Posted on 09/05/2010 5:29:14 PM PDT by Kaslin
LOVE this statement in "Forever My President." Wonderful article. Thanks for pointing it out.
Mr. Golub certainly expressed well what I believe many of us would say of Bush.... but not find such articulate ways of saying. ‘Character’...that he had while he served us and that he continues to hold, regardless. I am so grateful for the opportunity of having this man as my President at a time when our nation was attacked. He proved himself well to be the President we needed.
That article by Mr Golub beautifully expressed my sentiments exactly. Dubya, you will always be my President!
***LAURA BUSH ON NOW — CSPAN2 !!!!
http://cspan.org/Watch/C-SPAN2.aspx
and
Decision Points
George W. Bush
About the Program
Former President George W. Bush presents his biography on his two-term presidency. The former President discusses his recently published memoir with Michael Barone, senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner at Miami-Dade College.
Description:
http://www.booktv.org/Program/12073/Decision+Points.aspx
They say it’ll be live .. so hopefully it’ll come online here:
ADVERTISED REPLAY ON BOOKTV
Decision Points
George W. Bush
Next air time: Sunday, November 14th, at 10pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
DARN CSPAN!! They screw up so often on the schedules!
Here’s what’s on their page now:
Former Pres. Bush Gives Behind the Scenes insight on his Presidency
Today
Former Pres. George W. Bush has returned to the national stage to promote his recently released memoir, “Decision Points.” The former President opened the 27th annual Miami Book Fair International with a sit-down discussion on his book.
Though Mr. Bush has largely kept out of the spotlight since leaving office nearly two years ago, he has recently opened up about his two-term presidency, as well as the highs and lows experienced while in the White House. The biography chronicles the decisions he faced with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Hurricane Katrina and the financial crisis, as well as his personal life and family relationships
And this
Today at 4pm (ET) on C-SPAN2
Book TV: George W. Bush, Decision Points
It’s certainly past time when his appearance should’ve happened .. GRrrrrr
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Found a live blog:
http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2010/11/george_w_bush_at_the_miami_boo.php
Latest:
2:50 — A gaggle of official Republican-looking types just wandered in. It’s hard to get ID’s from the media cage in back, but we definitely saw Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart.
No sign yet of the elusive Jeb.
3 pm — Eduardo Padron, president of MDC, solves the mystery: Mario is here, along with older bro Lincoln Diaz-Balart and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.
As Mitch Kaplan introduces W., there are at least 50 open seats in the back. What happened with the immediate sellout last week? Are there that many no shows?
3:08 — It’s Bush time! No. 43 is looking slim and wearing a powder blue suit coat that looks oddly Ron Burgandy-ian. The crowd gives him a huge ovation, and he opens with a crack to Mitch Kaplan:
“I’d like to thank Mitch for promoting literacy. As a new author, it’s in my interest to promote literacy.”
3:15 —Michael Barone, a Washington Examiner columnist and Fox News contributor, is asking the questions. It’s not exactly a grilling: So far he’s asked what he learned from his dad — answer: How to deal with abuse as president — and whether anyone objected to picking Dick Cheney.
“Rove strongly objected to the pick. He thought Cheney was not going to help with the electoral college (Those three elctoral votes in Wyoming wouldn’t help much, apparently).”
3:20 — Here’s a quote, presented for your pleasure entirely without further context:
“He taught me how to drink beer out of a mug with no hands. You gotta kind of bite the side.”
3:30 — Well, here’s a tidbit: On the night of 9/11, Bush refused to spend the night in a fortified bunker under the White House. Why?
The bed, frankly, didn’t look comfy enough.
“They said you need to spend the night down here. I said, ‘Show me the bed.’ It looked like something Harry Truman had installed,” Bush says. “In a crisis, it’s vital that you get enough rest to be able to think clearly.”
3:35 — First long ovation for the night and it’s for Bush’s justification of authorizing torture against detainees. (Just in case you didn’t think this was a friendly crowd here tonight). Here’s what he said:
“I approved techniques including waterboarding on three people. I make two points on this in the book: One, the information we received from those on whom we used enhanced interrogation techniques saved American lives. Second, I couldn’t have lived with myself, if I hadn’t, under the law, used every technique within my ability to prevent further attacks. I knew there’d be controversy and blowback, but my job is to protect you.”
