It’s great that President Bush will return to Greensburg to deliver the high school commencement address on May 4. The event should be a memorable experience for students and families on the one-year anniversary of the tornado that destroyed their town. Bush’s presence also will put Greensburg back in the national news, which should help its rebuilding efforts.
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“The event should be a memorable experience for students and families ”
Uh yeah.
They can always remember that the miserable stench of failure lingered over the graduation in their destroyed town as the worst President in history wasted time on a photo op.
Sheesh does ANYBODY still want that idiot around?
No we don’t want an idiot around so why don’t you leave JR.
Hey, I’ve an idea.
Take bush down to the bottom of the worlds largest hand dug well.
Then drop that big az meteor on him and leave him there.
Sorry try as I might, I can not seem to find pro or con in this and I can not seem to find any humor when it comes to Bush. At one time the thought of meeting him would have been memorable to me. I would have felt honored to have met him after the “speech on the rubble”. But now it would just be sad, I would not want to have a chance to talk to him. It would not be joyful to watch him being impeached and tried.
No, there is nothing concerning him that does not remembered me of this country and the fell from grace of someone that at one time seemed the Right President at the right time.
Bush is gangster and a murderer…nothing more, nothing less.
Let’s try not to get overly excited about this. Whatever your political view, it’s an honor to have the president address your graduating class, especially someplace like Greensburg. I graduated from a small town high school in Kansas 40 years ago and I don’t remember who addressed my graduating class. The Class of ‘08 in Greensburg won’t have that problem.
Imagine Bush coming here and Phillip making a postive statement about the occasion and not making a yes but comment. This is good for Greensburg and KS.
Ah, mindless hate in the morning. Must be fun being a leftist hater.
Anyway, that will be an emotional day for those folks. Lives still being put back together. It is still a surreal sight to drive through the town. Just a few of the familiar landmarks were left.
“Bush’s May 4 speech will cap a weekend of events marking the storm’s anniversary and celebrating the remarkable progress toward rebuilding the city and keeping the community together.”
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He will be a big fish in a small pond at this event. Participants limited, everything set to be a great PR event.
You think going to check on the progress in any of the many cities across several states destroyed by the August 2005 hurricane Katrina is on his schedule?
Great for the kids of Greensburg.
(no matter how sour the pusses on the left want to make it)
Man if I were one of those students I’d have to miss my own ceremony. I wonder how many times he can say GRADUATIMACATION.
No you don’t honor a president who has shown such disrespect for the people and the laws of our country. He should be tried for treason.
Outlander I will grant that for some it really is partisan hatred remember the “Constitution is just a G.D. piece of paper”? And that is the problem, it is as mindless as being blind to what is actually the reality of the Bush Administration. I do not hate Bush, no more then I should hate the rabid animal. His fate should be judged not on hatred but on what the sane and rational deliberation should be. WE as Americans are in a real dilemma. Taking partisanship out of it, is there enough evidence that points a reasonable person to conclude that he has committed crimes against humanity? It is because this country is so big and powerful that the world has of yet charged him with being a war Criminal.
It has been that to impeach him and his administration would be to admit that we are guilty of such charges.
Bush is no more a Republican than JR is and it has as much to do with the feeling toward him. We have to win in Iraq so we can write the history of that action. Yes so we can sanitize it, alter it so we are less than what has happened. Is that fair? No but nothing that has happen has been fair, it is just the reality we must deal with. To allow history to write the conclusion of our actions is a far worst fate than for Bin Laden to get a nuclear weapon.
In a sense the partisanship has played a part in the fact that he has not been impeached, it is a blinding force And allows the excuse we as a country have need to not do the right thing. It allow for people like you to not face the reality. To not face the evidence and dismiss it as partisan lies when there is evidence in their own words that leads to the worst conclusions. To reach those conclusion is a blow to the American psyche, it would mean that we are faulty. Not as the image we have of ourselves and what we say we stand for.
It would be easier to hate Bush because he is a Conservative then to hate him because he is the worst possible thing to happen to this country. I do not deny him and his administration so I can escape the association. There is no escaping it, what has happen is not because of his party affiliation it is because of his actions.
