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Bush declines NYC invite
Politico 44 ^ | May 3,2011 | GLENN THRUSH

Posted on 05/03/2011 6:33:45 PM PDT by Hojczyk

President Obama invited former President George W. Bush on a visit to Ground Zero on Thursday but Bush has declined, according to two people familiar with the situation.

Obama will travel to the site of the World Trade Center attacks of Sept. 11 in the days following the killing of Osama bin Laden in a U.S. special forces operation in Pakistan. He will meet with families of Sept. 11 victims, according to the Associated Press.

Obama last went to Ground Zero in 2008.


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KEYWORDS: bho44; bush43; groundzero; nothanks
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To: Hojczyk

Obama has called Bush everything but a white man, and blamed him for everything but the Wookie’s bad taste in clothes ,and then he has the balls to invite him on a photo-op.

Thank gawd Bush has too much class to accept.


21 posted on 05/03/2011 6:42:13 PM PDT by Venturer
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To: Hojczyk

Went to the web site and had a fruedian dyslexic read of

President Obama invited former President George W. Bush on a visit with Ground Zero (Zero being Obama)- hah...


22 posted on 05/03/2011 6:42:27 PM PDT by lfrank
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To: beebuster2000

One reason I will always admire and respect President
George W. Bush.

We will never forget you President Bush!


23 posted on 05/03/2011 6:43:57 PM PDT by not2worry (WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND)
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To: RandallFlagg
I know that the people who lost loved ones in NYC would love to embrack President Bush. They know and we know the framework President Bush drew up and implemented that allowed for the find and kill.

I hope they really DID invite him. I do. I can only imagine how it went down. And it makes me sick-but are we not supposed to base actions on past history?

That written, I, too, in my heart, am not surprised by President Bush's grace. And if the invitation was given by Uhbama himself, I am impressed.

24 posted on 05/03/2011 6:44:23 PM PDT by Republic (The entire White House presidential team needs to grow up and face facts!)
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To: Hojczyk

F that clown!


25 posted on 05/03/2011 6:45:04 PM PDT by TheGunny
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To: Hojczyk

Oh, btw, if you W’s FaceBook page and express your appreciation!


26 posted on 05/03/2011 6:45:32 PM PDT by not2worry (WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND)
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To: Hojczyk

President Bush is doing the right thing by declining.

It strains credulity to imagine a sincere motive behind Obama’s invitation.


27 posted on 05/03/2011 6:46:18 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: Blennos
No need to add any luster to BHO’s photo op.

President Bush knows, you just can't polish a turd.
28 posted on 05/03/2011 6:47:15 PM PDT by Dr.Zoidberg (Warning: Sarcasm/humor is always engaged. Failure to recognize this may lead to misunderstandings.)
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To: Hojczyk
GWB Is Da Man!..........


29 posted on 05/03/2011 6:48:00 PM PDT by hole_n_one
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To: Hojczyk

Smart move by President Bush. I’m sure he recognizes that Bin Laden’s death is not about him....unlike the current occupant of the White House who will use the occasion to shamelessly promote himself.

Yes, I miss President Bush in the White House. He’s the definition of class.


30 posted on 05/03/2011 6:50:23 PM PDT by fatnotlazy
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To: Hojczyk

Good.


31 posted on 05/03/2011 6:50:24 PM PDT by KansasGirl
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To: Crim

Bush doesn’t want to be a political prop for Obama. I wouldn’t want anything to do with Obama if I was Bush, the way Obama blames him for everything.


32 posted on 05/03/2011 6:53:16 PM PDT by Roklok
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To: Hojczyk

Pure class. One of the finest Men this great Country has.


33 posted on 05/03/2011 6:53:21 PM PDT by SevenMinusOne
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To: Cicero
If Bush had agreed, Obama would have smirked at him right in front of the cameras and microphones, and said, “Ha, ha, I got Bin Ladin and YOU DIDN’T.”

Yep. He did it to the Supremes, he did it to Ryan, he gave the finger to Hillary. It's his Modus operandi.

34 posted on 05/03/2011 6:54:21 PM PDT by glorgau
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To: Republic

Don’t be impressed by this poor excuse for a human being. He only invited GW so he has cover by going to ground Zero to show off and make a campaign stop out of it.
So glad GW turned him down. A “real man” doesn’t need reinforcement of others to know they have done the right thing.

I have seen several articles, today, about how Obummer is “using” the death of Osama to promote his own re-election.
Everyone knows that is the wrong reason for taking a life.

It is wondered by many if this couldn’t have been done months ago instead of right now after being snubbed by the Royal wedding, Trump hounding him about his birth cert. and his poll numbers the lowest due to the gas prices and spending.
Obummer never does anything without crowing about it and he has overstepped on this one. He should have made his speech and then let everyone else toot his horn.


35 posted on 05/03/2011 6:55:34 PM PDT by IceAge
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To: catfish1957

“Thanks W. Don’t give this hack punk president the photo-op he wants.”

Amen to that.


36 posted on 05/03/2011 6:56:28 PM PDT by MichaelCorleone (Sarah Palin is America's Margaret Thatcher)
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To: Hojczyk
Part of me would love to see him there.

1) For a sense of completeness to bookend his words here:

“President Bush: I can hear you! I can hear you! The rest of the world hears you! And the people — and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon!”

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/gwbush911groundzerobullhorn.htm

2) And secondly to see him be acknowledged for setting this in motion.

But I understand his humbleness in not going.
But the 10th anniversary will be a special time now.

37 posted on 05/03/2011 6:58:52 PM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (Yes We Can, have smaller government)
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To: Hojczyk

This “event” makes no sense to me.
Or, I believe, anyone over 12 years old.

Now, if there’s going to be elephants, free food, circuses, maybe a few Christians thrown to lions... then I’d see a PR angle.

Maybe 12 years is the mental age of his core voters.


38 posted on 05/03/2011 6:59:20 PM PDT by mrsmith
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39 posted on 05/03/2011 6:59:45 PM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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Thank you for everything Mr. President.


40 posted on 05/03/2011 7:05:25 PM PDT by novemberslady
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