Enthusiastic Crowd Meets Bush In Midland, Texas. Did You See Any Pictures?

[remember2000forever]

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090121/D95RGIAG0.html

Wow, Didn't see these crowds on Faux. Did anybody? I don't watch that station.

Snippet:

While Bush was born in New Haven, Conn., he spent his childhood in Midland. He returned there as an adult in the 1970s and met the future first lady, who grew up there.

He called meeting her "more meaningful" in his life than "any meeting in the Oval Office."

"She filled the White House with warmth and my life with joy," Bush said. "History will show that she was a fabulous first lady."

Well George, Your meetings in the White House were nothing meaningful for the American People.

Think "Mrs.Warmth and Joy" will hang in there with the Chimp?

[nichomachus]

1. There were 1,800 tickets for his "welcoming party"

that went unclaimed -- and the tickets were free. He can't even fill a hall in Midland.

[remember2000forever]

3. The Article said "Thousands" LOL?????

[DainBramaged]

14. I posted from the NY Times last night which said nothing of the kind

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=3699203&mesg_id=3699203


George W. Bush, now the former president, flew to Midland, Texas, after the inauguration this afternoon and told a small welcoming crowd much of what he has been saying in his farewell speeches and interviews over the last few weeks. But in light of Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address today — and the new president’s stark repudiation of what his predecessor left behind — Mr. Bush’s speech almost seemed like a rebuttal.

[bif]

2. How much did they have to pay them, to show up?

[WI_DEM]

4. So 4,000,000 for Obama and 1800 for Bush? Sounds about right.

[Shiver]

9. Some of the 1800

had to have been drunk. Probably saw Bush and thought it was an AA meeting.

Either that, or when asked for a count, all 900 people held up both hands....

[Political_Junkie]

5. must have been fun for them,

the chimp was shitfaced. Saw him on CNN. leaning on Laura and rambling...

[remember2000forever]

7. Did they show a Huge Crowd? "Thousands" ???

[Political_Junkie]

8. they showed a somewhat closeup,

so i couldn't estimate.

[Ikonoklast]

6. Lots of gray hair and pasty white folks.

Good to know the Republics are an evolutionary dead-end.

[Ian David]

10. Remember the last time Dick Cheney gave out free tickets to a BBQ?

He gave invitations for a free BBQ to homeless people who showed-up at his opponent's black tie event.

[OregonBlue]

11. Hate to say it but there are pics and there were lots of people. But then again, it is TEXAS

http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/807/story/397340.html

[onetiredmom]

12. I used to live in Midland

and still have a good friend there. She said they were reporting crowd of at least 25,000 there.

[leftofthedial]

13. I saw video of georgie

but they didn't show the "crowd."

[seabeyond]

15. hubby works for co. out of midland. they say 30k. newspaper says 25k. he heard from another

that they were handing out tickets and there were tickets left over.

this area love bush

i have to go down there for the co. christmas party. it is hell. i am now the favorite (and only) dem. this christmas i had peopple yell out, hey you democrat,.... and then rant. whatever.

[Raine]

16. I saw the repeat of it on CSPAN

in the wee hours this morning and there was maybe TWO - THREE thousand people there at most.

[remember2000forever]

17. Thanks Guys, I Never Thought It Was This Many People..

I'm Bummed, But Informed... Love You Guys.. DU..

[BrotherBuzz]

18. I think they shanghaied a couple of Indian Bingo busses for the event

The crowd I saw looked like a lot of old people on pensions, or something, heading to the casinos. One old fart was shaking hands with anyone that walked past him. I believe he was a retired greeter from Walmart.