Posted on 03/02/2017 11:04:07 AM PST by simpson96
Washington (CNN) Former President George W. Bush and Michelle Obama are surprisingly close considering their political differences, and the 43rd president credits the former first lady's appreciation for his sense of humor as a key reason.
The unlikely pair have often been photographed together during formal events. When Obama embraced Bush at the opening ceremony for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture last September, the photo of their warm interaction went viral.
"When I saw her, it was a genuine expression of affection," Bush told People magazine as he reflected on the moment. The interview was posted on Wednesday.
The former President is back in the public eye to promote his new book, "Portraits of Courage," a volume of his paintings of military veterans.
"She kind of likes my sense of humor. Anybody who likes my sense of humor, I immediately like," Bush said.
The pair are often seated next to each other during events, including the interfaith memorial service for the victims of the Dallas police shooting in July, last year's funeral for former first lady Nancy Reagan and the 2015 commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the historic civil rights march in Selma, Alabama.
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Great. I just had breakfast, now this. The sad part about this is based on what I’ve seen at public events, I think W is telling the truth. A family full of naive, pessimistic, quilt-ridden Globalists. The most embarrassing example of his ‘palling around with’ Michelle is last year .
I saw the headlines; George W. Bush appears to dance at Dallas shooting memorial. He was swaying along with a song, clasping hands with Laura on one side and Michelle on the other. As the music lot louder, W. smiled broadly and began swinging his clasped hands higher and higher, suddenly with great vigor. Michelle stared at him as though to say
“WTF?” The headline is not an exaggeration. That is how it looks. I was embarrassed for him. I had to wonder, if after years of very high stress, something has started to become ‘undone’in his mind.
“The guy is quiet for 8 years and now he wont shut up.”
He’s a changed man since leaving the presidency. Maybe his book will give some explanation.
Jesus, W, if it were not for your completely effing up with the bailouts and the wars, we would not have had Obama inflicted upon us. You never opened your mouth once during Obama’s ‘presidency’ to criticize and you have the balls to comment on Trump? I am sorry that I voted for you twice.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TEXAS
I’d be inclined to give him a break if he had secured the border on 9/12/2001 like any patriotic President would have.
Instead he REDUCED border and interior enforcement AFTER 9/11 to try to force us into passing amnesty.
He was carrying out the bipartisan plan started by his father to turn the USA into North Mexico.
Please don’t use our Lord’s Name in vain while insulting GWB.
He barely deserves to be cursed with inferior names like Ba’al, Buddha, or Mohammed.
Yeah - but he’s releasing it just in time to make the rounds cozying up to dems and throwing a left handed compliment or two to Trump. He’s totally transparent....
Give him a beak.....If I did that then he’d be a shitbird.
Someone giving a rat about GWB.
What's the plural of doofus?
Needs a BARF alert! Reading or hearing anything to do with the Zero and his witch, Moochelle, makes me want to puke.
GWB has been a big disappointment since he left office. I used to really like him, but he was too politically correct. Like one of the first things he did after 9/11 was rush to a mosque and praise Islam as a peaceful religion.
And it seems that GWB has more nice things to say about Michelle Obama, who has been terrible for America, than he does about President Trump who is doing so much good. The Bush dynasty doesn’t need any more presidents.
Apparently, after 8 years, George has gotten bored with keeping quiet and painting.
He’s talking now because he can drool over obama and the wife in question... without being called on the carpet for being biased and getting into the pits. But how can he like michelle when her husband blamed everything on Bush.. I do mean EVERYTHING... how can he be that weak in the head, to give the obamas a pass on anything! obama was relentless on Bush... I don’t get it! A Bush’s silence gave obama a second term... he needs to be taken to the wood shed.. he thinks it’s safe to now talk?... it’s too late, GW.. too late.
What political differences?
Must be his inner homo speaking to him.
George Pedro Bush was the primary reason the GOP refused to do anything to stop the Kenyanesian Usurpation.
He is not a natural born citizen for the same reason Obama is not.
Foreign national parent.
Mom was still a Mexican national.
The Bushes are all democrats, as well as agents of foreign governments (Mexico most especially). 41 never said a word about Clinton during the ‘90s, and 43 stayed quiet throughout O’s admin. We finally get a leader who is actually on our side 100%, and it’s time for these treasonous clowns to comment (undermine).
I have very few regrets more intense than voting for either of these dirt bags, twice each. Never again!
Bubba Clinton blamed everything on Poppy Bush and he was adopted as their other son.
They share the same political agenda.
Undermining the Constitutional Republic and subverting the nation to global government.
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