BillCosby

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bush makes ultimate sacrifice give up golf

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Bush's golf claim angers veterans | World news | The Guardian
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George Bush has angered US war veterans by declaring that out of solidarity with those who made the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq he decided to make his own sacrifice: giving up golf.

In an interview with the Politico website, the president said he took the decision because of the war. "I don't want some mom whose son may have recently died to see the commander in chief playing golf. I feel I owe it to the families to be in solidarity. And I think playing golf during a war just sends the wrong signal."

Brandon Friedman, a veteran US infantry officer who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan, told the Press Association: "Thousands of Americans have given up a lot more than golf for this war. For President Bush to imply that he somehow stands in solidarity with families of American soldiers by giving up golf is disgraceful. It's an insult to all Americans and a slap in the face to our troops' families."

Friedman, who is vice chairman of the US veterans' organisation VoteVets, added: "It shows how disconnected he is from everyday Americans, especially those who are serving in Iraq."

Bush said he laid down his clubs after the August 2003 bombing of United Nations offices in Baghdad that killed the UN's top official in the country, Sergio Vieira de Mello. "I remember when de Mello got killed as a result of these murderers taking this good man's life. I was playing golf - I think in central Texas - and they pulled me off the golf course and I said, 'It's just not worth it any more'."

According to a database held by CBS News the statement is not entirely accurate. He did cut short a round of golf at the 12th hole on that day, but his last recorded game came two months later, October 13.

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What is up w/ these ungrateful vets............

He is making the ultimate sacrifice here..........

He is in soldarity w/ them..............

He feels their pain...........................

He is sharing in their pain............................

What more can one man do for his country than give up his golf game.......... My Gawd is there no end to the demands of this job.............

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Rollerball

Did you see Kieth Oberman last night? Man he tore Bush a new asshole over this. He was spitting mad, the kind of anger you can only dream of happening in Congress someday.

If I find a video of that I'll post it, it makes your heart feel good to see the Moron in Chief getting his ass handed to him like that.

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BillCosby

Didn't see it.........

But when I heard this last night I was a bit dumbfounded........ Not that he actually did this but that he could actually be this dumb..........

It was followed up by a GOre Vidal interview................ Were he called him an idiot several times........ He exacted the crying of bush sr a while back not to the love for his son "jeb" but because it was him...>>> The smart one that was suppose to be the president...... & Gore said that perhaps Sr thought in part for what dumb things his son has done & is doing.......

Sad thing he mentioned to is that he may not be done yet.........

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Preventive war is not war!!!!Counter-terror is not terror