Reminder: George W. Bush Is Still Very, Very Bad

Submitted by Amanda Matthews on Tue, 09/04/2018 - 7:21pm

Well, someone finally let the shoe drop.

Reminder: George W. Bush Is Still Very, Very Bad
He's not cute! Why is everyone saying he's cute?

At a memorial service for John McCain, cameras caught George W. Bush, the former Republican president who waged a needless war on Iraq that cost 288,000 lives, take a piece of candy from his wife Laura and discreetly hand it over to former First Lady Michelle Obama.

Social media users were instantly smitten by the exchange. "This sweet moment between George W. Bush and Michelle Obama at John McCain's funeral is going viral," one headline announced. "I'd totally watch a travel show where George Bush and Michelle Obama go abroad and get up to wacky adventures," a Twitter user suggested. "The candy exchange between Laura Bush, George Bush and Michelle Obama is the highlight of 2018," another proclaimed. "I love George Bush and Michelle Obama’s friendship. Whether it’s friendly ribbing each other or sharing candy. It’s really nice to see," a third opined.

In light of the latest viral moment highlighting George W. Bush's unbearable cuteness, it's time for your biannual reminder that the former commander-in-chief shouldn't be reduced to an endearing celebrity grandpa because he is, in fact, one of the worst presidents in American history. As I wrote last October, "The war in Iraq, which destabilized the region, killed hundreds of thousands, and helped give rise to ISIS was predicated on intelligence that Bush's administration misrepresented to the American people." This alone should make even the most adorable moment of affection between Bush and literally anyone else significantly less delightful—and I haven't even reminded you of his successful scheme to wiretap Americans without warrants, or that recession he brought about, or the torture, or Katrina.

https://www.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/xwknn7/reminder-george-w-bush-is-...

The blatant hypocrisy of anyone who claims to have been against the bush**/Cheney outfit and their claims of WMDs back ‘then’ but find they can overlook the lies and war crimes ‘now’ have
ethical and moral convictions based more on ‘opportunism’ than ethics or morals.

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Submitted by Dr. John Carpenter on Tue, 09/04/2018 - 7:30pm

The rehabbing of W is nauseating

And that picture (and the media’s slobbering all over it) should be more proof that it’s a big club and we ain’t in it.

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Idolizing a politician is like believing the stripper really likes you.

Submitted by ZimInSeattle on Tue, 09/04/2018 - 8:01pm

Think I’m going to vomit. The rehab of Bush into one of the good

guys and the lionization of McCain into some kind of hero is just too much. Good read here:
https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/09/03/the-mccain-death-tour-reaches-its-imperial-apotheosis/

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Submitted by Fishtroller 02 on Wed, 09/05/2018 - 9:26am

What an awesome opinion piece in Counterpunch!

@ZimInSeattle

Thanks for sharing it. I'm going to print it out as the epitome of descriptions of the sickening week we have just been through. I even saw my brother and sister post praises of McCain on Facebook and realized that the MSM hypnotizing and brain washing the the general public has been highly successful.

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"Without the right to offend, freedom of speech does not exist." Taslima Nasrin

Submitted by Bollox Ref on Tue, 09/04/2018 - 8:13pm