a hole in the ground by American soldiers in 2003. All of Barack Obama's efforts to cast the Bush administration as an immoral stain on American history have not merely collapsed, but collapsed on the heads of Bush's most public and vocal critics.Here's a non-stammering Nancy Pelosi talking about Bush last July: "God bless him, bless his heart, president of the United States -- a...

On the heals of announcements of the formation of a local Eureka Ca. ( Humboldt County ) committee and fund raising for the construction of a bust or statue of former president George W. Bush, local and state left wing radicals have announced terror threats and plans to destroy the proposed statue by explosion. - LINK TO FULL ARTIVLE -

<p>Former President George Bush and some of his White House aides are gathering in Dallas to plan the future George W. Bush Policy Institute. There, I guess, they will ponder grand themes and marble foyers, but I propose they begin by simply renaming the place. I suggest the "George W. Bush Institute of Management Failure" and dedicate it to studying how this presidency went so wrong - a task as big as Texas.</p>

Aides to former President George W. Bush are challenging the veracity of Vice President Joe Biden's claim this week of having privately castigated Bush, who does not remember the incident or an earlier episode in which Biden claims to have similarly rebuked Bush.

This is a video of the contrast of how the troops welcomed their two leaders. Press for video

ARLINGTON -- Former President George W. Bush received a strong standing ovation from Rangers fans as he walked to the mound on Monday afternoon at the Ballpark in Arlington to throw out the ceremonial first pitch on Opening Day. Bush was joined at the mound by Texas Gov. Rick Perry and three military heroes: Gen. Jeffery Hammond of the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Hood, 1st. Sgt. David McNerney of Houston -- winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor in Vietnam -- and Petty Officer Marcus Luttrell, winner of the Navy Cross for heroism in Afghanistan. Bush threw a strike...

Bush throws first pitch at Rangers home opener The ball easily makes it over the plate and to Josh Hamilton's mitt April. 6, 2009 ARLINGTON, Texas - Former President George W. Bush wound up his right arm with two windmill whirls, then fired a high strike to help the Texas Rangers start the season Monday. In his first big appearance locally since moving to Dallas from the White House, Bush received a standing ovation and overwhelming cheers from a crowd of about 40,000 after the public address announcer said, "We welcome home the 43rd president." Bush, the team's managing general...

Politico's Mike Allen notes with approval a pledge made by former president George W. Bush at a speech in Calgary this week:Getting two standing ovations at his first speech since leaving office, former President George W. Bush said that if President Obama wants help, “he can pick up the phone and call.” Otherwise, Bush said: “He deserves my silence.” “There's plenty of critics in the arena,” Bush told a crowd in Calgary, Canada. “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. If...

A big women's basketball game between No. 2 Oklahoma and No. 4 Baylor just gained added prestige. Former President George W. Bush and wife Laura attended Wednesday's game. The two entered several minutes before the opening tip, flanking Lady Bears coach Kim Mulkey, and received a prolonged standing ovation from the fans at the Ferrell Center. The group was engulfed by photographers and camera crews at the Oklahoma bench. Another round of applause followed during the initial TV timeout at 15:57 of the first half, when the 43rd president was introduced again.

The old White Hose website is now available online. Daily dosers like me rejoice! (clik on source link)

Collection of photos of Pres. Bush with narration by Time photographers Brooks Kraft And Christopher Morris. Runs about 5 mins. It's good.

This second installment in a two-part series of the Bush administration makes note of the accomplishments that were either underreported or not reported at all. http://www.thebulletin.us/articles/2009/01/21/news/nation/doc4975a8c541128307363024.txt

During his terms in office President George W. Bush rarely received positive media. Studies, such as those done by Robert Lichter in 2005, indicated that he received more negative coverage than his predecessors. (Mr. Lichter found that nearly 70 percent of the media reports during his first 100 days in office in each of his two terms was negative. This was more than Clinton). The Bush administration’s accomplishments were either underreported or not reported at all. A review of these years reveals achievements few know. http://www.thebulletin.us/articles/2009/01/21/news/nation/doc4975ab326a2ed935393637.txt

Midland threw a Welcome Home party for President and Mrs. Bush Tuesday and 30,000 people showed up By Bob Campbell Staff Writer Published: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 9:28 PM CST Midland threw a “Welcome Home” party for President and Mrs. Bush Tuesday and 30,000 people showed up. The briskly paced program on the north side of Centennial Plaza was unforgettably highlighted with a 4:41 p.m. flyover by the beautiful silver, blue and white jetliner usually called Air Force One. Master of ceremonies Eddie Clements of Austin had announced at 4:25 that the president “wants to see the crowd,” which seemingly...

Today, we witness the end of an era. While that cliche recalls a bit of nostalgia and even a bit of sorrowful histrionics, we nonetheless realize the impact the past eight years have had on us as Americans and as individuals. Eight years ago we welcomed a straight-talking, steel backboned cowboy as the 43rd President of the United States. Detractors already had him labeled as the spoiled rich kid. Yet, there was something about him that reached to everyday Americans. He wasn't the typical polished politician. He didn't get caught up in the hyperbole of oration. He laughed at himself...

There will be live internet streaming of President Bush's arrival in Midland, welcoming comments and his address to the crowd. Local TV coverage starts at 4 p.m. Central time, internet coverage starts at 5:15 p.m. Central time. http://www.kwes.com/