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George W. Bush Slams 'Bigotry,' Politics Of Populism That Led To Trump, Sanders

George W. Bush Slams 'Bigotry,' Politics Of Populism That Led To Trump, Sanders : NPR

"Bigotry seems emboldened," Bush said in New York at a forum put on by the George W. Bush Institute. "Our politics seems more vulnerable to conspiracy theories and outright fabrication."

Bush or Trump? Who do you love?

Neither.Bush was the last RINO I voted for. If anything led to Sanders and Trump is politicians saying one thing to get elected and then doing the opposite when they get to office or doing half assed attempts to pass something while going all out tooth and nail to pass something you don't want. Of course many of those same people who are sick of that knowingly voted for a flip flopper.
 
Boy apparently you don't have a good opinion of Lincoln, here is how they rank IMO after WWII, Trump gets an incomplete

1) Ike
2) Truman
3) Kennedy
4) Reagan
5) Clinton
6) Bush #1
7) Nixon
8) Carter
9) Obama
10) Ford
11) Bush #2
12) Johnson

Apparently you don't understand how bad Trump is.
 
Let's be realistic here. Most of the same Republicans who voted for Bush and defended him for years are the same ones who voted for Trump and are defending him now. The GOP voters have now moved on to worshipping Trump, and no longer give a crap about Bush. Now the question is, will they also abandon Trump once the next Republican president is elected in the future? I believe so.

BTW, GWB and Trump have never liked each other. In fact Trump was one of Bush's most outspoken critics during Bush's presidency. Republican voters like to pretend that never happened though.
 
Apparently you don't understand how bad Trump is.

The GOP hasn't come within light years of IKE on INFRASTRUCTURE since the Teats/Freedumbs took over the House of NO in 2011; and that's just the start as you well know.

Aryan Bannon has an audience member cheered when he yells, "Hang 'Em", in reference to Sen. McCain. Sports are slow tonight.

Reich-Winger Bannon's audience BOOs President Bush-43 and Sen. McCain. Nazi Stephen Miller continues to Run under the Radar.

Nuclear Apocalyptic trumpster digs deeper with a Slain Soldier's Widow. Nostradamus would be concerned ...
 
The GOP hasn't come within light years of IKE on INFRASTRUCTURE since the Teats/Freedumbs took over the House of NO in 2011; and that's just the start as you well know.

Aryan Bannon has an audience member cheered when he yells, "Hang 'Em", in reference to Sen. McCain. Sports are slow tonight.

Reich-Winger Bannon's audience BOOs President Bush-43 and Sen. McCain. Nazi Stephen Miller continues to Run under the Radar.

Nuclear Apocalyptic trumpster digs deeper with a Slain Soldier's Widow. Nostradamus would be concerned ...

Twelve months ago, I thought I was mostly joking when I said how stupid Trump supports have to be to fall for all of this man's crap. Looking back at it now...I sound like Nostradamus.
 
Twelve months ago, I thought I was mostly joking when I said how stupid Trump supports have to be to fall for all of this man's crap. Looking back at it now...I sound like Nostradamus.

Nothin on the game tonight so I can just enjoy and relax. Step it up Dude. Bring It On. Dozens of DEM House challengers are out raising their GOP incumbents. The Indirect approach around the DNC is working well for individual candidates. Illinois will have the most expensive Governor's race in USA History ...
 
Bush started subsidizing loans for poor people in 2002.

https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/06/20020617-2.html
George W. Bush: Fact Sheet: Expanding Homeownership Opportunities for All Americans

He even considered it his biggest accomplishment in is 04 nomination speech.
"Thanks to our policies, home ownership in America is at an all- time high." George Walker Bush


You can be biased all you want but you can't make up your own version of history.

And the fact you think that the subprime mortgage bubble had "nothing to do with what caused the crash" just shows how ignorant you are with what happened.




what a worthless POS he was & is ................
 
Nothin on the game tonight so I can just enjoy and relax. Step it up Dude. Bring It On. Dozens of DEM House challengers are out raising their GOP incumbents. The Indirect approach around the DNC is working well for individual candidates. Illinois will have the most expensive Governor's race in USA History ...

Dec 12, 2017--Alabama Senate seat special election. I wonder how well the D will do in a dark red state like AllahBahma.
 
Bush lost two wars, let 3000 americans die in 9-11, gave poor people loans, couldn't catch bin laden, did nothing after Katrina, caused two recessions including the great recession, pass no child left behind, passed bushcare, let mexico take our country, raised gas prices to 4 dollars. I can't name another president with the amount of colossal failures as Bush. can you?

just give Trump a little time; he will out do butt head Bush ...........
 
I have not been a fan of Trump, and considered myself a "never Trump or Hillary" refusenik during the election. And I recognize that Trump enjoyed exploiting a rising populist rage at the conventional political and cultural minders that seemed to ignore their economic fears and cultural frustrations. That said, no one in the Bush family is in a moral position to judge "our politics".

The Bush family has been an archtype of the cavalier and clueless mindset of the GOP establishment. The were never actual conservatives, they have been mainstreet business Republicans. Bush Sr. mouthed 'read my lips, no new taxes' and turned it into "you know I am lying cause my lips are moving". His son ran for the Presidency as if it were a frat boy lark, promising all sorts of new and expensive goodies (e.g. Medicare drug entitlements) while ignoring balanced budgets and dodging controversial judicial appointments (and, by the way, nominating his "girl" Meirs to a SCOTUS spot). His brother ran for President like he was seeking to be a student body President, waving his work resume as if anyone gave a hoot.

None of them gave a parsley sprig over the American borders, illegal immigration, a looming debt crisis, or serious reform of the way government does its business. George Jr., in fact, attempted to force massively increased immigration of unskilled Mexicans and did his best to create fake border enforcement. His brother Jeb, as we know, is a very big Mexican immigration enthusiast.

