http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/12/bush.obama/index.html
Bush: Obama's win 'good for our country'
Discussion in 'Political Debate & Discussion' started by Crabtownboy, Nov 13, 2008.
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I appreciate the spirit and candour President Bush expressed in this article.
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Kudos to Mr Bush and the best of wishes in Texas. -
Do pardon me, but i think you misquoted Bush your thread title.
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Perhaps the point is that the title did not totally accurately reflect Pres Bush's words.
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Bush said:
I thought a very good gesture on Bush's part to acknowledge the importance historically of Obama's win, and how it does give hope to some people.
I do not see it as a blanket endorsement of Obama, but a nice guesture never-the-less.
Now for you Obama haters I do not expect you to accept this explanation
... or any other that is not negative toward Obama.
It cannot be denied that Obama's win has given hope to many people around the world. But that is another topic and I will start a thread on it. -
We are playing at semantics here. President Bush clearly said that the election of Sen Obama was a good thing for America.
I agree with his sentiment, and I appreciate his spirit. I am not a Bush fan, or an Obama fan, but this shows that he is a true patriot who loves his country more than his party or his agenda. -
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Thanks for the response. I appreciate it very much. -
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What I want - and I am sure what many others want - is TRUTHFULLNESS in what a thread title says - not sensationalism or misrepresentation.
You are injecting your own agenda into his words. Fortunately my reading comprehension is good and I am not easily mislead or manipulated by such tactics. -
If so, you are the only Obama supporter I see around here. What happend to the others? Where did they go? Do they only post during elections? -
Here's hoping that continues. Shouldn't be hard. -
Well, I guess pretty much all the Obama supporters are hiding out or something.
I don't get it. -
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It should have read, "The article misquoted Bush and the title was copied."
But I do believe (and agree with Targus) that it was a misquotation and a deliberate attempt to sensationalize things untruthfully. When I read the title, I got the idea that Bush was supporting what Obama stands for and that his win was going to bring good for the country. That is clearly not what he said.
(But it did get me reading this thread, so I guess it worked. sigh.)
So it's kinda irritating when writers do that, you know? -
I did not actively support Obama before the election. After the last 12 years of presidents, I said, in another thread, that I had lowered my expectations for the next president. If he did not screw things up too badly, then I would consider him a raging success. Also, after the election, the spewing of bile from the losers did not require a response. So, I've been keeping my head down. :laugh:
Now, while I'm glad Obama won, my opinion still holds. He has a huge job before him. That can't be overstated. He has the potential to be another President Carter where he could find himself in an situation that he could not manage nor win. I hope not, but we will not really know for sure until after his term is done. At that point, if he has not screwed things up too badly, then he will be a success.
Tim Reynolds
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