Fmr. President George W Bush Visits Ft. Hood, Visits Soldiers Wounded in Thursday Shooting Rampage

Mr. Obama had his “My Pet Goat” moment with his inexplicable, cringe-making two-minute “shout out” episode before he even deigned to mention the mass murder of American soldiers at Ft. Hood.
He is at risk of opening a gulf between himself and the troops that he can never close, and that would be quite tragic. He had better come up big on Tuesday.

Thank you President and First Lady Bush. For your grace in the face of the present thuggery in the WH.

That’s the president that really could provide comfort for the troops. Glad he and Mrs. Bush went to be of help.

Thank you, President and Mrs Bush! We miss you.

this is about the best thing Bush could do, is to take a 45 min drive from his house and have friendly media cover the event….”in secret”.
its still propaganda folks…because we all know if Bush wanted something secret, it stayed that way.

It doesn’t surprise me at all that the Bush family went quietly to see what they could do to help. It doesn’t surprise me at all that Obama waited almost 4 minutes to break the news of this horrible event. Equally it doesn’t surprise me at all that Obama cautioned the nation to not jump to any conclusions until the facts are known. This coming from a president that admittedly knew very little about the Gates episode but took the opportunity to blame the white police officer before knowing the facts. As a nation, we are in serious trouble.

Thank you President Bush and Mrs, Bush, our country is need of someone of your compassion and faith and class. Our country is not what is was when you were running the white house…I miss you

OK, everyone here does understand that Bush lied to get us into the Iraq war right? And then he sent soldiers on ridiculously long deployments, over and over, and now that soldiers are committing suicide and record rates, and resorting to ‘death by cop’ – he gives a pat on the back.
Has everyone forgotten why Bush had a 20 percent approval rating?
I’m no Obama fan, but jeez, let’s not forget who started a lot of these problems.

It’s good Bush did this – he is after all living in Texas close to the event.
And its worth noting that as much as it was to be a ‘private’ visit, his spokesperson made sure the media knew Bush and his wife did this.
But it’s business as usual as far as public relations go. A ‘private’ visit would be one where it really is kept private, not publiciszed.

“And its worth noting that as much as it was to be a ‘private’ visit, his spokesperson made sure the media knew Bush and his wife did this.”
At least he didn’t take photographers like someone else we know…
BTW – Will Dr. Joe Medicine Crow be joining The One on his visit to Ft. Hood this week?

At least he didn’t take photographers like someone else we know…
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President Obama was directly involved in retrieving and escorting 18 coffins with individual honors for each. He was there from just after midnight until just before dawn. Only one of these retrievals was filmed. The other 17 Obama did with the troops alone.

“Only one of these retrievals was filmed. The other 17 Obama did with the troops alone.”
Only one family agreed to allow filming. I’m sure you already know this. Obama took advantage of the opportunity.
“Your criticisms speak more about your own poverty of spirit and generosity, not the President’s.”
Huh? No, not at all…

===”And its worth noting that as much as it was to be a ‘private’ visit, his spokesperson made sure the media knew Bush and his wife did this.”===
Are you sure about that? Where does it say that his spokesperson contacted the media and not the other way around?

“Yes, and Obama was there for the entire night, not just for filming.”
What would you expect? The One would get his film and photo shoot done and scoot out?
“Again, cheapening this to a `photo op’ is your psychology, not the President’s.”
There is someone else’s psychology who warrants more examination than mine…Someone with unbending, unobjective adoration of an ideologue and cult of personality.

What would you expect? The One would get his film and photo shoot done and scoot out?
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No, I would expect THIS President to do exactly what he did.
President Obama was directly involved in retrieving and escorting 18 coffins with individual honors for each. He was there from just after midnight until just before dawn. Only one of these retrievals was filmed. The other 17 Obama did with the troops alone.
Again, you may try to cheapen this as you will – but it speaks more about you than the President.

