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Poppy Bush looks frail, and he's in a wheelchair? (Original Post) Cooley Hurd Jan 2012 OP
Looks like it won't be long before his Cleita Jan 2012 #1
I hope he grabs his son's hand when he goes. russspeakeasy Jan 2012 #63
If I were pres. those fuckers would never be let back in. Jeezus. roguevalley Jan 2012 #76
You can count on President Obama not being a "hater." nanabugg Jan 2012 #97
Amen. It's something to aspire to. nolabear Jan 2012 #114
When was this picture taken? Does anyone know. Poppy looks bad. southernyankeebelle Jan 2012 #2
Today at Whitehouse n/t pkdu Jan 2012 #5
Today... Cooley Hurd Jan 2012 #8
I wonder why hasn't made the national news. A republican president smiling with the black president southernyankeebelle Jan 2012 #24
Actually Bush is a few months older than Carter. bornskeptic Jan 2012 #51
Shit, you're right. Nonetheless, JC looks great, is active. Poppy, not so much... Cooley Hurd Jan 2012 #94
yesterday Cooley Hurd Jan 2012 #101
He doesn't look well. southernyankeebelle Jan 2012 #110
Wow, what a rude post. He is fucking 87. What is wrong with you? Logical Jan 2012 #3
Jimmy Carter's older, and he looks GREAT! What is wrong with YOU?? Cooley Hurd Jan 2012 #4
yeah, but Bush had to deal with some shitty sons JI7 Jan 2012 #19
Carter had his brother Billy. That was bad enough southernyankeebelle Jan 2012 #25
You realize the average age of death is 78? You might be dead by 87. Bet that looks worse. Logical Jan 2012 #26
Any of us would be fortunate to have half his energy and intelligence at half his age: Rhiannon12866 Jan 2012 #38
Of course, if I point out when someone looks frail, I'm an ageist... Cooley Hurd Jan 2012 #40
frail yes. Like HELL? seriously. If You'd have said he looks frail I think some would have auntAgonist Jan 2012 #57
Well, he does look better than Cheney. Rhiannon12866 Jan 2012 #67
I think looking "frail" can also be expressed by saying someone looks "like hell." Cooley Hurd Jan 2012 #80
I disagree. In my case auntAgonist Jan 2012 #115
I'm very sorry that you've been ill! Cooley Hurd Jan 2012 #119
Is looking frail a positive look to have? Does that mean you look good? Cooley Hurd Jan 2012 #92
My aging has nothing to do with it. You're aging too. . . auntAgonist Jan 2012 #116
No, I'm genuinely curious why, when someone of Bush's reputation looks frail, it's not okay... Cooley Hurd Jan 2012 #118
People age differently as anyone over 30 knows. virgogal Jan 2012 #50
The immediate phrase that came to my mind... salin Jan 2012 #78
There's only hair's difference between us and them, I think. Bonobo Jan 2012 #7
He was the head of the CIA. I can't think of much he DIDN'T do in that position. nt gateley Jan 2012 #10
he was the de-facto operational director of Iran-Contra bigtree Jan 2012 #15
No shit, Sherlock. nt Bonobo Jan 2012 #27
it's unfair to invite us to mention the unmentionable magical thyme Jan 2012 #82
Hes the only man who doesn't know where he was that day in dallas madokie Jan 2012 #87
Me too. YellowRubberDuckie Jan 2012 #100
ha! so you elevate this republican above President Obama bigtree Jan 2012 #12
