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Bushes in Naples: George W. and Jeb show personal side in appearance
Naplesnews.com ^ | Feb 16, 2010 | LAURA LAYDEN

Posted on 02/17/2010 12:43:11 PM PST by I still care

NAPLES — The Bush brothers packed the house at the Naples Grande Beach Resort.

Former President George W. Bush and his brother Jeb Bush, the former governor of Florida, spoke Tuesday night as part of the Naples Town Hall Distinguished Speakers Series. They talked issues _ everything from health care and the Iraq war to budget deficits and Social Security reform.

George W. Bush, the 43rd U.S. president, has stayed out of the spotlight, limiting his face-time in public since leaving the White House about a year ago.

He and his brother – the state’s 43rd governor – addressed a crowd of more than 1,000 who purchased tickets to see them. Tickets to hear the duo speak started at $200.

The brothers had the crowd laughing, clapping and sighing with heart-felt emotions as they showed their more personal side. A few times, George W. Bush fought tears as he talked about the support of his wife in the Oval Office and how his decisions to send more troops to Iraq hurt families in the U.S. who lost their sons, daughters, husbands and wives to the war.

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To: Favor Center
Amen brother. Tell it like it is.

George W. Bush:

Enabled TARP * Enabled Campaign Finance Reform * Disabled Border Enforcement during a "War on Terror" * Endorsed Amnesty * Plotted "North American Union" * Indebted America by a trillion dollars over "Nation Building" * Wrecked the economy * Wrecked the currency * Collaborated with Kennedy * Collaborated with Specter * Collaborated with B. Clinton * Collaborated with the Saudis * Neglected to vet B. Hussein Obama while still able and in office * Flushed an near-super-majority of Republican dominance down the drain * Neglected to implement conservative agenda * Left America with Obama and a Democratic/socialist super-majority.

In short; Bush's 8 years = Screwed Train Wreck.

301 posted on 02/22/2010 8:23:24 AM PST by Norman Greenbaum
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To: rabscuttle385

I don’t consider those who were in favor of intervention in Kosovo to be traitors (even though I strongly opposed the intervention myself). Misguided, yes. Traitors, no. You and others love to toss that word around casually until it has no real meaning left.


302 posted on 02/22/2010 8:23:48 AM PST by dirtboy
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To: ohioWfan
And you are still practically an adolescent - you're not old enough to know a lot about life, just like everyone else your age.

I'm old enough to know that the establishment, along with clueless folks like you who support them no matter what, is dumping trillions in debt on the backs of my generation.

Notice that I said establishment: that's both Democrat AND Republican!

303 posted on 02/22/2010 8:24:25 AM PST by rabscuttle385 (Live Free or Die)
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To: onyx; Bob J
Any ole excuse for attacking Sarah will suffice. Just ask BobJ when or if he returns.

If you're going to talk about Bob J, please ping him.

304 posted on 02/22/2010 8:24:58 AM PST by rabscuttle385 (Live Free or Die)
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To: meandog

btw, I don’t hate you.


305 posted on 02/22/2010 8:25:08 AM PST by ohioWfan (Proud Mom of a Bronze Star recipient!)
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To: onyx; rabscuttle385

And Rabs spends vastly more time attacking Pubbies like Sarah than he does attacking Obama and the Dems. But that’s what I’d expect from a third-party shill.


306 posted on 02/22/2010 8:25:17 AM PST by dirtboy
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To: rabscuttle385

He’s not here to ping, thankyouverymuch and FYI, I know him in person. He’s a long time friend of mine.


307 posted on 02/22/2010 8:27:46 AM PST by onyx (BE A MONTHLY DONOR - I AM)
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To: dirtboy; onyx; Favor Center; Man50D
And Rabs spends vastly more time attacking Pubbies like Sarah than he does attacking Obama and the Dems.

Ah yes, let's just circle the wagons around the Republicans...because this is all about just electing Republicans. /sarc

308 posted on 02/22/2010 8:28:55 AM PST by rabscuttle385 (Live Free or Die)
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To: onyx

To: rabscuttle385; onyx; SoCalPol; rintense
Care to find the post where I said that the U.S. government perpetrated the 9/11 attacks (i.e., the "Truther" conspiracy)? Or am I just guilty by association

Bwahahahaha! You did not seriously just say that after all the garbage you post about Palin for the exact same reason?

Hehehehe....hahahaha...*snort*...Hahaha

Case closed!

114 posted on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 7:38:58 PM by CAluvdubya (We need a Commander-in-Chief, not a professor of Law standing at a lectern-Palin 2010)

309 posted on 02/22/2010 8:29:38 AM PST by rintense (Only dead fish go with the flow, which explains why Congress stinks.)
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To: Norman Greenbaum

“In short; Bush’s 8 years = Screwed Train Wreck.”

Indeed. Such a wasted opportunity. So much damage.

We didn’t know we were electing a globalist Democrat.

We know now.


310 posted on 02/22/2010 8:31:17 AM PST by Favor Center (Targets Up! Hold hard and favor center!)
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To: rabscuttle385
Ah yes, let's just circle the wagons around the Republicans...because this is all about just electing Republicans.

