[Mr. Silverback]

A belated Merry Christmas. I just love this President!

[Mr. Silverback]

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[Tax-chick]

I'm disappointed in Chuck. The Bushes should be allowed to help people anonymously (that is, with as little publicity as possible, under the circumstances), and he's blown it.

[in the Arena]

BTTT...Thanks!!!

[cubreporter]

That is a wonderful story but not a surprising one. President and Mrs. Bush are good, kind, loving CHRISTIAN people and that will never leave them. That is who they are and who they will always be.

Report it in the mainstream press? No way. Although they had their noses there just in case soemthing they thought would be newsworthy would take place.

However, helping those less fortunate than you and not only giving the presents but staying there so long to converse with families, kids, etc and just "hang out" is not important enough to the mainstream press. Which by the way, that term "mainstream" is gonna be pretty obsolete soon. The Cable and internet are pulling them down like quicksand and they are becoming obsolete. Thank God for that. They are just a bothersome crew and think stories like spears getting married and annuled within 24 hours is a story...that kind of trash reporting.

I think President and Mrs. Bush do a lot more things like this that even reporters don't know much less report. They don't need the limelight or the publicity. God bless them both. Our country is so fortunate to have President Bush at the helm with God's hand one of his shoulders and Laura's hand in his hand.

Thank you so much for this beautiful story. It is a Christmas story for sure and one I will be sending to everyone on my list and asking them to do the same which I am sure they will.

Happy New Year and God bless America and our President!

[Eva]

Thanks for the article. Just when the media negativity is starting to get to me, I sat down at my computer and found your article about our great president.

[mom-7]

Great story. Thanks for posting it. A President for all the people.

[mamaduck]

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[pkjeff]

Righteousness exalts a nation
(Proverbs 14:34)

[Core_Conservative]

Here are a couple more links (Sited as further reading from the main article:) <a href="http://www.news8austin.com/content/headlines/?arID=93109&SecID=2

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[Core_Conservative]

Here are a couple more links (Sited as further reading from the main article:) <a href=http://www.news8austin.com/content/headlines/?arID=93109&SecID=2

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[EdReform]

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[Johnny Gage]

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[r9etb]

They stayed long after the cameras were gone to greet every child

The true measure of a man is how he relates to children.

[colorado tanker]

Thanks for posting this. Chuck Colson definitely walks the walk.

It's so nice to have a President who doesn't believe faith is measured by the size of one's Bible.

[happygrl]

I just love this President!

Today is Epiphany and/or Orthodox Christmas.

Merry Christmas to you !

[longtermmemmory]

This is a FNC story. Can somebody email it to them?

This would be a neat comentary for Cavuto.

[anniegetyourgun]

I wondered if this were the case when I heard the skeleton of the original story. Usually you don't go to a church for Angel Tree "events" - you go forth bearing gifts. The few I saw on the news were just for media consumption. Apparently, the First Lady and President were able to go about their charitable work without much fanfare. That's a good thing - especially since most in the media wouldn't understand their spirit of giving anyway.

[Lyford]

"Just before the president left, I introduced him to Al Lawrence, a member of our staff. I told the president that I had met Al more than twenty years ago in a prison. Jesus had got hold of Al's life, and he's been working for us ever since. Then I told the president that Al's son was now a freshman at Yale. At that point the president stopped, exclaimed, "We're both Yale parents," and threw his arms around Al Lawrence - an African-American ex-offender being embraced by the president of the United States in a church basement. The ground is indeed level at the foot of the cross."

I don't love everything that President Bush has done, but I love that he's a real man. And a great man. But more importantly, a good man...

[Professional Engineer]

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