Former President George H.W. Bush is currently in the intensive care unit where his doctors have prescribed him a liquid-only diet. NBC's Natalie Morales reports.
Updated at 7:08 p.m. ET: Former President George H.W. Bush was battling an elevated fever Wednesday and was in "guarded condition" in a hospital intensive care unit, a family spokesman said.
"The President is alert and conversing with medical staff, and is surrounded by family," said a statement from family spokesman Jim McGrath. Bush, 88, was moved to the intensive care unit at The Methodist Hospital at the Texas Medical Center in Houston on Sunday, McGrath said.
Bush has been in the hospital since Nov. 29 for treatment of complications related to bronchitis. After initial expectations that he would be hospitalized for only a few days proved to be wrong, doctors said through a hospital statement on Dec. 13 that they expected Bush would "be able to celebrate Christmas at home."
But the 41st president remained at The Methodist Hospital -- where he was visited on Christmas by his wife, Barbara, his son, Neil, Neil's wife, and his grandson, Pierce -- all of whom brought him a meal of Chinese food for Christmas dinner, The Houston Chronicle reported.
He also received gifts, emails, and telephone calls from family members and close friends, NBC's Janet Shamlian reported.
On Wednesday, McGrath told NBC News that the former president's fever was elevated from the previous day, although he said that he did not know by how much. Earlier, McCrath had said that doctors saw a "slight improvement" in Bush's condition that morning.
McGrath said that Dorothy Bush, his daughter, visited Wednesday, and George W. Bush, the 43rd president, would be visiting soon.
Bronchitis is a common condition in which the bronchial tubes in the lungs become inflamed and produce mucus, which creates the need to cough, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It can turn serious in people with weak immune systems, including children and the elderly. Symptoms such as chest pain, weakness and coughing typically last two weeks, but can linger for as long as two months.
In the weeks since he was admitted, Bush has had a low-grade fever, but doctors have said they are "cautiously optimistic" he will recover, Shamlian reported.
George Kovacik, a hospital spokesman, said in a statement earlier this week that Bush was in stable condition.
“His doctors feel he should build up his energy before going home. They remain optimistic about his full recovery and are being extra cautious with his care,” the statement said.
Bush was elected president of the United States in 1988, the capstone of a long career of public service.
He was a Texas Republican member of the House of Representatives in the 1960s and 1970s and head of the CIA in 1976-1977. The organization’s headquarters in Langley, Va., was later renamed the “George Bush Center for Intelligence.”
Bush lost his first bid for the Republican nomination for the U.S. presidency in 1980, at which time Ronald Reagan chose him to be his running mate. He went on to serve two terms as Reagan’s vice president before winning the presidency. He was defeated for re-election in 1992 by Bill Clinton.
In late 2004, Bush teamed up with Clinton to raise money for the victims of the Asian tsunami. That effort was so successful, the two former presidents did the same for Katrina victims in 2005.
President George H.W. Bush remains in the hospital. NBC News' Janet Shamlian reports.
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GHW will be back skydiving in no time.
hope he feels better soon!
I hope the crew each gets a chute next time...
I never like Bush much at all, I voted for Clinton. BUT, I would rather have him back in office than the Clown in Cheif ruining our country now! Yep, I can see all Liberals giving high fives to each other and laughing right now!
I don't like you much at all, but who cares.
Jeepgal66 - What is your problem? I consider myself a liberal, but I don't revel in anyone's misery, including past Presidents, no matter their political affiliation. I have had bronchitis myself, several times, so I know what he's going through and wouldn't wish it on anyone.
Really, was that the first thing that came into your petty, little mind?
I wish Mr. Bush the best, a speedy recovery and time to celebrate with his family.
Get well soon Mr. President .... battling a little bronchitis myself right now so I feel your pain !
To the people of Kuwait, this man will always be a HERO !!
It will be decades before a real perspective will emerge about this remarkable American. We are still arguing about Kennedy and LBJ. Meanwhile, this is not the time nor the place for vitriolic partisan political comment. I for one hope that he pulls though and re-joins the ranks of other former presidents who can bring wisdom and experience to a troubled world including the USA.
Frank... with your mouth and nasty disposition..."Pala ku'kai" I hope you haven't procreated. What have you done for this country? EBT recipent? I hope you a speedy recovery Mr President, and Veteran. God speed!
Frank-512516 - Do us all a favor and go first, along with your progeny. You're definitely much higher on the "surplus population" list.
FRANK ... so i guess you ok if someone out there wished the same thing upon Obama ... Right ?
Your a dumb ass frank .. just shut up, you sound like a fool.
President Bush. It still sounds good. I pray for your recovery.
God bless you Sir.
Thanks for all you and your family has done for this nation.
Frank would cheer at his Grandma's funeral if she was a registered Republican. Seriously, everyone has friends and relatives of all political affiliations/beliefs. How could someone truly possess so much blind hatred for anyone who disagrees with himself?
Get well soon Mr. President...I said a humble prayer to the Great Spirit for your full recovery.
I just don't understand this article. The way it is written at the end one would think that he dying or dead??
At any rate I hope and pray that God will send his healing blessing to him and others who are sick during this holidays.
Frank! Everyone regardless of their political stance doesn't deserve the nasty rhetoric that you just dished out! You must be one miserable person! Please don't tell me that you ever had kids!
I hope President George H.W. Bush gets much better soon, so he can be with his family. For those who have not experienced bronchitis, regardless of your age, it is not pleasant. I had severe bronchitis many years ago, and was flat on my back in bed for about two weeks. The constant coughing threw out my back and made my sides, chest and stomach hurt each time I coughed. It was an ordeal to get out of bed to visit the bathroom.
Get well soon Mr President. History will show you to be one of our last good ones. And Dana Carvey says thank you. lol
Illness w/an ex President does not include Politics.
Bush is a human being who is struggling to stay alive---we all should respect that aspect. He, and Bill Clinton were, or are very good friends, who crossed the Party Lines, and did not use Politics to ensure the unique top World Leader position friendship. Being President of the United States is a elite group of Leaders. All Presidents have a commonality.
My feeling is that ex President Bush is very, very ill. Elevated fever could mean Septicemia--a common ailment for the elderly---bronchitis/pneumonia being the secondary problem.
All my best to a very wonderful father, grandfather, husband, and great role model for those who are Seniors---he has a Zest for Life.
If I wasn't an atheist, I'd say God put people like Frank on this earth purely for our amusement.
bandit fo best wishes mr president
Bandit:
I need to inform you Bush 41, loves his son, George W.---He is very proud of all his children. #41 was most proud of his President son--very proud. Most parents, except those who are rampage killers (maybe they do) have unconditional love for their biological, and adopted children--maternal and paternal Love.
It is the Adult children who may not love their parent back for some reason/dysfunctional families--What is a normal family these days?
Hello folks, the truth is that the Bush family has done more harm to our planet then the sheeple want to admit whether by willful ignorance or plain stupidity! Don't get me wrong, in many cases Obama has out bushed Bush. We have a two headed one party system who serve their masters the banksters/Federal Reserve and Wall Street. The banksters run and control our world including the governments if you haven't witnessed this for yourself you will in early 2013.
The American Reporter:
Yes!, George W. Bush is a Criminal, or at least he is the most willing puppet of a Criminal enterprise. The entire family is a criminal network with their hands in drug smuggling as well as other illegal practices for many years,... not to mention their recent ongoing War Crimes contrary to the Geneva Convention, as well as their crimes against the American Constitution and bill of rights. Also, The Grandfather of George W. Bush supported Hitler during world war II.
George Bush Sr. was once quoted as saying: "If the American people knew the Damage we have done to their Country, they would hang us from the nearest lamp post." There are a few variations of this quote but the sentiment remains the same.
After being asked if it was Constitutional to declare war without approval from Congress, George W. Bush was quoted as saying: "Don't throw the Constitution in my face, it is just a God Damned piece of paper".
Although many Crooked politicians, Both Democrat and Republican, have robbed and pillaged the coffers of the United States in the past, the Bush family Cartel has done far more damage to the nation of America, and has drained more money from the American people then any other Administration in History.
And where did all those ill gotten gains go?,... you guessed it, In to their own pockets and in to the hands of all their business Associates and parters in crime.
