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RIP President George H.W. Bush

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by UPChip, Dec 1, 2018.

  1. Slacker

    Slacker Well-Known Member

    I didn't vote for Dubya, but he's a stand-up guy and totally likable.
    His eulogy today was everything I expected, and very moving at the end.
     
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  2. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    Were Rumsfeld and Cheney spotted at the church? I saw KellyAnn about 5-6 rows behind tRump
     
  3. PCLoadLetter

    PCLoadLetter Well-Known Member

    Cheney was in the second row, next to the Quayles.
     
  4. HappyCurmudgeon

    HappyCurmudgeon Well-Known Member

    Yeah the VPs were in the second row. I saw Quayle, Cheney, Biden and Gore there. Obviously Pence was present.
     
  5. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    I saw Pence and Biden. Didn't see the others
     
  6. micropolitan guy

    micropolitan guy Well-Known Member

    Exactly. It got dusty at my house at the end. Very dusty.
     
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  7. HappyCurmudgeon

    HappyCurmudgeon Well-Known Member

    I did a double take on Quayle just because he's been out of the limelight for so long that you had to match the face that's aged 30 years since he became VP.

    And this was the first time I've seen Gore since he let his hair go completely white. I was hoping Quayle and Gore took a picture together so we could have a "now and then" comparison.
     
  8. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    Same here.
    I wish a mic would have picked up what W said to the guy a couple of people over from him when he returned to his seat.
    Probably something along the lines of "Dang.....I need a drink."
     
  9. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    I'll be that guy. I know there's a lot of sympathy for W since he lost both parents in less than a year. But, considering there are probably hundreds, if not thousands of Iraqis who lost both of their parents in, not a year, but one day, because of his misadventure, I'm having a hard time generating that sympathy for him.
     
    Last edited: Dec 6, 2018
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  10. BTExpress

    BTExpress Well-Known Member

    Yugolslavia. Iraq. Libya. Syria.

    Bombs away. Every 12 minutes. Every day.

    Presidents change.

    The misadventures never stop.
     
  11. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Was Tipper there? I saw a photo in the NYT that identified everyone in the first two rows and Al was alone.
     
  12. nafselon

    nafselon Well-Known Member

    I don't believe she attended.
     
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