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GW Bush Calls Kanye West '05 Remark “Disgusting”, considered dropping "Vader" Cheney

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I actually would like to read Dubya's book. I didn't always agree with his policies/decisions, but he seems like a decent enough guy.

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MATT LAUER:

You remember what he said?

PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH:

Yes, I do. He called me a racist.

MATT LAUER:

Well, what he said, “George Bush doesn’t care about black people.”

PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH:

That’s—“he’s a racist.” And I didn’t appreciate it then. I don’t appreciate it now. It’s one thing to say, “I don’t appreciate the way he’s handled his business.” It’s another thing to say, “This man’s a racist.” I resent it, it’s not true, and it was one of the most disgusting moments in my Presidency.

MATT LAUER:

This from the book. “Five years later I can barely write those words without feeling disgust.” You go on. “I faced a lot of criticism as President. I didn’t like hearing people claim that I lied about Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction or cut taxes to benefit the rich. But the suggestion that I was racist because of the response to Katrina represented an all time low.”

PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH:

Yeah. I still feel that way as you read those words. I felt ‘em when I heard ‘em, felt ‘em when I wrote ‘em and I felt ‘em when I’m listening to ‘em.

MATT LAUER:

You say you told Laura at the time it was the worst moment of your Presidency?

PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH:

Yes. My record was strong I felt when it came to race relations and giving people a chance. And—it was a disgusting moment.

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http://www.gossipcop.com/george-w-b...disgusting-moment-hurricane-katrina-telethon/

Bush Considered Dropping Cheney From 2004 Ticket
President George W. Bush considered dumping Vice President Dick Cheney from his 2004 reelection ticket to dispel the myths about Mr. Cheney’s power in the White House and “demonstrate that I was in charge,” the former president says in a new memoir.

The idea came from Mr. Cheney, who offered to drop out of the race one day during a private lunch between the two men in mid-2003. “I did consider the offer,” Mr. Bush writes, and spent several weeks exploring the possibility of replacing Mr. Cheney with Senator Bill Frist of Tennessee, the majority leader, before opting against the switch.

“While Dick helped with important parts of our base, he had become a lightning rod for criticism from the media and the left,” Mr. Bush writes. “He was seen as dark and heartless – the Darth Vader of the administration.” The president resented the caricature that Mr. Cheney really controlled the White House. “Accepting Dick’s offer would be one way to demonstrate that I was in charge,” he writes.
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http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/...-cheney-from-2004-ticket/?partner=rss&emc=rss
 
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Pretty much. Interesting about what he said about Dick Cheney and that he was thinking about replacing him, calling him the "Darth Vader" of his administration Lol
 
I'm pretty sure this is a wider held belief among the African-American community. Is GWB calling them racists too?
 
her209 said:
I'm pretty sure this is a wider held belief among the African-American community. Is GWB calling them racists too?
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Wow, you realize the suggestion that Kayne was a racist came from a forum member and not GWB right? Your ability to link the members off the cuff suggestion to GWB calling the African American community racists is impressive.

Vote D much? Idiot.
 
PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH:

Yeah. I still feel that way as you read those words. I felt ‘em when I heard ‘em, felt ‘em when I wrote ‘em and I felt ‘em when I’m listening to ‘em.
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Please tell me he rapped that. Please.
 
her209 said:
GWB is equating "George Bush doesn't care about black people." to "He's [George Bush's] a racist."

What do you think?
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Wait, I'm not getting it...because GWB insinuated that Kanye called him a racist he is calling Kanye a racist?
 
Really, for a guy who sent thousands of people to die for (mistake/lie - pick your favorite), drove this country from prosperity into an economic sh!tstorm, the worst moment of his presidency is when a singer said he hated black people?
 
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