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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-18-09 10:36 AM
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Bush Breaks Silence, Goes After Obama In Speech
Former President George W. Bush has been remarkably reticent since Barack Obama took office, saying that the new commander in chief "deserves my silence." Apparently, that's no longer the case. At a speech in Erie, Pennsylvania Wednesday night, Bush broke his vow in all but word.

"I told you I'm not going to criticize my successor," he said. "I'll just tell you that there are people at Gitmo that will kill American people at a drop of a hat and I don't believe that persuasion isn't going to work. Therapy isn't going to cause terrorists to change their mind."

ABC News has pointed out that it was the Bush administration that sent terrorists to therapy -- a Saudi jihadi rehabilitation camp -- with "decidedly mixed success."

Bush's critique extended to Obama's domestic policy.

"Government does not create wealth," Bush said. "The major role for the government is to create an environment where people take risks to expand the job rate in the United States."

Asked during a question-and-answer session if he thought his successor's policies were "socialist," Bush began saying "depends on..." then stopped and concluded, "We'll see."

In a recent speech in Michigan, Bush defended his actions in office but did not reference the current administration's policy. I didn't like it when a former president criticized me, so therefore I am not going to criticize my successor," he said at the time. "I wish him all the best."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/18/bush-breaks-silence-goes_n_217271.html
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deutsey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-18-09 10:39 AM
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1. Man, it was so nice not having to listen to this jerk for a while.
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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-18-09 10:40 AM
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3. Hi Deuts!!!
:hi:
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Hutzpa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-18-09 10:40 AM
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2. He needs to continue staying
in his hole.....not a good move on his part, but as expected, the lights are on
but nobody's home.
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lunatica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-18-09 10:43 AM
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4. OK. I read it, but honestly my reaction is mixed
to Bush.

About what Bush says.


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NatBurner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-18-09 10:44 AM
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5. this whole speech reads like a series of talking points
like a bunch of slogans read end to end

i wonder if this dickhole can even define socialism?

idiot

eat a big bag of donkey dicks, dubya
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Lerkfish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-18-09 10:48 AM
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6. anyone remember the furor when Carter disagreed with W. on foreign policy?
how all the repubs trashed Jimmy Carter for doing so?

yeah, me too.
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chelsea0011 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-18-09 10:49 AM
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7. Government does create wealth. Just cut the tax rate for the upper 1%.
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-18-09 10:54 AM
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8. Anything bush says is a stupid lie..
so that's the starting point.

Fucking war criminal better watch himself.
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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-18-09 12:41 PM
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12. think Cheney is behind his speaking out?
after all, Cheney has always worked the strings....
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RaleighNCDUer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-18-09 11:09 AM
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9. There's one good point to his being so stupid -
he's liable to forget himself and take a vacation in Spain.
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indepat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-18-09 11:14 AM
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10. Oh how sweet it would be should Obama go after junior and his minions with fervor, relish and
patriotic zeal. :P
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HopeOverFear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-18-09 11:16 AM
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11. That's right, genius. Incriminate yourself further.
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