Is that what I did "bigtree"? Really? Bonobo Jan 2012 #17
yeah, that's what you did bigtree Jan 2012 #20
I will say it directly then. Bush was way worse than Obama. Bonobo Jan 2012 #23
"No matter how cute you find his smile." bitter. so, so bitter.... dionysus Jan 2012 #45
Irony! Here comes Mr. "You're either for us or against us"! Bonobo Jan 2012 #47
another spectacular strawman get's vaporized, good job dionysus Jan 2012 #62
LOLOL, you just couldn't help yourself... dionysus Jan 2012 #44
Okay, you win. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2012 #103
Ronnie Moffit died because Poppy's CIA allowed Chile's NAZIs to assassinate Letellier in Washington. Octafish Jan 2012 #56
That's what is so ironic. Bonobo Jan 2012 #60
I have no sympathy for anyone named Bush malaise Jan 2012 #107
Who cares if he's 87 fuck Bush the guy should be in jail gopiscrap Jan 2012 #37
meanness is cool when you feel justified, i guess. i'd be thrilled to live to 87 myself... dionysus Jan 2012 #41
. Cooley Hurd Jan 2012 #88
Poppy Bush was behind some rotten evil shit and tabasco Jan 2012 #106
What, we're supposed to feel sympathy for that psychopath? n/t backscatter712 Jan 2012 #121
Pisses me off BeyondGeography Jan 2012 #6
Me too... Cooley Hurd Jan 2012 #9
Off topic, but I really do not like the wallpapered door... It looks strange to me.. hlthe2b Jan 2012 #11
That door looks ridiculous - TBF Jan 2012 #14
This message was self-deleted by its author Occupy_2012 Jan 2012 #72
He looks frail, but seems to be mentally aware and enganged rufus dog Jan 2012 #13
"mentally aware and enganged" Va Lefty Jan 2012 #18
Poppy at least didn't put the final nail in the downfall of america. I give that medal to his son. southernyankeebelle Jan 2012 #31
it's like letting an aging pilot sit in the cockpit again bigtree Jan 2012 #16
Because of the wheel chair? Crap this is a tough crowd. yellowcanine Jan 2012 #21
no, not the wheelchair - here's a closeup: Cooley Hurd Jan 2012 #29
Then why was the wheel chair mentioned in the OP? Sorry but your disclaimer doesn't work for me. yellowcanine Jan 2012 #34
Because this is the very first time I've seen him in one. Cooley Hurd Jan 2012 #35
Sensitivity? Damned straight. You put "looks bad" and "in a wheel chair" in the OP and try to put yellowcanine Jan 2012 #46
read this post: Cooley Hurd Jan 2012 #79
This message was self-deleted by its author Occupy_2012 Jan 2012 #71
Apparently, if you say someone, who looks frail, looks "like hell" you're insensitive. Cooley Hurd Jan 2012 #89
R#1 & K for, fergit Poppy, Jeb Crow Shrub looks like, who, Peter KING?!1 UTUSN Jan 2012 #22
I so wish I believed in god. I would pray that he lives long enough to see rhett o rick Jan 2012 #28
Why is the Bush Crime Family visiting the WH? montanacowboy Jan 2012 #30
Guess this means he won't be making his annual parachute jump this year... Rhiannon12866 Jan 2012 #32
Maybe he can make the jump in the wheelchair? n/t Jello Biafra Jan 2012 #75
Age catches up with us all. MarianJack Jan 2012 #33
And it would be good for us all to remember that. I am no fan of G.H.W. Bush but he is still a yellowcanine Jan 2012 #36
I agree with you. MarianJack Jan 2012 #43
