Posted on 09/16/2009 9:30:43 AM PDT by RobinMasters
At least that's how the 43rd president is quoted in a new book by one of his speechwriters, as reported by Byron York.
Bush was preparing to give a speech to the annual meeting of the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC. The conference is the event of the year for conservative activists; Republican politicians are required to appear and offer their praise of the conservative movement.
[Speechless: Tales of a White House Survivor author Matt] Latimer got the assignment to write Bush's speech. Draft in hand, he and a few other writers met with the president in the Oval Office. Bush was decidedly unenthusiastic.
"What is this movement you keep talking about in the speech?" the president asked Latimer.
Latimer explained that he meant the conservative movement -- the movement that gave rise to groups like CPAC.
Bush seemed perplexed. Latimer elaborated a bit more. Then Bush leaned forward, with a point to make.
(Excerpt) Read more at spectator.org ...
Ping.
Sorry. No sale.
BS, pure and simple...
Bush is not an idiot. He knows that “whupping” Gary Bauer was not a great accomplishment. I very much doubt that this conversation took place.
Bush is a politician, just like Obama. “Movements” be they conservative or leftist are just a means to an end: more power.
This “speech writer” has already been revealed for what he is.
If so... Bush forgets who elected his “ass” to two terms.
AS says this but then repeats it.
I am irritated by third level speech writers getting so must attention.
But given the guy's decidedly moderate tone in office and his dad's political antipathy towards Reagan its not hard to believe.
Wouldn't make him a bad guy, just not conservative.
Bush’s governance ALONE cemented the FACT he is no conservative.
The complete disgreard Bush showed to conservatives, in well everything (except invading Iraq) demonstrates that he believed this.
I have no doubt he thought very little of conservatives
BS! Not buying this for a second.
I don’t need some book to tell me Bush was no conservative. His actions speak for themselves.
This will get him on MSNBC.
I agree. Eight years of W bashing was plenty. I’m trying to stop myself.
It seems nobody from the Bush admin knows who Latimer is.
(On bogus NewsMax Article): First on the Ticker: Bush, Palin aide disputes book claims.
Recher said. "Nobody knows who he is. When people heard he was writing a book the most common reaction has been, 'Who?'"
Bwahaha
If it’s true, and I doubt it is, I’d respect Bush even more for saying it. We shouldn’t be creating “movements” that are just about cementing power for our side. Leaders should be using political capital to get government out of the people’s lives and take government’s powers away. The democrats are the party that’s only interested in cementing their power. Let’s beat them by being for the people.
“Leaders should be using political capital to get government out of the people’s lives and take government’s powers away”
Which is the exact opposite of what GWB did.
He used conservative rhetoric and then completely did the opposite
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