http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/georgewbush/ en-us Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:59:23 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049151/posts The President and the First Lady spent the weekend at their Ranch in Crawford, Texas returning to the White House on Sunday. Today the President met with athletics that will be representing Team USA at the Beijing Olympics and the March of Dimes Ambassador. The President also had a meeting with the Kosovo Prime Minister and President. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2868 Secretarry of State Condeleza Rice is in Abu Dhabi Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and former President George H.W. Bush hold a news conference at the Bush family home in Kennebunkport, Maine www.whitehouse.gov/news www.yahoo.com/news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049151/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:59:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047986/posts (Washington, D.C.) — Tony Snow was remembered as “a man of uncommon decency and compassion” by President George W. Bush at his funeral Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on the campus of the Catholic University of America on a picture-perfect July Thursday morning this week. The president said it in tribute to Snow, his former press secretary, but he also set an underlying theme for the send-off for Tony: “Why so uncommon?” Call it “Tony’s challenge.” Say what you will about the president, he is a man of faith who speaks with an... National Review Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047986/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:54:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2047317/posts My new book White Protestant Nation: The Rise of the American Conservative Movement places conservatism within the big picture of modern American history. The book traces the origins of modern conservatism to the 1920s. It explains why conservativism triumphed in the late twentieth century and why it is has fallen into disarray under the leadership of President George W. Bush. The review of my book in the New York Times by former George W. Bush speechwriter David Frum shows that at least some diehard defenders of the Bush administration do not wish to enter into in a serious conversation about... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2047317/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:15:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047234/posts Today the President and First Lady attended Tony Snow's funeral, the President made a wonderful speech about how special Tony was and I have chosen these words to be the quote of the day as the content does much in putting things into perspective. We may get tied up on the minutiae of life but Tony Snow showed where our priorities should be never compromising his beliefs but always bearing in mind what was important and treating the rest with good humour and a smile. After attending the funeral the President travelled to California to view some of the damaged... www.yahoo.com/news www.whitehouse.gov/news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047234/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:53:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045523/posts On Saturday the Vice President had his annual checkup. He also taped a tribute to Tony Snow which was aired on FNS the following day.Click here for the transcript.Click here for video of the interview On Saturday the President and First Lady returned to White House where the President spoke about Tony Snow.Click here for transcript and link to audio and video Today the President made a statement on the 10th anniversary of the International Religious Freedom Act and discusses Outer Continental Shelf Exploration.Pray for President Bush -- Day 2861 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Jordan's Foreign Minister... www.yahoo.com/news www.whitehouse.gov/news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045523/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:38:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043733/posts Today the President signed the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 in the rose garden. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Georgia's President Mikheil Saakashvili met today in Tbilisi Georgia. Defense Secretary Robert Gates met with British Defense Secretary Desmond Browne at the Pentagon. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2857 www.yahoo.com/news www.whitehouse.gov/news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043733/posts#comment Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:28:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042183/posts The President is attendig his last G8 meeting of his Presidency which is being held in lakeside resort of Toyako on Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2854 www.whitehouse.gov/news www.yahoo.com/news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042183/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jul 2008 02:25:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040549/posts Today the President attended the groundbreaking ceremony at Walter Reed National Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. The nearly one billion dollar project will expand the Bethesda Naval Medical Center in Maryland, and lead to the closure of the current Walter Reed Army Medical Center just five miles away in Washington. In the afternoon he went for a bike ride at Bethesda. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2850 www.yahoo.com/news www.whitehouse.gov/news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040549/posts#comment Fri, 4 Jul 2008 01:28:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2038945/posts Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwean thug-o-crat and faux President was sworn in for a sixth term after a reign of terror launched against all who opposed his bid for re-election. Mugabe, who has taken an economically sound nation which had a strong manufacturing base, mining industry (it is rich in natural resouces) thriving agricultural as well as tourism industies, and turned it into one of the world’s biggest economic basket cases. The Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2038945/posts#comment Tue, 1 Jul 2008 02:46:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038913/posts The President spent the weekend at Camp David returning to the White House with the First Lady on Sunday. Sunday evening the President and First Lady had dinner at the private residence of Clay and Ann Johnson in Washington. Today the President signed an Iraq war supplemental bill and attended the annual Tee Ball at the White House. