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George W Bush thinks Sarah Palin is 'unqualified'

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Posted by tipper 2010-11-06 08:32|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 Hmm. So the interview wasn't of GW but a third person removed interview of a RINO hack? Very insightful.
Goebbel's law at work.

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2010-11-06 09:04|| 2010-11-06 09:04|| Front Page Top

#2 Palin, a former state governor like himself, unqualified? Gosh, I wonder what he says about B.O.

IMHO, the problem with McCain's campaign was McCain.

Posted by RandomJD 2010-11-06 10:03|| 2010-11-06 10:03|| Front Page Top

#3 I agree that she's unqualified. I doubt anyone is truly qualified. She's less unqualified than Zero & Slow Joe were/are, about as unqualified as McCain, and a bit more unqualified than W.

Posted by Glenmore 2010-11-06 10:15|| 2010-11-06 10:15|| Front Page Top

#4 I saw an interview with W where he refused to get sucked into the "endorsement" or "qualification" discussion. Any opinions from W are probably third hand and should be questioned re validity.

Posted by tipover 2010-11-06 10:21|| 2010-11-06 10:21|| Front Page Top

#5 ok, she's a former state governer who stayed in office for just 2 years. She also went to The University of Idaho. OK GW was Gov for a long time and didnt quit, oh yeah we graduated from Yale as well. there's a BIG difference between the qualified former Prez. and the unqualified half educated hack.

Posted by 746 2010-11-06 10:21|| 2010-11-06 10:21|| Front Page Top

#6 ...for just 2 years.

During which she was hounded by a Donk operative who repeatedly filed ethics charges causing the family to drain their resources to cover the legal costs. It's the old lawyer ploy of raising the cost of litigation to the point to force a subject to choose between bankruptcy or an out. Just look up to see the Righthaven gambit at work.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-11-06 10:38|| 2010-11-06 10:38|| Front Page Top

#7 I'm afraid that the Bush family, and many of their colleagues, are firmly entrenched in what used to be called the "Country Club Republicans."

They are Republican elitist liberals, but not RINOs. They despise Democrats as untermensch, but who can at least throw a respectable cocktail party, and wear designer clothes at the Kennedy Center.

Conservative Republicans, however, they sneer at as being "nekulturny", probably in agreement with Obama about their "clinging to their religion and guns." This disgust shines out from people like W. Bush and Karl Rove, and his opinions of O'Donnell, Angle, and Palin.

Conservatives don't even attend Ivy League schools, so have no place in the top leadership of CIA, or any of the other schoolboy institutions reserved for the elites. They would probably wear overalls in the office, put their muddy boots up on the desk, drink beer and eat BBQ pork ribs on their lunch break.

Totally unacceptable behavior, in the minds of CC Republicans.

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-11-06 10:50|| 2010-11-06 10:50|| Front Page Top

#8 This story was written by a British reporter, published in a British newspaper, and as far as I can tell is based on nothing but an anonymous source or two and some former White House staffer who thinks he saw a twinkle in Bush's eye when Bush first heard of Palin, and may have joked "Is she the governor of Guam ?". It's not a story at all - it's just more Labor/Liberal/Democrat fabri-prop.

Posted by Goober Goobelopolous 2010-11-06 10:57|| 2010-11-06 10:57|| Front Page Top

#9 I read this story when it first came out. Here's an excerpt: Me talk presidential one day

Posted by Mizzou Mafia 2010-11-06 11:22|| 2010-11-06 11:22|| Front Page Top

#10 Mr Bush has allegedly told friends...

Mr Bush has allegedly been disparaging...

Palin was more qualified than Zero (who had no executive experience - has never held a real job - voting "Present" isn't a job). Smarter than Biden (how hard is that?).

Posted by CrazyFool 2010-11-06 11:50|| 2010-11-06 11:50|| Front Page Top

#11 She's dumb as a brick in my opinion and I tried to give her a chance. I'd go with another GOP.

Posted by Uleger Barnsmell4617 2010-11-06 12:19|| 2010-11-06 12:19|| Front Page Top

#12 Crazy Fool and others.