Democrat? Republican? it does not really matter what they call themselves, all Criminals are cut from the same cloth, and are plainly two sides of the same coin. There is no great titanic battle between them, and there is No Dichotomy dividing the two Parties,... all a perpetrated hoax and Elections are decided way in advance by Corporate interests. As the Russian leader Stalin who was responsible for starving his own people with food shortages once said:
"It is Not the Votes that Count, it is he who counts the Votes"
The Crimes and mis-deeds of both American political parties can only be measured in small degrees of difference,... However, the Bush Family Regime is by far the worst atrocity because their actions exemplify so perfectly the words of Benito Mussolini just before World War II:
"Fascism should more properly be called Corporatism because it is the merger of State(Government) and Corporate power."
I hope the best for 41. I can almost hear Bill Clinton as I close my eye's: "I feel your pain".
Leave the politics alone ffs.. Bush is still a human, don't care what political party he is from, he still has loved ones.. I am liberal but dammit leave the @!$%# alone stop being liberal trolls, you all sound like the neo-cons that attack every vine even if it's about a mouse doing tricks..
This man could possibly die due to age related complications.. I hope he has a speedy recovery for the sake of his family. You may not have liked him, but he is still loved by his own..
I wonder why Jr. hasn't went to see him?
No matter how u liked him as President, he is still a human and I believe a decent one. So to that I tip my hat and wish for him a speedy recovery. An article about someones health being bad and maybe could go worse is not a place to start a political forum wether for him or against him. Get well Mr. President and enjoy it when u get out!
So long as we taxpayers aren't picking up the tab for this, since he's rich and can afford the best doctors, the most luxurious room, and chateaubriand for dinner, I wish him a speedy recovery. If we taxpayers are picking up the tab for another mutli-millionaire, hurry up and flat-line.
Frank, I hope the moderator of this site bans you forever!
What a mean and evil coward you are!
Keep up the good work Frank...show the world what pathetic trolls liberals really are.
Yet it wasn't a Liberal who slung the first political mud.
Is your day truly ruined if you don't feel hate?
You know we are. His expenses wouldn't even fund any one of our federal programs for 5 minutes. So why are wishing fro his death? It speaks volumes about your character.
It's so sad that people will cheer for death based on political party affiliation or wealth. Will you be throwing a party when he dies. After all, you just saved one thousandths of a penny. Don't spend it all in one place.
What ever happened to caring for life just for the sake of life?
If this were a plain ol' elderly man with MediScare insurance, his ass would be in a nursing home getting "rehab" instead of staying a month in an acute care Ho$pital.
Wow, some of you on here are just punks, thats the nicest way I can put it and not get banned from the site. Your wishes of death upon the former leader of our country are just unbelieveable! You are really pieces of sh!t*
Best wishes prsident bush and to all other veterens who served our great country. Loved your socks when you last visited D.C.
Trust verify, I can hardly wait for your negative comments on Obama next time he is in the hospital.
I didn't vote for him and I never cared for his politics, but I do believe there is a kindness within him, and I KNOW he is an incredibly intelligent man. I wish Li'L Bush had even half of the attributes of his father. Be well, Mr. President.
NYMike, I don't agree with you often, but today I have to say "well said!"
This is a time where regardless of our political beliefs, we should all unite to wish an ailing, elderly ex-President quickly recover his health. The action that separates the USA from all other nations on Earth, is our celebrated peaceful transfer of power after elections. Not long ago, we had FIVE living ex-Presidents meeting in the White House to collaborate. Those who choose to espouse immature, classless(and anonymous) extreme partisan commentary via the internet, especially in a time like this, need to remember that true greatness of a citizenry, features none of that bad attitude.
But it's okay that wealthy, conservative pieces of sh*t, and conservative pieces of sh*t who support wealthy conservative pieces of sh*t, wish death upon anyone who can't afford to pay for gouging health care to make a small bastion of very wealthy people more wealthy? Everyone should be able to receive the same medical treatment that President George HW Bush is receiving, regardless of ability to pay. If they can't, then the wealthy, especially the conservative wealthy like President Bush who can well afford to pay for their own care but expect us peons who can't afford to pay for our own, are pieces of worthless sh*t.
May he do well if he's paying all the bills himself. May he die if we're paying them. Good riddance and more money that should go for those who are truly worthy and not wealthy pieces of sh*t.
Get well Mr. President.
Your family and nation are praying for your speedy recovery
But it's okay that wealthy, conservative pieces of sh*t, and conservative pieces of sh*t who support wealthy conservative pieces of sh*t, wish death upon anyone who can't afford to pay for gouging health care to make a small bastion of very wealthy people more wealthy? Everyone should be able to receive the same medical treatment that President George HW Bush is receiving, regardless of ability to pay. If they can't, then the wealthy, especially the conservative wealthy like President Bush who can well afford to pay for their own care but expect us peons who can't afford to pay for our own, are pieces of worthless sh*t.
May he do well if he's paying all the bills himself. May he die if we're paying them. Good riddance and more money that should go for those who are truly worthy and not wealthy pieces of sh*t.
Yeah, he's right up there with Saddam Jerry, now go take your medication.
Maybe because he's too damn dumb to find the hospital. In all honesty, he's probably scared to let anyone know where he is. Understandably, he's pretty much been in hiding since he left office.
Unfortunately, a lot of people gave the loser Frank just what he obviously desperately wanted - attention! How pathetically sad that your life can be such shi*, that that's what you strive for. Losers like Frank don't deserve the response of anyone - you just want him to crawl back under the rock he came from, or mom's basement - whichever!
My warmest wishes for healing, Pres. Bush. And to the family, hang in there and hold each other close. Not long ago, my 88 year old father was in the hospital for a few days, was released and all seemed to be well. Less than a week later he passed and we're having his services on Saturday. Life is fragile, particularly at that age.
Regardless of politics, this man is a husband, a father, a friend, a grandfather and there are people who love him dearly. Show some humanity, empathy, and respect. It is fully possible to disagree with someone's politics and still care for their suffering, and the pain of those who love them. If you are unable to separate these issues out over the big picture because you are so overwrought with hatred, seek help, you need some healing yourself.
@ WSU Coug:
Do you actually believe that the rich Democrats/Libbies/Progressive pieces of shi* give a crap about the health care you get? They don't. Just take a look at the big Democratic/Libbie/Progressive cities like Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and Detroit to name a few. They have become cesspools, and they are run by the Democrats/Liberals/Progressives. They don't care about you, they just want to control you and run your life - and boy, that's working out so well for the poor in this country that they continue to blindly support those on the left! How blindly naive you are to think that some bureaucrat in Washington gives a crap about your health.
How sad that you think you are entitled to free stuff. How about you work for it? How about you create your own success and destiny instead of sucking off others?
Frank-512516 #1.6~~Your rant sounds like a republican rant, except for the fact that a republican would never speak that hatred toward another republican. A democrat or liberal would never speak that sort of hatred toward anyone. Get over it, whatever your problem is. Former President H W Bush is an American patriot. Disagree with his politics, but to hold such venom toward him as to wish him dead, along with his children and grand-children?? You are sick.
My prayers go to President Bush and his family. May God give them comfort and strength to get through this trying time.
The disrespect shown here is incredible and very representative of many of today's issues. Ignorance, lack of respect, lack of empathy, and lack of appreciation. This is not political, this is a good man who served his country through his military service, his penatagon positions, and finally as VP and then President. And read the words of some of you hide behind your keyboard liberal cowards. Step out there Frank 8675309 or whatever it was. If you're such a bad ass, step up and let's debate (BTW, what is a "rand son" anyway?). And then libs want to discuss who's paying for Mr. Bush's care (which by the way would be the VA, as they would for any veteran in that situation). You make silly comments about Mr. Bush's care while the current President vacations in Hawaii while the country is in financial crisis ......at a cost of approx $200,000 a day!!! That's ok, but we shouldn't cover a former President's health care. Do you people ever look in a mirror or listen to yourselves or read what you write here?
It's just sickening to read this crap, absolutely sickening. When it is Mr. Bush's time, I can assure you that his liberal friend Mr. Clinton will be a participant in his memorials with sincere and respect and appreciation and a very heavy heart. Why don't you try following Bill's lead on this one libs? Show some class for once in your life.
