george w. bush

George W Bush was the 43rd President of The United States, taking office on January 20th 2001 and leaving office January 20th 2009. He is the son of George H W Bush, 41st President of the United States.

Eight months into his presidency, on September 11th 2001, the World Trade Center towers were destroyed by terrorists. The subsequent "War On Terror" was a defining element of George W Bush's presidency. On the back of this struggle and a new doctrine of "pre-emption," the United States was lead into seperate wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

The existence of the Guantanamo Bay detention center and the use of torture and questionable intelligence gathering practices provided for considerable controversy during George W Bush's presidency. The economic crisis that emerged in the latter part of his second term further cast a shadow on his presidential legacy.

Often the butt of political humor, George W Bush's colorful political quotes and unique predicaments, like the notorious shoe throwing incident, made for spirited discussion in the blogosphere during much of his Presidency.

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• The real terrorists are our so-called leaders who allow spying on Americans

  
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  The despotic government that runs the United States of America has made it clear that it supports spying 24/7 on any an all American citizens. The current administration of Barack Obama and the former administration of George W. Bush both trotted out officials to the talk shows and interview circuits over the weekend ...
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• Obama vs. Reagan Boxing Match

  
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  Obama vs. Reagan boxing match. Conservatism wins every time it’s tried.   The post Obama vs. Reagan Boxing Match appeared first on Common Sense Evaluation .
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• George Bush’s Pilots Smell Smoke in the Cockpit, Make Emergency Landing

  
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  DatzHott.com - "Where Everything Cool is Hott!" Former President George W. Bush received a bit of a scare when his private jet was forced to make an emergency landing.  Bush and his colleagues found smoke in the cabinet, leading the plane to make a landing in Louisville. The flight was headed from Phiadelphia ...
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• Bumper Sticker Of The Day: No Child Left A Dime

  
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    The post Bumper Sticker Of The Day: No Child Left A Dime appeared first on Common Sense Evaluation .
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• NSA Surveillance Fears Give Republicans A Great In With Young Americans

  
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  And then you get your updated Obamacare bill. And realize, you are now Obama’s debt slave!!! Americans born after 1980 voted by some 25% margin for President Obama over Mitt Romney… Young people are more Democratic and pro-Obama – but they’re even more pro-liberty. Senator Rand Paul is likely to ...
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• Plane carrying George W. Bush diverted after smell of smoke

  
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  (CNN) – A plane carrying former President George W. Bush was diverted to Louisville on Saturday night after the pilot reported the smell of smoke. The Gulfstream IV aircraft was traveling from Philadelphia International to Dallas Love Field airports when the pilot reported the smell of smoke in the cockpit, said ...
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• Shmuck: Putin stole Bob Krafts Super Bowl ring

  
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  Russian President Vladimir Putin stole Patriots owner Bob Krafts 2005 Super Bowl ring. At the time, then-President George W. Bush, fearful of an international incident, asked Kraft to say that he had given Putin the $25,000 ring as a gift (Hat Tip: Memeorandum). Kraft explained the incident happened while Sandy Weill ...
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• You Say Anarchy, Sir, Like It’s a Bad Thing

  
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  Frankly, one of our political parties is insane, and we all know which one it is. They have descended from the realm of reasonableness that was the mark of conservatism. They dream of anarchy , of ending government. — Bruce Bartlett My fellow Americans – I’ll tell you who’s insane: anyone who’s not ...
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• So Vladimir Putin Kind of Stole Robert Kraft’s Super Bowl Ring

  
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  Russian president Vladimir Putin gives zero– nul –f*cks. New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft found that out in 2005 during a meeting with Putin where the megalomaniac “stole” his Super Bowl ring. At the recent Carnegie Hall’s Medal of Excellence gala at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria, Kraft told the story ...
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• Tech Giants Negotiate Snooping Transparency

  
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  Tech companies negotiate for transparency. [image: UCLA] IN A deal with “U.S. national security authorities,” tech giants Facebook and Microsoft have an agreement with the Obama administration that allows modest transparency. Google is still negotiating with the U.S. Government, with talks getting stuck ...
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• Top Obama campaign fundraisers slotted for diplomatic posts

  
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  A trio of money men who helped President Obama bring in record donations for his re­election last year were tapped Friday for highly sought diplomatic assignments in Europe. John Emerson, a Los Angeles investment management executive who co-chaired the campaign’s Southern California finance team, will be ...
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• Top Obama campaign fundraisers slotted for diplomatic posts

  
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  A trio of money men who helped President Obama bring in record donations for his re­election last year were tapped Friday for highly sought diplomatic assignments in Europe. John Emerson, a Los Angeles investment management executive who co-chaired the campaign’s Southern California finance team, will be ...
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• Joe Biden Slammed NSA Surveillance in 2006

  
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  We’ve already covered the conflicting statements that Barack Obama has made concerning government surveillance . As a United States Senator and presidential candidate, Obama said that the Bush Administration “puts forward a false choice between the liberties we cherish and security we provide.” He made a ...
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• As a vacation-taker, Obama is a piker compared to Bush

  
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  Every time President Obama does anything even remotely resembling leisure, the right-wing noise machine spews high dudgeon — as if to suggest, of course, that the uppity black dude is characteristically lazy. The truth is that Obama will never come close to George W. Bush as a presidential vacation-taker. Indeed, ...
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• As a vacation-taker, Obama is a piker compared to Bush

  
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  Every time President Obama does anything even remotely resembling leisure, the right-wing noise machine spews high dudgeon — as if to suggest, of course, that the uppity black dude is characteristically lazy. The truth is that Obama will never come close to George W. Bush as a presidential vacation-taker. Indeed, ...
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• On The Road To World Domination, We Experience a Few Problems

  
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  What are you doing here? So what is wrong with low approval ratings? We’ve made a few changes, for your security, Like our new lawn ornaments? It worked with the Boston Marathon bombers, we got them didn’t we? Only 3 people killed and 264 injured. Dead little people, what’s the big deal? Big ...
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• Russia: Data on chemical arms use by Assad fabricated

  
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  MOSCOW – A senior pro-Kremlin Russian lawmaker said on Friday that information on the use of chemical weapons by Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces was fabricated and suggested the United States would use it to justify intervention in the conflict. More: ...
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• GET THE POLICIES RIGHT AND HISTORY TAKES CARE OF ITSELF:

  
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  George W. Bushs legacy is on the mend (Julian Zelizer, 6/13/13, CNN) Much of the controversy that surrounded Bush had to do with his national security policies. The war in Iraq caused a huge controversy with many Americans feeling the president had gone into an unnecessary war based on false evidence. By the ...
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• Gosduma Deputy Sez American Chemical Weapons Report in Syria “Fabricated”

  
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  ______________________________ On Friday, RF Gosduma Deputy Aleksei Pushkov , head of the RF Gosduma International Affairs Committee, stated that a US government report concluding that Syria used chemical weapons against rebels, crossing what US President Barack Obama  has previously described as a ...
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• Special In The 56th Is Getting Way More Exciting

  
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  The Lexington Public Library has asked a Fayette Circuit Court judge to vacate an arbitration panel’s ruling that would award $927,491 to Kathleen Imhoff, the library’s former chief executive officer. [ H-L ] The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has filed lawsuits seeking to restore $4.9 million of misused ...
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