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Beautiful Story about Our President (Vanity)
email | 7.17.2006 | Hand Em Their Arse

Posted on 07/17/2006 2:47:03 PM PDT by Hand em their arse

Ever wonder about our President and his faith ? Read on.....

----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Story by: Bruce Vincent

For those of us who sometimes find ourselves having doubts about our President, here is an excellent piece--- Worth every minute it takes to read it. This is from a man, Bruce Vincent, from Montana who received an award from the President. He writes:

I've written the following narrative to chronicle the day of the award ceremony in DC. I'm still working on a press release but the White House press corps has yet to provide a photo to go with it. When the photo comes I'll ship it out. When you get done reading this you'll understand the dilemma I face in telling this story beyond my circle of close friends.

Stepping into the Oval Office, each of us was introduced to the President and Mrs. Bush. We shook hands and participated in small talk. When the President was told that we were from Libby, Montana, I reminded him that Marc Racicot is our native son and the President offered his warm thoughts about Governor Racicot. I have to tell you, I was blown away by two things upon entering the office.

First, the Oval Office sense of 'place' is unreal. The President later shared a story of Russian President Putin entering the room prepared to tackle the President in a tough negotiation and upon entering the atheist muttered his first words to the President and they were "Oh, my God." I concurred. I could feel the history in my bones. Second, the man that inhabits the office engaged me with a firm handshake and a look that can only be described as penetrating. Warm, alive, fully engaged, disarmingly penetrating. I was admittedly concerned about meeting the man.

I think all of us have an inner hope that the most powerful man in our country is worthy of the responsibility and authority that we bestow upon them through our vote.

I admit that part of me was afraid that I would be let down by the moment -that the person and the place could not meet the lofty expectations of my fantasy world. This says nothing about my esteem for President Bush but just my practical realization that reality may not match my 'dream.'

Once inside the office, President Bush got right down to business and, standing in front of his desk, handed out the awards one at a time while posing for photos with the winners and Mrs. Bush. With the mission accomplished, the President and Mrs. Bush relaxed and initiated a lengthy, informal conversation about a number of things with our entire small group.

He and the First Lady talked about such things as the rug in the office. It is traditionally designed by the First Lady to make a statement about the President, and Mrs. Bush chose a brilliant yellow sunburst pattern to reflect 'hope.' President Bush talked about the absolute need to believe that with hard work and faith in God there is every reason to start each day in the Oval Office with hope.

He and the First Lady were asked about the impact of the Presidency on their marriage and, with an arm casually wrapped around Laura, he said that he thought the place may be hard on weak marriages but that it had the ability to make strong marriages even stronger and that he was blessed with a strong one. After about 30 or 35 minutes, it was time to go. By then we were all relaxed and I felt as if I had just had an excellent visit with a friend.

The President and First Lady made one more pass down the line of Awardees, shaking hands and offering congratulations. When the President shook my hand I said, "thank you Mr. President and God bless you and your family." He was already in motion to the next person in line, but he stopped abruptly turned fully back to me, gave me a piercing look, renewed the vigor of his handshake and said, "Thank you - and God bless you and yours as well."

On our way out of the office we were to leave by the glass doors on the west side of the office. I was the last person in the exit line. As I shook his hand one final time, President Bush said, "I'll be sure to tell Marc hello and give him your regards." I then did something that surprised even me. I said to him, "Mr. President, I know you are a busy man and your time is precious. I also know you to be a man of strong faith and have a favor to ask you."

As he shook my hand he looked me in the eye and said, "Just name it." I told him that my step-mom was at that moment in a hospital in Kalispell, Montana, having a tumor removed from her skull and it would mean a great deal to me if he would consider adding her to his prayers that day. He grabbed me by the arm and took me back toward his desk as he said, "So that's it. I could tell that something is weighing heavy on your heart today. I could see it in your eyes. This explains it."

From the top drawer of his desk he retrieved a pen and a notecard with his seal on it and asked, "How do you spell her name?" He then jotted a note to her while discussing the importance of family and the strength of prayer. When he handed me the card, he asked about the surgery and the prognosis. I told him we were hoping that it is not a recurrence of an earlier cancer and that if it is they can get it all with this surgery.

He said, "If it's okay with you, we'll take care of the prayer right now. Would you pray with me?" I told him yes and he turned to the staff that remained in the office and hand motioned the folks to step back or leave. He said, "Bruce and I would like some private time for a prayer."

