[DrDeb]

I’m sure that most of you have already read a version of the following article all of which snarkily bury the lead (and important information):

SO MUCH FOR THE QUIET LIFE... GEORGE W BUSH RAKES IN STAGGERING $15 MILLION ON SPEAKING CIRCUIT
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1389307/George-W-Bush-rakes-staggering-15million-speaking-circuit.html#ixzz1N7NwejHH

1.) The fact that OUR president can generate so much money on the lecture circuit indicates one thing: People like him; they really, really like him!!

2.) Decision Points has sold more than THREE MILLION COPIES — gee, I wonder why the leftist media failed to report this milestone (Clinton still hasn’t made it to 3 million after 10 years)?!

3.) The GWB Presidential Center has already raised over 300 MILLION DOLLARS — again, I wonder why the leftist media overlooked this accomplishment (Clinton didn’t get close to this number with his library fundraising)?!

[Kaslin]

I am glad for President Bush making all that money. The lame stream’s media jealousy disgusts me though

[Wolfstar]

Hi Deb, thanks for the ping to that article. Yes, that’s a very snarky article. Don’t mean to be vulgar, but can’t resist saying a hearty “screw you” to David Gardner, the author of that piece.

Gardner contradicts himself by first whining that President Bush has said he wants to stay out of politics and the public eye, and then whining that all of GWB’s post-presidency speeches have been PRIVATE events. Let me put it in terms Gardner might understand. Like duh! If an event is PRIVATE, it is, by definition, not in the public eye. *rolls eyes*

As for the money GWB is making, good for him. Gardner needn’t worry. Obama has already made millions doing nothing, and he’ll make more when his presidency is (blessedly) over. This despite the fact that Obama is a terrible speaker, in my opinion. Still, I won’t begrudge him whatever he makes. It’s still a free country and, as the old saying goes, the business of the USA is business.

[pattyvita]

This is all about nothing really. It's being put out there just for the Bush haters to attack him because they've got nothing better to do. GWB is a giving person and I'm pretty sure he donates a great deal of that money he earns from the speeches to charities he supports.

And he does spend a lot of time working on building his library and supporting our troops such as the W100 bike ride he and the 14 wounded soldiers did last month. So where was the media covering that? Oh yeah, they didn't care and weren't interested. GWB has never been out there flaunting and bragging how much money he's made. The media and lefties have nothing to point anything productive Obama has done so all they have left is to attack W again. That's all, same old playbook. *Yawn*

[dmd25]

Thanks for the post, DrDeb--and for the points you made after. What an incredibly snarky article. People are so blind and dumb. It made me ill to see the photo of BHO at Ground Zero (the implication that GWB should have been there). Ugh.

So glad that he is making money, selling books, and raising money!