"Bush was the one"

[MagicM]

Joseph Curl went to a gathering of the five living US presidents and saw one outclass the others:

Shortly after Barack Obama was elected in 2008, a fellow reporter who’d covered President George W. Bush all eight years told me she’d had enough of the travel and stress and strain of the White House beat, that she was moving on…

I asked her if she’d miss covering President Obama.

“Not at all. He’s an inch deep. Bush is a bottomless chasm, a deep, mysterious, emotional, profound man. Obama is all surface — shallow, obvious, robotic, and, frankly, not nearly as smart as he thinks. Bush was the one.”

...By the way, she’s a hardcore Democrat.

But she was right. And that contrast was apparent to all who watched Thursday’s ceremonial event to open W’s new presidential library in Dallas....

Jimmy Carter ... was first to speak. But he was, as always, befuddled.

...he opened with, “In 2000, as some of you may remember, there was a disputed election for several weeks.” Nice way to start. He then took credit for giving W the idea to intercede in Sudan… He never mentioned 9-11 and the war on terror, or the commander in chief’s leadership during America’s most trying hour. Which is why his comments lasted just 3¼ minutes.

Bill Clinton followed. He, of course, spoke twice as long, filling his speech with jokes and faux humility. He was his usual affable self… But… Mr. Clinton, for all his prodigious gifts, will always be the class clown…

George H.W. Bush, turning 90 in June, was a welcome respite. Somewhat frail now, he spoke only briefly from his wheelchair, but garnered two standing ovations — and the biggest laugh of the day from his oldest son. After his remarks, just 24 seconds, he shook his boy’s hand and said, deadpan, “Too long?”

President Obama took the podium next. Every bit as cunning as Slick Willy, his speech too was filled with fake self-effacing insights, including one on “the world’s most exclusive club,” which he said “is more like a support group."… Then, on a day that was intended to be without politics, he hawked his push for amnesty…

Mr. Obama skipped the praise he had laid on W the night before. “Whatever our political differences, President Bush loves this country and loves its people and shares that same concern and was concerned about all people in America, not just those who voted Republican. I think that’s true about him, and I think that’s true about most of us.”

Except it’s not. Especially not this president. He has made his presidency about dividing America — along lines of class, sex, race, sexuality, you name it…

Then, finally, W took the podium.... He gave a profound lesson to his successor and his predecessor: “In democracy, the purpose of public office is not to fulfill personal ambition. Elected officials must serve a cause greater than themselves…

“As president, I tried to act on these principles every day. It wasn’t always easy and it certainly wasn’t always popular … And when our freedom came under attack, we made the tough decisions required to keep the American people safe,” he said to loud applause.

But it was the end that gave us the truest glimpse of the man… With tears in his eyes, his voice breaking, he said: “It’s the honor of a lifetime to lead a country as brave and as noble as the United States....” By the end he was in tears, barely able to creak out: “God bless.”..

But there was one last classy move not many saw. The program nearly over, Sgt. 1st Class Alvy R. Powell Jr. came to the side of the stage to perform the “Star Spangled Banner.” A big, powerful black man, Mr. Powell belted out the anthem. With the crowd applauding, the sergeant moved along the line of people, shaking hands with all. After greeting W, he turned to go. But the 43rd president put his hand on the sergeant’s arm and said, “Stay,” just as a chaplain stepped forward to give a benediction.

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[injest]

IF this country manages to repair the harm that Obama and his revolutionary friends have done, not just to THIS country but to the world, it will take far longer than the eight it took him to cause it.

It is always easier to destroy than to build. I look at the destruction he's caused and shudder to think what this country will be like by the time he leaves office....IF he ever does, I wouldn't be surprised if he decided to just declare himself President for Life and the weak, gullible Congress just to say 'ok..'.

Any of the scandals of his office so far would be enough to bring down any other administration, "Fast and Furious" "Benghazi" "Pigford" "Solyndra"...the list is endless...

Who knew the Constitution and our way of government was so fragile? All it took was one Administration to just say 'Whatever' to blow it all away..Look at the quotes that will go down in history "Tear down this wall!" "Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country" "The buck stops here"....to the clarion call of this administration "What does it MATTER what happened? It's over!" whenever they are caught doing illegal activities. They simply say 'no' whenever they are asked by the mealymouthed Congress "Please Mr Obama, we were all kinda wondering...if you don't mind...if someone has time, we mean...if we could maybe talk to someone about you *fill in scandal, death of Americans*..please? pretty please? May we?" Or they send someone like Hillary down to pout her lips and shriek about how mistreated they are to be asked such obviously worthless questions about ancient history that happened like whole DAYS and WEEKS before...then the Congress, the ones that are supposed to, that are sworn to, protect and defend the Constitution just cower like beaten dogs whimpering and showing their bellies....until the big bad media goes away and they are back in their districts bragging about how they are standing up.

That's the name of Hillary Clintons new book "What did I matter?"

maybe it should be "What does the Constitution matter?"

[injest]

Obama is all surface — shallow, obvious, robotic, and, frankly, not nearly as smart as he thinks.

or that he's been TOLD he is.

he is a product of Affirmative Action and a good example of why it was wrong from the get go.

Patronizing Progressive white people, caught up in their own mental problems, applaud the most mundane achievements as if the person invented sliced bread...demeaning any accomplishment. Kids aren't as dumb as the Progressives think they are (or maybe its the Progressives aren't as clever and as good an actor as they think they are) but kids know false praise.



and kids exposed to it over and over react in two ways, they either become self loathing or they pretend to buy in to save their egos; but they KNOW. even Obama knows...deep inside...that he ISN'T all that smart, he didn't get to the Presidency on his own merits. He was AA'd into it.

That's why he doesn't release his records, both his grades and his application won't allow it. Just like his friend, Elizabeth Warren, he used AA for his benefit, signing up as a 'foreign' student...because he'd been in Indonesia and could fake it well....and because being the sacred cow of the Left, he knew no one would question him. He openly admits he spent high school in a drug haze, barely attending class and staying drunk and high all the time..how many whites get into Harvard Law School with that kind of record?

and then he gets to be the ?editor? of the Law Review...based on no achievement at all that is evident...so now he has the 'prestige' of being the 'Editor of the Harvard Law Review" for it's own sake...so 'hey he must be smart, right'??

his entire life has been other people promoting him based on his skin color and connections. He has no accomplishments beyond being whatever they promoted him to be.

He would have to be a complete sociopath to believe he did all this on his merit...unfortunately for us, I think he just might be exactly that.

Affirmative Action is a cancer on the African American population..and like the welfare state and abortion, it was brought to them by the very people that claim to be their most loyal friends.