A Day in the Life of President and Mrs. Bush (abroad) (photos): 7.6.05

yahoo.com, whitehouse.gov ^ | Wednesday July 6, 2005 | GretchenM

[GretchenM]

President Bush, with his wife, and daughter Jenna, is celebrating his 59th birthday in Denmark and Scotland before the G8 conference begins in Scotland.

Welcome to Sanity Island.

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Hey Snugs congrats on Olympics 2012 now you have deal with Crazy American tourists bomb threats from IRA and AL Quada and other traffic jams LOL!!!

Sounds like a normal day in London to me LOL

[patriciaruth]

Hey, you lost your 2 cents.

I'll have to go back and read the thread and see how they managed it.

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I remember that I think I even saw photos of it on FR

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Sorry to hear you are not feeling to well Gretchen

[Sprite518]

Why does Bush waste his time with Bono?

[ohioWfan]

Oh, THANK you Patty for filling in for kayak in her absence and posting this VERY important list.

We won't miss her QUITE so much. ;)

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[SoCalPol]

SAR or the DAR? What are the benefits

I am a member of the DAR (Daughters of the American Rev.)

It depends on what benefits you are looking for.

[DCMB]

Thanks for the update. Cool. I love those young ladies--such class. Darling looks, too.

[patriciaruth]

My father didn't want my sister or I to join the Daughters of the American Revolution. (DAR) Back then, it was a segregated and racist organization.

Like most things, it has probably evolved and not a stuffy, holier than thou place anymore.

Although it pleased Dad we never joined, I am not sure he was aware that we may not have been eligible anyway because at that time all 4 of your grandfathers had to be native born Americans, and our mother's father was naturalized.

[SoCalPol]

Way to go my friend getting the Olympics.
It is even more great because you beat out
France. LOL!! :-)

[SwatTeam]

Even with the wind blowing Laura's hair all over the place she still looks lovely and dignified. She is truly an asset to our country.

[ohioWfan]

I was under the impression that you only had to have one ancestor who fought in the Revolution now, but maybe I'm wrong.

I know it used to be elitest and racist, and also assumed it still had remnants of that, but I have no evidence to back that up (and you know what they say about those who assume :)........

[Cecily]

Comic relief from the most stressful job in the world?

[patriciaruth]

We have two direct ancestors, father and son, who were in the Connecticut militia and served in the Revolutionary War.

But I still have the impression that the DAR didn't want anyone with recent immigrant blood breaking into their conclave back in the old days.

[patriciaruth]

We won't miss her [kayak] QUITE so much. ;

I miss her already.

I almost forgot to do this today.....

[Merlinator]

[ohioWfan]

Probably not. I know many people long for the good old days, but in SOME ways, we've actually improved.

One of my husband's direct ancestors fought in the Revolution. I know his name, but not his regiment.

[ohioWfan]

You're not habituated yet.

(Which will happen just when you don't have to do it any more. ;)

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That was a great one beating France - sorry we beat you too LOL