As they left he turned back to me and took my hands in his. I was prepared to do a traditional prayer stance - standing with each other with heads bowed. Instead, he reached for my head with his right hand and pulling gently forward, he placed my head on his shoulder. With his left arm on my mid back, he pulled me to him in a prayerful embrace.

He started to pray softly. I started to cry. He continued his prayer for Loretta and for God's perfect will to be done. I cried some more. My body shook a bit as I cried and he just held tighter. He closed by asking God's blessing on Loretta and the family during the coming months. I stepped away from our embrace, wiped my eyes, swiped at the tears I'd left on his shoulder, and looked into the eyes of our president.

I thanked him as best I could and told him that me and my family would continue praying for he and his. As I write this account down and reflect upon what it means, I have to tell you that all I really know is that his simple act left me humbled and believing. I so hoped that the man I thought him to be was the man that he is. I know that our nation needs a man such as this in the Oval Office.

George W. Bush is the real deal. I've read Internet stories about the President praying with troops in hospitals and other such uplifting accounts. Each time I read them I hope them to be true and not an Internet perpetuated myth. This one, I know to be true. I was there. He is real. He has a pile of incredible stuff on his plate each day - and yet he is tuned in so well to the here and now that he 'sensed' something heavy on my heart.

He took time out of his life to care, to share, and to seek God's blessing for my family in a simple man-to-man, father-to-father, son-to-son, husband-to-husband, Christian-to-Christian prayerful embrace. He's not what I had hoped he would be. He is, in fact, so very, very much more.

If you decide to forward this story...please do not add to it. Let his encounter stand as he wrote it.


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To: STARWISE
"Joey Wilson will be on OLBERMANN IN 15 MINS., AFTER CHRISSY"

.... and I am certain that we can trust Olberdork to ask all the tough questions of the fraud-artist Joe Wilson, because after all we know that Keith Olberdork is a tough, reputable journalist and PMSNBC is a network dedicated to broadcasting only well-established facts and non-propagandistic analysis. /s
41 posted on 07/17/2006 4:57:38 PM PDT by Enchante (Democrats: we will defend freedom so long as it doesn't affect our IRAs or vacation plans.)
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To: Cheburashka

I think the "atheist" tag was added by the author...

I can't imagine President Bush telling a story about Putin, and inserting that he is an "atheist" into it...

Sheesh...do you always try to poop on picnic?


42 posted on 07/17/2006 5:08:27 PM PDT by Txsleuth
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To: onyx

Thanks for pinging me on this..

Too bad a freeper has to come in a mess up the room.


43 posted on 07/17/2006 5:09:14 PM PDT by Txsleuth
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To: Cheburashka
This is not a quote from President Bush. It is a story from a third party's memory.

Therefore, no Christian is lying about another Christian, and there is nothing to be concerned about.

Those of us who have closely observed the President and his relationship with Putin from the beginning, have read and heard much about their shared experiences and how the President has told about Putin's being influenced by his Russian Orthodox faith.

Methinks that you are looking for trouble here where none is to be found.

44 posted on 07/17/2006 5:10:10 PM PDT by ohioWfan (PROUD Mom of an Iraqi Liberation VET! THANKS, son!!!!)
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To: Hand em their arse
And this is the man the left is demonizing all over the world. God has blessed America with this man at this time.
45 posted on 07/17/2006 5:11:52 PM PDT by ladyinred (The NYTimes, hang 'em high!)
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To: alnick
I got to hte part where it says the president took the man's head and put it on his shoulder and decided it was urban legend.

When I got to the part where the President took the man's head and put it on his shoulder, I knew it was true.

That is a characteristic of our President's loving behavior, and it isn't likely that someone would just 'make it up.'

He is a good, good man.

46 posted on 07/17/2006 5:13:09 PM PDT by ohioWfan (PROUD Mom of an Iraqi Liberation VET! THANKS, son!!!!)
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To: ladyinred
The left is demonizing President Bush precisely BECAUSE God has blessed America with him.

It's not hard to tell which side they are on in the war of good against evil.....

