On all the love for HW

[Botany]

Bush v Gore. HW had James Baker fly all over the state of Florida in an Enron provided private jet in order to stop the counting of legal and legitimate Americans vote.

We are still paying the price for those actions.

[dalton99a]

1. "I love you, too"

Last words he said - to his idiot son - who didn't bother to show up but used the speakerphone instead

[EffieBlack]

2. Wow.

What an ugly comment.

[CurtEastPoint]

3. I think it did transpire via phone.

[EffieBlack]

21. That's not the point

[tymorial]

8. Yeah I am getting grossed out.

It has become game of trying to out do. I am very disappointed.

[lilactime]

4. He's dead but the evil he helped perpretrate lives on.

That's why I'll never get misty-eyed over him.

[trev]

7. I voted for HW his first term

but went with Clinton afterward. I didn't like what Bush stood for, and that was when I switched parties to Dem. I was in the Army when Clinton was elected, and my right-wing superior officer, upon hearing about my vote, groused at me, "He's a liar!" I said one simple thing in reply: "Read my lips."


That shut him up.

[Aristus]

9. Your story mirrors mine perfectly.

I voted for Bush in 1988, but switched to Clinton in 1992 while I was in the Army.

I was surrounded by right-wing Bush supporters in the Army, too. What a collection of reprobates...

Welcome to DU!

[trev]

29. Thanks!

Glad to see I wasn't the only one.

[lilactime]

11. Touche!

[Honeycombe8]

28. So your criticism of HW was that he did something that ticked off Republicans?

Raise taxes because we had a revenue problem?

[trev]

30. No,

my "read my lips" statement was meant to demonstrate that Bush was a liar, too. That was a direct response to the officer's calling Clinton a liar. If the officer's complaint against Clinton was legitimate, then he should not have voted for Bush, either.


Lies are lies, no matter who tells them.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

13. +1! One of the happiest nights in my life was election night 1992!

[INdemo]

16. I remember that night well

went to work with a hell-of-a- hangover next morning....

[elmac]

19. I never get misty eyed when a fascist dies

Don't hate the guy, don't really dislike him, just don't give a shit either way.

[guillaumeb]

5. Is it too soon to nominate him for sainthood?

Recommended.

[SammyWinstonJack]

6. Ha!

[tymorial]

10. Based upon your other comments, I find this fascinating

As I do all the others. Eom.

[guillaumeb]

12. Perhaps you would also find this fascinating:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211503036

[JNelson6563]

14. Jim Baker is Bush family consigliere.

Was sorry to learn he's still alive.

[LakeArenal]

15. Dick Cheney.. That is all.

[mac2766]

17. Sons lost their father

and grandchildren lost their grandfather.

Show that much respect at least. Why does everything EVERYTHING have to be political. He was a human being for goodness sake.

[elmac]

20. because we are at WAR with fascists who enjoy murdering Americans with their fascist policies

that is why everything is political.

[Coventina]

23. The Bushes are pure evil.

They deserve no respect. They have earned none.

[BigmanPigman]

25. Hear hear!

I have been watching old Murphy Brown reruns and it brings back a lot of very unpleasant (no, unforgivable) memories of his actions during those 4 years alone. Add the time before and out of office and his behavior and decisions have contributed negatively to where we are today as nation. We would have been MUCH better off as a whole country without any of the Bushes and Reagun. Their choices were criminal and effected the country negatively over a long period of time. I am not a hypocrite and shed no tears over the loss of him.

I think people are so fucking desperate for someone, anyone, to act even slightly presidential that we have forgiven all the past GOP behavior in comparison with the current fake prez.

[dflprincess]

18. Times have changed around here

I can remember when none of the Bushes got any love on this site.

Perhaps we should all go back and reread "Family of Secrets".

[Coventina]

22. The BFEE was a daily topic of conversation here for DU's first 8 years

And now we're supposed to show them respect?

Fuck that noise!

[Ferrets are Cool]

24. Great post. nt

[mahina]

26. Failing to act to help HIV victims, South and Central America,

Grooming his idiot son, CIA, Iran Contra, propping up Reagan.

He may have had nice manners but he was a bad man.

[Turbineguy]

27. Once he had manipulated the system

to put himself at the top he became much nicer. But he may have genuinely thought Dubya would do a good job.

Poppy was the last skilled republican president. And that includes Reagan.

[progressoid]

31. Let's not forget hiring Lee Atwater

[Bucky]

32. if it's any consolation

Iraq is paying a higher price