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steve2470

(37,457 posts)
Sun Apr 3, 2016, 04:48 PM Apr 2016

George W. Bush ripped on social media by waitress in tasteless 9/11 joke after he left generous tip

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/george-w-bush-ripped-twitter-waitress-gave-40-tip-article-1.2580057

Former President George W. Bush and his wife Laura were satisfied with their service at a restaurant last week — so much so the they took a photo with the waitress and left her a hearty $40 tip on the measly $21.47 bill.

But for some reason, their server, Leisa Smith, decided to pay them back by sharing the snap with a tasteless 9/11 caption directed at Bush on her Twitter page.

“Bush did 911 but he did me a solid and left me a hella tip #” Smith wrote in the now deleted tweet containing a photo of her, George W. and Laura at the restaurant, the location of which is unknown.

She was more tame on the Facebook post about the encounter, commenting “as a liberal I enjoyed the experience itself more than the political aspect.”
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George W. Bush ripped on social media by waitress in tasteless 9/11 joke after he left generous tip (Original Post) steve2470 Apr 2016 OP
Just another way of saying HubertHeaver Apr 2016 #1
very difficult to make oneself the less sympathetic character in an interaction geek tragedy Apr 2016 #2
Yeah. TexasMommaWithAHat Apr 2016 #3
+1 FLPanhandle Apr 2016 #5
Yup. nt LiberalElite Apr 2016 #6
yup JI7 Apr 2016 #8
She was tame in her comments. trumad Apr 2016 #4
As much as I hate *, she needs to keep politics out of the work place... madinmaryland Apr 2016 #7
Yep... people have been fired for a lot less on both sides of the political spectrum. Heeeeers Johnny Apr 2016 #12
Fuck the war criminal. Solly Mack Apr 2016 #9
Posting that she donated the tip to wounded Iraq War veterans Nye Bevan Apr 2016 #10
Taste is, of course, subjective nationalize the fed Apr 2016 #11
Did Bush pose with her or are they holding him up? lame54 Apr 2016 #13
Meh. I've posted worse here. Orrex Apr 2016 #14
 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
2. very difficult to make oneself the less sympathetic character in an interaction
Sun Apr 3, 2016, 05:02 PM
Apr 2016

with W, but she managed it.

madinmaryland

(64,933 posts)
7. As much as I hate *, she needs to keep politics out of the work place...
Sun Apr 3, 2016, 06:34 PM
Apr 2016

She comes off as a clueless hack trying to take advantage of a situation. Hopefully her manager with give her a pass on this.

Heeeeers Johnny

(423 posts)
12. Yep... people have been fired for a lot less on both sides of the political spectrum.
Sun Apr 3, 2016, 09:49 PM
Apr 2016

Facebook, Twitter, social media, etc have been the undoing of many whether they deserved or not.

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)
10. Posting that she donated the tip to wounded Iraq War veterans
Sun Apr 3, 2016, 09:33 PM
Apr 2016

would have made her point more effectively.

nationalize the fed

(2,169 posts)
11. Taste is, of course, subjective
Sun Apr 3, 2016, 09:41 PM
Apr 2016

Here's the truth- in 5 minutes



So now DU is concerned with "Taste" when it comes to the Bush's. The circle is complete. "He learned to love Big Brother"

Orrex

(63,219 posts)
14. Meh. I've posted worse here.
Mon Apr 4, 2016, 07:22 AM
Apr 2016

Sez Rumsfeld, "We've lost three Brazilians.
"Not soldiers, alas, but civilians."
Sez the Pres, head in hands,
"I just don't understand.
"How many are in a brazillian?"


She'll probably be fired, but it's not as though she's wrong.

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