Not for the people he killed. russspeakeasy Jan 2012 #65
Point Taken MarianJack Jan 2012 #86
Fer gawds sakes! Texasgal Jan 2012 #39
Fuck him. Iggo Jan 2012 #42
The man is 87 years old and actually looks pretty good Gman Jan 2012 #48
it's a transport wheelchair riverwalker Jan 2012 #49
You are right. It is. And it makes sense if he is still recovering. People have all kinds of yellowcanine Jan 2012 #52
That makes sense - I hadn't heard about the hip issue... Cooley Hurd Jan 2012 #53
The hilarious thing about this thread... Bonobo Jan 2012 #54
Very true Bonobo, very true. Cooley Hurd Jan 2012 #61
It will probably be the last time 41 sets foot in the oval office. JoePhilly Jan 2012 #64
That doesn't explain Jeb. nt Bonobo Jan 2012 #70
Perhaps Jeb is a long because 41 looks like he might die at any minute, JoePhilly Jan 2012 #96
Why are the bushkins there in the first place?? Angry Dragon Jan 2012 #55
Bush Senior wants to wet Jeb's appetite for the Presidency. rgbecker Jan 2012 #58
Apparently he does need it. Beacool Jan 2012 #59
Thanks for the link, B! Cooley Hurd Jan 2012 #105
You're welcome. Beacool Jan 2012 #108
Fucker's earned it. T S Justly Jan 2012 #66
He ain't getting any younger. How old is Poppy now? n/t isuphighyeah Jan 2012 #68
That picture scares me. I'm worried that isuphighyeah Jan 2012 #69
remind me again what wonderful things Jeb did in Fla???? dixiegrrrrl Jan 2012 #73
Well there was the time that he uh... isuphighyeah Jan 2012 #74
Poppy aka Don Corleone Bush burst into tears at two public functions EFerrari Jan 2012 #77
Was that when he cried about Jebby being tarred by his brother's misdeeds? Cooley Hurd Jan 2012 #93
Don't tell me Jeb is measuring drapes malaise Jan 2012 #81
He looks his age. What I want to know is... magical thyme Jan 2012 #83
Jimmy Carter is pretty amazing Rhiannon12866 Jan 2012 #117
Its obvious who is the boss in that picture madokie Jan 2012 #84
Yep. He looks in charge, and Poppy Bush LOOKS LIKE HELL!!! Cooley Hurd Jan 2012 #91
There is one thing I'm dreading: a Bush state funeral. Vinca Jan 2012 #85
I changed the thread title... Cooley Hurd Jan 2012 #90
i'm finding the sympathy for that rat bastard in this thread totally bizarre... KG Jan 2012 #95
Well, seeing his in his late 80's and all. RBInMaine Jan 2012 #98
Jeb got kind of chubby (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2012 #99
Poppy And Mama Bush Were On Larry King Awhile Back. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2012 #102
Really? Then I guess we KNOW they're not feeling well... Cooley Hurd Jan 2012 #104
BTW That secret door sticks out like a sore thumb. MichaelMcGuire Jan 2012 #109
Could that be the door that leads to the space between the oval office and rusty fender Jan 2012 #112
Where Clinton got a BJ? MichaelMcGuire Jan 2012 #122
Yup. rusty fender Jan 2012 #123
Our president chatting it up with a couple of neocon criminals? whatchamacallit Jan 2012 #111
So where's the idiot son? Buns_of_Fire Jan 2012 #113
He reminds me of how my grandfather looked tammywammy Jan 2012 #120
 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
8. Today...
Fri Jan 27, 2012, 10:23 PM
Jan 2012

