Bush back in saddle for speaking tour

[Jackeens]

:bounce:

Former President George W. Bush will embark next month on a series of speeches that will take him to Canada, the U.S., Europe and Asia, advisers said. The former president already has plans for about 10 speeches over the next year, and will do more.

During his final news conference, Bush had predicted that he would be back in the saddle quickly. He has stuck to that: An offering for speeches went up on the Washington Speakers Bureau website on Jan. 29, the week after he left the White House.

The president, who moved to Dallas last week after spending the first month of his ex-presidency at his ranch, is also working on a book about major decisions he made as the 43rd president.

The first speech will be March 17 in Calgary, Alberta. The Canadian event, to be held in a convention center before a largely business audience, is being promoted as “A conversation with George W. Bush,” and is scheduled to last from noon to 2 p.m. It is closed to the press.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/19212.html

[Catshrink]

1. Are people going to pay to hear him?

Unbelievable!

[jeff30997]

7. Nope.

In fact people will be paid to endure him mumbling about how great he is.

[tanyev]

9. Nope, they're going to block the exits.

People will have to pay to get out.

[acmavm]

10. Some doofus was pimping him out at $1000/plate in Austrailia.

The last 'president' of the US and he can't command over $1000/plate.

Bwahahahahaha!

[tavalon]

2. Show's he's not too worried about being arrested outside of the US

Too bad. I hope he's wrong.

[WinkyDink]

12. I'll bet he steers clear of The Hague.

[tavalon]

13. Just being out of the country should be good enough

but the momentum hasn't reached fever pitch. I don't think this is going to be his rainbow tour, though, somehow.

[Vinca]

3. If this character had any sense at all he'd stay down on the ranch,

preferably hiding in a cave. Given his responsibility for the entire global meltdown, it's not the time to be cashing in.

[tavalon]

14. The ranch/photo op place is so yesterday

He lives in Dallas, in a very upscale neighborhood wherein any brush to be cleared will be cleared by the help. And not a horse in site. All hat and no cowboy. At least that lie has come to an end.

[Uben]

4. His book will be out soon...

"Picking of the Presidential Nose" a tell all about how to mine for presidential boogers! The second book of the deal will be out later this summer, "Pretzels for Dummies"

[newfie11]

5. Bring on the shoes!!n/t

[hobbit709]

6. "Back in the saddle" coming from someone afraid of horses.

He can't even SPELL irony.

[jeff30997]

8. "a series of speeches that will take him to Canada..."

Yes! Time to practice my shoe throwing skills ! :evilgrin:

[rug]

11. "Washington Speakers Bureau. Inspiration from the World's Greatest Minds"

http://www.washingtonspeakers.com/

:rofl:

[zbdent]

15. why does Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb" come to mind

when I think about them having to sober him up enough to "speak" at these events?