President George W. Bush and Laura Bush
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Posted on 07/01/2006 5:25:29 PM PDT by Wolfstar
PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: President Bush will spend the Fourth of July holiday with troops and their families at Fort Bragg in the state of North Carolina, where he says he will thank them for their service in what he calls freedom's cause.
The President's 60th birthday is coming up this Thursday. So the Associated Press published some GWB quips about his age:
"Security is strong at the airports. I hope they stop taking off the shoes of the elderly. I must confess, they haven't taken off my shoes lately at the airport." — Jan. 23, at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan."I'm not running too well these days. I'm not running hardly at all. It's kind of like my knees are like tires, you know, and they're bald. I'm a mountain bike guy. And it's a fantastic experience." — also at Kansas State.
"I'm a bike guy and I like to plug in music on my iPod when I'm riding along to hopefully help me forget how old I am." — Feb. 2, in Maplewood, Minn.
"As a matter of fact, I turn 62 in 2008, which is a convenient year for me to be retiring. Old Judd is a baby boomer. I think he's seven months younger than I am." — Feb. 8, accompanied by Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., in Manchester, N.H.
"We've been promised greater benefits than the previous generation, and we're living longer. I don't know about you all, I plan on just kind of stretching it out a little bit." — March 24, at a fundraiser for Rep. Mike Sodrel, R-Ind., in Indianapolis.
"I used to think 60 was old, didn't you? ... Now I think it's young, don't you?" — May 10, during a panel discussion on the Medicare prescription drug benefit in Orlando, Fla.
"Mr. Governor, thank you and Sally for coming. You're kind to take time out of your schedule to say hello to the old president. Getting older by the minute, by the way. I'm not supposed to talk about myself, but in a month, I'm turning 60. For you youngsters, I want to tell you something. When I was your age, I thought 60 was really old. It's all in your mind. It's not that old, it really isn't." — June 7, in Omaha, Neb.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: Excerpts from the Presidential Radio Address, Saturday, July 1, 2006:
Good morning. Laura and I wish all Americans a safe and happy Fourth of July weekend. I'm looking forward to spending Independence Day with members of our Armed Forces and their families at Fort Bragg, N.C. These brave men and women risk their lives to defend the ideals of our founding generation, and I will have the honor of thanking many of them personally for their service in freedom's cause. In 1776, John Adams predicted to his wife, Abigail, that America's Independence Day would be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. He wrote that "this anniversary should be commemorated with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, bells, bonfires, and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward, forever more."On Independence Day, we recall the courage and high ideals of our nation's founders, who waged a desperate fight to overcome tyranny and live in freedom. Recent years have brought a renewed interest in the lives and achievements of our founders, and we have learned once again that they possessed extraordinary talents, as well as ordinary human failings, which only makes their accomplishments all the more remarkable.
For the brave men and women of our founding generation, victory was far from certain. They were certain only of the cause they served -- the belief that freedom is the gift of God and the right of all mankind. The strength of their convictions made possible the birth of the free nation in which we are blessed to live. Two-hundred-and-thirty years after America declared its independence, the spirit of '76 lives on. And our nation remains proud to carry freedom's torch. We still place our trust in the protections of divine providence. We still pledge our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor to freedom's defense. And we still believe in the promise of freedom for all.
My favorite GWB quote, from his first Inaugural Address, January 20, 2001, is most appropriate on this July 4th weekend:
After the Declaration of Independence was signed, Virginia statesman John Page wrote to Thomas Jefferson: ``We know the race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong. Do you not think an angel rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm?''Much time has passed since Jefferson arrived for his inauguration. The years and changes accumulate. But the themes of this day he would know: our nation's grand story of courage and its simple dream of dignity.
We are not this story's author, who fills time and eternity with his purpose. Yet his purpose is achieved in our duty, and our duty is fulfilled in service to one another.
Never tiring, never yielding, never finishing, we renew that purpose today, to make our country more just and generous, to affirm the dignity of our lives and every life.
This work continues. This story goes on. And an angel still rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm.
