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18. He might or might not be; no announcement. My mother died at 91, sharp as the proverbial TACK.

Wed Oct 25, 2017, 07:13 PM

Oct 2017

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George H.W. Bush apologized for what he did. How weird is it... [View all] Ken Burch Oct 2017 OP

He was President Not Ruth Oct 2017 #1

I meant the idea that the apology is a good sign. Ken Burch Oct 2017 #2

2014 when he was 90 Not Ruth Oct 2017 #4

I'd been under the impression it was from much earlier. Ken Burch Oct 2017 #20

Not weird at all if we allow the context an individual brings to an act LanternWaste Oct 2017 #3

So please explain at what age men are allowed to grab your ass? elehhhhna Oct 2017 #16

? Kali Oct 2017 #5

when did this happen? Kali Oct 2017 #8

I have nothing to do with that, lets be clear. And, Mediumsizedhand Oct 2017 #9

The man is 90, in a wheelchair and may be suffering from dementia eissa Oct 2017 #7

Agree. The apology was more to make her go away. bluepen Oct 2017 #10

Because grabbing a woman's ass is neither sexual or an assault? elehhhhna Oct 2017 #11

Highly inappropriate? Yes eissa Oct 2017 #12

Well, fortunately for everyone everywhere the law doesn't think so elehhhhna Oct 2017 #14

Your mother was very fortunate eissa Oct 2017 #23

He can claim dementia as an excuse Cicada Oct 2017 #13

I don't know whether it is the cause or the excuse in HIS case, Ms. Toad Oct 2017 #19

My comments were about the apology, not the act that prompted it. Ken Burch Oct 2017 #22

I had an uncle that made it into his 90s GulfCoast66 Oct 2017 #24