Bush On Palin: "“What is she, the governor of Guam?”

[kpete]

Bush reportedly called McCain 'a five-spiral crash,' said Palin 'not remotely prepared'

According to a new book -- excerpts of which are to be published in the next issue of GQ Magazine and detailed Tuesday -- former President George W. Bush was incredulous upon learning that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was having trouble drawing a crowd and called his campaign a "five-spiral crash." He also asserted that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was "not even remotely prepared."

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Bush also is quoted as saying Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was "being put into a position she is not even remotely prepared for" after McCain announced her as his vice presidential running mate.

“I’m trying to remember if I’ve met her before. I’m sure I must have.” His eyes twinkled, then he asked, “What is she, the governor of Guam?”

Everyone in the room seemed to look at him in horror, their mouths agape. When Ed told him that conservatives were greeting the choice enthusiastically, he replied, “Look, I’m a team player, I’m on board.” He thought about it for a minute. “She’s interesting,” he said again. “You know, just wait a few days until the bloom is off the rose.” Then he made a very smart assessment.

“This woman is being put into a position she is not even remotely prepared for,” he said. “She hasn’t spent one day on the national level. Neither has her family. Let’s wait and see how she looks five days out.” It was a rare dose of reality in a White House that liked to believe every decision was great, every Republican was a genius, and McCain was the hope of the world because, well, because he chose to be a member of our party.

-John Byrne

more:
http://rawstory.com/blog/2009/09/bush-reportedly-called-mccain-a-five-spiral-crash-said-palin-not-remotely-prepared/

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UPDATE To add these nice tidbits from "w":
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2009/09/15/bushs_speechwriter_dishes.html

On Barack Obama: "This is a dangerous world and this cat isn't remotely qualified to handle it. This guy has no clue, I promise you."

On Joe Biden: "If bull was currency, Joe Biden would be a billionaire."

On Hillary Clinton: "Wait till her fat keister is sitting at this desk."

[spanone]

1. i will never in this lifetime give a rats ass what junior* has to say about anything

other than a confession before a jury of his peers

[Myrina]

2. ... and he's certainly the expert on "not remotely prepared" ...

:freak:

[UTUSN]

6. K&R #7 for, ding ding DING!1 n/t

[closeupready]

11. OMG, that's funny!

:rofl: And accurate...

[rbixby]

13. Well, he'd be a good judge of if she was unprepared then

Its refreshing to see that there is a faint glimmer of intelligence in that man

[tavalon]

16. No, the ghost writer has the faint glimmer of intelligence

Bush just has premature dementia from all of that alcohol, etc., he did and does imbibe.

[XemaSab]

3. If every republican has to choose in a three-way between

W, McCain, and Palin, then I can't say that makes me sad at all.

[Lasher]

4. Ha ha, bring on the finger pointing.

Just wait until Cheney's book comes out.

[Time for change]

5. He ought to know about "not remotely prepared"

Wow! Good to see dissension in the ranks of the incompetent.

[Sparkly]

17. My thought exactly.

:eyes:

[PSzymeczek]

26. I prefer to call it

"Republicans eating their own".

[piratefish08]

7. Pot meet kettle.

[slackmaster]

8. Palin was more of a sacrificial lamb than a real failure of marketing

She doesn't hold a candle to cold fusion, Comet Kohoutek, Milli Vanilli, the Midi Skirt, or the Edsel.

K&U for mentioning Sarah Palin.

:kick:

[rrneck]

9. Yeah well, he oughta know nt

[mamalone]

10. Most terrifying post .... evah

I agree with bush* about something.... I found myself actually nodding my head in agreement **horrors!** and I now hang my head in shame.


You know you might want to think about posting a warning on this thread;-)

[WI_DEM]

12. You know you're in trouble when Junior is the most astute person in the room

[iceman66]

14. For ONCE I agree with him 100%.

If, god forbid, Palin ever becomes president, the Bush years will be the 'good old days'!

[trusty elf]

15. Shrub, you're the governor of Guano.

“This woman is being put into a position she is not even remotely prepared for.”

jeebus h. christ, dubya, how can anyone be so dense? ! ?

I don't know whether to :rofl: or :puke:

[TwilightGardener]

18. BWAH! Despite what he says about our Dem candidates, he's right on the money

with McCain and what's her face.

[KamaAina]

19. Well, I think she can see Guam from her house

:P

[ErinBerin84]

20. he called Obama "this cat"?

What the hell is this, Swingers?

[SammyWinstonJack]

21. .

:spray:

[Generic Other]

22. When even HE gets it...WOW

Poor McCain. Dumber than a bag of pretzels.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

23. i'd like to hear what palin has to say about bush.

[eppur_se_muova]

27. "Who's he, the President of Guam?" nt

:evilgrin:

[sofa king]

24. "Not remotely prepared." He oughta know.

[MisterP]

25. sweet Jesus, President Peter Griffin n/t