As I said to the following post - Jimmy Carter is older and he looks much better. Poopy looks ill...

auntAgonist

(17,252 posts)
57. frail yes. Like HELL? seriously. If You'd have said he looks frail I think some would have
Fri Jan 27, 2012, 11:32 PM
Jan 2012

thought nothing of it.

auntAgonist

(17,252 posts)
115. I disagree. In my case
Sat Jan 28, 2012, 08:23 PM
Jan 2012

I tend to look frail right now having been ill. I don't look like hell though.

ymmv.

aA

 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
119. I'm very sorry that you've been ill!
Sat Jan 28, 2012, 10:51 PM
Jan 2012


But, this means you're taking something I wrote about Poppy Bush personally, and you really shouldn't. I wrote that about Poppy, not you.
 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
92. Is looking frail a positive look to have? Does that mean you look good?
Sat Jan 28, 2012, 09:17 AM
Jan 2012

I take looking "frail" to be a negative thing. Using the phrase "like hell" is wholly appropriate in this manner.

Are you uncomfortable with your own aging?

auntAgonist

(17,252 posts)
116. My aging has nothing to do with it. You're aging too. . .
Sat Jan 28, 2012, 08:25 PM
Jan 2012

frail does not equal looking like hell.

My grandmother was frail but always managed to look her best.

Are you just looking to attack or what?

aA

 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
118. No, I'm genuinely curious why, when someone of Bush's reputation looks frail, it's not okay...
Sat Jan 28, 2012, 10:49 PM
Jan 2012

...to say he looks like hell? You answered my post... are YOU looking to attack?

salin

(48,954 posts)
78. The immediate phrase that came to my mind...
Sat Jan 28, 2012, 03:40 AM
Jan 2012

"people age" - and at a quick scan of the responses - there it was (said by you), and I agree.

That particular point seems non political.

Bonobo

(29,257 posts)
7. There's only hair's difference between us and them, I think.
Fri Jan 27, 2012, 10:22 PM
Jan 2012

And I am increasingly feeling like I don't belong to either side.

Whether it is making fun of young women who die while seeking spiritual advancement ("Darwin" award) or wishing death on people, I don't want any part of it.

Poppy Bush did some horrible stuff. But I don't recall him assassinating US citizens and I see plenty of people defending that here.

Once our moral positions become so flexible that we have become them, there is nothing left to defend.

 

magical thyme

(14,881 posts)
82. it's unfair to invite us to mention the unmentionable
Sat Jan 28, 2012, 08:27 AM
Jan 2012

Just because you don't recall him assassinating American citizens doesn't mean he wasn't involved in assassinating American citizens. Certainly as the head of the CIA he may well have been assassinating American as well as other countries' citizens and officials.

madokie

(51,076 posts)
87. Hes the only man who doesn't know where he was that day in dallas
Sat Jan 28, 2012, 08:59 AM
Jan 2012

When President Kennedy was shot down. Yes I think he had something to do with that assassination

bigtree

(85,919 posts)
12. ha! so you elevate this republican above President Obama
Fri Jan 27, 2012, 10:26 PM
Jan 2012

either you're ignorant of history or just indifferent

Bonobo

(29,257 posts)
17. Is that what I did "bigtree"? Really?
Fri Jan 27, 2012, 10:30 PM
Jan 2012

I am discussing positions. Do you support assassinations without trial?

I hated Bush with a passion. I hung on EVERY WORD of the Iran contra trials and prayed for them to convict that criminal.

But that does NOT mean that I changed my moral positions when Obama became president. No, I do not support:

Meaningless killing
illegal detentions
secret trials
torture
assassinations.

Do you?

Unlike you, I do not base my positions on how a person looks, sings or his relationship with his wife.

Bonobo

(29,257 posts)
23. I will say it directly then. Bush was way worse than Obama.
Fri Jan 27, 2012, 10:34 PM
Jan 2012

One can compare apples with oranges without saying they are the same.

I will compare two presidents any day because it is a fair comparison.

Bush was way worse than Obama.

But that doesn't excuse the immoral things Obama has done. No matter how cute you find his smile.

Bonobo

(29,257 posts)
47. Irony! Here comes Mr. "You're either for us or against us"!
Fri Jan 27, 2012, 11:11 PM
Jan 2012

Ironic since you most resemble a Bush in your mind-think.

 

lumberjack_jeff

(33,224 posts)
103. Okay, you win.
Sat Jan 28, 2012, 12:57 PM
Jan 2012

My moral compass will only be satisfied if I vote for the presidential candidate that doesn't support meaningless killing, illegal detentions secret trials and assassinations.

Who do I vote for?

Octafish

(55,745 posts)
56. Ronnie Moffit died because Poppy's CIA allowed Chile's NAZIs to assassinate Letellier in Washington.
Fri Jan 27, 2012, 11:31 PM
Jan 2012
Know your BFEE: Los Amigos de Bush

Lots of people died because CIA didn't mind.

