Posted on 12/24/2020 3:47:05 PM PST by rustyweiss74
CNN claims a relatively mundane Christmas card sent out by former President George W. Bush is a shot at President Trump for having not been accepting of the 2020 election results.
“George W. Bush sends holiday card with pointed message as Trump denies election loss,” reads the headline.
The ‘pointed message’ appears to be an image of the Statue of Liberty titled, “Beacon of Hope, 2020.”
The artwork is from a collection that celebrates immigrants.
Here is CNN’s explanation for why this is a shot at President Trump:
“The painting and its title come from a former President who has in the past leveled veiled criticism against Trump’s immigration policies and was one of the first Republican figures to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden on his election win.
Bush’s choice to make the Statue of Liberty central to his card is symbolic of his past critiques of Trump.
The statue was often one of the first sights that new immigrants to America would see as they entered New York Harbor and contains a poem by Emma Lazarus that is famous for its phrase, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”
Yes, that’s right. CNN thinks an image of the Statue of Liberty is a criticism of Donald Trump. While they also seem incapable – still – of understanding the difference between legal immigration and illegal immigration.
A helpful analogy for those still uncertain of the difference – one can walk into a bank and choose to either withdraw money legally or illegally, the latter of which will get you thrown in jail.
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So is GW Bush.
What a hypocrite!!!!
Why complicate a phrase when two words would suffice ?
Bush and Clinton. The 2 most hated families in this country.
Because, it’s a Blog.
It’s amazing how deep the China goes.
They basically won at this point. This is the new warfare. Bloodless but still a dominant winner.
These next few days will tell me if my life and the life of my children will be spent fighting an impossible war for the rest of our lives.
Or with proper leadership we’ll be fighting a war.. but one we can win.
Who knows what the intent was, but George W. is a POS no matter what.
If that was Bush’s point, the year would have been 2021.
“one can walk into a bank and choose to either withdraw money legally or illegally, the latter of which will get you thrown in jail.”
In this case, illegally would mean without a face covering.
Stupid enough that W. thought it was smart.
Ronald Reagans biggest mistake was George HW Bush as his VP.
Whats illegal about being an undocumented withdrawer?
I don’t see the issue.
Bush is a brain of dope.
CNN trying to start a controversy where there is none.
What else is new?
hahahaha
That was my first thought— it’s dumb and it’s really rather ugly.
It seems to miss the Christmas mark altogether.
I love art but I don’t care for Bush paintings much at all.
Jesus is the beacon of hope to mankind. Not a f-ing statue in NY Harbor.
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