THE WEEK AHEAD: From yesterday's press gaggle aboard Air Force One enroute to Memphis:
_ Monday, the President signs H.R. 5403, the Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act, at the White House._ Tuesday, the President participates in the Independence Day celebration in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, followed by a lunch with military personnel. He then returns to the White House for the Washington July 4th celebrations.
_ Wednesday, President Bush welcomes Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili to the White House.
_ Thursday, is the President's birthday. He will participate in a photo opportunity with the 2006 March of Dimes National Ambassador. President Bush welcomes Prime Minister Harper of Canada in the White House. They will have a joint press availability after their meetings. That evening, GWB heads to Chicago, where he will spend the night.
_ Friday, GWB will deliver remarks at Citizens For Judy Baar Topinka reception in Chicago.
EXTENDED SCHEDULE:
— July 10, President Bush hosts Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa at the White House._ July 13, At the invitation of Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Bush will travel to Germany in advance of the G8 Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia. Chancellor Merkel will host the President in the towns of Stralsund and Trinwillershagen near the Baltic Sea coast in northeastern Germany. The towns are in the chancellor's electoral constituency.
_ Jul. 15 - 17, 2006: President Bush will attend the G-8 Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia.
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush
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I love you for your pink cadillac
Crushed velvet seats
Riding in the back, oozing down the street
Waving to the girls
Feeling out of sight
Spending all my money on a saturday night
Honey, I just wonder what you do there in back of your pink cadillac
Pink cadillac
---- Springsteen
Very interesting biography...I agree with you...sounds like he has never married.
He sure doesn't look 64 to me, either. It must be the hair....lol
Sounds like Japan may really miss him as Prime Minister...he has a great approval rating.
Although, America is going to miss George W. Bush...most of them just don't know it yet...and I pray that when they find out..it won't be because of a catastrophic attack or something.
I have to put little people into bed.
Please give the thon thread a nump or two if you get a chance. I'll be back asap.
Darken up the first photo and add harsh lighting and shadows or lighten up the second one, or take it in 'available light" (always kinder) like the first one, and you would have an honest comparison.
I am so blinking tired of this dishonesty
Okey, dokey.
Spot on - and this comes only from people who are home in their skins...they are not deceptive people or egotistical, so they aren't always "on" - they just 'are.'
Actually, one of the reporterettes covering the President yesterday indicated that Koizumi is divorced. [Of course, reporters are OFTEN wrong!]
Yes, I plan to hold my nose and vote for DeWine . . . Brown is tooooooooooooooo horrible to contemplate:
ACU Lifetime Ratings:
80% DeWine
08% Brown
BIG difference!
Good night all!
I too love those old movies. I'm 18, and I love love Doris Day! She's just wonderful! George and Laura are on LK this Thursday? Is it something new or a rerun of an old interview?
Those were GREAT Karl photos. Who say's Capricorn's don't have senses of humor????? WE DO!
Very true
Love this man. He has a look that makes a person feel safe - that 'Don't mess with me or mine'
From the Koizumi "biography" provided by snugs:
"In 1978, . . . Koizumi married the granddaughter of a pharmaceutical company founder. She was 14 years younger. They had a big political wedding with 2500 guests at the Tokyo Prince Hotel. However, in 1982, they divorced when she was pregnant with their third child - their three sons are today 18, 19 and 22. Koizumi is one of the very few politicians to have divorced and remained single. He raised two of his sons as a single father."
OK, now I'm off to bed.
Thanks! Must be new b/c they've never done a LK interview from the white house have they? I don't remember that they have. So it's obviously been pre-recorded. Or is going to be. b/c George wont be at the wh on thursday. Wont he be in Chicago?
bttt
What a precious picture! And I'm so glad the president and First Lady had a FUN day.
I read on another thread too that the VP was given a standing ovation at NASCAR.
Litmus tests for telling a lib/socialist from a conservative. One has a sense of humor =- the other lives in a dark, gloomy place of no humor.
One talks in an even voice and gestures with open hands. The other screeches and gestures wildly, and shakes their finger at you.
Think Reagan, Bush as one side, think Hitlery, Reid, PeelOsy, sKerry, Hitler, Stalin, Castro.........
;o)
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