“No, I would expect THIS President to do exactly what he did.”
Yes, so would I. Get photos and footage to shore up perception that he doesn’t support troops through his apparent inability to make a decision on Afghanistan.
For once, you and I agree.

Thank you for the OFA talking points.
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I don’t receive any information from OFA.
You’re foolish if you think the rising unemployment rate is the President’s fault – we’re in the middle of a major world-wide economic crisis. Every western industrialized country has gone through huge job loss, and has instituted stimulus programs, tax reduction and deficit spending in attempts to hold things together.
The G20 has just been meeting on this very topic because the entire world situation remains precarious.
Shallow political interpretations like yours do nothing but serve your purpose attempting to demean the President.
The world is not out of this yet – at all.

“Every western industrialized country has gone through huge job loss, and has instituted stimulus programs, tax reduction and deficit spending in attempts to hold things together.”
a.) You are exaggerating
b.) There are countries that have done far less in terms of public spending to “get out” of this “crisis” and who are making better progress than we are in improving the respective economic conditions.
If everyone is doing everything the same way with the same results, how do you explain the falling U.S. Dollar?

Posted by: tierra | Nov 8, 2009 5:38:23 PM
More copy-and-paste of prior responses.
a.) Only one was filmed because only one family allowed filming
b.) Whether he wanted to or not, Obama was obliged to stick around as he couldn’t collect photo op and leave.
Here is a question for you: Why would Obama want to have photographers there to at all if his intent was solely to show support for these fallen heroes?
As someone wise once told me: “it’s the things that you do when others aren’t looking that truly reflects the type of person you are”.

Tierra,
Here’s a research opportunity for you (and repeat of prior question you conveniently ignored:
“If everyone (every economy) is doing everything the same way with the same results, how do you explain the falling U.S. Dollar?”

“You don’t KNOW President Obama’s motivation.”
Oh, I’m pretty sure I’m right on this one (unfortunately)
“We DO know your motivation – to use the return of fallen soldiers and the President’s participation to attempt to smear the President for your own personal political agenda.”
I didn’t realize I have a “personal political agenda” – Can I use this position to gain political office? Fill me in!

Don’t worry everyone, Obama will be there on Tuesday when all the world is watching and not a moment before!

“I’m no Obama fan, but jeez, let’s not forget who started a lot of these problems.”
Psst Charles, you do realize that EVERY president inherits the last presidents problems. Obama is no exception.
What he is exceptional at is complaining about it incessently.
Obama is a whiner of the highest order.
George W. Bush, Clinton, Bush, Reagan, etc all never complained about the prior POTUS.
Only Obama and Carter are the tacky egoist’s to behave in such a manner.

Gotta love the right wing’s attempts to paint the President as ‘anti-military’.
Typical smear tactic.
Smear and fear against the Democrats is the only tactic the right wing has had for years.

. It’s the actual people who complain about the mess Bush left”
Shockingly delusional.
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If you think the people of the United States haven’t been complaining about the mess Bush left – you’re the delusional one.
Obama is very restrained on this – compared to the population and how he could be . ..

The Bush’s have more honest and true class in their little fingers than the Obama’s could fake in an entire lifetime.
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More insult and smear as political discussion.

“If you think the people of the United States haven’t been complaining about the mess Bush left – you’re the delusional one. Obama is very restrained on this – compared to the population and how he could be . ..”
Ah, my bad. All of your comments are intended as sarcasm. I get it and will treat as such in the future. Apologies for refuting any prior comments from you – Now that I know you’re just goofing around I’ll stop giving you a hard time!
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The people of the United States have been very vocal in their criticism of Bush – in fact he left office with about 70% of the people disapproving of the job he did.

Gotta love the right wing’s attempts to paint the President as ‘anti-military’.
Typical smear tactic.
Smear and fear against the Democrats is the only tactic the right wing has had for years.

