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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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Very nice article on the Bush brothers speaking together in Naples, FL. As usual, W shows his class and does not directly criticize Obama. But they get their point across - Jeb said he “bought a Ford that was not owned by the federal government."

If I had known about this in advance I would have liked to have gone. Jim Angle moderated; he's always intelligent and good at such things.

1 posted on 02/17/2010 12:43:11 PM PST by I still care
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To: ohioWfan; STARWISE

ping


2 posted on 02/17/2010 12:45:08 PM PST by mrs tiggywinkle
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To: I still care

Had to add this; I think I’ll change my tagline for a while.


3 posted on 02/17/2010 12:47:34 PM PST by I still care ( “I believe in the universality of freedom,” -George Bush, asked if he regrets going to war.)
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To: I still care
Very nice article on the Bush brothers speaking together in Naples, FL. As usual, W shows his class and does not directly criticize Obama...

Me thinks you missed in adding a "cl" to "class"!

4 posted on 02/17/2010 12:50:17 PM PST by meandog (OWEbummercare: "Arbeit Macht Frei!")
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To: I still care

Fox news reported this morning that G. Bush didn’t know who Rubio was.


5 posted on 02/17/2010 12:52:16 PM PST by Scotsman will be Free (11C - Indirect fire, infantry - High angle hell - We will bring you, FIRE)
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To: I still care

Don’t know much about Jeb, but George Bush has enough class to not “sound the trumpet before him” when he goes anywhere or does anything...quite unlike our self-serving, egotistical current president.


6 posted on 02/17/2010 12:58:12 PM PST by fatnotlazy
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To: I still care

Get out da Bushes! Puhlease... no more Boooooooooshies!


7 posted on 02/17/2010 12:58:15 PM PST by tflabo (Restore the Republic)
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To: tflabo

Oh, shut up.


8 posted on 02/17/2010 12:59:37 PM PST by Deb (Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)
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To: I still care

When Character was King ...

SnakeDoc


9 posted on 02/17/2010 1:00:29 PM PST by SnakeDoctor (I am Jack's smirking revenge.)
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To: meandog

Someone should add a “hole” to your ass.


10 posted on 02/17/2010 1:00:59 PM PST by Deb (Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)
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To: I still care

Very nice article!

Thanks for finding and posting it.


11 posted on 02/17/2010 1:02:50 PM PST by onyx (BE A MONTHLY DONOR - I AM)
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To: meandog

You have wound up a pathetic figure...hate does that to ya


12 posted on 02/17/2010 1:03:55 PM PST by woofie
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To: Deb

I’ll second the motion, Deb...


13 posted on 02/17/2010 1:04:12 PM PST by Russ (Repeal the 17th amendment)
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To: tflabo

Repeating Jesse Jackson. That works. Sheesh.


14 posted on 02/17/2010 1:07:07 PM PST by onyx (BE A MONTHLY DONOR - I AM)
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To: Deb

Love the reception they got...I miss the sense of love and devotion to our nation shared when Bush was in office...and the sense of safety...we knew they were doing what they could to protect this country...unlike now where it seems our Pres. is more for himself/the world/the arab nations than for this nation and keeps on putting us in arms way.


15 posted on 02/17/2010 1:09:45 PM PST by caww
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To: I still care

What a difference an election makes


16 posted on 02/17/2010 1:12:35 PM PST by tayper (Granny told me, Saying it don't make it so)
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Oh, shut up

OMG you beat me to it, that was my exact reaction when I read the post.

17 posted on 02/17/2010 1:38:58 PM PST by McGavin999
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To: I still care

George Bush always was a classy guy.


18 posted on 02/17/2010 1:44:32 PM PST by Wee-Weed Up
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I had the pleasure of standing 15 feet away from Dubya when he came to a local GOP fund raiser in NJ of all places.

I could not believe what a great public speaker he is. He was fired up. Called the terrorists "barbarians", "murderers", "cowards", etc...Teared up when discussing 9/11 and our fallen soldiers.

Not sure if he froze up because he was on TV or because he speech writers told him to take out the "Wanted: Dead or Alive" style. He is much better in person.

Amazing being that close to C-I-C DURING the war.

19 posted on 02/17/2010 1:57:45 PM PST by MattinNJ (Pence/Palin)
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To: Deb

I agree. I’d take G.W. or Jeb in a heartbeat over almost anyone out there now.


20 posted on 02/17/2010 2:01:13 PM PST by varina davis (Life is not a dress rehearsal)
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