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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRe: George H. W. Bush and his wife
Great marriage.
But not a great president.
That's all.....
secondwind
(16,903 posts)He may not have been perfect, but he was a decent man. He even voted for Hillary in 2016
cynatnite
(31,011 posts)LakeArenal
(28,817 posts)NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)--- Barbara Bush, 18 March 2003
Kajun Gal
(1,907 posts)But much better than what we got today!
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)whistler162
(11,155 posts)"I watch none. He [former President Bush] sits and listens and I read books, because I know perfectly well that, dont take offense, that 90 percent of what I hear on television is supposition, when were talking about the news. And hes not, not as understanding of my pettiness about that. But why should we hear about body bags, and deaths, and how many, what day its gonna happen, and how many this or what do you suppose? Or, I mean, its, its not relevant. So, why should I waste my beautiful mind on something like that? And watch him suffer.
Read within the context of the full interview, it was a tiny bit more clear that Mrs. Bushs beautiful mind statement referred to her desire not to become mesmerized by the pre-war media speculation of what such an invasion would mean, what sorts of weaponry and defenses U.S. troops might well be walking into, which troops would be committed and when theyd be deployed, how long the war would last, and how high the body count might be."
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/barbara-bush-beautiful-mind/
RockRaven
(14,959 posts)But that is not to say I'm a huge fan of his. If you catch my drift.
albacore
(2,398 posts)So I'll just pass on history, instead.
Jennifer Fitzgerald was reported by several sources as having been GHWB's longtime mistress.
"They all did it." is not a defense, but since about half of married men stray....