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Victorian Gray

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Londo_Jowo said:
Yes, I did. It looks no different that what I seen during services at a Methodist Church. My sister in law family is Methodist.
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And do they dance and smile and swing their hands during memorial services like this when *everyone else* is being sober and respectful?
 
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Victorian Gray said:
And do they dance and smile and swing their hands during memorial services like this when *everyone else* is being sober and respectful?
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Yes, it's not common for them to be taken by the moment and possibly dance during hymnals at services. He does not appear to be under the influence, he seems to be taken by the singing/lyrics of the Battle Hymn of the Republic.
 
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Victorian Gray

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Londo_Jowo said:
Yes, it's not common for them to be taken by the moment and possibly dance during hymnals at services. He does not appear to be under the influence, he seems to be taken by the singing/lyrics of the Battle Hymn of the Republic.
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No, he seems stoned.
 
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Victorian Gray

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Londo_Jowo said:
Good to know that Obama singing and people cheering while surrounded by people swaying during an eulogy of a slain preacher is okay but God forbid should George Bush sway during the singing of a hymnal at a memorial service for slain police officers.
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Sorry, I missed how obvious it was that the atmosphere at the two ceremonies was so similar. Now that I've gone back and looked at the 2 clips I realize my mistake. That being, why did I bother replying to you in the 1st place.
 
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Londo_Jowo said:
Yes, it's not common for them to be taken by the moment and possibly dance during hymnals at services. He does not appear to be under the influence, he seems to be taken by the singing/lyrics of the Battle Hymn of the Republic.
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Are you high?

He was obviously in lala land. I doubt he even knew where he was.
 
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Enjoy your outage over something so innocuous.

http://www.tampabay.com/news/politi...-of-president-bush-at-dallas-memorial/2285182

Another simply said, "I liked it."

(It should be noted that in many Southern states, funerals are not entirely solemn affairs. The most common example takes place in New Orleans. Lines of jazz musicians often form a second line after a funeral procession and play upbeat music while attendees march through the city's cracked streets, dancing to celebrate the deceased's life. In cities such as Charleston, S.C., gospel funerals that shift tonally between celebratory music and mournful dirges are not uncommon.)

Perhaps one of Bush's most surprising defenders was Donna Brazile, the vice chairwoman of voter registration and participation at the Democratic National Committee, a Democratic political strategist and a prominent TV commentator. Brazile, a black New Orleans native, worked on the Louisiana Recovery Board following hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Bush was widely criticized for the federal government's reaction to the storm. The Washington Post named it the second worst moment of his presidency, and Kanye West infamously took to live television to say, "George Bush doesn't care about black people."

After The Hill compiled a short list of (only) negative social media reactions to Bush's dancing, Brazile tweeted in defense of the former president.

Brazile tweeted, "He was feeling the spirit. Please, allow him to sway on."

She wasn't the only one who overlooked differences with the former president to come to his defense.

"I didn't vote for him but he's a good man and obviously emotional today. His Town, his people," one user tweeted. "Well done GW!! And, I'm not usually a fan!" tweeted another.

Unsurprisingly, many media outlets got in on the debate. Gawker wrote that "George W. Bush ... was ready to (expletive) party," while The New Republic called the "moment dopey but endearing" and called much of the social media response "cheap outrage politics."
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George W. Bush, the one guy you thought you'd never WANT to swing and party with again... until the nomination of Trump. :wub:
 
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I'm not outraged in the slightest, I think it's funny as hell lol. Not every day you get to see someone so high in the social ranks act loaded beyond belief. More embarrassed for him than anything.
 
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Victorian Gray said:
I. AM. NOT. OUTRAGED. but you certainly seem to have some issues.
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Please, no more triggering... Someone always has to come along and turn what is a rare moment of bipartisan good-natured accord and ruin it with misguided psuedo-seriousness...
 
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Victorian Gray

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umbrella39 said:
Please, no more triggering... Someone always has to come along and turn what is a rare moment of bipartisan good-natured accord and ruin it with misguided psuedo-seriousness...
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No promises but I'll try.

I will say that he gave a pretty good speech earlier that day.

This line from his speech bears repeating a whole bunch of times:

“Too often we judge other groups by their worst examples, while judging ourselves by our best intentions.”
 
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