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George HW Bush! RIP
« on: December 01, 2018, 12:18:27 AM »
just saw it on drudge, i guess he will be voting democrat from now on.
I hope his family has some peace in their time of grief
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« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2018, 12:23:32 AM »
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« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2018, 12:43:29 AM »
Didn't like his politics in many ways.  But, hopefully he's with God now.  RIP, and thanks for the service in WWII.
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Re: George HW Bush! RIP
« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2018, 12:50:06 AM »
My wife and I were discussing about how he would likely die fairly soon after his wife did.  And so it happened.
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Re: George HW Bush! RIP
« Reply #4 on: December 01, 2018, 07:00:52 AM »
Bush 41,  much like his kid later,  was a slightly better choice than his dhimmicrat rival.  I never felt he was a particularly good President.  He was a dhimmicrat at heart,  a globalist.
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« Reply #5 on: December 01, 2018, 07:18:53 AM »
Just like in the past, I will remind our members that grave dancing and bashing isn't appropriate in a thread discussing the passing of anyone besides Stalin, Lenin or Fistful. 
All of the moderators feel the same way, and the ban hammer may be used judiciously if anyone's posts are out of hand.
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« Reply #6 on: December 01, 2018, 09:30:41 AM »
RIP. Whatever his politics, he spent his entire adult life in service to his country, for genuine love of country. Plus skydiving into his 90s certainly showed a zest for life. Now he doesn't even need the plane anymore. :)

Like Millcreek I thought they seemed like a couple where, especially at their age, once one went, the other wouldn't be far behind. He certainly seemed to lose some of that zest for life after Barbara died.

+1 to what Jamis said. Problem with the guy's politics? Start a polite thread to debate it. No grave dancing or smarmy remarks in a RIP thread.
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« Reply #7 on: December 01, 2018, 09:32:54 AM »
RIP

Can't imagine going on that much longer after losing my spouse either.  They were married for what, 73 years?  Thats a long run.

Politics?,  Whatever, at least he had class.
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« Reply #8 on: December 01, 2018, 03:48:01 PM »
War Hero, CIA director, VP and US President.   Along with loving husband and father.   RIP Sir, on a life well lived.
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« Reply #9 on: December 01, 2018, 04:19:26 PM »
As a young man, he served his country well. As president, he served his country as best HE could. For that he has my upmost respect.
RIP President GHWB!
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« Reply #10 on: December 01, 2018, 04:34:11 PM »
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« Reply #11 on: December 01, 2018, 06:03:42 PM »
IMO, he was the last president who was truly qualified to do the foreign policy part of the president’s job. RIP.
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« Reply #12 on: December 01, 2018, 06:06:23 PM »
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« Reply #13 on: December 01, 2018, 07:45:43 PM »
Like a couple of million other guys, he served his country honorably during WWII.

Read my lips - may he Rest In Peace.

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« Reply #14 on: December 02, 2018, 08:22:32 AM »
The local DC news radio which of course leans a little left trotted out a bunch of old school retired reporters who served in the white house pool during GHB's term. None had bad things to say about how he treated them and how he was as a person.
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« Reply #15 on: December 03, 2018, 12:08:25 AM »

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« Reply #16 on: December 03, 2018, 05:31:34 AM »
There's a saying that you can a lot about a person by how they treat people that can't do anything for them.  My understanding is that George HW Bush took the time to get to know all the people who worked in the White House, The families, the hobbies, and interests. You can tell the USSS admired and respected "Timberwolf".

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« Reply #17 on: December 05, 2018, 01:03:08 PM »
Guy I worked with worked in several White Houses, including Reagan, Bush, Clinton and Bush.

Said Reagan and both Bushes and their families were fantastic people.



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« Reply #18 on: December 05, 2018, 08:00:31 PM »
Katie and I watched most of the service today. We both teared up when W spoke. I thought it was very well done and appreciated that they didn't politicize the funeral (*cough cough* McCaine *cough cough*)
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« Reply #19 on: December 05, 2018, 08:05:03 PM »
Quote from: bluestarlizzard on December 05, 2018, 08:00:31 PM
Katie and I watched most of the service today. We both teared up when W spoke. I thought it was very well done and appreciated that they didn't politicize the funeral (*cough cough* McCaine *cough cough*)

Agree. Props to Trump for actually sitting there quietly. The closest thing I saw to politicizing was Hillary giving most everyone - even the Obamas - the cold shoulder. From what I saw, she was the only one who didn't shake hands with W during the standard W/Michelle Obama candy hand off.
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« Reply #21 on: December 05, 2018, 10:22:43 PM »
Behar can go drink bleach.
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« Reply #22 on: December 05, 2018, 10:46:31 PM »
Quote from: Ben on December 05, 2018, 08:05:03 PM
Agree. Props to Trump for actually sitting there quietly. The closest thing I saw to politicizing was Hillary giving most everyone - even the Obamas - the cold shoulder. From what I saw, she was the only one who didn't shake hands with W during the standard W/Michelle Obama candy hand off.

It just goes to show that even Hillary has class.

"Low" is a class, isn't it?
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