George W. Bush opens up on Trump's war with the media, Russia and travel ban

[hexola]

Source: TODAY

In a wide-ranging interview that shied away from directly criticizing the current commander in chief, former President George W. Bush said it's critical for the media to hold accountable “people who abuse their power." He also rejected the current administration’s controversial immigration policy.

"I consider the media to be indispensable to democracy. We needed the media to hold people like me to account," Bush told TODAY in an exclusive interview. "Power can be very addictive and it can be corrosive, and it’s important for the media to call to account people who abuse their power."

Read more: http://www.today.com/news/george-w-bush-opens-trump-s-war-media-russia-travel-t108627

[Turbineguy]

1. Yes, Mister Bush,

Trump has made us miss you.

[Eyeball_Kid]

3. You're not hearing "President" Bush. You're hearing "ex-president" Bush.

43 is implying that he'd need the press to contain HIS OWN power were he still in the position. 43 is just as addicted to that kind of power as anyone in the office. I don't miss that asshole one bit. He only sounds reasonable because he's retired.

[groundloop]

4. No, IMO he sounds 'reasonable' because he's being compared to 45*

[Still Blue in PDX]

13. What you said! nt

[Cosmocat]

6. HOW ABOUT IT

there is no more glaring example of our slide into an emergent authoritarian, fascist state than the fact that W looks like a fucking founding father at this point ...

[Eliot Rosewater]

27. No shit, right! We have gone from completely hideous and disgusting

lying, war mongering rats, to Fuckface and company who in retrospect make W and company look like boy scouts.

The former far superior to the latter.

[Nitram]

14. I will never miss the president who invaded Iraq.

[FreeStateDemocrat]

18. Two wars, 10's of thousands of casualties, over $4,000,000,000,000 and counting pissed away...

to be topped off by the Great Recession!

Anybody that misses that must enjoy hammering thumbtacks into their own forehead.

[LiberalLovinLug]

25. Who would have thought

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Didn't know George W. could use such big thoughts

This was the guy that was dancing at the funeral?

I think his attention wanders, but he does have a cognizant side.

[Mr. Sparkle]

5. Jesus H Christ , how did that idot ever become president

he is giving answers to questions that haven't been asked, and doing it badly.

[Javaman]

7. right, failure* trying to unfuck his* legacy.

screw off asshole*.

he* is directly responsible for the bullshit we are dealing with now.

he* can rot in hell.

[coco22]

17. Exactly...

[oberliner]

8. Trump actually makes the Bushes seem like reasonable people

Amazing accomplishment.

[Mr.Bill]

9. Glad to see W is

back to heavy drinking again.

[MrPurple]

10. Trump's syntax is so stunted, statements from W now read like Thomas Jefferson

[smirkymonkey]

34. Amazing how that works, isn't it?

I used to think that no world leader could ever sound like a bigger idiot than W. Boy, was I wrong.

[MrPurple]

36. Honestly, Hulk Hogan would have a more varied vocabulary and calmer temperment

[deek]

38. Absolutely!! n/t

,

[Liberalagogo]

11. He's just glad

that he's not the worst anymore.

[YoungDemCA]

12. Good to hear from this respected elder statesman.

[Sunlei]

15. always wondered why Jeb! cried & melted away without a fight, no Republicans stood up for him at all

Republican party must have had their Russia collusion hacking contacts for many, many years. Pandered to 'crazy trump, the uncaught-criminal' for a couple years because he's the best patsy the Republican party ever had.

His daily fox viewing and daily call in interviews on fox were/are exactly what a man like him needs. Even Palin turned over the Bagge(R) reins to him and melted away.

[musette_sf]

22. "Republican party must have had their Russia collusion hacking contacts for many, many years"

DING DING DING DING DING

We have a winner!

[BumRushDaShow]

16. "We needed the media to hold people like me to account"

But not your handler, Darth Cheney?

[AgadorSparticus]

19. I truly thought the world was going to end under shrub.

...and now.....he is the voice of reason!!!??!?!! God help us all.We need to get rid of Trump...and fast.

[musette_sf]

20. "Power can be very addictive and it can be corrosive"

Corrosive power addict "The Decider" and his puppet master can go piss up a rope. He's clearly been set up as one of the convenient stooges, to be used to attempt to rescue the Rs from the death of the party that Rump will assuredly cause. When GWBu$h is being portrayed in the media today as "rational", history MUST be remembered and cited.

[Kimchijeon]

21. George W. Bush making points of reason that I agree with?!

W. as a voice of reason!?

[Hekate]

23. Dubya!? Is that you?! smh here. It feels like one very specific prayer has been answered....

Because it seems to me to be bad karma to actively wish for harm to another, I used to pray that Dubya and his cabal would be stricken by Sudden Enlightenment, a complete understanding of the harm they were causing. As far as I am concerned, that really would be Hell.

Dubya left the White House and has been publicly very very quiet about matters of State. I will never like the man and will never excuse him or the rest of them. Good -- he should be.

Somehow, tho, this feels like a breakthrough.

Credit where credit's due.

[Fatemah2774]

24. Power can be addicfive

I think this is a great development and shows the power of hindsight. I really believe Bush was more misguided than malevolently evil as 45. And this puts the republicans in a spot. Now one of theirs is against the petty orange man.

[neeksgeek]

26. I guess it would take someone like Dolt 45 for W to say something substantial about the Free Press.

[DeminPennswoods]

28. must be snowing...

someplace very, very hot...

[50 Shades Of Blue]

29. No, Chimpy - I STILL DON'T MISS YOU!

[NWCorona]

30. Fuck this dude! He's the president that created the ministry of propaganda.

[DuckBurp]

31. W has been down on Trump ever since Trump denigrated his bother ...

during the campaign and called him "low energy." W values loyalty above all other characteristics. He is especially loyal to his family. Interestingly, in reading Jeb's tweets, Jeb is now effectively a lap dog for Trump, supporting virtually every action Trump has taken as president.

[jg10003]

32. stop fighting yesterdays battles when the future is at stake.

W was the worst president in history, so far. But if he is willing to join the fight to preserve democracy against authoritarianism then we should welcome him to the fight.

[murielm99]

35. I will not forget the stolen election

and the harm he did. But yes. If he wants to preserve democracy, well, politics makes strange bedfellows.

[Synecdoche Trope]

33. Interview With The.....Video

[Sparky 1]

37. We know we're in trouble when Trump makes Dubya look good.