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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIt's a shame the Republicans didn't have any living presidents to showcase at their convention
Margaret and Helen discuss the conventions.
Teaser...
I think the Republicans had it hard. After four years of obstructing government, they had to do something really difficult. They had to put together a convention in Tampa while God flooded Louisianna. They had to convince a bunch of white, christians that camels are skinnier and needles have bigger eyes these days. And then they had to breathe life into a $3,000 business suit.
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Read the whole marvelous thing:
http://margaretandhelen.com/2012/09/07/its-a-shame-the-republicans-didnt-have-any-living-presidents-to-showcase-at-their-convention/
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Tigress DEM
(7,887 posts)freethought
(2,457 posts)He's not allowed to leave the institution. It's for his own good, you know. They don't like talking about him. They would prefer he didn't exist.
Kath1
(4,309 posts)I wish they had trotted out Bush to remind everyone could remind themselves how wonderful those years were.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,036 posts)NYC Liberal
(20,136 posts)Pretty soon their only living former president will be Shrub. And their only living former VPs will be Cheney and Quayle.
They have no standard bearer, no leader, no singular face who can represent them and their ideology.
GoCubsGo
(32,086 posts)He's only a few months older than Carter. Makes me think he doesn't want anything to do with the GOP, and it's as much that they are probably too extreme even for him now, as it is their desire to erase any memory of his idiot son being in office.
NYC Liberal
(20,136 posts)So it seems it's something else.
GoCubsGo
(32,086 posts)I suspect that may have something to do with it. But, I also think he's disgusted over how extreme his party has become.
quinnox
(20,600 posts)"George Bush Jr. ? Who is that? Never heard of him"
RoccoR5955
(12,471 posts)Dubya
Dumbya
Chimpy McBush
member of the Bush Crime Family
The man, who when in DC raised his state's IQ by at least 10 points
The person who made Texas change its name to Texass
aint_no_life_nowhere
(21,925 posts)That's close, isn't it?
RoccoR5955
(12,471 posts)who had the same IQ, so he made movies with the chimp.
But most of all, we got Raygun because John Wayne was dead.
Politicub
(12,165 posts)won't even acknowledge W, the miserable failure.
Canuckistanian
(42,290 posts)My condolences to his family....
busterbrown
(8,515 posts)only because he doesn't do anything at all for their case for hating Obama.
They couldn't have cared less about his unfunded tax cuts and wars.
He has become the fucking Fredo of the republican family.
He no longer exists!
anneboleyn
(5,611 posts)It was painfully obvious they didn't want him to speak.
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)Only Jeb and P were their for the Bush clan. I heard about the hologram as well. That would have been creepy.
nanabugg
(2,198 posts)Truth is, the DNC paid tribute to more Republican past Presidents than the RNC. Hope the pundits point this out to the 'loyal' RNC.