Posted on 06/08/2008 1:48:42 PM PDT by daisyscarlett
President Bush returned to the White House today (presumably from Camp David). He was accompanied by Secretary of State Rice. First Lady Laura Bush made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Sunday with an appeal to the international community not to abandon the war-torn country in the face of resurgent Taliban violence.
President and Mrs. Bush Saddened by Death of Jim McKay
Laura and I were saddened to learn of the passing of Jim McKay. For a generation of Americans, Jim was more than the much-honored host of Wide World of Sports and ABC's Olympic coverage. He was a talented and eloquent newsman and storyteller whose special gift was his ability to make the viewers at home genuinely care about more than just who won or lost.
Jim was at his best during what had to be his most difficult assignment, hosting with skill and sensitivity ABC's blanket coverage of the 1972 Munich Olympics hostage crisis.
Off camera he was a compassionate and generous person and devoted family man.
We are also grateful for Jim's service to his country as a Naval officer aboard a minesweeper during World War II.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Jim's wife, Margaret, his children Sean and Mary, and all of his family and friends.
THANK YOU FOR WAITING FOR THE "ALL CLEAR" BEFORE POSTING ANY PHOTOS
Marine One (R) carrying U.S. President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice prepares to land on the South Lawn of the White House as two other helicopters fly past in Washington June 8, 2008.
U.S. President George W. Bush walks with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as they arrive on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington June 8, 2008.
Local residents gather along a road to see U.S. first lady Laura Bush during a ribbon cutting ceremony of the Bazaar Road Project in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, Sunday, June 8, 2008
United States first lady Laura Bush, (R) watches a traditional New Zealand arrival dance with Afghanistan's first woman provincial mayor of Bamiran Province Habiba Sarabi (L) after arriving at the Bamiyan Provincial Reconstruction Team Base controlled by the New Zealand military.
U.S. first lady Laura Bush, center, poses for a group photo with New Zealand soliders during a welcoming ceremony at the military compound in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, Sunday, June 8, 2008. New Zealand military took over Bamiyan's Provincial Reconstruction Team Base from U.S. Troops in 2003.
U.S. first lady Laura Bush, center, and Governor of the Bamiyan province Habiba Sarabi, center right, pose with students from the Ayenda Learning Center in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, Sunday, June 8, 2008.
U.S. First lady Laura Bush visits the Police Training Academy in Bamiyan, Afghanistan Sunday, June 8, 2008
U.S. first lady Laura Bush, center, walks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai for a joint press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, June 8, 2008.
U.S. first lady Laura Bush (2nd R) speaks to Afghan women during a visit to Kabul June 8, 2008. Bush appealed to the international community on Sunday not to abandon Afghanistan in the face of resurgent Taliban violence. Rocked by daily battles with Taliban rebels that have killed some 12,000 people in two years, Kabul is to ask international donors in Paris this week to fund a $50-billion five-year development plan it hopes will undercut the insurgency.
U.S. first lady Laura Bush (2nd R) poses with Afghan teachers from the American university in Kabul June 8, 2008.
U.S. first lady Laura Bush (2nd R) and Afghan Foreign Minister Rangeen Dadfar Spanta (R) meet Afghan teachers and students from the American University in Kabul June 8, 2008. Bush made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Sunday with an appeal to the international community not to abandon the war-torn country in the face of resurgent Taliban violence.
God bless Laura..our beautiful First Lady..Thank you Daisy Scarlett.
Truth be told, I vote for the first ladies. Laura got my vote twice :-)
Ditto that and may she have safe travels home.
And you are #1 today.
That is a gorgeous color green.
;o)
I was just reading a thread on her surprise trip and was “ready” for pictures..
I think the one of Laura with a flag on the blackboard would make a nice toaster pic.
Rack the photos so far
I remember Saturday afternoon watching World Wide Sports on ABC used come on in my hood at 5pm
BTW do you guys realize this going be last year of media b***hing about going to Crawford TX for month of August
Can you imagine if Senator McCain win where is summer crib of Senator McCain you think bad now wait till media go to Arizona is dead of August summer HOT
It is!
U. S., first lady Laura Bush, right, is greeted by the U. S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, William Braucher Wood, left, during her arrival at Kabul International Airport, Sunday, June 8, 2008 in Kabul,
Security surrounds the helicopter that transporting U. S. first lady Laura Bush at the military compound in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, Sunday, June 8, 2008.
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