3:40 — Another big ovation for Bush’s defense of his war in Iraq. Is this a GOP rally at the Book Fair? Take it away, Dubya:
“People forget that before I was elected Congress overwhelmingly passed a resolution calling for regime change in Iraq. After 9/11, Congress passed a resolution authorizing me to use force to protect the American people. Then, after difficulties arose in Iraq, everyone suddenly began to change their minds. But you can’t be playing politics with the security of the United States or with the security of those who are wearing a uniform.”
3:50 — Finally! A serious topic. Bush responds to all the tit for tat with Kanye West, he of “President Bush doesn’t care about black people” and diamond teeth fame.
Bush says the problem was that it wasn’t just Kanye calling him a racist.
“It wasn’t just one person. It was an opportunity for people to use the response to Katrina to portray me as a racist, and I didn’t like it one bit,” Bush says. “You can call me names, but the label of racist I couldn’t stomach that. It was unbelievably unfair.”
Would he have done anything different? Bush says he wouldn’t have done that airborne photo op, and that he would have sent in the 82nd Airborne to keep the city safe.
3:55 — Despite all that serious business, Bush says his cabinet was as light-hearted as an Aaron Sorkin screenplay. Evidence? Before a meeting with Bono, Bush’s chief of staff wanted to make sure he knew who he was.
“He’s an Irish rock star,” Bush says. “And he used to be married to Cher, right?”
Ha! Ha! Oh, Bushie.
4 p.m. — Well, that’s that. Bush ends his night with a speech about Queen Elizabeth’s dogs and a rainbow, and some guy yelling, “What does it mean?! What does it mean?!” — or maybe that was a Youtube video we got distracted with.
Anyway, we all learned a lot tonight. Bush regrets how Katrina was handled, but regrets more that it made people think he was racist; he certainly does not regret going to war with Iraq or waterboarding Khalid Sheik Mohammed; he thinks Tony Blair is hilarious and that Vlad Putin lied to him when he showed him his soul through his eyeballs; and, mostly importantly of all, he values a comfortable bed above all other luxuries.
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WHERE WAS CSPAN !!???
OKAY !! Jeesh .. what a runaround .. they’re horrible. Finally found the video CSPAN’s been hiding.
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296496-1
Thanks for all your ‘running around’ on our behalf, STARWISE!! :)
STARWISE: THANK YOU for locating the C-Span2 video; unfortunately, our cable company no longer carries C-Span2.
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REMINDER:
Tonight at 8 PM ET, President Bush and his brother Jeb will appear (taped) on CNN with Candy Crowley . . . It will certainly be interesting to see the brothers together!
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2010/11/jeb-bush-joins-george-w-bush-on-special-state-of-the-union.html
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Tomorrow morning, Fox & Friends (Steve and Brian) will air their interview of President Bush — this should be a RIOT!!
And tomorrow night at 9 PM ET, Hannity will air a taped ‘townhall’ meeting featuring President Bush and many members of his administration . . . I’m really looling forward to this show.
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MUST READ:
Former president Bush gets in quick 12 holes, speaks with Wounded Warriors
[GREAT photo included!]
http://www.thevillagesdailysun.com/news/sports/article_004ff0fe-efae-11df-a848-001cc4c03286.html
Bush shares passages from memoir, speaks of special bond with father
http://www.thevillagesdailysun.com/news/local/article_c7c29be6-efae-11df-a766-001cc4c03286.html
I got my book yesterday from Amazon.com
Awesome, thanks for posting
“Thank you sooo much for always finding all these great articles, etc. Your efforts are much appreciated!!!”
Ditto!! Thank you, DrDeb!
Thanks for posting the photo — isn’t it great?!
You’re both quite welcome . . . It’s a tough job but somebody’s got to do it — ha!
I FINALLY got my book as well; of course, I had to have one right away so the book I just got is now going to be a Christmas present!
Thanks, Starwise, for the pings. You always keep me informed.
TC
Lucky you as it's once again in hiding (screen is black). Fortunately I'll get to see it at 10:03 if c-span keeps to its schedule tonight.
Kaslin: You are welcome. Thank you for doing such a wonderful job in giving us a place to post!
You can watch the Pres. Bush’s Miami Book Fair appearance online. CSPAN does maintain its video library quite efficiently, so you can search for any program you may have missed on TV in their Video Library section.
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296496-1
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