Obama Should Have Called Bush Sr. A "Fucking Asshole" At The Event!

[KittyWampus]

In a rare and warm appearance, former President George H.W. Bush returned to the White House on Monday. The 89-year-old was there to hand out the 5,000th award from his "Points of Light" Foundation, but the celebration also recognized the 41st president’s legacy of charity and altruism.

President Barack Obama welcomes former President George H.W. Bush to the White House for a Point of Light ceremony, Bush's nonprofit organization that recognizes volunteer work.

President Barack Obama credited the 89-year-old Bush with sparking a "national movement" to advance volunteerism and community service as the 41st president of the United States, joined Obama onstage.
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[The Link]

1. Exactly...because you either have to praise someone or deride them viciously.

There is no other choice.

[leftstreet]

5. Yep. Can't be professional and polite

either throw rocks, ass-kiss, or go home!

apparently

[quinnox]

2. Ah fuck, he didn't have to praise him like he did either.

Obama seems to gush sometimes when it comes to the Bush's, and Reagan too, for that matter.

[grasswire]

3. someone on another thread called it "fluffing." nt

[Rex]

6. That would be me. No reason to make up stuff about Poppy.

The POTUS could have easily said a number of things without making up stuff...ie...praising Poppy for a job he did not do. Why make yourself into a liar just to praise someone? Is it an acceptance thing? I just don't get why not just give a standard speech without all the obvious lies?

Poppy did nothing to help this country, oh wait...he raised taxes! Even though he said he wouldn't. Beyond that he didn't do a single positive thing.

Why lie to history?

[Scurrilous]

4. LOL

"Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?"

[leftstreet]

8. He looks like he just shat himself

What's with the Dr Seuss socks?

[ProSense]

9. He could have said:

Ronald McDonald called, and he wants his socks back.

[Scurrilous]

10. ....

[Democracyinkind]

7. As if fluffing or deriding him were the only options.

The public denial of the fact that the Bush family was and is a family of organized crime and fraud is truly worthy of the banana-republic that we have become under their reign.