I really don't get the hate for this man. He's a father, a grandfather, served in WWII, led our country for four years as president. Is it the last name? Is it that he's a Republican? Can you not get past both of those and see him as an elderly man who is battling a severe illness? You all are being extremely disrespectful, and you deserve no more of my time.
His condition has probably worsened because he picked up a hospital acquired infection. Been there done that.
How interesting that you compare a wealthy conservative like President George HW Bush with islamists. At least you know where they both stand. And hopefully you can afford to pay for your medication and not expect the rest of us to cough up for it. If not and you end up up...well, no big loss. No loss at all. Good riddance to another conservative.
you sick fk
I doubt that a republican would take a cent of taxpayer's money to pay for his own healthcare, b/c I refuse to believe anyone could be that hypocritical as to rail about socialism/communism and then take part in it. However, if I'm wrong and Mr. Bush IS on a government health plan, well, either way I sincerely hope he gets better soon, and no need to thank American taxpayers. We are glad to pay for his healthcare as we are for anyone who needs or receives in - whether it's a poor person, an elderly person, a vet, or a former president. That's what separates Americans from those of many other nations. The fact that we are caring.
Ok, Jerry, since you are a sicko, when you need Meicare to pay your bills, the same to you. Just flat line so we do not have to pay your bills. Fair s fair.
For all those "not caring about Bush's behavior and actions" in his lifetime and whether or not he made a good or bad impact on humanity, it's impossible to change the truth.
Power comes from making a deal, or many deals, with the devil.
@ Jerry-1903677:
My response 1.46 was to you, not WSU Coug.
@ WSU Coug:
My apologies! My response was meant for Jerry-1903677. When I read your response to him, that was the name I typed - sorry!!
Jerry,
What an un-American you prove to be! I suppose that you are way ok with Obama and his Hawaiian vacation, which by the way, the taxpayers pick up the tab. I bet you have forgotten his military service, his service to this country? Perhaps when you are on your deathbed, others will wish you the same fate you seem to have for Bush.
Get well soon sir.
Thank you to all that show compassion.
You guys are right. I will offer the following prayer for him.
Psalm 109:8-10
8 May his days be few;
may another take his place of leadership.
9 May his children be fatherless
and his wife a widow.
10 May his children be wandering beggars;
may they be driven from their ruined homes.
I never voted for him, and I had more than a few suspicions about the Iran/Contra investigations and exactly how much George H.W. knew.
But, taken all in all, I had to respect the man, who served in war time, served in the public office in a variety of offices, from Congress to the Presidency.
Hope he recovers, but if not, I hope he doesn't linger for months.
It's clear that Frank is not an American...
JK1964 Obama did far more for America than the whole Bush family. Oh yeah, WWII vet who because of his disservice to this country bailed out of a perfectly good aitplane leaving crew mates to die. To This guys father who helped Hitler raise funds to build his military to his grandfather who sold faulty guns to our military that killed our soldiers. You should really see how evil republicans are and how they harm this country by there very existence.
JK1963 I am pure red blodded American, if you don't agree with me then you are not. You don't even respect a sitting president, a great American who is... ah forget it, he's black and that's all you see.....
I have had the privilege of knowing some of the Bush family. While I have never agreed with their politics, the family members I have known are delightful, caring people, and guess what, we all have managed to get along in spite of the fact that we disagree politically. All of you who are throwing barbs at anyone from the Bush family to Obama are nothing short of ignorant. You are what is wrong with this country, as much as you try to make it about others. This is a time for compassion for the family. I suspect that he is much more ill than is being let on. Nobody stays in the hospital for this long unless they are very ill. I wish the family the best. Only my prayers and good wishes go to all of them.
Frank,
Wishing someone to die is about as un-American as you can get...You are the one that is blinded by race. You make the childish assumption that I don't like Obama. I was merely pointing out a fact that being a president (or ex-president) entitles you to things that you or I don't get. Now, grow up and try to remember this is America... Your delusions are sickening...
So Jeb goes all sentimental and trys to take over. Beating the other Bush to the punch there is a feverous throw. Pitching it back once more with a gasp he reels him in. Subvertly being as clever as he is in fact boggled is a thought that comes to mind when thinking of the chap. As it is were we remain here. Watchful. Jeb at the where?...
Cheers
Frank, is the only reason you like President Obama is because he is black. That makes you are bigoted as anyone,
Debi, hope you suffer the consequences of whatever deal you have made with the devil. And do not lie and say that you have not.
Lulu,
People like Frank are why we have tragedies like Sandy Hook. It's human scum like those that could care less about a person's health.
Frank, people like you are why I continue to vote for Republicans.
At any rate, the only bad news about this man was politically motivated, and by all rational standards he is a pretty great man. I wish the Bush family the best in these tough times.
lulu:
Considering the huge difference between my bank account and the Bush's, I'd say my deals were hardly worth mentioning in comparison. Life and death of humans were never a part of my deals, either, so I have little to worry about.
Best wishes Mr President, you have served your nation well.
Frank: You're dumb. Sure you're full red "blodded" American, right....
Frank is what is wrong with 47% of Americans. I did not like JFK, however he did say one of the greatest things ever, "Ask not what your country (America) can do for you, ask what you can do for your country (America). Even true blue Democrates are ashamed of a good portion of America. Get well soon President Bush, you and your family have served America well!
What was he supposed to do, frank, carry them with him, and if the plane was "perfectly good", why was its engine on fire?
What a stupid and moronic post.
I believe President Bush 41 was an honorable and decent man forever tarnished by a privileged lifestyle provided by previous generations of powerful and greedy family men (that proved not to be so honorable or decent). His flawed ideology was a product of his upbringing. A trait found common in many failed world leaders both past and present.
A successful leader of men may use his past to inspire him, but utilizes an uncommon sense of wisdom and vision to serve an entire nation of people from all walks of life. Such men in American history were Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt (among many others). We are all free to rebuke history with our own personal opinions. We are not free to make up our own "facts" in attempts to re-write history.
I pray for the swift recovery of our 41st President because I believe he was a good man despite his failed ideologies that I could not support as our President. He has many good works to offer yet as a proud American and former statesmen.
The truth is, ..."America has served you and your family well!"
Debi,
I'm sure when you decide to join the military, fight in a war, then serve for the public, you might have a better appreciation for the sacrifices Bush has done.
People stop with the Mr. President crap. He's former and thank goodness for that. Maybe you all need to read the book that came out a few years ago on the bush dynasty to learn just what a low down crooked bunch they really are. He's in the hospital. Tough @!$%#. So are a lot of other people and people who should be but aren't. rukidding47. That's the right name. Are you serious? All his family has done for this country. Yeah reagan and him drove it right into the ground. Then Georgie finished it off. For all they have done,damn. He was cia which in it's self is assassins and crooked as hell. Wasn't he also part of the Kennedy cover up warren commission? Yeap he's a fine fellow. As for the hospital stay. I doubt if he's paying a cent for it. For the record i'm not lib or repub. I'm a freethinker and owe loyalty to no one.
My Fellow Americans
LMAO here...
He;s a man that killed innocent people overseas, sent our troops to war to die, and then his deadbeat of a son skipped out on his military duties.
All the Bush family is a fukking disgrace. The father and son both stole from the SS funds to gain their wealth, gave themselves tax breaks, created unnecessary wars, killed thousands of innocent people, including our US soldiers, and then you want to kiss this mudder-fudders azz and wish him well.
I'm still LMAO on those that are wishing this despicable pos to get well.
He should either surrender to death, or be prosecuted for war crimes against humanity.
nuff said...
Please, cry me a river. The Bush's became mighty wealthier "serving the public". In fact, the "public" served them very well, and in case you've forgotten in your quest to idolize the Bush regime, YOU are the "public".
Weren't we warned about "idol worshipping"? Guess many didn't get the memo.
Debi,
Cry you a river?? I guess that you have never served in the military. Just so you happen to know, people like Bush who did serve in the military fought for the rights that you so easily take for granted in life, but I guess human compassion for someone ill falls on deaf ears to you. I hope that you or any of your family are never in a hospital and strangers say the same things about you as you say about Bush. You are what is wrong with this nation. You always point the finger to someone who has succeeded in life. Perhaps you should think about that as you are doing your minimum wage job serving burgers at McDonald's. Try to put forth a little effort and succeed in life...it would do you a world of good...