They didn't give a hoot about the American worker, stagnant wages, or the historic cultural identity of English speaking native borne. To them, we were "racist" to fight against their virtue postering love of foreigners.

So it was Bush and his ilk that created Trump, and now he is whining.

America is through with the Bush family, will someone direct them to the southern border and give them the boot? Please?


just boot them in the direction of Hell ................ that is where they belong .............
 
Ah Iran, another country where our foreign policy decisions came back to bite us.

Operation Ajax is the reason why there is a theocracy in charge of Iran.


and we can thank ANOTHER ****ing GOPer for that cluster****, IKE ....................
 
Bush invaded two countries... Obama none. Bush has twice the balls Obama has.

balls are **** for a POTUS .............. brains is where it's at and obviously the GOP POTUS of late have balls but no ****ing brains ...............
 
balls are **** for a POTUS .............. brains is where it's at and obviously the GOP POTUS of late have balls but no ****ing brains ...............

Back that up with evidence...
 
Back that up with evidence...

well, let's look at your words = "Bush invaded two countries... Obama none. Bush has twice the balls Obama has."

yep, you're correct; Bush is responsible for two of the worst US military cluster****s in all of history; a war in Afghannyville with absolutely no end in sight after 16 years & a war in Iraq that cost over $2 TRILLION & counting that has yet to end.

Obama was smart to not follow suit & start more FAILED BS wars like GW Bushwacker did.

so, how are those balls bouncing for you now?
 
well, let's look at your words = "Bush invaded two countries... Obama none. Bush has twice the balls Obama has."

yep, you're correct; Bush is responsible for two of the worst US military cluster****s in all of history; a war in Afghannyville with absolutely no end in sight after 16 years & a war in Iraq that cost over $2 TRILLION & counting that has yet to end.

Obama was smart to not follow suit & start more FAILED BS wars like GW Bushwacker did.

so, how are those balls bouncing for you now?

The other guy was talking about how Obama had more balls.. so you are taking my words out of context.

Prove that those wars were bad wars...
 
The other guy was talking about how Obama had more balls.. so you are taking my words out of context.

Prove that those wars were bad wars...

the Buish Iraq war has cost over $2 TRILLION, caused thousands of US troop deaths, caused over 500K Iraqis deaths, and destabilized the entire Middle East. I guess that would be a success in your book.

The ongoing 16 plus year war in Afghannyville is also a doosey ............. what a legacy GW Bush has made for himself & for the US; the wars that keep on giving :roll::roll: ..............
 
the Buish Iraq war has cost over $2 TRILLION, caused thousands of US troop deaths, caused over 500K Iraqis deaths, and destabilized the entire Middle East. I guess that would be a success in your book.

The ongoing 16 plus year war in Afghannyville is also a doosey ............. what a legacy GW Bush has made for himself & for the US; the wars that keep on giving :roll::roll: ..............

So the war in Afghanistan is worse than the Taliban and Al Quada running freely?
 
So the war in Afghanistan is worse than the Taliban and Al Quada running freely?

there is no reason for US ground forces to be in Afghannyville, period .............. are we gonna B there 100 years? Thanks GW ........... blah ...........
 
Quoting our host...
" Bush or Trump? Who do you love? "
G W Bush was a good President and President Trump and his administration has started.
I have to pick our President
 
The other guy was talking about how Obama had more balls.. so you are taking my words out of context.

Prove that those wars were bad wars...

Obama does have more balls. Bush was a ***** who was scared to kill obl, let him kill 3000 americans, and then refused to look for him. Obama said f you to him and went to his house to kill him. That takes balls.
 
I have not been a fan of Trump, and considered myself a "never Trump or Hillary" refusenik during the election. And I recognize that Trump enjoyed exploiting a rising populist rage at the conventional political and cultural minders that seemed to ignore their economic fears and cultural frustrations. That said, no one in the Bush family is in a moral position to judge "our politics".

The Bush family has been an archtype of the cavalier and clueless mindset of the GOP establishment. The were never actual conservatives, they have been mainstreet business Republicans. Bush Sr. mouthed 'read my lips, no new taxes' and turned it into "you know I am lying cause my lips are moving". His son ran for the Presidency as if it were a frat boy lark, promising all sorts of new and expensive goodies (e.g. Medicare drug entitlements) while ignoring balanced budgets and dodging controversial judicial appointments (and, by the way, nominating his "girl" Meirs to a SCOTUS spot). His brother ran for President like he was seeking to be a student body President, waving his work resume as if anyone gave a hoot.

None of them gave a parsley sprig over the American borders, illegal immigration, a looming debt crisis, or serious reform of the way government does its business. George Jr., in fact, attempted to force massively increased immigration of unskilled Mexicans and did his best to create fake border enforcement. His brother Jeb, as we know, is a very big Mexican immigration enthusiast.

They didn't give a hoot about the American worker, stagnant wages, or the historic cultural identity of English speaking native borne. To them, we were "racist" to fight against their virtue postering love of foreigners.

So it was Bush and his ilk that created Trump, and now he is whining.

America is through with the Bush family, will someone direct them to the southern border and give them the boot? Please?

Bush sr. even admitted that he voted for hillary. That's all that needs to be said about these so called "conservatives".
 
A couple of unindicted war criminals standing on their towers of hypocrisy. Nicaragua, Panama, Iraq, and millions of deaths and unlimited destruction. For the MSM to lend credibility to either one of these towers of bovine scat shows how low this Nation has sunk.
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Obama does have more balls. Bush was a ***** who was scared to kill obl, let him kill 3000 americans, and then refused to look for him. Obama said f you to him and went to his house to kill him. That takes balls.

:lol:
 
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