47 posted on 07/17/2006 5:14:32 PM PDT by ohioWfan (PROUD Mom of an Iraqi Liberation VET! THANKS, son!!!!)
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To: Hand em their arse

Tears in my eyes. What an experience! How wonderful to share an intensely private moment. Libs will gnash their teeth, but that's their problem. For Americans who love their country and have faith...it's something to cherish.


48 posted on 07/17/2006 5:15:34 PM PDT by hershey
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To: Hand em their arse

Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters
Shalom Israel


49 posted on 07/17/2006 5:16:40 PM PDT by bray (Jeb '08, just to watch their Heads Explode!)
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To: Hand em their arse

That's my President, good and kind. With all that he has gone through, his faith in God has never faltered.


50 posted on 07/17/2006 5:19:07 PM PDT by BlueAngel
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To: STARWISE

Thank you SW:) Heartwarming.

I couldn't bring myself to watch Olberman;)


51 posted on 07/17/2006 5:22:52 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: Fiddlstix


LOL!


52 posted on 07/17/2006 6:31:09 PM PDT by onyx (Deport the trolls --- send them back to DU)
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To: SE Mom; onyx; Peach
WOO HOOO -- FR is back .. just when Whiny Wilson was on, too.... LOL. He's such a damn peacock .. so sure of himself. Yeah, Joe -- discovery will be very interesting. You think you're that important .. you delude yourself that you're even close to the level of person and official that VP Cheney is, that he would worry a whit about you?? He just wanted to find out how much damage you were doing in your attempt to muck things up, you jerk.

And Olbermann ...honestogod .. he is such a puffed up idiot.

53 posted on 07/17/2006 6:36:55 PM PDT by STARWISE (They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
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To: STARWISE

I'd have to be paid big money to watch that duo. Thanks for your report. :)


54 posted on 07/17/2006 6:38:22 PM PDT by onyx (Deport the trolls --- send them back to DU)
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To: Hand em their arse

later


55 posted on 07/17/2006 6:38:57 PM PDT by I_be_tc
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To: Hand em their arse
A very similar story took place here in Columbus, Ohio. During the 2004 campaign, Mr. Bush came to town. The uncle of my small group leader (that's a Bible study group for those that don't know) attended the speech along with a friend from church. They went very early because they wanted to get a seat along the main aisle.

The President left after the speech and began to shake hands of those near the aisle. My friend's uncle and friend spoke briefly and he reached into his jacket (the Secret Service must have loved that) and pulled out an envelope. Inside was a hand-written note from his terminally ill wife. He explained that she wanted to be there but could not because of her illness. She wanted the President to know she was praying for him.

Thinking the conversation was over, the man was surprised when Mr. Bush turned to one of his staff members and asked for a pen upon which he asked for her phone number.

A short time later, while the most powerful man in the world was motorcading to the airport in the midst of a gruesome campaign, when most men would take advantage of a few precious quiet minutes, a little old lady in South Columbus answers the phone to "Hello, This is George Bush ..."

You don't have to go to snopes to confirm this story, because they don't know about it. It's likely the only people that do know this story are the 10-12 people on my friend's deck that night. And now you know also.

By the way, I asked C's permission to relay this story.

Compare the quietness and sweetness of this story with what the media and pr folks would have done with the philanderer in a similar situation. The stones of Normandy Beach come to mind.
56 posted on 07/17/2006 6:55:24 PM PDT by tang-soo (Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks - Read Daniel Chapter 9)
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To: ohioWfan

"When I got to the part where the President took the man's head and put it on his shoulder, I knew it was true..."


I had that exact same feeling, Ohio... The picture of our President holding the young girl who's mom died in the Trade Center shows that IS who this man is... I love your profile page, too!


57 posted on 07/17/2006 7:01:14 PM PDT by Hand em their arse
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To: Cheburashka

Oh I took the atheist thing to be the author's own information rather than the President's.


58 posted on 07/17/2006 7:01:21 PM PDT by daybreakcoming ("We will not tire. We will not falter. We will not fail")
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To: STARWISE

Did you catch Wilson saying maybe the VP felt his manhood was threatened? Honest to Pete, these metrosexuals project onto everyone else their own feelings.


59 posted on 07/17/2006 7:03:01 PM PDT by Peach (Prayers for our dear friends in Israel.)
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To: Peach


Val busted Joe's years ago. He's a wussy.


60 posted on 07/17/2006 7:04:04 PM PDT by onyx (Deport the trolls --- send them back to DU)
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