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A Day in the Life of President Bush (photos): 1.24.05
yahoo.com, whitehouse.gov, seattle post-intelligencer ^ | Monday January 24, 2005 | GretchenM for TruthNTegrity

Posted on 01/24/2005 3:51:58 PM PST by GretchenM

A culture of life for America got a big boost from President Bush as he addressed, from Camp David by telephone, pro-life demonstrators in DC marking the 32nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade. He told abortion opponents he shared their support for 'a culture of life' and lauded progress in passing legislation to protect the vulnerable.

Presidents Bush and Chirac plan to have dinner in Europe next month. The president is also planning to host Chirac in the United States sometime soon. Bush plans to stop in Germany, and to meet with Russia's Putin in the Slovak Republic during his visit to Europe.

The Bush administration plans to announce it will seek about $80 billion in new funding for military operations this year in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife, Lynne, will lead a US delegation to Poland for observances marking the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camps. Cheney will tour Auschwitz, honor Holocaust survivors, speak at the international forum, meet with Poland's President Kwasniewski, Poland's PM Belka, and Ukraine's President Yushchenko.

Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island!


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Germany; Government; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; auschwitz; belka; birkenau; budget; bush43; chirac; dickcheney; elections; france; germany; holocaust; iraq; kwasniewski; marchforlife; marchforlife2005; poland; putin; slovakia; ukraine; yushchenko
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To: phancypants

Thanks, Phancy!


181 posted on 01/25/2005 9:36:43 AM PST by Pippin (Have you seen my wand?)
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To: Pippin

I sent it your way, I hope you can see the pics all right!

He looked very handsome that night :-)


182 posted on 01/25/2005 9:43:26 AM PST by phancypants ("Walk cheerfully over the world")
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To: phancypants

Thanks, I'll have to wait till I get home to look at them as I find I'm locked out of my e-mail here at work, grrrr!


183 posted on 01/25/2005 9:47:49 AM PST by Pippin (Have you seen my wand?)
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To: STARWISE
Let alone taking Mrs. Bush's hand and kissing it .. eueewwww.

I know. Chirac should keep his smarmy, lying lips to himself.

184 posted on 01/25/2005 9:52:25 AM PST by Wolfstar (Have YOU laughed at a Democrat today?)
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To: ohioWfan; kitkat
Jeanette MacDonald is high on my personal list of favorite actresses. While I'm not as big a fan of Nelson Eddy because his acting style was kind of wooden, I love his voice. No question the two of them were magic together.

As Hollywood types go, their personal lives were pretty clean and upstanding, as well. Jeanette married a man, Gene Raymond, who, interestingly enough, looked a lot like Nelson. He was her only husband, and they were married for 28 years, until her death in 1965.

Nelson also had only one spouse, Ann Denitz Franklin, and they were married 28 years until his death in 1967.

185 posted on 01/25/2005 10:02:04 AM PST by Wolfstar (Have YOU laughed at a Democrat today?)
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To: homemom; STARWISE
...maybe they're having some intensive training with Beezy and will take her along so she can "accidentally" pee on his leg.

Now THAT is something I'd pay to see, LOL!

The description of it being a "working" lunch makes me think the First Lady will not be attending, even if she goes on the trip.

186 posted on 01/25/2005 10:06:36 AM PST by Wolfstar (Have YOU laughed at a Democrat today?)
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To: homemom
I just saw a clip of the Pres. getting off Marine 1.

I saw that too, homemom, and think you're right. As usual, Barney was going off in a direction only a Scottish terrier would understand, and the President was trying to get him going toward the WH. Those little tidbits between GWB and that dog make me happy every time.

187 posted on 01/25/2005 10:08:50 AM PST by Wolfstar (Have YOU laughed at a Democrat today?)
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To: Wolfstar

I think the First LADY probably wants to stay away from that SLIMY girly-man and the Pres. probably wants to keep her away from him. Can you imagine the jokes that must have gone on between Goerge and Laura after Chirac kissed her hand??? LOL!


188 posted on 01/25/2005 10:10:36 AM PST by homemom ("It is better to trust in the Rock of ages than to know the age of the rocks." William J Bryan)
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To: Wolfstar

It makes me feel not so bad when my dogs don't listen to me!

The most powerful man in the world, and this little dog won't listen to him . . . LOLOL!


189 posted on 01/25/2005 10:12:18 AM PST by homemom ("It is better to trust in the Rock of ages than to know the age of the rocks." William J Bryan)
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To: JudyinCanada

Judy, thank you for sharing that.

Wow.

I had no idea about things like the children's response -- how galling. How telling.

Even today I get the same way as you if I look at photos or documentaries of that day of horror.

I'm glad you found FR.


190 posted on 01/25/2005 10:13:52 AM PST by GretchenM (It remains to be seen what God will do through a person who gives Him all the glory.)
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To: MJY1288

That's cool you helped out the little guy with the Pine Derby and that he did so well. My son had a friend's father help him build one and the dad really got into it. The result was a trophy-taking, sleek, cherry-red beauty with a silver-speckled sheen. Boys don't forget things like that, or the men who helped them.