It’s funny.The truth is a smear tactic.”Barack Obama did not visit the wounded troops at Ft. Hood but George Bush did.George Bush served in the military, Barack Obama didn’t.”Is that statement correct or not?

tierra,none of that has anything to do with the situation at Ft. Hood.You know that.Is it a fact that Barack Obama did not visit the wounded soldiers at Ft.Hood while George Bush did, or is it not? Ever hear of Adlai Stevenson and Comrade Zorin?

TIerranita, you really do need to do a little research, as tjp suggested. You wrote, “Obama doesn’t complain. It’s the actual people who complain about the mess Bush left.” Really? Have you heard Obama’s “mop” speech, repeated ad infinitum on the campaign trail in recent weeks as he campaigned in NJ and VA, and repeated at fundraisers as well?

I don’t think any of you know what Obama thinkS about the military or any of us. He is a VERY cool guy who does not show his feelings. Everything is planned and scripted. Sadly the world isn’t scripted and sometimes you have react without a script.
Bush reacts from his gut. He thought it was right to go to Fort Hood and he did not bring cameras. He does not a political future did not do it to make Obama look bad.

I don’t think any of you know what Obama thinkS about the military or any of us. He is a VERY cool guy who does not show his feelings.
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Did you HEAR his comment about Sgt. Crowley and Henry Gates? NOT COOL and he DID show his feelings. They were inappropriate, but he showed them.

“Obama doesn’t complain. It’s the actual people who complain about the mess Bush left.” Really? Have you heard Obama’s “mop” speech, repeated ad infinitum on the campaign trail in recent weeks as he campaigned in NJ and VA, and repeated at fundraisers as well?
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He doesn’t even say ‘Bush’ in the mop speech.
It’s the people who disapproved of the job Bush did. He had a 70% disapproval when he left.

“That is just your bias speaking.”
It isn’t bias tierra.
It is entirely logical for people to question Obama’s coldness in addressing this horrorfic incident.
Facts are facts. And the fact that Obama remained in Rev. Wright’s church for so long, 20 years, listening to very anti-American rants. Rants that are strikingly similar to the kind of ugly anti-American speech being heard by Muslims at mosques, media and in society every day all around the world.
Obama has never really reconciled with the American people Rev. Wright’s extreme political religious beliefs, so people are going to wonder where he’s heart is when he masks it by being cool.

Obama is demonized like all presidents but his “coolness” is a real problem. Even the European press is beginning to wonder about this guy.
I personally think it is that he really needs a written script and he has good writers but not quick writers. I’m sure his speech at Fort Hood will be great but will it be him.
“The One” may be the team & the team maybe the problem.

I didn’t hear about Bush’s visit from the lapdog media on TV. Not one word.
I bet we get wall to wall coverage of Obama.

Just imagine if a former Democratic president had visited military wounded before the president did while George W. Bush was president.
Or if we had the “swine flu” vaccine hold-up that we do while George W. bush was president.

My favorite part of the shout out was when the Talented Mr. O referred to the gentleman as a congressional medal of honor winner. He was actually a Medal of Freedom winner that I believe O himself had bestowed. Maybe Barack truely thought this guy had won the former and was trying to use that as a segway into the Fort Hood terrorist attack. So it’s either a stupid error or a really crappy segway.

I am really tired of hearing about the mess Bush left behind! OBAMA is president now. He needs to OWN it!
Fact is: He did inherit a mess — and promptly made it three times worse!

Former Pres. Bush has been pretty quiet and staying out of the news for the past year… but he called for no pomp and circumstance for this visit.
Pres. Obummer has yet to even visit the troops and he’s their Commander-in-Chief? Yeah… nice work he’s doing.
Guess he’s too busy partying-up with the dems and sole republican who voted for the “health bill” that went through… sort of.

