Posted on 09/03/2004 2:16:17 PM PDT by NavySEAL F-16
WEST ALLIS, Wis. - President Bush (news - web sites) on Friday wished Bill Clinton (news - web sites) "best wishes for a swift and speedy recovery."
"He's is in our thoughts and prayers," Bush said at a campaign rally.
Bush's audience of thousands in West Allis, Wis., booed. Bush did nothing to stop them.
Bush offered his wishes while campaigning one day after accepting the presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in New York. Clinton was hospitalized in New York after complaining of mild chest pain and shortness of breath.
Bush recently praised Clinton when the former president went to the White House for the unveiling of his official portrait. He lauded Clinton for his knowledge, compassion and "the forward-looking spirit that Americans like in a president."
WEST ALLIS, Wis. - President Bush (news - web sites) on Friday offered former President Bill Clinton (news - web sites), who faces heart bypass surgery, "best wishes for a swift and speedy recovery."
"He's is in our thoughts and prayers," Bush said at a campaign rally.
Bush offered his wishes while campaigning one day after accepting the presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in New York. Clinton was hospitalized in New York after complaining of mild chest pain and shortness of breath.
Bush recently praised Clinton when the former president went to the White House for the unveiling of his official portrait. He lauded Clinton for his knowledge, compassion and "the forward-looking spirit that Americans like in a president."
BC-Bush-Clinton, 1st Ld-Writethru,150 Bush offers best wishes for Clinton's recovery
Eds: SUBS lead to include reference to surgery. DELETES 3rd graf previous, Bush's audience, because of uncertainty about crowd reaction.
WEST ALLIS, Wis. (AP) - President Bush on Friday offered former President Bill Clinton, who faces heart bypass surgery, "best wishes for a swift and speedy recovery."
"He's is in our thoughts and prayers," Bush said at a campaign rally.
Bush offered his wishes while campaigning one day after accepting the presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in New York. Clinton was hospitalized in New York after complaining of mild chest pain and shortness of breath.
Bush recently praised Clinton when the former president went to the White House for the unveiling of his official portrait. He lauded Clinton for his knowledge, compassion and "the forward-looking spirit that Americans like in a president."
I wouldn't have posted this as a separate topic until I heard on the radio on the way home from the rally that the AP had reported the crowd booed when it was annnounced that the former president had been hospitalized. That is a bold faced lie. I understand it was later retracted, but that's like unringing a bell. I do not think it was in error, either, since the writer further stated that 'Bush did nothing to stop them.' Shameful.
The rally was amazing. I don't know how many were in attendance, but the crowd could not have been more enthusiastic.
From Drudge (around 5:02 pm EST):
AP CLAIMS: 'AUDIENCE OF THOUSANDS BOOS' AFTER BUSH WISHES EX-PREZ 'SPEEDY RECOVERY'; 'Bush did nothing to stop them'...
THEN RETRACTS... AUDIO REVEALS LOUD CHEERS FOR EX-PREZ... DEVELOPING...
http://www.drudgereport.com/
Woohoo!! I'm almost famous.
The liberal establishment are a pack of lying dogs!
And I won't hold my breath waiting for AP to FIRE the reporter who lied through his/her teeth.
I was there volunteering and THERE WERE NO BOOS!!!!!
None - none-none
Instapundit has it linked too.
the Net and the Free Republic is worth 5% of the vote the president will receive. Swities and Free Republic reaction to them has resulted in 5% drop for Kerry in Aug. Give the team a big hand and especially those who are calling the media to be accurate.!!! two hands clapping.
very, very cool...
HAH! This is a great post. Bias, spin, that's one thing, outright, ELABORATE lies, that's another kettle of fish. These jerks are so in the tank for the dems, they may drown them.
Start digging freepers......name the reporter.
No dog ever lied like like a liberal, You take that back!
This is not media bias. That would be slanting facts. This is down right lying, making up the facts.
doublespeak will not take hold of this country so as long as we fight against it
DAMNIT, We are not Democrats. We would never Boo at someone hurting unless it was Osama.
We wish Clinton the best and we hope he is healthier than when he went in. He was still a President of the United States, and that deserves respect, no matter what we think of a person's policies or failures.
Damnit I hate the MSM sometimes. I almost completely blame them for the BS stereotypes that have been placed on Republicans.
::rant off::
B U M P!
Why boo? It is something to cheer about.
Good job. Bumped and bookmarked.
Not that we needed more proof that AP, UPI, and Reuters are totally corrupted and in the tank for the Democratic Party... that has been evident for some time.
Any clues who this reporter might be?
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