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[Tx4obama]

1. President Obama praised H.W. Bush, not W. Bush

Obama praises HW Bush for volunteer initiative

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama welcomed President George H.W. Bush to the White House on Monday in a salute to public service and to the drive for volunteerism that the 41st president inspired with his "thousand points of light" initiative more than two decades ago.

"We are surely a kinder and gentler nation because of you," Obama told the elder Bush, who sat in a room filled with his friends and former aides.

The first President Bush — "41," he often calls himself — came to attend a ceremony Obama was holding to recognize the 5,000th Daily Point of Light Award. The award's name comes from the description in his 1989 inaugural address of Americans serving each other as "a thousand points of light."

Thanks to Bush, Obama said, "volunteerism has gone from something that some people do some of the time to something that lots of people do as a regular part of their lives."

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http://news.yahoo.com/obama-praises-hw-bush-volunteer-initiative-183442353.html

[PoliticAverse]

3. He praised W back at the beginning of the month...

for his efforts in office to combat HIV/AIDS in Africa.

[woo me with science]

4. The highest praise was fighting to continue all his policies. nt

[KittyWampus]

2. Welcome to DU. Enjoy your stay.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

5. The whole damn family can go to hell.

And I'm sick and tired of the GHWBush rehab effort.

[NuclearDem]

8. I'm sure the Panamanians appreciate it!

Maybe we can whitewash those hundreds of graves down there as well, while we're at it.

[pkdu]

6. Rec-ing your own shit is a telltale sign doofus. Nt

[ProSense]

7. Well,

"If Obama praised George W. Bush I can praise Republican Gordon Humphrey for praising Snowden"

...go right ahead: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023276279

Lauding a vile piece of shit never ends well.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023219799

[Renew Deal]

9. You and everyone that recc'd this post should be banned

[brooklynite]

10. Not going to stop you...

...because this reflects the reality of the NSA/Snowden issue: there isn't a "right" answer.

There are conservatives and liberals who oppose what the NSA is doing. And there are conservatives and liberals who support (or at least aren't bothered by) what the NSA is doing.

[karynnj]

11. You could, but it is not comparable

Obama praised GHWB for a program that honored people who helped their community. This is really not all that controversial. (The only hint of anything controversial is that many small government people want personal private charity to replace state programs.) This was a major GHWB program and it is one that everyone can be happy with.

On the other hand, what did Humphrey do that you agree with --- other than agree with your position on Snowden.