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Rumsfeld defends Romney: Embassy attacked because of ‘American weakness’
Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is defending Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney for scoring political points by blaming “American weakness” for attacks on U.S. embassies in Egypt and Libya — even though terrorists attacked U.S. embassies 12 times during President George W. Bush’s tenure. “It’s disgraceful that the Obama…
Reporter: Bush ‘negligence’ ignored pre-9/11 warnings
Reporter Kurt Eichenwald, author of a key book exploring the terror war, castigates the Bush administration in a New York Times editorial published Sept. 11, 2012 for covering up months of “negligence” that led to the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington D.C. 11 years ago. Eichenwald claims…
Lewis Black: Bush looks Jamaican compared to Mitt Romney
Comedian Lewis Black joked Wednesday on Current TV that Mitt Romney was so bland and stiff he made former President George W. Bush look Jamaican. “This is how white Mitt Romney is,” Black said. “I thought that George Bush Jr. was the whitest man in politics. George Bush Jr. compared…
Cheney on Ryan: ‘I can’t think of a better choice’ for VP
The man who selected himself to be former President George W. Bush’s running mate says that he “can’t think of a better choice” than Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) to share the Republican ticket with Mitt Romney. “I’m a big fan of Paul’s,” former Vice President Dick Cheney told Fox News…
Bush-appointed federal judge rules DOMA unconstitutional
A federal judge in Connecticut on Tuesday ruled that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) violates the U.S. Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection under the law. Judge Vanessa L. Bryant, an appointee of President George W. Bush, held that the law was unconstitutional because it prohibits legally…
WATCH LIVE: Obama announces middle-class tax cut extension plan
President Barack Obama called on Congress Monday to extend the tax cuts on the middle class implemented under former President George W. Bush. The plan calls for Bush tax cuts for those making less than $250,000 a year to be extended for another year, and comes as Congress returns from…
HBO apologizes for depicting George W. Bush’s head impaled on a pike
U.S. cable network HBO apologized this week after Internet users spotted a replica of former President George W. Bush’s head in an episode of HBO’s Game of Thrones, shown severed and impaled on a pike. The former president’s likeness was first spotted by commenters on Reddit.com, who noted that the…
WATCH LIVE: President Obama welcomes former President George W. Bush
Thursday afternoon former President George W. Bush will make a rare appearance at the White House again as President Barack Obama unveils presidential portraits of the 43rd president and his wife, Laura Bush. The portrait is meant to honor Bush’s presidency. His daughter, Jenna Bush Hager, told Fox & Friends…
Condoleezza Rice endorsing Romney: campaign
LOS ANGELES — Former US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice will endorse Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney for president Wednesday at a fundraiser in California, his campaign said. Few details were provided about the West Coast event but Rice, the top US diplomat of president George W. Bush’s second…
Dick Morris: Media ‘ruined’ Bush because Iraq war coverage was ‘too harsh’
Conservative Fox News contributor Dick Morris is asserting that the news media “ruined” President George W. Bush’s presidency because coverage of the Iraq war was “too harsh.” During a Wednesday morning segment with Morris, Fox & Friends co-host Steve Doocy pointed out that Arthur Brisbane, ombudsman for The New York…
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