PS: I read you loud and clear, Bonobo. The information environment is changing before our very monitors and we're supposed to forget how we got here.

Bonobo

(29,257 posts)
60. That's what is so ironic.
Fri Jan 27, 2012, 11:35 PM
Jan 2012

Everyone here is so aware of what a bad guy Bush is.

And no one is paying attention to the fact that they are chatting it up in the White House with our prince in shining armor.

gopiscrap

(23,674 posts)
37. Who cares if he's 87 fuck Bush the guy should be in jail
Fri Jan 27, 2012, 10:59 PM
Jan 2012

not galivanting to the WH. I hope thefucker has a stroke and has drool out of the side of his mouth for the rest of his life...but then again I feel that way about most repukes!!!!

 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
88. .
Sat Jan 28, 2012, 09:08 AM
Jan 2012


Alert if you think the OP is mean...

There seems to be an awful lot of people here on DU that have issues with their own aging, that they have to project their insecurities onto others.

Just saying...
 

tabasco

(22,974 posts)
106. Poppy Bush was behind some rotten evil shit and
Sat Jan 28, 2012, 01:12 PM
Jan 2012

being old doesn't grant him some kind of magic forgiveness.

Fuck the criminal Poppy Bush and may he burn in hell.

hlthe2b

(101,730 posts)
11. Off topic, but I really do not like the wallpapered door... It looks strange to me..
Fri Jan 27, 2012, 10:25 PM
Jan 2012

Nor the coffee table. Too "modern"... Nor all the beige. Too much earth tones.

Ok.. I'm done. There's a reason why interior design is such a personal issue.

TBF

(31,922 posts)
14. That door looks ridiculous -
Fri Jan 27, 2012, 10:27 PM
Jan 2012

is it for a restroom or something and they thought it should be understated? I don't like it.

Response to TBF (Reply #14)

 

rufus dog

(8,419 posts)
13. He looks frail, but seems to be mentally aware and enganged
Fri Jan 27, 2012, 10:26 PM
Jan 2012

Just a picture, he is quite old, I think that is enough said.

bigtree

(85,919 posts)
16. it's like letting an aging pilot sit in the cockpit again
Fri Jan 27, 2012, 10:29 PM
Jan 2012

. . . nice of President Obama to let the former president visit (for whatever reason).

yellowcanine

(35,692 posts)
21. Because of the wheel chair? Crap this is a tough crowd.
Fri Jan 27, 2012, 10:32 PM
Jan 2012

He is 87. He doesn't look bad. He looks alert and engaged. He apparently needs a wheel chair. So what? So do lots of people. It doesn't mean their brains don't work or they are about to die. Sheez, I thought we were beyond this kind of stereotyping.

yellowcanine

(35,692 posts)
34. Then why was the wheel chair mentioned in the OP? Sorry but your disclaimer doesn't work for me.
Fri Jan 27, 2012, 10:47 PM
Jan 2012

The close up looks normal to me for an 87 yr old man. He is well groomed, sitting up straight, appears to have good muscle tone, and appears to be engaged in a discussion. Where is the "bad?"

 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
35. Because this is the very first time I've seen him in one.
Fri Jan 27, 2012, 10:55 PM
Jan 2012

Don't question my motives. You don't know me. Your sensitivity to this issue is cranked to 11 and I would recommend toning it down for a more fruitful and enjoying experience on DU.

yellowcanine

(35,692 posts)
46. Sensitivity? Damned straight. You put "looks bad" and "in a wheel chair" in the OP and try to put
Fri Jan 27, 2012, 11:05 PM
Jan 2012

the onus on me for overreacting? Sorry, that doesn't cut it. The OP was insensitive. That is the truth. I am not saying anything about your motives.

 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
79. read this post:
Sat Jan 28, 2012, 07:32 AM
Jan 2012
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002231646#post59

He's ill. My op is perfectly fine. I'm sure you've alerted on it ad nauseum and it's still here so your assertion that it's insensitive must not be shared by numerous jurors.

