OT - RIP George HW Bush

[Lord McBuckethead]

This guy was a total badass. Our country was better with him in it.

[DownwardDawg]

Great person. Will be missed badly. I was fortunate enough to meet and speak with him and Barbara in the late 90?s. I got their autographs and they were both so friendly and asked me way more questions than I asked them. Great people and great US citizens.

[msbulldog]

We just lost one great American, God Speed!

[starkvegasdawg]

He will definitely be missed, but gets to spend Christmas with Barbara now.

[Tbonewannabe]

Seeing him at the Arkansas game was the only time I have ever seen a President in real life. He was a great American.

[Lord McBuckethead]

I guess anything to get to dodge Jeb.

[BeardoMSU]

I got to see him at the Greenville airport during his reelection campaign. RIP.

[Dawgowar]

Buddy of mine, when we were 1st Lieutenants at Ft Huachuca, AZ for the Military Intelligence Officer Advanced Course, were due to be promoted. H.W, was six months into his administration. My friend had met him and gotten a photo when he was enlisted. As a joke, a month before our promotion ceremony to Captain, my friend sends an invite to pin his rank and attend our class party for that month's promotees.

3 days prior to the event the White House calls the commandant of the school and advises "The President expresses his regret that he cannot attend Lt Daras's promotion and party. He does send his best wishes' etc, etc.

From that point on my buddy was a made man. The entire staff thought he was some ultra connected political child of privilige. We ragged him pretty hard but it was cool that a sitting President made those kind of efforts. I heard other similar tales while I served. He was a good one.

[Prediction? Pain.]

I encourage anyone who hasn't seen the American Experience documentary about George H.W. Bush to check it out. It's on YouTube (not full resolution, unfortunately), but may also be streaming on your local PBS website (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/bush/).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKkXKILW-kI

I had no idea before watching that how dedicated a public servant he was his entire life.

[AROB44]

And...he could never be elected today....too moderate. Great man and served this country well.

[Bully13]

17 him and his sons. 17 his supreme court nominee. 17 the Iraq war, should of finished bidness. The Bush clan are 1st world order sellouts . 17 their entire family

[BeardoMSU]

And...he could never be elected today....too moderate. Great man and served this country well.

Yep, what people used to refer to as "normal". Things are totally ****ed today.

[AROB44]

17 him and his sons. 17 his supreme court nominee. 17 the Iraq war, should of finished bidness. The Bush clan are 1st world order sellouts . 17 their entire family

I take it you didn't think much of either of the Bush presidentcys. Just an educated guess on my part.

[MagicDawg]

I was in college at Mississippi State University when George H. W. Bush became POTUS41. I was the pianist at a VIP reception at Dr. Zacharias's home when President Bush was our commencement speaker in May 1989. When Desert Storm came around in 1991, I remember being interviewed for a local television report about my thoughts on the war and on my response to any potential draft. I said I supported President Bush with regard to both Desert Shield and Desert Storm, that I didn't think it was even remotely likely that the conflict would lead to a resumption of a military draft, but that if it did escalate in that way and I was needed, I'd be honored to serve my country in any way I could. I remember the protests on campus, with vulgar and hateful comments and signs about Bush, Quayle, Schwartzkopf, etc. Plus ca change...

[Dolphus Raymond]

While I never voted for him, I can say without hesitation that he was a true hero among heroes of the Greatest Generation. George Bush, along with millions of his counterparts, answered the call and saved the world from tyranny. I did not agree with him politically, but I never lost a moment of sleep knowing he was "at the wheel".
Friends, the Greatest Generation is slowly leaving us, and that fact brings me great sadness.

[Cowbell]

17 him and his sons. 17 his supreme court nominee. 17 the Iraq war, should of finished bidness. The Bush clan are 1st world order sellouts . 17 their entire family

It?s sad that there are people in this world that think like this. We all make mistakes and have our own opinions, But it is another level of hatred and disrespectfulness to say something like this.

[Dolphus Raymond]

17 him and his sons. 17 his supreme court nominee. 17 the Iraq war, should of finished bidness. The Bush clan are 1st world order sellouts . 17 their entire family
You must be a miserable human being.

[Commercecomet24]

American hero, pure class! I'll second what Dolphus said about the Greatest Generation leaving, it truly saddens me that generation is almost gone.

RIP President Bush

[Commercecomet24]

Yep, what people used to refer to as "normal". Things are totally ****ed today.

You are so right my friend.

[Bully13]

You must be a miserable human being.

Cuz I abrhore dishonesty?

[Bubb Rubb]

17 him and his sons. 17 his supreme court nominee. 17 the Iraq war, should of finished bidness. The Bush clan are 1st world order sellouts . 17 their entire family

Wow. That's embarrassing.

[CarolinaDawg704]

The original post WW2 swamp creature. He was a proud papa the day the Patriot Act was made into law.

[Dawgs31]

And...he could never be elected today....too moderate. Great man and served this country well.

Watch out, we got a big brained NPC over here.

HW wasn’t nearly as bad as his son as far as presidencies go but he was a main leader of the WASP coalition that sold our country out from the ‘65 Immigration Act through NAFTA.

[Bully13]

17 the Bush family too hell.

[BeardoMSU]

17 the Bush family too hell.

Let it go, dude. This thread is titled "RIP". If you want a thread to bash a dead man, start one yourself.

[Schultzy]

Ha, you know a thread has spiraled down when lefties start defending conservatives.

[Liverpooldawg]

17 him and his sons. 17 his supreme court nominee. 17 the Iraq war, should of finished bidness. The Bush clan are 1st world order sellouts . 17 their entire family

Dude, I hope you are drunk out of your mind. Otherwise you are just out of your mind.

[BeardoMSU]

Ha, you know a thread has spiraled down when lefties start defending conservatives.
,
Is this where we are now?

[Dolphus Raymond]

Cuz I abrhore dishonesty?

Then I assume the current level of dishonesty permeating 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. is causing you to lose significant amounts of sleep.

[starkvegasdawg]

Then I assume the current level of dishonesty permeating 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. is causing you to lose significant amounts of sleep.

Improved from two years ago.