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2847 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in Beijing. www.yahoo.com/news www.whitehouse.gov/news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038913/posts#comment Tue, 1 Jul 2008 01:12:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038372/posts George W Bush 'raised $400 million for action against Iran' By Toby Harnden in Washington Last Updated: 12:28AM BST 30/06/2008 The White House has been reported to have secretly stepped up covert operations inside Iran with the aim of destablising its leadership. President George W Bush requested and received funding of $400 million (£200 million) for the plan after he made a secret appeal to Congressional leaders last year. The money is likely to be used for operations carried out by the CIA and other intelligence agencies, according to the New Yorker magazine. The appeal for funds "was focused on... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038372/posts#comment Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:34:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2037972/posts CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. – President George W. Bush will attend the July 4 event at Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson, the White House has announced. Bush will be the featured speaker at Monticello’s 46th annual Independence Day Celebration and Naturalization Ceremony. He will become the fourth sitting president to participate in Independence Day activities at Monticello, joining Franklin D. Roosevelt (1936), Harry S. Truman (1947), and Gerald R. Ford (1976). “We are truly honored to have President Bush as our featured speaker on July 4, and regard it as a great compliment that he has chosen to spend part of the... Monticello http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2037972/posts#comment Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:14:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037912/posts The indictment of the Bush administration for its conduct of the war on terrorism is both familiar and increasingly insistent. In the aftermath of 9/11, it is charged, the White House responded in ways that not only traduced the U.S. legal system but radically transformed it, stripping American citizens of time-honored rights, trampling on the fundamental premises of our Constitution, and bringing shame on our country for extreme and illegal practices in the treatment of suspected adversaries. Across seven years, a vast journalistic and legal literature has catalogued the depredations allegedly visited on the American constitutional order. Numerous lawsuits challenging... Commentary http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037912/posts#comment Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:20:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037080/posts Today the President made statements regarding North Korea and legislative agenda, he also spoke at the National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast and the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives' National Conference. He then went to Camp David to meet with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheik Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. For more details of these and other events visit the White House website Click here Pray for President Bush -- Day 2843 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in Japan Defense Secretary Robert Gates held a news briefing www.yahoo.com/news www.whitehouse.gov/news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037080/posts#comment Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:59:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035369/posts Today the President honoured the 2007 WNBA Champions, the Phoenix Mercury and the 2008 Presidential Scholars at the White House. The White House announced today that on the 26th and 27th of June the President will deliver remarks at the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (OFBCI) "Innovations in Effective Compassion" National Conference. Click here for further details. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2840 www.yahoo.com/news www.whitehouse.gov/news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035369/posts#comment Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:50:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033716/posts The President presented medal of freedoms and then toured the flood ravaged areas in Iowa. This evening he and and the First Lady hosted a social dinner in honor of American jazz Secretary of State Condelezza Rice was at the UN today. . Pray for President Bush -- Day 2836 www.yahoo.com/news www.whitehouse.gov/news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033716/posts#comment Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:54:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032072/posts The President and First Lady continued their visit to United Kingdom today spending part of the day in London and then travelling to Northern Ireland before departing for Washington. There were some serious meetings where the Presdent was assure that Britain would continue their support and in fact would increase troops in Afganistan. The relationship between Gordon Brown and the President seemed more relaxed than at any of their previous meeting. On a lighter level the President and First Lady visited an integrated primary school in Belfast and the First Lady also visited the British Museum earlier in the day... www.yahoo.com/news www.whitehouse.gov/news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032072/posts#comment Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:33:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2032066/posts President Bush may follow in the footsteps of his brother Jeb and convert to Catholicism, several European papers are reporting. In the wake of the president’s visit to see Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican, Italian newspapers, citing Vatican sources, said Bush was open to the idea of converting to Catholicism. The Italian newspaper Il Foglio referred to such talk about Bush’s possible conversion and stated that “anything is possible, especially for someone reborn like Bush.” Noting that Tony Blair converted to Catholicism after leaving office as Britain’s prime minister last year, the paper also stated that “if anything happens,... Newsmax.