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Bush, Clinton Say Their Bond Exemplary (Bush Sr and Bubba Getting Closer)
AP ^ | 3/8/05

Posted on 03/08/2005 4:28:51 PM PST by KidGlock

Today: March 08, 2005 at 16:21:32 PST

Bush, Clinton Say Their Bond Exemplary

By NEDRA PICKLER

ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON (AP) -

George H.W. Bush once called Bill Clinton and his running mate the "two bozos." Clinton once called Bush "personally untrustworthy." But you'd never know it now by seeing the two traipsing together around the globe.

With their 1992 campaign a distant memory and the partisanship of 2004 behind them, former Presidents Bush and Clinton appear like old buddies.

"He beat me and made me unemployed," Bush said of Clinton in an interview Tuesday with Associated Press Television News. "And needless to say, when that happened I wasn't the most happy guy in the world. But then after that, why, we have had a pleasant relationship."

Bush and Clinton returned to the Oval Office on Tuesday to present the current President Bush with a report on donations for tsunami relief. The president asked the two to encourage Americans to donate to the cause, and they teamed up for a joint public service announcement and a tour of four countries devastated by the Dec. 26 disaster.

After the former presidents stopped by the White House, they were flying together to Florida to play in an 18-hole fund-raising tournament organized by golfer Greg Norman. Clinton planned to golf even though he's scheduled for surgery Thursday to remove a buildup of fluid and scar tissue from his chest.

Bush said if Clinton is hurting, he didn't display any sign of it during their trip to the Indian Ocean region. He playfully called his former rival the "Energizer bunny."

"He was going a mile a minute, I can attest to that," Bush told APTN.

"No," Clinton said, "I can't keep up with him."

Both former presidents told APTN that their cooperation has been a good example for the people in the countries they visited.

"American politics can be tough, elbows out, but it is also something bigger than that," Bush said. "No matter whether you are Democrat or Republican, it is something bigger and that is helping others."

Clinton said some people they met overseas said a reunion of former political rivals would never happen where they live.

"We said, `Why sure it could, have you ever tried?'" Clinton said. "Not to say differences don't matter, not to say you shouldn't have political arguments, but I think if we remembered our common humanity it would make our politics work better."


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bush41; papabush; poppybush; x42
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To: KidGlock
Why don't we ask them about Mena Arkansas and the drug running done by the government....and the Bush/Clinton ties to that little airport in no where Arkansas.

Seems the history of these two go way back to the 80's in Arkansas.

21 posted on 03/08/2005 5:05:40 PM PST by Radioactive
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To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran

Bush Sr is the guy you try in describe in as few words as possible when you have too many characters in your title.


22 posted on 03/08/2005 5:05:47 PM PST by KidGlock (W-1)
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To: KidGlock

Where is Larry Nichols when you need him!


23 posted on 03/08/2005 5:06:38 PM PST by Radioactive
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To: KidGlock
I got a friend to promise to never vote for a junior in the 2000 Presidential election.
Then I proved to him that Al Gore was the only junior in the race.
24 posted on 03/08/2005 5:10:54 PM PST by HuntsvilleTxVeteran (When you compromise with evil, evil wins. AYN RAND)
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To: KidGlock

Sickening.


25 posted on 03/08/2005 5:13:29 PM PST by Finalapproach29er (Open borders=National suicide)
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To: KidGlock

Maybe 41 is showing Clinton there is more to life than politics.


26 posted on 03/08/2005 5:34:13 PM PST by marty60
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To: KidGlock
Liberals lament about how better a President Papa Bush was (except for Dan Rather). But I remember how they hated him and especially Dan Quayle. So this is the perfect bleeding heart story for the libs.

Papa Bush was an okay President, but too much of a diplomat liberal for me. Doesn't surprise me at all that he and Clinton get along so well. I would like to see Papa B and Clinton in a hot tub together. :^)
27 posted on 03/08/2005 5:43:06 PM PST by Redgirl
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To: KidGlock
Liberals lament about how better a President Papa Bush was (except for Dan Rather). But I remember how they hated him and especially Dan Quayle. So this is the perfect bleeding heart story for the libs.

Papa Bush was an okay President, but too much of a diplomat liberal for me. Doesn't surprise me at all that he and Clinton get along so well. I would like to see Papa B and Clinton in a hot tub together. :^)
28 posted on 03/08/2005 5:44:21 PM PST by Redgirl
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To: KidGlock

Sociopaths are largely likable.


29 posted on 03/08/2005 6:31:46 PM PST by WriteOn
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To: Hardastarboard

Interesting. Makes sense.


30 posted on 03/08/2005 10:23:32 PM PST by texasflower ("America's vital interests and our deepest beliefs are now one." President George W. Bush 01/20/05)
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To: KidGlock

For some reason, when I read this article, the movie "My Fellow Americans" comes to mind. :D


31 posted on 03/08/2005 10:25:38 PM PST by Paul C. Jesup
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To: Redgirl
I would like to see Papa B and Clinton in a hot tub together. :^)

Oh my dear, are you running fever?

32 posted on 03/08/2005 10:26:41 PM PST by texasflower ("America's vital interests and our deepest beliefs are now one." President George W. Bush 01/20/05)
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To: KidGlock
George Bush Senior simply isn't threatened by Bubbah. He probably hopes by mentoring him he could learn something.
33 posted on 03/08/2005 10:29:09 PM PST by Caipirabob (Democrats.. Socialists..Commies..Traitors...Who can tell the difference?)
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To: Caipirabob

What was it that P T Barnum said?


34 posted on 03/08/2005 10:34:25 PM PST by LADY J
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To: LADY J
LOL!

Yeah, just because Bush senior doesn't "fell threatened" doesn't mean he should go around using the same bathroom or anything.

I just read another post on that new show on Pax called "Lie Detector". They just had Paula Jones on. She took the test on the incident with Clinton and passed on TV.

35 posted on 03/08/2005 10:38:42 PM PST by Caipirabob (Democrats.. Socialists..Commies..Traitors...Who can tell the difference?)
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To: laweeks

C'mon people. Bush 41 is a man of class and respect. Therefore, he will respect Clinton even if he doesn't like the guy.

Clinton's a publicity whore. 'Nuff said.

Next article, please...this is a non-story.


36 posted on 03/14/2005 8:13:00 AM PST by RockinRight (Electing Hillary president would be akin to giving a drunken teenage boy keys to the Porsche)
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To: ambrose

Warning-please read with tinfoil hat in place.


37 posted on 03/14/2005 8:14:12 AM PST by RockinRight (Electing Hillary president would be akin to giving a drunken teenage boy keys to the Porsche)
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To: KidGlock

A decent and good man getting friendly with a rapist and traitor turns my stomach.


38 posted on 03/14/2005 8:16:29 AM PST by doug from upland (Ray Charles --- a great musician and safer driver than Ted Kennedy)
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