Of the 17 RNC speakers Tuesday night - only One referenced Bush and that was Laura

[sabra]

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/presidentbush/

At the Democratic National Convention in Denver last week, it was the rare speaker who didn't invoke President Bush's name. With his popularity rating hovering around 30%, Democrats regularly took to the podium to pound the White House on issues such as the war in Iraq and a sour economy. The president may not have been in Denver, but he was very much a presence.

Not so in St. Paul, Minn. Republicans read the same polls, so planners of the Republican National Convention scripted him out. Abetted by Hurricane Gustav -- which forced a cancellation of his scheduled speech Monday -- Bush called it in by video from the White House last night. And the amazing thing is that even the president was careful not to mention his administration.

Of the 17 speakers Tuesday night, only one -- First Lady Laura Bush -- mentioned the president. And none of her references were to her husband's administration; all were to him as a person.

And if that weren't enough, check out the Tuesday page at the Republican Party's convention website. You have to really dig to find any mention of the president or his remarks.

:rofl:

[valerief]

1. Wow

:rofl:

[L. Coyote]

2. AND, no one else was wiling to introduce him.

[ben_meyers]

3. I'm not surprised

Wasn't one of the criticisms of the Gore/Lieberman campaign that they distanced themselves from Clinton. Why would they have brought up Bush?

[Generic Other]

4. Your link took me to some horrible pics of W and Laura's first house

up for sale, I guess. Yuck. Take a tour and see for your self.

http://www.visualtour.com/applets/flashviewer2/viewer.asp?t=1651964&sk=31

[npk]

5. They didn't even want him there.

He had to appear via satellite with some lame excuse that he was overseeing the federal aid to the victims of Gustav. Yeah I am sure he was working real hard on the relief effort of Hurricane Gustav.