Response to Cooley Hurd (Reply #29)

UTUSN

(70,497 posts)
22. R#1 & K for, fergit Poppy, Jeb Crow Shrub looks like, who, Peter KING?!1
Fri Jan 27, 2012, 10:33 PM
Jan 2012

And why are these bozos looking so friendly to the President?!1 (You *know* it's NOT in their hearts.)

 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
28. I so wish I believed in god. I would pray that he lives long enough to see
Fri Jan 27, 2012, 10:38 PM
Jan 2012

his idiot son prosecuted of war crimes. god if you do this for me, I will believe. I swear (god damn it).

montanacowboy

(6,053 posts)
30. Why is the Bush Crime Family visiting the WH?
Fri Jan 27, 2012, 10:40 PM
Jan 2012

what are these two scum bags doing there? and why wasn't this even advertised? WTF?

This is really strange and where is the dimmest bulb of the family?

yellowcanine

(35,692 posts)
36. And it would be good for us all to remember that. I am no fan of G.H.W. Bush but he is still a
Fri Jan 27, 2012, 10:57 PM
Jan 2012

human being and the fact that he needs to be in a wheel chair is not reason to mock him. That should go without saying but apparently it doesn't.

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)
43. I agree with you.
Fri Jan 27, 2012, 11:03 PM
Jan 2012

Disagree about policy and slam the hell out of them on that.

Lord knows I make a lot of personal comments about rethugs, but not about health.

Making fun of his frailty only makes us look bad, it marginalizes this site and it puts us on the level of free republic. YUCK!

PEACE!

riverwalker

(8,694 posts)
49. it's a transport wheelchair
Fri Jan 27, 2012, 11:19 PM
Jan 2012

note the small wheels. It's not the kind you push yourself around in, but someone pushes you. I heard he hurt his hip a while back, could be he is unable to walk the large area of the White House so they push him in it.

yellowcanine

(35,692 posts)
52. You are right. It is. And it makes sense if he is still recovering. People have all kinds of
Fri Jan 27, 2012, 11:24 PM
Jan 2012

reasons for needing wheel chairs and it is not necessarily associated with age.

 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
53. That makes sense - I hadn't heard about the hip issue...
Fri Jan 27, 2012, 11:27 PM
Jan 2012

I think the combination of the wheelchair and, well, looking 87 stunned me, since it seems like yesterday he was skydiving.

Bonobo

(29,257 posts)
54. The hilarious thing about this thread...
Fri Jan 27, 2012, 11:27 PM
Jan 2012

Is that I only saw ONE PERSON question why the hell are these two at the WH chatting with Obama.

Everyone else is busy focusing on being an asshole about making fun of an old man and almost no one is asking why the Democratic president is sharing this moment with 41 and Jeb...

Oh well...

JoePhilly

(27,787 posts)
64. It will probably be the last time 41 sets foot in the oval office.
Fri Jan 27, 2012, 11:53 PM
Jan 2012

Obama is a class act and is probably giving 41 one last trip to the oval.

Ironically, it might also be one of the last times Jeb gets to go there.

rgbecker

(4,806 posts)
58. Bush Senior wants to wet Jeb's appetite for the Presidency.
Fri Jan 27, 2012, 11:33 PM
Jan 2012

You know, show him his old digs...etc. Probably sees the Romney thing will end up as a vote at the GOP convention. Guy is ex CIA...has a lot of friends and needs to get the Bush name back after what W did to it.

Beacool

(30,244 posts)
59. Apparently he does need it.
Fri Jan 27, 2012, 11:34 PM
Jan 2012

Beltway Bash: A Glamorous Night of Tribute to George H.W. Bush
Mar. 22, 2011

First came Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter. Bill Clinton and George W. Bush followed to spirited applause. Last came the night's honoree, Bush the elder, confined to a wheelchair by his Parkinsonism, a vascular disease similar to Parkinson's. The cheering was poignant as he rolled down the aisle, but as the chair arrived at the rows where the Bush family sat, H.W. made a motion to stand and, amidst a second eruption of cheers, he shuffled to the seat between his wife Barbara and the man she calls her "black sheep son": Mr. Clinton. As the major sergeant warbled through the twilight and ramparts, the junior ex-President kept his hand firmly pressed on his predecessor's back.

