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BREAKING NEWS: Obama Accepts Bush Invitation To Meet In Washington
wnbc.com ^ | 9/24/08

Posted on 09/24/2008 5:42:01 PM PDT by mathprof

With extraordinary stakes on the line, President Bush has invited both presidential candidates and the leaders of the House and Senate to the White House on Thursday in hopes of securing a bill to rescue the economy.

Bush took the unusual step Wednesday night of calling Democratic Sen. Barack Obama directly to invite him to the meeting, White House press secretary Dana Perino said. An Obama spokesman said the senator would attend. The White House has also invited Republican Sen. John McCain.

Perino said the goal of the session is to make progress -- fast -- on a bipartisan solution to the biggest economic crisis in decades.

She said the call between Bush and Obama lasted several minutes and was "a good conversation."

Obama spokesman Bill Burton said the Democratic presidential contender "will continue to work in a bipartisan spirit and do whatever is necessary to come up with a final solution."

The move by Bush came just a short time before he was to address the nation about the financial crisis.

(Excerpt) Read more at wnbc.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; bailout; bush; financialcrisis; mccain; mccainpalin; obama; obamabiden
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just watching.


121 posted on 09/24/2008 10:09:36 PM PDT by Rick_Michael (McCain's best decision: Sarah Palin)
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To: RC2
Has Obama ever met President Bush?

In Obama's more recent book he recounts a time he visited the White House with other new senators and Bush called him over for a private conversation. According to his story Bush said that he had a very promising future, but he had better watch his back, especially from people in his own party. Bush also pointed out that they had something in common - they had both debated Alan Keyes.

A relative read me this passage which also had some other entertaining aspects.

122 posted on 09/24/2008 10:31:10 PM PDT by wideminded
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To: bray
They should have a Highchair and Bib for him.

Exactly. John McCain showed us that leaders know what to do and do it. O'Loser demonstrates that children need a strong hand and a little "schoolin" when they are defiant.

123 posted on 09/25/2008 2:45:12 AM PDT by lovesdogs
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To: counterpunch

“The White House staff should put a hidden camera in the meeting, and then leak the embarrassing footage of a clueless 0bama stammering and stuttering as he demonstrates he’s clearly way out of his league.”

No need to hide the camera. Just put it out there with the mikes in plain sight with no teleprompter for the Snowbami.

He will hang himself with his ers, hms and whacked out stares with any response he makes.


124 posted on 09/25/2008 9:40:34 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (I do not want to know the type of person, who does not like Sarah Palin!)
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To: Red Steel

“Gave that idiot Obama a lifeline?”

He gave him the rope, but it “ain’t” a lifeline.


125 posted on 09/25/2008 9:44:29 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (I do not want to know the type of person, who does not like Sarah Palin!)
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To: sunmars

“Obama will have to sit in a room one on one with Bush and McCain and talk economics.”

Last but not least set up cameras and live mikes to “perserve” this big moment for history.


126 posted on 09/25/2008 9:49:19 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (I do not want to know the type of person, who does not like Sarah Palin!)
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To: mathprof

127 posted on 09/25/2008 9:53:41 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (I do not want to know the type of person, who does not like Sarah Palin!)
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To: Grampa Dave
“Gave that idiot Obama a lifeline?” He gave him the rope, but it “ain’t” a lifeline.

Too true. McCain has something to contribute to this circus; Obama does not. He's a bystander, waiting for his chance to be a grandstander.

Sarah Palin put it perfectly: Everybody is watching and waiting to see how McCain responds to this. Nobody is doing that for Obama.

More and more Obama reminds me of the following:

One day while walking on the stair
I met a man who wasn't there.
He wasn't there again today.
Oh how I wish he'd go away!

128 posted on 09/25/2008 9:54:01 AM PDT by r9etb
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To: r9etb

Yep, the stupid old GW, just set up another smart liberal for another GW Rope a Dope.


129 posted on 09/25/2008 9:59:40 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (I do not want to know the type of person, who does not like Sarah Palin!)
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To: Grampa Dave
Below is a picture of Snobami, when his teleprompter stops working or when he is without it.


130 posted on 09/25/2008 10:04:05 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (I do not want to know the type of person, who does not like Sarah Palin!)
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To: mathprof

According to Sean Hannity, Snowbami just went into the White House.


131 posted on 09/25/2008 1:12:43 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (letti)
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