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Frum: Fox News creates an ‘alternative knowledge system’
Conservative columnist David Frum, who was speechwriter for former President George W. Bush, blasted Fox News on Sunday for creating an “alternative knowledge system.” In an article published by New York Magazine in late November, Frum had argued that conservative media like Fox News and talk radio “immerse their audience…
Ron Paul: Bush administration reacted with ‘glee’ after 9/11
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul said Thursday that President George W. Bush’s administration was actually happy after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2011. Speaking to about 1,000 students on the Iowa State Campus in Ames, Iowa, Paul explained that the Bush administration was eager to capitalize on the attacks.…
Whites more likely to be pardoned than minorities
An independent investigation has found that white criminals seeking US presidential pardons over the past decade have been nearly four times as likely to succeed as minorities, The Washington Post reported. The newspaper said Saturday the review was conducted by ProPublica, an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism. ProPublica’s…
Most Americans say U.S. on wrong track: poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Economic fears are weighing heavily on Americans, with a large majority saying the United States is on the wrong track and nearly half believing the worst is yet to come, a Reuters/Ipsos poll said Wednesday. The poll reflected growing anxiety about the U.S. economy and frustration with…
Bush: Mom gave me permission to talk about seeing her fetus in a jar
In an interview with NBC’s Matt Lauer broadcast Monday, former President George W. Bush explained that his mother had a miscarriage when he was a teenager and showed him the fetus. “She says to her teenage kid, ‘Here’s a fetus,’” Bush told Lauer. “There’s no question that it affected me.”…
Bush: Kanye West calling me a racist ‘the worst moment’ of my presidency
In an interview slated to be broadcast next Monday at 8pm ET, former President George W. Bush will say that criticism by Kanye West — in which the then-president was dubbed a “racist” — was the “worst moment” of his presidency. “I didn’t appreciate it then,” Bush says. “I don’t…
Bush going to the Great White North for his first post-WH speech
And get this — he has banned the press and the public from the event! Oh, the nostalgia. Not even a month after leaving office, former president George W. Bush has joined the lecture circuit. However he hasn’t strayed far his from presidential style: Bush has banned the public and…
Pretty good reflexes, actually
Pie-throwers think too small: President George W. Bush ducked two shoes thrown at him by an unidentified man during a press conference in the Iraqi prime minister’s office. Bush wasn’t hit by the shoes, one of which sailed over his head. The president shrugged and said “I’m OK” after the…
Travesty: Bush to receive ‘International Medal of Peace’ on 20th World AIDS Day
For the man who is leaving national and international wreckage strewn about, this is incredible. And to top it off, the award will be presented by megachurch pastor Rick Warren. (nope, not The Onion, but via Christian Newswire): President George W. Bush will be presented with the “International Medal of…
This may be the funniest thing that’s ever happened
From the White House page: President George W. Bush poses with members of the Arizona State University Men’s and Women’s Track Team Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008, during a photo opportunity with 2008 NCAA Sports Champions at the White House. Not mentioned: How the hell they all kept a straight face…
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