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George W. Bush makes surprise visit to U.S. troops
LATimes ^
| 8/11/10
| Andrew Malcolm?
Posted on 08/12/2010 3:45:20 AM PDT by blueyon
Former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, made a surprise visit to U.S. troops this afternoon.
They showed up at the USO in the Dallas-Fort Worth airport. There they mingled with the returning soldiers, thanked them, chatted and posed for photos as proof of the unexpected encounter for folks back home.
The USO just posted an assortment of the photos on its Facebook page, which quickly drew a growing list of appreciative comments.
"What an AWESOME moment," Robert Rowe wrote. "If anyone can't see the President and First Lady's love for our nations troops, they must be dead or blind. May God Bless them ALL !" Richard Cruz wrote: "The look on that kid's face says it all...."
And Shirley Lovely Fry added: "A President and First Lady who love their country and their country's military."
(Excerpt) Read more at latimesblogs.latimes.com ...
TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; bho44; bush; commanderinchief; iraq; military; obama; presidentbush; presidentgeorgewbush; troops; uso
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a breath of fresh air to see a real commander in chief who loves his troops
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posted on
08/12/2010 3:45:22 AM PDT
by
blueyon
To: blueyon
Our current pretender in chief was too busy.
He was out on the golf course ..probably as a favor to O.J. ( looking for the real killers ).
or maybe he was shooting hoops with some Gulf War amputees.
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posted on
08/12/2010 3:54:54 AM PDT
by
Einherjar
To: Einherjar
Yabbut...Who, as a service member, (or just in general) would you rather meet, anyway? The pretender or the last President of the US (so far)?
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posted on
08/12/2010 4:00:39 AM PDT
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
To: blueyon
What ever else people think of Bush the one thing we can all agree on, he is a class act.
One of the little know things about Bush is he would go to Walter Reed and visit the wounded troops coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan without taking any media along.
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posted on
08/12/2010 4:03:20 AM PDT
by
MNJohnnie
(The problem with Socialism is eventually you run our of other peoples money. Lady Thatcher)
To: Smokin' Joe
Oblamebushman will visit the troops via satellite from his private beach in Nanny tuck it
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posted on
08/12/2010 4:06:46 AM PDT
by
shadeaud
("If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten." -- George Carlin B)
To: blueyon
Yes! We really do miss them both!
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posted on
08/12/2010 4:07:12 AM PDT
by
LetMarch
(If a man knows the right way to live, and does not live it, there is no greater coward. (Anonyous)
To: Einherjar
"or maybe he was shooting hoops with some Gulf War amputees."
That's the problem, he's not shooting hoops with war amputees. If he was doing that I think people would give him positive reviews. He's shooting hoops with Lebron and D-Wade. He doesn't have time to shoot hoops with the "little people". It's all about him...
To: MNJohnnie
The difference between W and “O” is like the difference between a million dollars and a dirty penny!!
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posted on
08/12/2010 4:23:37 AM PDT
by
SMARTY
("What luck for rulers that men do not think." Adolph Hitler)
To: blueyon
Obama parades himself as commander in chief, poser...
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posted on
08/12/2010 4:45:26 AM PDT
by
dps.inspect
(uttox)
To: blueyon
What a racist act!
Again, it is Bush's fault that the pResident is made to look bad!
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posted on
08/12/2010 5:13:35 AM PDT
by
Redleg Duke
(RAT Hunting Season started the evening of March 21st, 2010!)
To: blueyon
I don’t care who you are this guy is a class act.
To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
I would rather have Bush at his worst in the White House than Obama at his best (if the is a best).
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posted on
08/12/2010 5:27:43 AM PDT
by
Russ
(Repeal the 17th amendment)
To: Redleg Duke
the MSM will be BLASTING BUSH over this today!
Count on it.
ANd yes, it will be because it shows the stark contrast between him and that “diva” we currently have in office, who was probably on the golf course all day yesterday, followed by a bbq at the WH last night.
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posted on
08/12/2010 5:29:56 AM PDT
by
a real Sheila
(FUBO! We must clean house in November.)
To: blueyon
That’s great! You can tell they’re really happy to see him.
Bush may have made some mistakes (mostly, trying to be too nice) but he genuinely loved and respected this country and our troops.
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posted on
08/12/2010 5:31:35 AM PDT
by
livius
To: Russ
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posted on
08/12/2010 5:32:17 AM PDT
by
ronniesgal
( I miss George Bush. Hell, I miss Bill Clinton!!)
To: blueyon
A little payback for the Bush-bashing on Obama’s visit to Dallas (where he did not meet with the troops).
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posted on
08/12/2010 5:43:30 AM PDT
by
Puzzleman
("Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government. " -- Edmund Burke)
To: a real Sheila
the MSM will be BLASTING BUSH over this today!This is from the LA Times - can't get much more MSM than that. Not much blasting here...
To: blueyon
I loved President Bush throughout his 8 year tenure. I love him now. I believe he ranks with President Reagan as one of the best presidents in American history.
God bless him!
To: blueyon
Class. Some Presidents have it, & some wouldn’t even buy it if it was for sale.
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posted on
08/12/2010 6:28:14 AM PDT
by
rickb308
(Muslims need to check with Native Americans & ask how that whole cowboys & indians thing worked out.)
To: blueyon
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posted on
08/12/2010 6:28:37 AM PDT
by
avacado
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