Laffy,
You really should stop sniffing glue... Perhaps you should try and get an education (that is if you are smart enough to graduate from HS). You are definitely not even worth a laugh...
Can't believe the hatred shown here from some immature, insensitive people.
Do all of you haters despise "Old People", all of them--You will be there some day asking for help when the end of life nears, or after an illness begins, even if you are wicked. All people are equal when buried.
Just a little kindness, and compassion goes a long ways--
You're correct. When people have "succeeded in life" off the backs of the public they were entrusted to serve, I will always take issue.
There are many, many men and women who have sacrificed themselves to defend our country, but they didn't get wealthy taking advantage of those they defended.
Success doesn't necessarily equate to moral corruption unless you gained success being morally corrupt.
Lol. I'm sure they would have no interest in hiring me due to my age. I'd never keep up with those young whippersnappers.
Been there, doing that. Any other suggestions?
Debi-1314897, I've read few of your comments. Just enough to know that I disagree with many of them as I also believe I know just a little of the reason behind them. Strangely, I feel the same conflict of support for your values and disdain for your ideology as I do for former President Bush 41.
The attacks that describe you as uncaring for the elderly or hating the rich for your own lack of riches seem unjustified and unlikely to be true.
I urge you to have sympathy for the fools that judge the worth of a fellow man by the amount of gold in his pocket. They do a great injustice to the greatest humanitarians to ever grace this Earth such as Mother Teresa, Gandhi and many others. They do an even greater injustice to millions of victims of wealthy and ruthless dictators in world history such as Hitler and Saddam Hussein.
There is a reason that the biggest selling book ever describes a rich man's chances of entering Heaven as those of a camel entering the eye of a needle. This 2000 year old theory of the rich must have a strong element of truth regardless of our faith or lack of faith in the book itself.
That is not to say that all rich men are evil and attained their wealth without hard work, sacrifice and intelligence. It does suggest that many of them attained great wealth by forcefully or stealthily accumulating such riches by robbing those that earned it by the sweat of their brows. That evidence even today, particularly today, is overwhelmingly exposed for all to see that have minimum sight and brains enough to process simple information.
Who knows the hearts or minds of such fools? Only that they are solely responsible for the continued ability of greedy rich men to rob the pockets of hard working people.
Get well soon GWB. You were my 2nd CIC of 4 total and one of the best.
As a military wife for 31 years, my family wishes GWB to get well soon.. I hope and prey for a speedy recovery.
Our prayers are with you and your family. Get well soon Mr. President
Some not all of these comments are awful and a total lack of respect for a former leader of OUR country! No matter what he is still a human being.. I would not wish this on anybody to watch your loved one in a hospital bed. Grow up and think if he were your father or grandfather would you want ANYONE saying this CRAP!!!!
Frank
You are a typical Obama supporter.
Ignorant and clueless.
Seems like trolls calling people trolls while they troll. lol As a tree hugging liberal I think Bush was not a bad president. not great but not bad. However, he must have been a horrible father to wind up with one son that destroyed the silverado bank for his own profit, a second son that that started two wars, broke the american financial system etc. and the other just a puppet for the right wing. Then again, maybe it wasn't his fault. Maybe his wife was the one who didn't teach the kdis respect for humanity. who knows. I don't wish him Ill but also don't really care much about him. And in the end, God will be the judge, not me, not you. And when ever he doss pass, he will be in the company of .......................
Laffy: I think the planet would be a better place if you just left. For the rest of you left wingers who just can't resist taking a shot at a sick man in his late eighties, it is your souls which need the pity. You say you care for your fellow man. I seriously doubt it. God speed you on a quick recovery Mr. President.
George PaulJohn, you must care to some degree, since you took the time to post here.
God Bless you Mr. President. I hope you are doing well soon, and can go home with your family.
To the bunch of you throwing barbs back and forth SHAME ON YOU. This is Christmas. Have a little regard and respect.
As much as I dislike Obozo and his crew, I certainly wouldn't wish death on him or any member of his family. That's just downright disgusting.
You people are showing what kind of people deep down you truly are, and why this country is in such moral trouble. From the posts I'm seeing here this morning, many of you have no regard for life.
How Sad ! I read some of the comments on this blog and was so disgusted by the nasty, no respect or values or even morals especially this person on here named Frank512516. People may not agree on things but there is no reason to behave or even say harsh things. USA citizens have no respect anymore and that is ashame, even ashame when citizens of this Great Nation show lack of morals and values. I lost all respect for the people of the this country.
My prayers are with President Bush. The newsvine trash making derogatory comments about the ailing President should be ashamed to call themselves Americans.
Frank is enjoying himself tremendously. He has made it quite obvious that he has no life, or anyone around who would preoccupy him.
To all of those who are concerned about whether or not taxpayers are picking up the tab for Mr. Bush, I do believe he has payed into the system long enough to earn it. To all you complainers, what have you done lately? Will you be able to cover your medical bills, if God forbid you needed it? I bet you would be relying on assistance, and you never contributed a tenth of what this man has to the system.
Seems like the doctors' optimism is waning. First he would be home for Thanksgiving, then mid-December, next Christmas, now ?
Debi,
I'm sure that are a person that is pretty envious of others that have succeeded in life. Perhaps when you are lying in a hospital someone will talk about the people that you trampled on in YOUR quest for "success".
I hope George HW Poppy Bush lives and suffers many more years for his war crimes and crimes against humanity. If you need a definition of ZioNazi HW fits it exactly. A CIA insider that does not admit the USG paid him to use his Zapata Oil boats for the failed Bay of Pigs mission. He is being guarded in case he makes and death bed confessions about killing John F. Kennedy. They call the SOB Poppy Bush because he was behind using CIA planes to buy heroin and sell it to US troops in Vietnam. He shipped cocaine to the US and when Noriaga got too big he narced him out and took all the money. He was certainly involved in skimming Iran-Contra funds for himself. His dad was Hitler's banker. He advertised for Ratheon and profited from patriot missiles and scored a position with Carlyle Group. If he were to get what he deserves he would have to have cigarettes burnt on his bare skin and then salt poured in his wounds, get it up the butt by Big Bubba until he has to wear a diaper, have his fingernails pulled off and wait for them to grow back and pull them off again. Only none of this would come close to a payback for what he has done to the people of this planet and nature herself. So die you ZIONAZI SOB die George HW Bush the biggest greediest waste of sperm on the planet die then.
Get well Mr. President!
I am appalled at the vitriol being written in this thread. How sad that any American can spew out the hatred I have seen here for another human being. I may not agree with his politics but I realize that he and his family have served this country to the best of their understanding and ability. Just as I don't agree with Obama's vision of what he thinks America should be, I also respect him as the President of this country who was legitimately elected as the head of our country. I would NEVER wish him illness or death.
When people of either party attack another just because of their party affiliation they are showing their immaturity. What gets me, and frankly it is not a surprise to me, that most of the hateful language I have read here is coming from the so-called "compassionate" liberals. I will not mention their names because it is apparent to me that they are cut from the same cloth as a serial killer who takes pride in their childish and moronic behaviour and delight in being recognised even if it is recognition of shear stupidity.
Again my prayers go out to President Bush and his family.
Commonsense101:
As long as foolish people continue to "idol worship" those undeserving who have brought pain and suffering to humanity, bad behavior by humans will only proliferate.
Just because someone is human, doesn't make their place in this world welcomed. Charles Manson was convicted of perpetrating 4 or 5 murders for his own purposes and is reviled. The Bush's power and influence perpetrated the deaths of many, many more for his/their own purposes, but is idolized. Go figure.
And yes, with a little assistance due to a few minor hiccups in the learning process, I may make it through that eye of the needle.
Bush 41 is in my prayers. He is in my heart. Get well soon, Mr. President.
On another note, this article should have taught us all one thing - teaming up makes the project very successful, whatever it is. Bush 41 and Clinton teamed up twice to raise money for people who needed help and this union became a success. Our present politicians should take a page from their book. They should team up and work together. They have a good example to follow.
