Three-day party starts in River Oaks for Bush 41

[Les BOOGIE]

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2623481

[Beetwasher]

1. Dancin' On The Grave

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[progressivebydesign]

6. Oh yeah, that is so tacky!

Far be it from the me-me-me crowd to tone down the festivities the DAY after they bury Reagan. Typical hypocrites.. why trouble their beautiful celebration with thoughts of death?

[merci_me]

9. Not the day AFTER

but the bash at Enron Field was being held last night, at the exact sametime that Reagan was being buried in California. The festivities still have today and tomorrow, though.

With all the rush, maybe that's why Babs was already dressed in her white suit at the memorial service. Either that or her Navy unit got orders to be deployed.

Oh well, maybe they had it shown on the closed circuit "big board" and ran the little choo choo while the Repugs, ready to use Reagan's death were yelling "SCORE!!!"

[susu369]

11. Welcome to DU, merci_me

look forward to your posts.

[mom cat]

12. What a perfect tribute... Shows how much they really cared!

[Cocoa]

2. Poppypalooza

edit: omg, they're having it at Enron Field! Now renamed Minute Maid Park, but it will always be Enron Field to me.

The festivities continue today with the celebration for 5,000 at Minute Maid Park and Sunday with Bush's parachute jump and barbecue in College Station.

[peekaloo]

3. I call it "The House that Dick Cheney Built"

Brown & Root contractors and Halliburton plaza honoring two players.



Jeez, Dennis Miller is servicing the old man, too. :puke:

[montana_hazeleyes]

5. They're going to barbecue Poppy?

Oh My !

[cosmicdot]

4. "life goes on and here we are" ... oh, well said, Poppy...what a perfect

time to have a mass arrest of war criminals ...

the official Bush Family Evil Empire mourning in America must be over ... no need to postpone or cancel this gourmet bash in light of recent events ...

party on, dude

[susu369]

7. Wow - imagine

his son will be there!

Headliners in the tony crowd included comedian Dennis Miller, former Mexican President Carlos Salinas, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush......

How very sweet - they are such a loving family.

/sarcasm

[judgegina]

8. Babs, the matriarchal bitch

got ahead of the game, as she wore white to the funeral.

Filthy swine.

[goforit]

21. As Nostradamas reflected...."MABUS"

[Octafish]

10. Were these three family members invited?

This guy'd be there, if only he could...

[Southsideirish]

13. New GOP puppy, Dennis Miller, was invited to amuse them lest

they become bored stroking one another.

[mountainvue]

24. There will be

a special place in hell for turncoat Dennis Miller. God's already seen to it that he's not funny anymore.

[leftchick]

14. I hope someone gets smashed and hurls on his lap.....

paybacks a bitch ya know...

[daleo]

15. Party hearty BFEE

The end draws nigh (November).

[grasswire]

16. lovely taste, eh?

"Lining the walls, stylized oil wells sprouted sprays of yellow orchids."

[RummyTheDummy]

17. Oh boy! Lee Greenwood AND the Oakridge Boys!

I wish I could be there. I wonder if Lee will sing "Proud to be an American"??????

[truthisfreedom]

18. "JUMP! JUMP! JUMP!" screamed the crowd.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040612/D835P68O0.html

Former President Bush Celebrates Birthday

Jun 12, 7:34 PM (ET)

By JUAN A. LOZANO


HOUSTON (AP) - More than 5,000 people were expected to help former President George H.W. Bush celebrate his 80th birthday Saturday night, part of a weekend of festivities to be topped with a skydive Sunday.

The skydive will be "very safe. It will be a thrill for me," the nation's 41st president said at a luncheon in his honor Saturday at the University of Texas' M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

Bush has made four parachute jumps in his life - the first as a Navy pilot shot down over the Pacific during World War II. He has made the other jumps since leaving the White House more than a decade ago, including one on his 75th birthday.

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they're running this photo again too.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

22. Yeah, his first jump got two other fine men killed.... let's see if

he can finally find his place in the sky.

[GingerSnaps]

26. Both Bush men are roting from the inside out

What is up with their horrible skin condition?

[Minstrel Boy]

19. A better actor than Reagan ever was.

Sometimes, you'd almost swear he was human. He's that good.

[goforit]

20. And I'm sure that is the ultimate celebration....He's the better actor

Was Nancy and the clan invited as well?

Nothing but a bunch of sick SOBs!!!!

[Bake]

23. I hope his parachute works

I don't think I could stomach another weeklong Repuke funeralfest.

Bake

[Les BOOGIE]

25. today's update

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/business/2623840

[Catt03]

27. I don't get this "royalty" thing that Republicans appear to embrace

Reminds me of the former Shah of Iran and his outrageously self aggrandizing birthday parties.

And right after a coronation funeral for a former president that lasted 5 days and every second televised....much like the funeral processions of monarchs (in countries that have monarchs or dictators).

Republicans: I sincerely suggest that you get over yourselves. These displays are so gauche.

[thebaghwan]

28. Now, Isn't that just special.

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