It says a lot that, on a weekend when lots of kids will be graduating… from high school, from college, from eighth grade, from kindergarten… Shrub has to go to the red-est part of one of the red-est states to have a chance to speak before what can be expected to be a friendly crowd.
A personal appearance in Greensburg is about as likely to stir dissent as Bushie appearing at a backyard barbeque in Crawford, Texas. (Provided Barbie isn’t there.) And will draw about as big a crowd.
And, as a media event, it’s as tin-eared as the rest of the George WMD Bush administration. Any coverage of Greensburg High’s commencement will show a bunch of pasty-white fat Kansans who are living in trailers.
You know, his base.
MonkeyHawk
Posted April 11, 2008 at 9:18 am
Any coverage of Greensburg High’s commencement will show a bunch of pasty-white fat Kansans who are living in trailers.
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I’m sure there are few people from Greensburg that would like to hand you four knuckles and a thumb in exchange for that remark MonkeyHock.
MONKEYHAWK, I would suspect it will go well for Bush and the people of Greensburg. If it does not I doubt we will hear about it anyway. All things aside it is a special thing for any High School to have a setting President attend.
“Any coverage of Greensburg High’s commencement will show a bunch of pasty-white fat Kansans who are living in trailers”
Well that leaves me out, I like to sunbath, I have lost weight and have not lived in a trailer in over 23 years! BUT man those were some good years….
Yeah, but from a media standpoint…
Split screen bush/greensburg
Split screen bush/katrina
Split screen katrina victims/greensburg victims
And he had to go to a high school, not a college. heheheheheh. I wonder if this is an “in yo’ face” to sebelius after her complaints, or a lame attempt to show compassion and competency, or a need for applause from an adoring crowd. And you know he’ll get that in Kansas.
Maybe the phelps clan will picket? Heheheh. Now THERE is a picture of kansas for the media’s use. Along with all of monkey’s kansans, the rest of the world will recognize us immediately.
And wasnt pat roberts KO’s worst person in the world last night?
mcsame must be cringing. This is just going to show the racial, competency, and iraq related parts of the story. Cant help but make the republicans look bad, and sebelius look just.
Just what the republicans must want…
Jesus, you’d think Liberty U or Regents law school would at least need a speaker…
…and ya gotta wonder if bush will talk about the “green” building going on down there? ‘Cause climate change is such a non-issue and all. AND…
who thinks he’ll mention holcomb?
“And wasnt pat roberts KO’s worst person in the world last night?”
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How in the world would anyone know kfg? But in checking Olbermann’s website; nah, it was Pat RobertSON.
No problem, those old white Christian guys all look alike.
Hey Bush, how is New Orleans doing with your great leadership. It’s best you don’t meddle with Greensburg because they want to rebuild their city. If there are sandcastles to be destroyed then someone will give you a call.
Sorry for the mistake outlander. I was cooking dinner and listening, not watching.
And yeah, they all do kinda look alike, sound alike, think alike…
“Hey Bush, how is New Orleans doing with your great leadership.”
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News to me. I thought old “Chocolate City” Nagin was still the mayor of New Orleans.
Phillip Carter, whose Intel Dump blog has moved to washingtonpost.com, writes: “Within the military, we decorate our heroes (and Monsoor certainly is one) to reward their bravery and establish their example as one we might aspire to. Monsoor’s actions deserve our admiration and awe.
“I am deeply disturbed, however, by the White House’s unfortunate decision to hold this ceremony on April 8, 2008 — the same day as the Petraeus and Crocker testimony before Congress. The timing of this ceremony could not have been accidental. It was clearly a political maneuver; an attempt to leverage the personal valor of Petty Officer Monsoor for political gain. That is wrong. Petty Officer Monsoor’s sacrifice and valor are worthy of their own day — not one designed for maximum political advantage.”
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/inteldump/2008/04/above_and_beyond.html
Any and everything Bush does has a political calculus at its base.