MNSlim,
Yes...all true...AND guess what? The world is flat AND we never sent men to the moon!! Any other fantasies you'd like to blabble about?
The person on here that should suffer the most should be you for being so delusional...
Deb,
No is better at "idol" worship than the left with Obama followers... I haven't seen a day when so many people vote for a person simply BECAUSE of his skin color. There have been many many interviews of post election voters that have said proudly that the ONLY reason they voted for Obama was BECAUSE he was African-American. Now THAT is idol worship!!!
None of us will live forever. Mr. Bush has had a pretty good life, compared to most. The best that can be hoped for at the end is to go peacefully and painlessly, surrounded by family.
Still, I hope he makes a full recovery and stays around long enough to knock some sense into Jeb's head. GHW is the best of all the Bushes.
Here ya go Frank. Since you're fond of quoting scripture, check this out: Jude 1. Sums you up in a nutshell.
8Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities. 9Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee. 10But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves. 11Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. 12These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots; 13Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.
dman-353357 the pilot is supposed to hold the plane steady until all of it's crew get out. Like a captain goes down with his ship.... Keep making excuses for the guy, go ahead...
Funny, that's precisely the opposite of my take, Obama is finally getting us back on the path to being a moral, decent society! Conservatives are hell-bent on turning it into something dreadful.
Fred,
Moral as in extending the Patriot Act? You know that "evil" piece of legislation that violates our civil rights that Obama campaigned that he would do away with but yet extended? You mean like that kind of moral?
Hello Fred Evil, now come on let's be fair. The democrats are just the opposite side of the same coin. There is no difference outside a couple of social issues. How moral and hypocritical is it when Obama bemoans the tragedy of 20 children getting murdered when he knows darn well his drone strikes have killed many more children then that. I guess if you call innocent children murdered "collateral damage" it's OK and moral.
Jatty
hahahahahahahaha, if you actually believed in all that bs heaven and god shyt, then why not pray for ole Bush to die and go meet his maker in the sky. Or maybe he's heading in the other direction if there is a real heall that would accept this pos Bush.
The Bush family is too chicken to travel the world since they are waiting to try them for war crimes against people in other countries. And then we have Americans that worship scum like the Bush family and the Reagans.
The take from the poor to pocket the funds for themselves as the people of america struggle to keep a roof over their heads and heat for their homes.
If there is a hell, I'm sure the Bush and Reagan names are on the list.
Laffy,
It figures that the only person that would put any credence in your post would be yourself that's why you voted for yourself... The Bushes and Reagans are more American than you ever hope to be...
I wish Mr. Bush a proper recovery (he has been ill far too long--if it takes a little time for him to get better, that's alright).
Hang in there Mr. Bush!
Oh yes, my favorite Piece of (S) legislation. I don't like it one bit, and I have written Obama and said so, as well as my state's Senators. Do you think Romney would have repealed it? Or expanded it?
There is some truth to what you say, but the opposite side doesn't care for our freedoms, they expect everyone to live under the umbrella of their religion. They are the Tealiban, in fact. The Left's religion is Freedom, and freedom often means letting people do things you don't like or agree with, which the GoTP simply doesn't care to do. Gay? Pregnant? They want to tell you how to live your life, and they want to wand your womb before letting you make a hard decision.
I'm NOT cool with collateral damage, but I am pragmatic enough to understand that the people we are going after have killed 3,000 Americans one one attack, and would do so again. That they hide amongst civilians is terrible and deplorable, but that doesn't mean we must stop pursuing them. Do you have a problem with Israel's bombing children when defending themselves from Hamas recently? I didn't like it, but sometimes you have to do what you have to do when you know your opposition has no qualms about killing YOUR kids.
Fred,
But yet you claim that one side is for freedom, yet the biggest leader of your side seems to have no problem with restricting our freedoms. You talk of "hard" choices...you mean like ending a life? The left likes to make it sound like you are going in for a manicure, but what you don't really like to say is that you are going in to murder a human being and no less, you want the government to pay for it. How is that freedom? Freedom to unburden women that CHOSE to get practice unsafe sex? (I will agree that those victims of rape and extreme medical duress should have a choice since they didn't HAVE a choice). But for the rest, now it's so easy to have the morning after pill that it's no big deal. We have degraded human beings to not have any more worth than throwing away piece of paper. Sure...that's freedom for those that continue to practice irresponsibiity.
So you are ok with killing innocents overseas from bomb dropped from above because our enemies are cowards and use innocents as shields...what does that say of us? What compassion does that say? Are we now no better than those that we go after? I agree there is no easy answer, but to claim one party is the party of evil while the other party practices on a daily basis those things you abhor (but yet somehow to be ok with...), then who really is the party of evil?
Sometimes the louder the laughter the smaller the brain.
I never voted for him, but I'll continue to wish former President George H.W. Bush well, either a speedy recovery, or a dignified death.
As to the clumsy sentiments expressed by others such as yourself, laffytaffy, they say a great deal more of you than they do about the targets of your words, and none of it good.
You're not even worth a good laugh, just rueful shake of one's head.
I'm very pro-American, unlike conservatives who hate America (like you). No, I don't think we should pick up President Obama's vacation to Hawaii. Either he pays for it himself, or he doesn't go. As for President Bush, he did his military duty and we're grateful for that and we paid him back several times for what he paid. Now he's rich. He no longer should get anything on the taxpayer's dime. Insisting those who can pay for things themselves when they can well afford to do is is pro-American. To insist that the wealthy are entitled to taking our money to pay for whatever they want for something they did decades ago is un-American. The rich have already gotten what they want; to expect us to give them more makes one, as quite a few conservatives posting here who have no issue with giving tax dollars to the rich as an entitlement, makes one a sick f*ck. Once again, if President Bush is paying for his own health care because he's now rich, may he get better. If we're paying for it, may we save money for those who are deserving by having him flat-line. Conservatives are un-American sick f*cks.
Jerry,
It's clear that you are the sick whacko. Exactly what part of being a public servant don't you get? What difference does it make if he's rich? Show me the last "poor" president? My point is the hypocrisy that you have. You believe simply because he's "rich" that he shouldn't have to pay. Normally, if he wasn't a public servant, you would see Bush being cared for on his own dime. But since he was the president, he's entittled to it. If you don't like it, write your congressman and have them change the rules (while you are at it, do the same for presidential vacations and see how far you'll get...).
My ultimate point is that it seems you want to be the judge on who can pay and who shouldn't pay. Until you change the rules of the game, you are just talking @!$%# in the wind...
Oh, I happen to love America enough to know the shortcomings we have in as a society. Perhaps you should grow up a little and understand that also...
So long as you continue to distort FACTS, you will get no never-mind from me. A FETUS is NOT a LIFE. Remove it from the womb, how long would it last on it's own? Even prior to 20+ weeks (halfway through the SECOND trimester) it is totally nonviable, even with all medical resources at the ready. NOT A LIFE. Since abortions are NOT LEGAL after the first trimester without there being serious contra-indications to mother/child, abortions are NOT murder, they do NOT end a life. And NO ONE cheers them, NO ONE is happy they happen. STOP pretending anyone is, it only makes you look petty and childish to distort others' opinions so.
The longer you CHOOSE to misunderstand scientific fact, the longer you will be WRONG.
Is it better to force an unready female into parenthood? Who gets to pay for all of the wellness visits then, when a 17 year old unemployed mother can't even finish school because she now has to care for the child she KNEW she wasn't ready for?
How do you know they CHOSE? The condom may have broken, or the pill may not have been 100% effective, or they may not have been ABLE to get BC because dooshnozzles refuse to allow their employees to get it at a reasonable cost. You make a LOT of ASSumptions.
MORE distortion. Must you take everything to a ridiculous extreme? Hyperbole doesn't win arguments, it only convinces others you have NO argument.
You talk of freedoms even as you restrict them from women. YOU don't understand freedom, you only understand how to force others to live by your distorted perceptions of reality.
And when does the government pay for it? IT DOESN'T. So you are a liar as well is ignorant.
Best of luck with that, you're going to need help, LOTS of it.
