Bush surprises trops at DFW airport

I wonder why these returning soldiers don't appear to hate Bush as much as Assbake and boutons_douche?

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Originally Posted by clambake

i'm calling this photo op an enormous waste of money.

he's still blowing the coin.

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"The USO just posted an assortment of the photos on its Facebook page"

Thats not much money used for the photo op as you call it.

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Originally Posted by Chomag

"The USO just posted an assortment of the photos on its Facebook page"

Thats not much money used for the photo op as you call it.

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you're late to the party.

the enormous cost for the secret service.

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Originally Posted by clambake

you're late to the party.

the enormous cost for the secret service.

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Be it whatever that you think it is. Those troops don't look dissapointed and thats what matters most to me.

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Originally Posted by Chomag

Be it whatever that you think it is. Those troops don't look dissapointed and thats what matters most to me.

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so you're ok with wasted money for secret service.

noted.

I'm sure dubya being there is only small reason for their smiles. Being out of war shitholes and back with family is 99.9% of the real reason.

dubya's just there to jerk himself off, steal their show, and get some press for promoting his book (obvioiusly ghost written).

Kudos to both sides for being complete douches about an innocuous story.

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Originally Posted by boutons_deux

I'm sure dubya being there is only small reason for their smiles. Being out of war shitholes and back with family is 99.9% of the real reason.

dubya's just there to jerk himself off, steal their show, and get some press for promoting his book (obvioiusly ghost written).

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Yep all that great publicity being reported by USO and it being a surprise visit and all.

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Originally Posted by ChumpDumper

Kudos to both sides for being complete douches about an innocuous story.

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fuck you. neocons have programmed me to alert the nation regarding the cost for secret service.

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Originally Posted by ChumpDumper

Kudos to both sides for being complete douches about an innocuous story.

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Bing-fucking-go.:toast

The partisan hackery on this site is a thing of wonder.

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Originally Posted by ChumpDumper

Kudos to both sides for being complete douches about an innocuous story.

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Of course we could just play it safe like you. Then there wouldn't be a need for discussion forums right?

The douche factor in this thread is pretty one-sided.

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Originally Posted by Chomag

Of course we could just play it safe like you. Then there wouldn't be a need for discussion forums right?

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lol @ Chump playing it safe.

Sometimes a non story is just a non story.

Bush is retired from political life, so I don't see how it was some pub-grabbing photo op.

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Originally Posted by DarrinS

The douche factor in this thread is pretty one-sided.

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my gripe is that he greets the living, but not the dead.

oh yeah, and that waste of money for secret service.

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Originally Posted by DarrinS

Bush is retired from political life, so I don't see how it was some pub-grabbing photo op.

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Aperently he is still a threat to the Obama camp and it's supporters.

They are actually very grateful to have Bush. I mean, what would they do without Bush to blame?

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Originally Posted by Chomag

Of course we could just play it safe like you. Then there wouldn't be a need for discussion forums right?

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There is a time and place for everything under the sun, douche.

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Originally Posted by DarrinS

The douche factor in this thread is pretty one-sided.

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Spoken like a true douche.

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Originally Posted by Chomag

Aperently he is still a threat to the Obama camp and it's supporters.

They are actually very grateful to have Bush. I mean, what would they do without Bush to blame?

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The blame Bush card is about to expire.

I guess if you can't run on the strength of the economy and how great the war effort is going, you have to double-down on blame Bush and class warfare.

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Originally Posted by ChumpDumper

There is a time and place for everything under the sun, douch.

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Well so since you know me enough just to call me that, I would love to know why you think that.

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Originally Posted by ChumpDumper

There is a time and place for everything under the sun, douche.

Spoken like a true douche.

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So, I thought it was a nice gesture by Bush. Get over it already.

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Originally Posted by clambake

my gripe is that he greets the living, but not the dead.

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One of the things I like about Obama is his willingness to do just that.
However, its pretty disingenous to say that Bush never did the same. He generally did this in private w/out the press present, and he was known to meet with the familes of the dead soldiers.

Different approaches. Should I go post a thread of Bush meeting with the families of dead soldiers? No, because it's just as big a non story as this is.:rolleyes

Good for him, nice gesture.

dubya "never did the same."

dubya forbade photos of the returning body boxes, to hide reality of the wars, so he could create his own lying, fantasy world.

dubya is a criminal, and fully deserves all the blame he gets, including, 9 months into his own regime, blaming Clinton for 9/11.

Most ex-Presidents still serve as ambassadors to their party after their service is complete. The cynic in me says this easily could have been a coordinated PR effort by the GOP, given that Bush has been back in the news thanks to Obama's campaigning this summer. Makes for a good "Republicans care more about the troops" photo op. Also gets the boutons' of the world raving like assholes, which is always good for Republicans.

Still, it's a cool moment for those soldiers, so it's cool with me.

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Originally Posted by TeyshaBlue

One of the things I like about Obama is his willingness to do just that.
However, its pretty disingenous to say that Bush never did the same. He generally did this in private w/out the press present, and he was known to meet with the familes of the dead soldiers.

Different approaches. Should I go post a thread of Bush meeting with the families of dead soldiers? No, because it's just as big a non story as this is.:rolleyes

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i think you're deliberately ignoring the wasteful spending on secret service.

you, dear sir, are un-american!