Yeah, Rabs, at this point it IS just that. The GOP is the only real electable counterweight to the Dems now. And as bad as the GOP got with spending a few years back, they were pikers compared to what we see now with the Dems in charge.

Until you can offer a viable alternative to the GOP, you would get a lot more cred here if you spent as much time attacking Dems as you do pubbies.

311 posted on 02/22/2010 8:32:07 AM PST by dirtboy
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To: rabscuttle385
You're obviously not old enough or wise enough to know that I am not "clueless."

Incidentally, did you ever answer my question about whether or not you have actually done anything to help elect a conservative candidate?

Pounded the pavement going door to door? Made phone calls? Contributed to conservative only candidates?

Is there a reason you've assiduously refused to answer my questions? Is it because you're all talk and no action? Is it because you sit at a computer, but don't ever engage in the real political process where RINO's are defeated and conservatives elected?

Even though you just graduated and probably can't contribute much money, you're young and you could be going door to door for the candidate of your choice.

Have you ever done anything besides talk, and attack people who live what they believe?

Please answer this time. It's a significant question.

312 posted on 02/22/2010 8:32:11 AM PST by ohioWfan (Proud Mom of a Bronze Star recipient!)
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To: dirtboy; rabscuttle385

Over the years, how many rabscuttle385 disruptors have we seen come and go? Third party shills, divide and conquer, one trick ponies? Same MO. Never attack the democrats, especially the Marxist in office and his administration that’s intent on destroying our Republic.

Never mind that he’s just announced his health care plan this morning.


313 posted on 02/22/2010 8:32:40 AM PST by onyx (BE A MONTHLY DONOR - I AM)
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To: Favor Center
Conservatives are justifiably quite angry at GWB. He not only massively expanded government and helped run up a huge debt, but he tried to replace us with tractable Mexicans who aren’t “lazy” like us poor dumb Americans. To add icing to the cake, he defended Muslims in their aggression against Christians. All while calling himself a “conservative”.

This whole family is little better than the Kennedy’s.

Thank you again for your articulation in representing many of our opinions of George W. Bush.

His dereliction of duty, incompetence, and un-conservative policies have rendered America a basket case in the hands of the worst possible "Leader" imaginable - Barack Hussein al-Obama.

314 posted on 02/22/2010 8:33:38 AM PST by Norman Greenbaum
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To: Norman Greenbaum

“Thank you again for your articulation in representing many of our opinions of George W. Bush.

His dereliction of duty, incompetence, and un-conservative policies have rendered America a basket case in the hands of the worst possible “Leader” imaginable - Barack Hussein al-Obama.”

We have been delivered into the hands of our enemies by someone claiming to be our friend... and some wonder why we might greet that with righteous anger?


315 posted on 02/22/2010 8:35:36 AM PST by Favor Center (Targets Up! Hold hard and favor center!)
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To: CAluvdubya; rintense

caluvdubya!!!!!

I remember my comment after she posted that:

ROTFLMAO!!!


316 posted on 02/22/2010 8:37:05 AM PST by onyx (BE A MONTHLY DONOR - I AM)
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To: onyx
That's the bottom line here, onyx.

These disruptors spend ALL their time attacking Republicans, and ZERO attacking the Marxists who are now controlling this nation.

Question - how can you tell a 3rd party disruptor from a DU disruptor?

Answer - You can't. They're the same animal.

317 posted on 02/22/2010 8:38:01 AM PST by ohioWfan (Proud Mom of a Bronze Star recipient!)
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To: Favor Center
We didn’t know we were electing a globalist Democrat.

We know now.

And yet somehow this obvious globalist is commended for a job "well-done"? Honored? Feted as a man of "character"??

Nice to know he and his brother are charging $200 a ticket (as people are losing jobs and sleeping in cars) at a road-show for the "privilege" of hob-nobbing with yet another celebrity-President.

I'm only surprised he didn't tour with Bill Clinton.

318 posted on 02/22/2010 8:40:37 AM PST by Norman Greenbaum
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To: Norman Greenbaum
Poppycock.

There are a host of factual reasons for the election of Obama, but Bush's "dereliction of duty" (where did you come up with THAT nonsense?? LOL!) is not among them.

If you don't know about the media attacks on Bush for 8 years, the media worship of Obama, the weak, hapless candidacy of McCain, the Dem induced financial breakdown in the fall of '08, the white guilt of a whole lot of stupid Americans, the American idol, "He's cool!" youth votes Obama got, and the millions of illegal foreign dollars that poured into the Obama campaign, you really need to read up.

What you've posted is emotional drivel. The facts don't back you up. Period.

319 posted on 02/22/2010 8:42:13 AM PST by ohioWfan (Proud Mom of a Bronze Star recipient!)
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To: Favor Center
We have been delivered into the hands of our enemies by someone claiming to be our friend... and some wonder why we might greet that with righteous anger?

I'm sure even Judas had his groupies.

;-)

320 posted on 02/22/2010 8:42:37 AM PST by Norman Greenbaum
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