Not OK with it, as you try to distort my words, AGAIN. But given that the other option is to simply allow them to strike us at their leisure, is not a viable or acceptable option.
No, you don't. As you are one of them.
He really is amazing.
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Yeah, I can't believe how AMAZING he is after KILLING so many sons & daughters for his buddy dickie-boys personal profit (with kick-backs of course)!
@Lessismore
Even as a Dem, I'm gonna have to say grow up.
@ chris: even as an independent, I'm not going to educate you on HISTORY!
It's easy to say nasty things about people who can't fight back or defend themselves.
Lessismore - you mean revisionist history. Tin hat break. You can put it back on later.
Yeah: Tell that to multiudes of (our) DEAD for his gain!
Go back to your cell and continue reading more Michael Moore fairy tales.
Lessismore, be sure to tell us when a loved one is gravely ill so we can talk trash about them.
There will always be people that have to stand on their soap boxes and push their agendas. Even when someone is dying.
Stay classy.
lessismore...
Other rthan you being a fool running off at the mouth why not bring up all those he killed and maimed in WWll. After all you say you know history...
LMAO!
Lessismore - How about the thousands of Americans sent to their deaths by Presidents Kennedy and Johnson? When are you going to start dumping on them?
Yeah, Lessismore forgot to mention Truman dropping the bomb. That was really horibble of him to do that and save all those allied lives that would have been lost in an invasion of Japan.
Yeah .. kinda like killing hundreds of thousands of innocent people who can't fight back or defend themselves.
I feel sorry for people like lessismore.
Uhhhh, you people do know that presidents from both parties have instigated wars, right? Exactly what argument are you people trying to win?
Agreed, Rockyroad.
Honestly, now is not the time to bring up Iran-Contra, the cover up of the JFK murder, or the White House Call Boy/pedophile scandal.
I'm sure lessismore's version of history is his own fantasy...
With all the poor people that are suffering and dying on the streets of America, freezing to death in the bitter cold winters of America, all I have to say is, I hope this pos man is suffering an ounce of the pain the American people have suffered as he robbed them and cut programs for the poor.
While I would never wish Bush Sr. or anyone harm, I can't help but shake my head as I think of my own loved ones who are suffering with debilitating illnesses, and who cannot get this same level of medical attention even as their lives depend on it. It demonstrates the enormous gap between the common man and the elite. An elevated fever and bronchitis? Hell, my sister is so sick she can't even stand up and/or walk without falling down, and has been suffering this ailment for 2 years,yet they've never considered hospitalizing her to find out just what the heck is going on. Just goes to show: If you're a common working Joe Schmoe, you are dispensable. If you're wealthy and famous, you're indispensable. Kinda makes me want to throw up! I wish former President Bush a speedy recovery. Bronchitis is a biotch. I should know because I'm fighting it too at this moment.
Since ther has been a few Presidents after him, why are you not saying the same thing about them? After all, they had the ability to re institute funding, correct?
So true NY,
And what's worse, while losers like Laffy sits comfortably behind his keyboard, he doesn't lift one finger to help those in need. He feels he's a better person by just berating others instead... He's a pretty sad and pitiful human being...
So im just gonna say it:
Every politician at the federal level that people vote for are rich enough to run. Presidents always come from money and that never changes the positions of millions of people in this country. So lay off the noise.
Second, Clinton was on the same Oil Board (Haliburton for you Michael Moore fans) that the Bush's were on. So dont judge one and give the other a free pass. And for the record, it was a democrat (Wayne Bryant) that wrote the legislation that limited welfare.
Finally, for all of you wishing pain and death on Mr. Bush, remember that when the time comes for Mr. Obama to leave this world. I would hardly hope you are as appalled by other ignorant commentors as you have portrayed yourselves here.
Amen frstrm33!
Salvia58-3789575
-and it was just as easy for Bush to create a war and kill innocent and defenseless people without pulling the trigger himself also.
Get well soon H.W.
You people call yourself americans and talk like this. No wonder our country is on it's last leg.
God Bless you President Bush, thank you for your lifetime of service to our country.
Last rebel...you are the most disgusting form of human. I wish the worst for you.
Lulu98 .. thank you. Now get on back to Hee Haw.
Liberals are always so full of hate. Le sigh.
My thoughts are prayers are with former President Bush and his family. I hope for a speedy and complete recovery. He deserves to enjoy his twilight years loving and laughing with his family. Bless you, sir.
Hey Rocky, don't lump the libs in one basket. There are many who still care about humanity, and they don't deserve to be categorized with the low left. Many of them have proven right on this page they can look past the politics and see the human.
I just realise how many Columbine ,Aurora ,and Newtown Killers are still exist among us ....Scary oh my God.
I wish all the compassion and respect for a man that accomplished so many political goals in his life and the best once :Fighter jets pilot in Vet. CIA director , Ambassador to China ,Vice president and President .Also his children .......tell me another human being on this earth have this accomplishments .......OH FRANK ? or Lessermore (whatever name ) you can say that about your grandpa too ..........
May God give a peacefull transition to Mr Bush and orspeed recovery for one more skydiving whatever plan he has with you,
Last Rebel,
You obviously are no American...It's people like you why we have tragedies like Sandy Hook...
WOW.
There IS NO middle road on comments of any sort on this particular webpage. How to incur instant ultimate hate Voodoo: By NOT saying anything positive. I can hear the hatcheting of shotguns ALL OVER the USA.
Wishing you fully recover, Mr. President Bush. See? I'm Okay. Don's shoot.
@ last rebel.......you're disgusting. My guess is that Barbara Bush has more class in her fingernail clippings than you'll ever have.
I wish a speedy recovery for Pres. Bush.
JK1963 .. don't even own a gun. Don't want one, don't need one. I hate war and injustice and this POS everyone is praying for and well wishing deserves all the suffering he gets. He has a lot to answer for in the next life and he'd better hang on here as long as possible because what he's suffering now is NOTHING compared to what's coming. HE WAS FOUND GUILTY OF WAR CRIMES YOU MORONS. IN YOUR OWN COUNTRY ! The trials were held in NYC and the information is easy enough to find if you really cared enough to look.
People like you are easily led astray and actually need someone to tell you what to think, when to think and how to think. The good he may have done in serving in the military as a young man does not negate the evil atrociities he commited later in life. We are all innocent as children, it's what we become as adults that matters.
Say what you want to about me. Doesn't matter. You speak only out of ignorance to fact. If you have an interest to learn the truth about GHWBush war crimes, I've posted a link on several of my responses.
Everyone says those posting negative things about this GREAT ex president are not american ?? WE are the truest americans. Not afraid to question our government and not afraid to disagree with them when they are VIOLATING INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS and commiting crimes against humanity. That is what a TRUE AMERICAN DOES. Standing up against EVIL is AMERICAN !
farmall48 - Actually she has more class on her used toilet paper than last rebel has or ever will have.
Last,
If you want people to believe what you say, you actually have to make sense. We are SUPPOSED to believe this crap you spew...we are SUPPOSED to believe that you don't own a gun, hate war, violence and yet you don't have one compassionate bone in your body for another human being. NOW that is UN-AMERICAN. Go ahead and hide behind your false sense of what a real American would stand for...I highly doubt you would have the intelligence to understand it.
Tr Ramirez banned for death wishing the former POTUS.
Reported to authorities.
Thank you Sally!
Threats of violence against any public official (no matter what party) should never be tolerated nor gone unreported...
@Yoda. LOL. You know, I was going to type EXACTLY what you did but, decided to hold back a little. You must have been reading my mind!
While the world would be better off without this monster (and the rest of the Bush clan for that matter), it's awful to wish that upon another.
And yet you feel you must post that. I am assuming the world would also be a better place with out you as well.
I'm a little lost, could you explain exactly what makes the former president, George H.W. Bush a monster?
toastedrebel
It must suck to be both ignorant and stupid...
JXC and Tr Ramirez - why are you dems filled with so much hate? As an independent I see a lot of stone throwing in both directions, left to right, right to left, but it is the left that is filled with hate.
JimO-2263992 (#5.4):
You got that 100% wrong. Where have you been these past four years? No, it is the right that is filled with hate. Educate yourself, please. They are the ones who claim to be "good Christians." HA!