191 posted on 01/25/2005 10:16:50 AM PST by GretchenM (It remains to be seen what God will do through a person who gives Him all the glory.)
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To: Wolfstar
I disagree that Nelson Eddy was "wooden." It's a common critique, but I don't think it holds up if you know all his work on film (or anything about his concert and operatic performances).

If all you see is his being a Mountie (a stiff-type role), you might think that.......although there are plenty of moments in Rose Marie where he wasn't "wooden"...... but if you watch Maytime, there is no way to think he wasn't a fine actor, and very relaxed when the role called for it.

People often mistake his proper New England demeanor as being aloof (not unlike the image that Poppy Bush had), but it's not really the case. He also had some really lousy roles (as did Jeanette) because they were such huge box office stars that MGM got lazy with them, and thought they'd have hits because of their incredible star power (more popular than Clark Gable at the time).

OK......end of testimonial for Nelson Eddy. Back to the President! :o)

192 posted on 01/25/2005 10:21:01 AM PST by ohioWfan (Have you PRAYED for your President today?)
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To: ohioWfan; kitkat
"All I ask of You" is, IMO, the most intensely emotional romantic duet since the days of N&J. There was an intensity, a sexuality, to their duets (best example "Wanting You" in New Moon) that has never been matched since.
"All I ask of You" HAS that intense, rip your heart out kind of quality that hasn't really been done in 50 plus years.

That's a better way of saying how it affected me than any way I could have said it. To me, it felt anointed, which is an extraordinarily unusual thing for me to say about music outside the church, or music by what we would think of as secular artists. It didn't affect just my soul; it moved upon my spirit.

193 posted on 01/25/2005 10:21:05 AM PST by GretchenM (It remains to be seen what God will do through a person who gives Him all the glory.)
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To: GretchenM
It didn't affect just my soul; it moved upon my spirit.

I understand that COMPLETELY, Gretchen.

194 posted on 01/25/2005 10:22:42 AM PST by ohioWfan (Have you PRAYED for your President today?)
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To: W04Man

How close were you when you took that photo? (How much telephoto did you have to use?) It's a jewel.


195 posted on 01/25/2005 10:23:24 AM PST by GretchenM (It remains to be seen what God will do through a person who gives Him all the glory.)
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To: homemom
Can you imagine the jokes that must have gone on between Goerge and Laura after Chirac kissed her hand???

A lot of times when a teenager gets kissed by a celebrity, you hear that the kid refused to wash her hand or face for days afterwards. Well, I'll bet Laura couldn't wait to wash her hand after Chirac touched it, let alone kissed it.

196 posted on 01/25/2005 10:30:02 AM PST by Wolfstar (Have YOU laughed at a Democrat today?)
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To: homemom
The most powerful man in the world, and this little dog won't listen to him . . . LOLOL!

I get a big kick out of it. But what really interests me is the fact that GWB is so patient with that funny little dog. He never seems to lose his temper with Barney, no matter what the dog is doing. In fact, he must really like the Scottie penchant for independence, because he bought a 2nd one.

197 posted on 01/25/2005 10:32:34 AM PST by Wolfstar (Have YOU laughed at a Democrat today?)
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To: ohioWfan

I just put a library hold on three Eddy-MacDonald movies: "Rose Marie," "Maytime," and "Phantom of the Opera."


198 posted on 01/25/2005 10:59:16 AM PST by GretchenM (It remains to be seen what God will do through a person who gives Him all the glory.)
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To: GretchenM

That is a breathtakingly touching song .. and, though I despise BStreisand for her politics and vicious Bush attacks, I recently heard her version of "All I Ask of You" ... I put the "person" out of my mind and just listened to the voice .. oh my, brings tears. Such a shame her gift is used in such vile ways.


199 posted on 01/25/2005 11:04:32 AM PST by STARWISE
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To: GretchenM
Gretchen, I was up front of the Red 14 section about 10 rows from the front of that section. I used a Canon 20D with a 300mm zoom lense. I now wish I would have tought about crouching down a little to move that top rim of the bulletproof glass to the top of his head. But I was so excited, its a wonder I get this one so good. I was originally supposed to have North Green Standing tickets, but a couple of days before, my daughter-in-law landed these Red tickets. She is a dentist and had a patient who worked for a Dem in the House. The best thing about this was that I got these last minute good seats from someone who works on the Hill for a Democrat. So these were two seats that DID NOT go to the Radical Leftist Code Pink Ladies who tried to interrupt the Ceremonies. My other photos from that day are on my personal web site at: http://opditch.com
200 posted on 01/25/2005 11:06:53 AM PST by W04Man (Bush2004 Grassroots Campaign We Did It! Now on to local issues: http://VirginiaDreamTeam.com)
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