Greensburg is a safe bet fot him - almost as good as the VFW is for Cheney.
old white Christian guys all look alike
Welllll, think anyway. And they all smell like lilac.
“Hey Bush, how is New Orleans doing with your great leadership.”
“News to me. I thought old “Chocolate City” Nagin was still the mayor of New Orleans.”
Nagin may be in but Governor Kathleen Blanco is definitely out. Both “great leaders” should be able to answer your question Doug.
Thanks guys, I wasn’t aware a local mayor and governor directed federal efforts. I suppose that means Gov. Sebelius can order Bush around when he arrives in the state.
Who communicates the specific needs of the locality to the Federal government?
I guess that would be Bush in a blue suit and a red cape.
Got it.
“Who communicates the specific needs of the locality to the Federal government?”
FEMA isn’t a department run by the mayor of New Orleans. Federal reconstruction funds are run by who? The federal government had no problem writing out a huge check to cover the buy out of Bear Stearns but when it comes to getting the insurance checks claimholders are owed the government hasn’t raised a finger in pushing that process, despite the event having happened years ago.
But given Bush’s track record on reconstructing Iraq I’m guessing he’s up to par.
Do you think bush’s water boy, Pat will be in attendance.
President Bush could save a kitten from death and you liberals would find a way to use it against him.
“President Bush could save a kitten from death and you liberals would find a way to use it against him.”
If you think that it is only “liberals” that think bush is incompetent , you clearly don’t have a firm grasp on reality!
“President Bush could save a kitten from death and you liberals would find a way to use it against him.”
Bush could get caught eating kittens live - claim that they were terra-ists - and you conservatives would believe him.
WS Clark,
Actually, he could have saved a kitten and you liberals would claim he was eating them alive.
You will stop at nothing to twist, distort, and manipulate everything to attack him.
You need help.
“You will stop at nothing to twist, distort, and manipulate everything to attack him.”
He has the lowest sustained approval rating of any president in modern history - we don’t need to twist, distort or manipulate anything - we just have to look at his record………..
The worst president ever.
So Bush is going to Greensburg to give a speech. Bravo. Greensburg gets another 15 minutes of fame.
I’m supposed to get excited about this?
If bush saved a kitten, we’d learn that he’d first put the kitten in danger.
It will be a fading spotlight.
Test
I wish the Greensburg and Katrina victims/survuvors the best of luck. I keep seeing the State and Federal Governments keeping these areas down so they can use them as an “Embezzlement Base” purpose. Most places work on tax bases. I keep seeing President Bush and Governor Sebelius use these areas for Political, Personal GAIN. Lets get these people what they need. Lets stop using them for Media Coverage and “Dog and Pony Show Attractions”. Congratulations too the Graduates and good luck too the victim/survivors of these areas. Lets remember that we are just 1 storm away from being in their shoes. Wierd, most of them dont have shoes, to this day. They lost them in the disasters. America defined. God Bless and hang in there. Bush will be out soon!!! Herbert West III, west.herb@yahoo.com
“Bush will put Greensburg back in spotlight”
Ya think?
There’s a compelling nomination process for his successor and any number of other more news worthy stories than bush giving an address at a high school commencement.
I think it will go largely unnoticed.
Maybe when he is introduced to the graduating seniors, he will fart, like he does when he introduced to new staffers in the Oval Office.
Talk about restoring dignity to the Office…….
“President Bush could save a kitten from death…”
Um…
How? Keep it from choking on a pretzel?
Arrive several days after the planes crash into kitty’s house?
Fly over kitty, send other people to help kitty, and then when kitty is found to have drowned compliment his surrogate on a job well doen?
bush is clearly not a rush in to save much of anything. Introduce danger of some sort and he’d probably run the other way!