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2060844,00.html


isuphighyeah

(101 posts)
69. That picture scares me. I'm worried that
Sat Jan 28, 2012, 12:33 AM
Jan 2012

the one with the fat head thinks he may be the next occupant of said office.

isuphighyeah

(101 posts)
74. Well there was the time that he uh...
Sat Jan 28, 2012, 01:19 AM
Jan 2012

There was the one time that... Remember when he... Sorry I can't. I will give him credit for having a fat head though, just like his mother.
Wait, wait! I remember now. He gave his brother the election in 2000 which is the reason we're all here. Jesus, how could I forget?

EFerrari

(163,986 posts)
77. Poppy aka Don Corleone Bush burst into tears at two public functions
Sat Jan 28, 2012, 01:30 AM
Jan 2012

about what, a year ago? And after that, I don't remember him being out in public as much.

 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
93. Was that when he cried about Jebby being tarred by his brother's misdeeds?
Sat Jan 28, 2012, 09:22 AM
Jan 2012

The BFEE's golden boy (and preferred heir) will always walk in the dark shadow of his infamous brother.

 

magical thyme

(14,881 posts)
83. He looks his age. What I want to know is...
Sat Jan 28, 2012, 08:32 AM
Jan 2012

why does Obama spend so bloody much time with the Bushes? Poppy is out of office. Jeb has yet to be anointed, although I fear that he will be foisted on us in 2016.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer? Which are they, anyway?

Seriously, I don't remember Carter visiting Ronnie ever. Or Ronnie visiting Poppy. Or Ford visiting Carter.

I have this vague, scary memory of Obama shortly after the election, with Poppy and W shoulder to shoulder, right behind him. They looked like they had guns pressed to his back. Obama's face looked that way too.

Rhiannon12866

(203,036 posts)
117. Jimmy Carter is pretty amazing
Sat Jan 28, 2012, 08:51 PM
Jan 2012

Despite the bitter 1976 election, Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford became close friends in their later years. Ford actually became involved in the work of the Carter Center. President Carter is still doing good works, the Bushes, not so much.

madokie

(51,076 posts)
84. Its obvious who is the boss in that picture
Sat Jan 28, 2012, 08:33 AM
Jan 2012

President O is calm, cool and collected, jebbie and poppy is on edge. Someone is wanting something from one of the others and I'll say right now it is NOT Obama wanting something from them. You can take that to the bank.

That's my read on this photo anyway.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,705 posts)
102. Poppy And Mama Bush Were On Larry King Awhile Back.
Sat Jan 28, 2012, 12:41 PM
Jan 2012

They didn't have enough nice things to say about Barack Obama. I have no doubt if it was him and Gingrich they would go in the voting booth and quietly vote for Obama.

 

rusty fender

(3,428 posts)
112. Could that be the door that leads to the space between the oval office and
Sat Jan 28, 2012, 02:45 PM
Jan 2012

the prez's sec's office wherein Clinton and Lewinski did the lewinski?(the door doesn't have a knob?)

Buns_of_Fire

(17,120 posts)
113. So where's the idiot son?
Sat Jan 28, 2012, 03:05 PM
Jan 2012

Republicans apparently don't want anything to do with him. It's starting to look like his own family doesn't want all that much to do with him. Can't take him out in public anymore?

tammywammy

(26,582 posts)
120. He reminds me of how my grandfather looked
Sat Jan 28, 2012, 11:02 PM
Jan 2012

He died last October at 90, but the last 3 or 4 years he was definitely looking his age.

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