Don’t worry folks. President Teleprompter Barbie is just waiting for everyone to get all wee wee’d up before making his grand appearance to save the day and right all wrongs.
mmmm, mmmm, mmmm, BHO

I am a supporter of Obama, and I am sure most of my fellows will think I’m being traitorous by saying this, but I felt sick to my stomach listening to him talk… and then when I found out Bush went (not so) secretly to fort hood and the presdient wasn’t going to go until the memorial service, I felt sicker.
I hope he can see how this looks even to some of us who really like and support him. It seems like he doesn’t care very much about the soldiers, and I’m sure that’s NOT true, but it is how it SEEMS that really counts when you’re the president!
Here is what I think- he does need to change how he reacts to some things. He needs to quit bickering with fox news, it makes him seem silly and on their level. He needs to show some more compassion for those soldiers and their families, so the other side can see his humanness and maybe get a chance to like him more. And I wish he’d quit talking about the “mop” stuff too, and move on. he has shown himself in the past to be so inspirational and eloquent, he was such an awesome potential leader, ready to move on and change the world… I wish we’d see some more of that, I really do. And go ahead and blast me for it. I’m just saying how I really feel. I wish Hillary had won. Otherwise the right will get more and more support.

tierra, nobody has to demean the president, his actions or lack of, do a great job all on their own. How in the world do you look at yourself in the mirror after supporting this man on EVERYTHING he does/does not do? He is wrong to have taken the cameras with him when he recieved the bodies of the fallen and he is wrong waiting until the world is watching to go see the soliders at Fort Hood. He does nothing unless there is a photo opportunity available. Shame on him and you for defending him

“I think you should be reminded of George launching a huge wad of spit onto the lawn in front of the cameras. Real classy.”
BO smokes. Real classy.
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I bet WH staff would rather clean out ashtrays than spittoons.

What is it with anti-Bush people that they need tell stories which may or may not true over and over again to prove that a Harvard MBA is a fool. Bush is bright and so is Harvard JD Obama. The only difference is that Obama knows how to read a speech and does not react from his gut.
Your guy is VERY cool or cold & Bush is not. Live with it & let talk about issues.

There is no choice. I own the injuries the jerk in the motorhome left me with when he struck my motorcycle. He remains a jerk. He’d remain a jerk if he visited injured motorycle victims convenietly near his home for the rest of his miserable life.

Many of your political opinions & comments are demeaning & devalue the honor of the memories of the fallen at Ft. Hood.
Barack Obama is the rightfully elected President of the United States. He gave a wonderful speech today at the memorial and I believe he was every bit as sincere as G. W. Bush or John McCain would have been.
No one said we had to agree on issues, but we need unity in this country not Coke vs. Pepsi politics.
Sincerely,
A retired Navy Chief.

Thank you President and Mrs. Bush. Your visit I’m sure met alot to the wounded soldiers at Ft. Hood.

As much as I did not like GWBs policies I do like the man. It’s not about who is a “better” liked president. It’s about how they will serve the USA. Both need our support. GWB I believe did what he thought was the right thing to do during his time in history as well as BO is doing what he thinks is the correct thing to do. Can you really honestly think that either one doesn’t want good things for the USA ? Get serious… But I do like GW more and more now that he is out of office, and I believe that he is true in his wishes for these soldiers. A class act … If you were to ask me what i thought of him 6 years ago i wouldn’t have said such kind words. But now I truly believe that he did what he thought was right. I can respect that.

The difference betwee CLASS and CRASS and I think you know who is who.

I read your article…that’s it??? Great reporting! That’s all I have to say!

sorta like the “I can see Russia from my house” comment the helped to smear Palin…a comment which she NEVER said..it was a saturday night live skit!

things i can’t get over:
a u.s. senator with an aunt who needs immigration help and is living on welfare
a brother who is living in a hut and living on 2 dollars a month in a shack.
sitting in church listening to a preacher rant against his country?
not saluting the flag or holding your hand over for the national anthem.
who the hell did i elect?

Chuck: Palin DID say she could see Russia from Alaska (their “next-door neighbors”), as if this qualifies for foreign-policy credentials. She’s an idiot and the Republicans wouldn’t give her a 2nd glance if she wasn’t attractive,
Ken: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED meant the SHIP had accomplished its mission? Wow, that’s rich…..