Best wishes for good health, George Bush, Sr.
toastedrebel
tis better to be quiet and have the world only think you are a complete moron than to open your mouth and remove all doubt
Jean321 - I am quite educated by watching both sides throw sarcastic blurbs back and forth. I see the dems yelling foul with very unprintable words (they use the special keys) and pointing fingers at the GOP for racist remarks and you can read the entire blog and there is not one remark that is remotely racist. There are a few GOP posters that do post a few wrong words, but the dems by percentile, out weight the GOP by more than triple. Sorry jean, the Democratic party is filled with hatred and has a motive that is very apparent to most and that is the division of this nation.
Jim...great post
Jean...Reading these posts on this particular web site, I would have to beg to differ on your asessment on who is filled with hate. I believe both sides unfortunately have it's members that are both filled, but this being one of the more liberal web sites the stream from the left is filled with comical and yet sad form of hate.
I'm a Dem and I don't think my comments have been hate filled whatsoever. Stereotyping people is what is making everything so divisive right now in politics. You may just want to shut your pie hole.
Drano - you just helped solidify my point.
I just want the low-life off mine & everybody elses dime! He & dickie-boy made ENOUGH $$$ off of US!!
Lessismore - having a hard time getting by on your welfare check?
That isn't necessary, either. It isn't true that liberals are nasty and conservatives are sweet and reasonable. Some of each are nasty...stereotyping says a lot about the person doing it.
ram - as I stated above, yes, the GOP members do post some unwarranted comments, but the dems do post more by a 3 to 1 ratio. Just look at this collapsed blog, the hate posted by the dems are more than 3 to 1. BTW your post is one of hate, saying what you wrote about "says a lot about the person doing it" is an unkind statement. Your post also supports my post about the hate coming from dem's posts. Makes a good case that my posts are facts.
Death wishing and making a death threat are two different things. There is no harm imo for anyone that says "I wish they would die" knowing that deep down it was just a comment and not really to be taken seriously. Shoot, kids from time to time that don't get their ways say that they wish their parents were dead, but deep down they don't really mean it.
On the other hand, if a person said, I'm going to kill someone, then that's a whole different story altogether. It should be reported asap.
If HW Bush was on medicare he would have never gotten into the hospital, with just the flu, or complications related to bronchitis.
No disrespect to President HW Bush, hope he recovers quickly
Was just stating a fact!
Sounds to me like it's developed in to pneumonia.
GHWB is on Medicare. He also has supplemental insurance and financial means, as do a great number of Medicare enrollees.
Are you a medical proffesional? The last time I was in the hospital for over a week with insurance...2 of my roommates had no insurance, yet they were there for over 3 days each.
I have medicare and supplemental health insurance both of which I pay for. I was also admitted to the Methodist hospital system referenced here and they did an excellent job of keeping me alive.
Actually, that is NOT a fact, Rick. My friend just spent 3 weeks in the hospital on Medicare and supplemental insurance with bronchitis. She just simply did not improve and could not be sent to another facility due to her condition. Before you say something is a fact, check your facts. Yes, this will probably be true in 2013 and beyond when the non-medical team decides your fate due to Obama Care. You know, the team that is not in your area, that are political appointees, and that will never see you, just decide your fate.
I agree with CoCo..before stating "facts" Rick perhaps you take the time to learn them!
Tr Ramirez, I sure hope YOU don't have access to guns!
GHWB is most certainly NOT going to be on Medicare. Medicare is a government program (a republican would never resort to using socialist or communist healthcare like Medicare). He's most likely using his own health insurance; not relying on taxpayers.
RAMIREZ..........oh yeah .....I sure hope you do not get out of basement ever ,like above comment said have access to guns ,I hope the law enforcement knocks on you door as we speak MY GOD!!!!!!
Anyone who thinks GHWB is on Medicare. . .bwaaaa.. . .bwaaahahahahaha! That man is so filthy rich, he had his own Aston Martin-style health care plan. What makes you think GHWB would stoop so low as to take Medicare when he can afford the best of the best? Sometimes you people just make me. . ..bwaaaahahahahah!
Was not a big fan of his and especially not of his son but certainly think he has done well since retiring and is a caring man. I wish him recovery and peace in his remaining time.
Everyone - I encourage you to ignore Tr Ramirez - he's either 1) a troll, because nobody could be as stupid, narrow and bile-filled as him and still be on the streets, or 2) he's certifiably ill and is incapable of being engaged with rational conversation. I know we joke about foil hats and UFO worshippers etc... but little Mr. or Miss Ramirez is presenting like a bona-fide non-functioning head case.
Get a life Tr, the TROLL!
We know Tr. When will you start speaking some truth for a change?
Will any body that knows Tr Ramirez please keep her away from weapons of any kind, PLEASE!
Tr, what are the truths you keep talking about? All I see are a bunch of accusations and innuendo.
The Sr President Bush is an honorable man. I served this country with The President at the helm and it was an honor to do so. I voted for him twice and would vote twice more if it was possible to do so. Not going to Praise Jr as that was a total joke. I Hope Sr recovers well and is back under a chute soon. I think healthcare should be the focus of this article. If you are not a member of congress or a former POTUS you would not be getting the care he is getting. Might not even be among us now.
boomer...and this president and the 2009 congress (democrat controlled) made sure they were exempt from ObamaCare along with many unions that contributed.
If there is one thing that obamacare did is it got people talking about healthcare. As bad as I think it is nobody is talking about alternatives. The same old stuff doesn't work. So here is what we all get when we dont demand better. Denial for preexisting conditions is unacceptable. Hospitals charging an outrageous price for care and why? Because people cant pay their bills so we have to pick up the price for them. Basic healthcare should be a given. Nobody should have to go bankrupt after a hospital stay. Nobody should have to make choices about their little boy or girls health and rent. I am not talking about major medical I am talking about going to a Dr's office for $20 and not going to the ER for $600. In my town you cant see a DR for under $100 and if that leads to antibiotics then good but if it leads to more test then choices have to be made. Choices that should not have to be made for the richest country in the world. I am not a fan of obamacare but I have a feeling at the end of the day we will end up with something better because obamacare existed.......for a very short time lets hope
Well Boomer, you can thank the MILLIONS on illegals heres mooching every kind of care we offer, never paying a dime. It's not free, we the people pay for it, with higher fees and higher taxes.
One thing that GHW did was to set up the influence chain that got his son into the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam era.
W escaped the draft by being placed way ahead of many more eligible and more qualified applicants to the Air Guard.
W's service in the Guard was to solo his airplane and never fly again or renew his flight qualifications.
W was AWOL for 18 months of his six year enlistment term of which he served only 5-1/2 years.
Miraculously, all records, good or bad of W's Air Guard service disappeared when he ran for political office.
Only one record exists, that of a visit to a military dentist.
Yet we know very little of our current president, unfortunately or fortunately all or most of his records are sealed. GO figure
bicfi,
Your point?
bicfj
But do we know where he was born & to who? Hmmmm just a thought.
That brings to mind Creedence Clearwater's song "Fortunate Son". I can assure you GHW wasn't the only one who had a son that didn't get sent to Vietnam.
Johnson was president when Bush entered the national guard. May 1968. Interesting how many got out of serving in Vietnam when Johnson was president. Young men drafted for a conflict. It was never a war because the congress never voted on it. The Gulf War was authorized by the U.N. and funded in part ( a large part) by congress. The U.N. never authorized Vietnam.
And you Bifi, what services have you performed for our country?
We do know our current president has NO military service. Certainly his fathers family has NO military service to our country. We also know this current president lost his law license for ILLEGAL Activity, but who cares he's the right color.
Actually, it was Romney who lost his law license on the very day he got it, due to illegal activity. Seriously; the DAY he got it, it was made "inactive" (like Michelle Obama's). Romney had to be into something seriously heinous. Murder? Pedophilia? What else would get one's law license pulled the day they pass the bar??
Anyway, get well soon, Pres. Bush.
It's sad that I'm reading some rude comments about Pres. Bush on what he did in the past....Who cares! He was a great person who has feelings like everyone else here does. I just pray his health gets better and get back on his feet again!!! Pray for the family doesn't read some rude ass comments on here. The people who talks negative obviously not enjoying their life or you wouldn't be talking trash!!! You know who you are....
