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Bush thinks Palin unqualified, friends say
UPI ^ | 2010-11-05

Posted on 11/05/2010 6:29:02 PM PDT by rabscuttle385

DALLAS, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- George W. Bush has avoided politics since leaving the Oval Office, but he privately scorns Sarah Palin and is critical of Barack Obama, friends say.

The former president has told friends Palin is unqualified for his old office and Sen. John McCain never should have put her on the ticket, the New York Daily News reported Friday.

"Naming Palin makes Bush think less of McCain as a man," a Republican with knowledge of his thinking told the Daily News. "He thinks McCain ran a lousy campaign with an unqualified running mate and destroyed any chance of winning by picking Palin."

(Excerpt) Read more at upi.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: anonymoussource; bush; divideandconquer; lies; palin; rinos; unfoundedstory
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1 posted on 11/05/2010 6:29:02 PM PDT by rabscuttle385
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To: pissant; Mojave; donna; UCFRoadWarrior

Bushbots vs. Palinistas

Bring the popcorn.


2 posted on 11/05/2010 6:29:37 PM PDT by rabscuttle385 (Live Free or Die)
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To: rabscuttle385

What does he think of Hussein?


3 posted on 11/05/2010 6:30:22 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both)
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To: rabscuttle385

Bush is a big government, big spending establishment Republican, so there’s no surprise here.


4 posted on 11/05/2010 6:30:22 PM PDT by AIM-54
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To: rabscuttle385
"a Republican with knowledge of his thinking"

A republican with knowledge of his thinking?....another anonymous source? Hmmm!
5 posted on 11/05/2010 6:30:37 PM PDT by Bigtigermike
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To: rabscuttle385

< pulls up a chair >


6 posted on 11/05/2010 6:30:43 PM PDT by Michael Barnes (Guilty of being White.)
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To: rabscuttle385

I don’t believe this report


7 posted on 11/05/2010 6:30:57 PM PDT by Tribemike1
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To: rabscuttle385

McCain’s own people and the media destroyed impressions of Sarah Palin. Sorry to hear GW doesn’t like her.


8 posted on 11/05/2010 6:31:32 PM PDT by DallasDeb (USAFA '06 Mom)
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To: rabscuttle385

Once again, no named source.


9 posted on 11/05/2010 6:31:32 PM PDT by dforest
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To: rabscuttle385

And, Zero is qualified????


10 posted on 11/05/2010 6:31:52 PM PDT by MrLee (Sha'alu Shalom Yerushalyim!! God bless Eretz Israel.)
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To: rabscuttle385

If Obama is president then anyone is qualified.


11 posted on 11/05/2010 6:32:21 PM PDT by From The Deer Stand
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To: MrLee

I think I heard earlier that this may be bogus.


12 posted on 11/05/2010 6:32:55 PM PDT by dforest
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To: rabscuttle385

Happy to see most who have commented so far are noticing the anonymous source.

This sounds like a 2fer: bash both Bush and Palin all in one fell swoop.


13 posted on 11/05/2010 6:32:55 PM PDT by KJC1
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To: rabscuttle385

Anonymous sources quoted in a liberal tabloid don’t impress me at all.


14 posted on 11/05/2010 6:33:24 PM PDT by Genoa (Put the kettle on!)
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To: rabscuttle385
a Republican with knowledge of his thinking told the Daily News.

No name of course. Also, the headline says "friends" of Bush. So who's the "friends".

I call bullshit! The media making up "news" again.

15 posted on 11/05/2010 6:33:24 PM PDT by katnip ( That is all I have to say for now)
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To: rabscuttle385

I smell a turd blossom.


16 posted on 11/05/2010 6:33:38 PM PDT by cryptical (The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.)
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To: rabscuttle385

Second hand and third hand Bull S...!!! I’ll believe this crap when I watch him say it on camera to the public.


17 posted on 11/05/2010 6:33:45 PM PDT by fish hawk
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To: Bigtigermike

Sounds like a Politico story meant to cause trouble inside the Republican party. I think it would be smart to not play along with these creeps.


18 posted on 11/05/2010 6:33:56 PM PDT by arkady_renko
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To: rabscuttle385
This story is making the rounds by the MSM faster than you can say Republican Majority. After the drubbing the RAT's took on Tuesday, the RAT machine is working overtime trying to discredit the gal most responsible for energizing the Tea Party and Republican base

Oh - and by the way - the author of this story quotes that guy Unnamed Sources.

19 posted on 11/05/2010 6:34:25 PM PDT by capydick (''Life's tough.......it's even tougher if you're stupid.'')
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To: rabscuttle385
Bushbots vs. Palinistas

Sounds like you're deliberately trolling for a flame war thread, Rabs.

I heard a snippet from some interview this morning where Bush was asked what he thought about Palin, he replied he wasn't a political pundit and refused to comment.

This story is a plant, lots of folks are falling for it too....

20 posted on 11/05/2010 6:34:41 PM PDT by Las Vegas Ron (Moderates manipulate, extremists use violence, but the goal is the same.)
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