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Brokaw: George H.W. 'Most Underrated Modern President Of Our Time'
NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 03/07/2012 5:22:52 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest

Tom Brokaw is the man that our Brent Bozell recently described as having "used NBC and [his] anchor chair as a platform to promote Democratic agendas and delight in Republican setbacks for more than 20 years." But every once in awhile, perhaps out of Greatest Generation nostalgia, Brokaw has something kind to say about a Republican.

As was the case on Morning Joe today, when, after reciting a list of the 41st president's accomplishments, said that George H.W. Bush was "the most underrated modern president of our time."

View the video here.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012election; desertstorm; georgehwbush; tombrokaw
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To: Inspectorette

Bush was toast, even without Perot.


21 posted on 03/07/2012 6:29:20 AM PST by dfwgator (Don't wake up in a roadside ditch. Get rid of Romney.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
Bush 41 deserves great credit for managing the end of the Cold War, credit he never received. It didn't have to turn out as it did, and violent and potentially widespread turmoil was more likely than a generally peaceful transition. Bush handled that well, to his credit.
22 posted on 03/07/2012 6:29:47 AM PST by TonyInOhio (Arm yourselves, and be ye men of valour)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Gulf War I - Bush should have gone all the way to Baghdad when he had the chance, knocked down every Gov’t building, killed every Revolutionary Guard unit that was surrounded, declared the Kurds independent - and then left, except for Iraq’s southern oil fields, which should have been annexed and operated in Trust by the United States.

I can’t imagine that scenario causing any more problems than the way things actually did play out over the next 20 years.


23 posted on 03/07/2012 6:33:12 AM PST by PGR88
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

So, after years of verbal abuse, we’re suddenly supposed to believe GHWB was the ideal President—I think not. If you think GHWB was ideal, you’ll love Romney, if he makes it.


24 posted on 03/07/2012 6:36:05 AM PST by izzatzo (All in for Rick/Newt.)
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To: EEGator

Perot ran because he had a long standing feud with Bush that went back many decades and he succeeded in electing Clinton.


25 posted on 03/07/2012 6:36:14 AM PST by Old Retired Army Guy
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

tom loves him some President “One World Order” Bush... surprise, surprise.

LLS


26 posted on 03/07/2012 6:37:41 AM PST by LibLieSlayer (WOLVERINES!)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Bush name = liberal quisling. Bushes suck.


27 posted on 03/07/2012 6:39:06 AM PST by TADSLOS (Obama is all Greek.)
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To: Old Retired Army Guy

I was unaware of that, I stand corrected.


28 posted on 03/07/2012 6:46:23 AM PST by EEGator
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To: dfwgator

Frankly I can’t believe Newsbusters has a dolt that fell for this tripe. Very disappointing. Maybe Noel Shepperd will can the guy.


29 posted on 03/07/2012 6:50:51 AM PST by C. Edmund Wright
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

This is just a liberal tactic to appear to be fair and balanced.


30 posted on 03/07/2012 6:54:07 AM PST by Kirkwood (Zombie Hunter)
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To: Inspectorette

If it hadn’t been for the “little hand grenade with a bad haircut” (Perot), Clinton would never have been president.

READ MY LIPS BUSH.

One of the worst Presidents in history.


31 posted on 03/07/2012 7:11:01 AM PST by tennmountainman
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To: harpu

Lest anyone forget, George H W was the father of the “Earned Income Tax Credit”, where people who do not pay taxes get a “tax refund”.


32 posted on 03/07/2012 7:12:30 AM PST by anoldafvet
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

LOL. Now Broken Jaw likes GHWB. Right.


33 posted on 03/07/2012 7:15:17 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: SoFloFreeper

FWIW, during the 2000 election, Brokaw did call out an Algore lie about the gun control act of ‘68 on national news.


34 posted on 03/07/2012 7:24:47 AM PST by MikeSteelBe (Austrian Hitler was, as the Halfrican Hitler does.)
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