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2032066/posts#comment Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:17:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030388/posts Today the President is in Italy continuing what many believe is his farewell European tour. He met with the Italian President and Primeminister plus attending a round table meeting with Italian entrepreneurs who have spent time working with U.S. companies in Silicon Valley. The First Lady and Secretary of State attended a conference at the Kleber international centre in Paris after which the First Lady travelled to Rome to attend a plenary session at the United Nations World Food Programme in Rome. Defense Secretary Robert Gates attended a NATO defence ministers' meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels www.whitehouse.gov/news www.yahoo.com/news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030388/posts#comment Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:59:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028640/posts The President spent the weekend at Camp David returning to the White House on Sunday and today left for a trip to Europe. The First Lady made a visit to Afganistan and then flew to Slovenia on Monday where she will meet the President for the start of what is being billed as his Presidential farewell visit to Europe. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2825 www.yahoo.com/news www.whitehouse.gov/news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028640/posts#comment Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:55:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028313/posts Imagine that a conservative commentator had suggested that Hillary would rather spend time up-close-and-personal in the company of bare-chested warriors than with Bill. Cries of sexism and intrusion on privacy could be expected to echo through the media. But don't expect the MSM to blink over Mika Brzezinski having suggested the same regarding Laura and George W. With Joe Scarborough off today, Mika again was in the Morning Joe host chair. One of Willie Geist's light-hearted "News You Can't Use" items focused on Laura Bush's surprise trip to Afghanistan, and the display of the traditional Maori haka dance that New... NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028313/posts#comment Mon, 9 Jun 2008 15:08:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026852/posts Today the Presiden took part in a ceremonial groundbreaking of the United States Institute of Peace at Navy Hill. The President welcomed the 2007 Major League Soccer Cup winners, the Houston Dynamo to the White House today. The President also met with Netherlands Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende at the White House. The President and the Vice President attended the Congressnal Picnic at the White House today. Pray for President Bush -- Day 2822 Today Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen at the State Department. The Secretary of Defense Robert Gates attended a News... www.yahoo.com/news www.whitehouse.gov/news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026852/posts#comment Fri, 6 Jun 2008 02:27:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026265/posts PARK CITY, Utah - President George W. Bush visited Park City to help shake the pockets of donors at a Deer Valley function to bolster Republican campaigns. The Park Record has no report of how well the money-rustling went, but it does report that Bush was greeted, after a fashion, with crude signs and hand gestures. These hand gestures apparently weren’t friendly hand waves. Summit County Sheriff Dave Edmunds described them as “classless and embarrassing.” To ensure the president’s safety, 47 law officers were called out to help monitor the motorcade route. The cost to local taxpayers for overtime pay... Vail Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026265/posts#comment Thu, 5 Jun 2008 03:22:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025077/posts The President spent the weekend in Washington on the Saturday gave the commencement address at Furman University in South Carolina. On Sunday attended church in the morning and in the evening Ford's Theatre Gala at the held at National Theatre in Washington as the Ford's Theater is currently closed for renovations. Today the President spoke at a ceremony at the White House before awarding the Medal of Honor posthumously to the parents of U.S. Army PFC Ross McGinnis, of Knox, Pennsylvania, who was killed in Iraq in 2006. Later the President participated in a meeting on the Economy and Tax... www.yahoo.com/news www.whitehouse.gov/news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025077/posts#comment Tue, 3 Jun 2008 00:56:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023270/posts The President today Had a private meeting with Thomas Monson, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the church's headquarters In Salt Lake City Utah. He then travelled to Kansas to attend a campaign fundraising event for State Senator Nick Jordan in Bucyrus, Kansas he then returned to the White House. Pray for President Bush - Day - 2815 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in Sweden to attend the first annual review of the International Compact with Iraq meeting she also met separately with the Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and King Carl XVI Gustaf.... www.yahoo.com/news www.whitehouse.gov/news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023270/posts#comment Fri, 30 May 2008 00:05:19 GMT