Salvia
Johnson was president but George H W Bush, W's father was Congressman Bush.
Congressman Bush was able to wield a lot of influence that got George W Bush jumped way ahead ot many other much more deserving candidates into the Texas Air Guard.
So George W Bush neatly avoided service in Vietnam while many of my friends did not.
And the records of all of that just disappeared when the SOB ran for office. --- Just disappeared.
Hopefully he gets better. My great grandmother has been through something similar to this a few times. She always pulled through. Hopefully, Bush Sr. will have the same luck.
GHW is an honorable and truly good man! Wishing for you a quick and full recovery!
Bush Sr was/is a very honorable man. I hope and pray he has a full recovery.
Skull and Bones
Blah blah
Yes, gratefully we have skulls and bones. Otherwise we would be pretty much like jellyfish.
President Bush is a decorated veteran of WWII, and served the nation well in many capacities. Anyone wishing him ill is seriously troubled.
I just want him to get well so he can go hunting with his buddy Dick Cheney.... ;-)~
I wouldn't Charles...but somehow I would bet there is an Obama hate post of yours out there somewhere.
JB,
There is a difference between hating someone for their policies, and wanting someone dead. I absolutely hate Obama. But I dont wish any harm on him or his family.
Yeah & they decorated petary-prickie too! Don't trust ex-spooks: they only pat you on the back to see how much your sweating & tell thier buddy (dickie-boy) whose off the side to "OFF-YOU" in the same breath!!
Lessismore, Please quit wearing that tinfoil hat! And ask the nice nurse to increase your meds.
OK, that's sick... wishing H.W. gets over his Bronkytis, just so he can then go on a Hunting Trip with Cheney?
To quote Lerch...
uhhhhhh...
The Bush's are Jewish?
No, but evidently he's had experience with holiday hospital meals before. I hope the Chinese food was his request- it would be a good indicator that he's getting fiesty;)
Hey, if Chinese food is good enough for Ralphie and his family for Christmas dinner, it's good enough for everyone.
I bet the bananas for the Hospital's BRAT diet are at least $30K apiece...
They better be damn good 'nanas...
What does being Jewish have to do w/having Chinese food on Christmas Eve?
Just because he ate Chinese Food on Christmas Eve, doesn't make H.W. Bush Jewish !
He doesn't celebrate Sunday morning on a Saturday night,
and he doesn't spend all day watching new releases at the cinema-plex on Christmas Day...
german ancestors...but in US have ties with the jews
Funny, Kathy.
besides, kathy, at least a quarter to a third of the chinese restaurants in houston could've been closed on christmas day, for all you know! some people assume that there aren't any jews in houston--in fact, in the south in general--as it is!!
Okay, although the above wasn't quite 100% CAPS, I'm sorry.
Mr. President, I am praying for your speedy recovery.
Finally ... a classy post ! Good job !!
If you don't agree with his politics, decisions in office, forgein policy or whatever it is that angers you about him okay. Remember this, he fought for your right to express such feelings. Shot down over the Pacific in WWII, rescued by an American sub as he was about to be captured by the Japanese near Chi Chi Jima, where captured flyers were interegated, tortured and some times canabilized by the Japanese.
He is not Adolph Hilter, Joseph Stalin, Tojo or Kim Jong Il. He is a grandfather, father, husband, former president and an American. If you can't wish him well then just leave it at that, instead of spouting hateful ignorant comments. Show some respect, or is that word not in some of you peoples vocabulary?
He is not Hitler. You're right. But his father financed Hitler, or haven't you done some reading?
I agree with you, Jim-that WAS a classy post!
Let's hope the best for Bush father, because he was a nice man. I remember how nice and caring was with his mother, he was a decent man. We need more people like him in the GOP. What a nice combination he was with Reagan! An All American Team! I'm hoping that fever will be over soon. Get Well Mr. Bush!
first time reading posts liberals are mean people
So after the hate and lies of the past 6 years you finally came to this conclusion.
Well better late then never.
Liberals are mean? Wow...you must have missed the recent Obama hate somehow.
I feel we should respect all Presidents. Get well soon Mr. President.
It is truly amazing to see this country so divded now when a Retired President and Good Guy ( I am Mr. Liberal) is ill we have to start this BS with A**Holes that somehow have children and vote ...OMG !!!
AND YOU ARE WHAT ....... Fox News is on........ better tune in !!!!
This isn't about liberals or conservatives being nasty. It's about some people of all groups being nasty and stereotyping other groups.
Mean serves no purpose but to make yourself look stupid. Pass it by.
Best wishes, Mr. President, for a speedy recovery.
George Bush had Chinese food for dinner on Christmas Day? OMFG, please don't tell me that son-of-a-bitch is Jewish! Please...!
@Warren S. Levine
And please don't try to tell us you're human.
These nasty people are not liberals, they are the new democrat. They are the vile, hate filled arm of the democrat party that appear to be taking over. Liberals are fine, but we need a new name for these democrats. They are some nasty people.
That being said, I would assume that there are many people around that world (Kuwait to be specific) that respect this man for what he accomplished, and I am one of them.
In the middle2260511............maybe if you go to the hospital and suck his dick, he will perk up a little bit
I tried, but he asked for you instead.
oh i did try but your lips were planted on real good and you did not want to share.
Read my lips....."Good riddance!" Wish it was Obummer instead of Bush Sr. but still a very bad person!!!
bicfj some of the info you added as facts are untrue. Actually W's flight records were shown that he had flown and were eventually shown that he had flown his planes. The claims that he didn't fly were proven to be false. This is just like people asking for President's Obama's birth certificate. Even though he has shown his birth certificate people still claim that he wasn't born in the US.
Maybe he will die believing his own pipedream. What a dumbo!
Dear Mr. Former President I would hope that the New Year brings you better health I want to Thank you for your service to our United States Of America. May God Bless you and your family. You have been a model President,and are very courages for what you had to endure.
God Bless.
Dan
I dnt wish death upon any1 but the Bushes have wrecked our country for numerous reasons & have nothing good to say about them. Only God & karma can deal w/this man who played his part in the assassination of JFK, Iran-Contra drug smuggling into the US, Iraq-Iran war & other things.
aaron-3530275
& don't forget , he sunk the Titanic , started World War 1 & personally assassinated Lincoln. Oh look, a squirrel.
Kevin - Hilarious. Hey aaron, what other conspiracy theories you got rattling around in that empty skull?
U guys are right about Bush Sr.
1. He was VP to Reagan but he knew nothing about the Iran-Contra scandal. Him or Reagan had no clue what was going on
2. He used executive powers to pardon to 6 government officials when they were being investigated for their involvement in the Iran-Contra scandal. Again tho, Bush Sr. had NO CLUE about the scandal & gave these 6 employees a pardon out of the goodness of his heart.
3. Bush started an oil company w/Osama Bin Laden's brother. After 9/11, the CIA flew members of Osama Bin Laden out of the US on a private jet w/out even interrogating them. Again though, it wasnt Bush's fault that Osama Bin Laden's own family would be able to be flown out of the US w/out being questioned. That was just an honest mistake & their ties to the Bush family was not the reason why they were flown out of the U.S
4. Bush is at no fault for being VP to Reagan during the 1980's when Reagan decided to help Saddam Hussien in the Iraq-Iran war. Reagan decided to provide weapons to Saddam becuz he disliked Iran. Throughout this whole time, Saddam is a horrible dictator killing his own ppl but again, Reagan didnt know of this neither did Bush Sr. They just wanted to give him weapons to beat Iran in this war. After helping Saddam in the Iraq-Iran war, the US declares him an enemy during the Gulf War. But again, Bush had no clue Reagan was giving arms to help Iraq during the Iraq-Iran war & Kuwait's oil supply plays no factor in wanting to fight off Saddam during the Gulf War.
Look up all these facts, which were documented & prove they're just conspiracies.
4.
Bush, the warmonger, goes into the hospital ICU, on the day that Mandela, the peacemaker, is discharged from the hospital. There is a God of justice.
Mandela the peacemaker? Married to a murderer? Oh brother. Have a nice day troll.
His time is coming.
So is yours.