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kpete

(72,038 posts)
Sun May 17, 2015, 10:45 AM May 2015

Mostly, I remember "that smirk" as he mocked us for being on the side of caution or even, peace.



Bush pressures Hill Democrats over Iraq vote
September 14, 2002

WASHINGTON - With rising international support for confronting Iraq, President Bush ratcheted up pressure on Congress yesterday, mocking Democrats who want to delay a vote on authorizing force until the United Nations acts.

"Democrats waiting for the U.N. to act?" a chuckling Bush said. "Seems like, to me, that if you're representing the United States, you ought to be making decisions based on what's best for the United States.

"If I were running for office,"
he added, "I'm not sure how I would explain to the American people. You know, 'Vote for me, and oh, by the way, on a matter of national security, I'm going to wait for somebody else to act.'"



http://www.baltimoresun.com/bal-te.bush14sep14-story.html#page=1
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Mostly, I remember "that smirk" as he mocked us for being on the side of caution or even, peace. (Original Post) kpete May 2015 OP
I still can't stand the site of him. onecaliberal May 2015 #1
Yes.. that arrogant smirk that just made me want to hlthe2b May 2015 #2
BFEE Trait Octafish May 2015 #3
I had not seen that top video BrotherIvan May 2015 #8
It was a Tell... Octafish May 2015 #9
His face says, "Can you believe they bought it?" BrotherIvan May 2015 #10
All scumbags malaise May 2015 #13
He's not the only one I remember .... Scuba May 2015 #4
That difficult vote was so hilarious Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #11
"...the cornflower blue eyes of the truly stupid." from Flashman Tierra_y_Libertad May 2015 #5
I hate that POS. nt MoonRiver May 2015 #6
One of the most eminently punchable faces hifiguy May 2015 #7
Cocky little shit ... Arugula Latte May 2015 #12

Octafish

(55,745 posts)
3. BFEE Trait
Sun May 17, 2015, 11:59 AM
May 2015

Poppy smiles at the thought of a "deluded gunman assassinated President Kennedy":



Smirko McCokespoon smiles at the thought of "money trumps peace."



Got cemeteries and Swiss banks full of more examples.

Octafish

(55,745 posts)
9. It was a Tell...
Sun May 17, 2015, 05:56 PM
May 2015

...like Dorian Grey where everything in a corroded soul is exposed, except no one involved ever goes to jail. More background from DU2:



Poppy Bush brought up JFK Assassination and ''Conspiracy Theorists'' at Ford Funeral

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x3029417

More complete video in which Poppy smirks or laughs or grins at the moment he says "deluded gunman" near the 1:09 mark:





George H.W. Bush’s Eulogy for Gerald R. Ford

The New York Times
Published: January 2, 2007

Following is the transcript of the eulogy for former President Gerald R. Ford delivered today by former President George H.W. Bush in Washington, as recorded by The New York Times.

EXCERPT…

After a deluded gunman assassinated President Kennedy, our nation turned to Gerald Ford and a select handful of others to make sense of that madness. And the conspiracy theorists can say what they will, but the Warren Commission report will always have the final definitive say on this tragic matter. Why? Because Jerry Ford put his name on it and Jerry Ford’s word was always good.

A decade later, when scandal forced a vice president from office, President Nixon turned to the minority leader in the House to stabilize his administration because of Jerry Ford’s sterling reputation for integrity within the Congress. To political ally and adversary alike, Jerry Ford’s word was always good.

SOURCE:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/02/washington/02cnd-ford-ghwb.html



PS: Of course, to Gerald Ford Warren Commission skeptics presented "no problem."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3772251

PPS: What's even more telling is how there are still people interested in scrubbing the assassination record of any reference to Poppy.

PPPS: For those interested, background...

Know your BFEE: Poppy Bush was in Dallas the day JFK was assassinated.

BrotherIvan

(9,126 posts)
10. His face says, "Can you believe they bought it?"
Sun May 17, 2015, 07:30 PM
May 2015

I had heard about Poppy in Dallas, but not the Ford statement. I wish one of these guys, looking into the abyss of death, would spill it.

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