As a former resident of Greensburg (16 yrs. until the Big Wind) who has decided to relocate instead of rebuild I personally feel that it is an honor to have the president of these United States to visit your town, no matter what the occasion. Whether you agree or disagree with the man and his beliefs, he is still the President. And folks, we elected him twice I do believe. So enough of that. It seems to be customary to wander off the original track of just about every post on these blog pages. So here goes. Perhaps as a favor to his constituents, Mr. Bush might have the chance to ask the folks firmly in control of G’burg where all the money went. At last count 117 million ($117,000,000) poured into G’burg from literally all over the world and NOT ONE DAMN penny of it has ever been seen since. Myself and alot of other folks from G’burg have received nothing from the Feds, State, or local. Nothing, zero, zilch, nada. Those of us who had the nerve to insure our property have been cast out of the loop. But the biggest insult has been $117,000,000 to be given to the people of G’burg to help them restart their lives, and not only has that money not been availabale, but no-one seems to be able to give an answer as to where it is at. So, Mr. Bush, maybe you can invade G’burg and find my little slice of the pie. Would sure come in handy about now.
That’s an interesting question, flatlander. $116 million dollars doesn’t just disappear into thin air.
Maybe the General Accounting Office should look into it.
Woah, ho! Bush probably thinks that Greensburg is the one place in the country where he won’t get protested.
Who’s up for a road trip?!
He ran like a coward from the protestors in Wichita.
Let’s see where he’s going to run to in flipping Greensburg . . .
Let’s hope that Pat Roberts and and Tiahrtless show up with him.
It’s the kiss of political death, like Jim Ryun.
Hmm they don’t link to the Eagle’s news story today.
Well…
One of the students in the senior class of 18 who is oh so happy about this is …
19 years old.
Now I was born in late August. I was always older than my classmates.
Since I read that, I’ve tried to do the math.
How DOES one get to be a senior in high school and 19 years old?
All ten blue people from the weblog are going to show up to protest Bush.
Wow. Someone should start emailing the news media to know you are going to be there in force to whine and cry.
Maybe we could get some Wisconsin cheese and some
California wine to hand out to all ten of you.
Perhaps they should think about saving the environment and not pollute by driving there.
I suggest they walk there. They could carry their signs all the way and make two statements at once.
As long as they use recycled paper and wood for the signs and natural inks for the writing.
He’s earned disrespect. Look I disliked Reagans policies on a LOT LOT LOT of things, but I never once thought about protesting against him for something like this. And I never believed anything except that he loved America. I can’t see with all this president has done how anyone could think that man deserves on IOTA of respect from anyone. Jr is pure evil. I swear you people would worship the ground Satan walked on if he came wrapped in the flag and had an R behind his name.
I was in attendance the first time GWB came to Greensburg but I won’t be there this time.
Unlike many of the sad-sacks here - the people of Greensburg were gracious and turned out in droves, despite the tragedy in order to see the President.
Some of my relatives there are excited and the entire town (or most of them) are thrilled to be the recipient of another Presidential visit.
Sour grapes, guys.
You wear them poorly.
he he he he
Why is Bush the Worst. President. Ever.?
1. Nearly doubled the national debt from 5 Trillion to over 9.4 Trillion.
2. Lied us into a war in Iraq which has cost 4,000 American lives and two billion dollars a week, with no end in sight.
3. Vowed to “get gov’t off our backs” by reducing regulation, directly leading to the sub-prime housing melt-down.
4. Imprisons people without trial, engages in illegal torture, war crimes and illegal spying.
5. Uses the justice department for private vendettas against political opponents (see Don Seigleman of Alabama) and fires prosecutors who refuse to do the President’s bidding.
6. Increased the number of families with children living below the poverty line.
7. Wages for the middle-class and working class are going down while the rich get richer, by design.
8. Bush Republicans wanted to “ethnically cleanse” New Orleans, and Katrina gave them the perfect opportunity to do so. Remember Barbara “the Bitch” Bush saying that Katrina relocation “has worked out very well for them.”
Bush wants to invite the Capn for a personal tour of Guantanamo.
American_Way (scribbled with his crayon)
Posted April 12, 2008 at 12:02 am | Permalink
“Maybe we could get some Wisconsin cheese and some
California wine to hand out to all ten of you.”
I guess Reds aren’t very creative. That joke is so old that Obama’s on his fourth term already (after we Blues did away with that pesky term limit idea).
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