Please reread the article and comments. Probability this is true is about 1%.

Posted by JFM 2010-11-06 12:23|| 2010-11-06 12:23|| Front Page Top

#13 Palin was more qualified than Zero (who had no executive experience - has never held a real job - voting "Present" isn't a job). Smarter than Biden (how hard is that?).

Indeed, Governor Palin has more experience and insight than the current president. But the bottom line is she does not yet have the length and depth of experience she needs to handle the job as well as is needed. Neither does the current occupant of the White House, and we see the result, separate from whether or not one approves of the gentleman's goals.

I say this as someone who voted for Sarah Palin and whatsisname in the last election.

Posted by trailing wife 2010-11-06 12:39|| 2010-11-06 12:39|| Front Page Top

#14 Considering the the current occupant, my mailman is probably more qualified to be president.

Posted by tu3031 2010-11-06 13:24|| 2010-11-06 13:24|| Front Page Top

#15 This is the same George W Bush who sat back and let the Democrats in Congress run up record deficits? Who said nothing while the mortgage crisis brewed in the cauldron of Bawney Fwank? Who stood there looking like a schoolboy with his pecker caught in a wringer when it all blew up in his face just a few weeks before the 2008 election? Who let Republicans take the blame? Who let illegal immigrants stream across the border unchecked because they did the work for which Americans need not apply? Who said nothing while the country's trade deficit with communist China soared and the Chicoms ramped up spending on their military? Who favored diplomacy with the Iranians? Thanks for the advice, W, but no thanks.

Posted by Abu Uluque (new computer) 2010-11-06 13:33|| 2010-11-06 13:33|| Front Page Top

#16 As you all remember, nobody has less appreciation for George the Nation Builder's brain power---but saying something like this is simply not his style.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2010-11-06 13:39|| 2010-11-06 13:39|| Front Page Top

#17 saying something like this is simply not his style -- agreed.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-11-06 14:21|| 2010-11-06 14:21|| Front Page Top

#18 I doubt that G.W. said this. Not his style. He has remained silent for two years about the current administration although he more than likely has opinions about it.

Story sounds more like a MSM hit piece. Both donks and rinos are after Palin to try to make sure she does not run in 2012.

I'm beginning to think she sounds like a genius compared to the current administration leadership.

Posted by JohnQC 2010-11-06 14:35|| 2010-11-06 14:35|| Front Page Top

#19 Likely - since Eisenhower nobody has had "Proper" "Prior" qualifications.

Posted by Water Modem 2010-11-06 14:48|| 2010-11-06 14:48|| Front Page Top

#20 Firstly, I too seriously doubt President Bush said such a thing. Secondly, no one enters parenthood with "proper prior qualifications" but the vast majority rise to the occasion and do reasonably well in the end.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-11-06 14:54|| 2010-11-06 14:54|| Front Page Top

#21 This is the same George W Bush who sat back and let the Democrats in Congress run up record deficits? Who said nothing while the mortgage crisis brewed in the cauldron of Bawney Fwank? Who stood there looking like a schoolboy with his pecker caught in a wringer when it all blew up in his face just a few weeks before the 2008 election? Who let Republicans take the blame? Who let illegal immigrants stream across the border unchecked because they did the work for which Americans need not apply? Who said nothing while the country's trade deficit with communist China soared and the Chicoms ramped up spending on their military? Who favored diplomacy with the Iranians? Thanks for the advice, W, but no thanks

Word. While I like W's style, and I think he is a decent person, he is not that gifted for long term thinking or extreme intellect. Sorry. He just wasn't/isn't. He did friggin mess us up in many ways.

Posted by Private Eye 2010-11-06 15:05|| 2010-11-06 15:05|| Front Page Top

#22 Yes, "W" certainly appears to have failed at bipartisanship and reaching out to the other side. What could he have possibly been thinking all of those years?

[sarcasm returned to the OFF position]

Posted by Besoeker 2010-11-06 15:39|| 2010-11-06 15:39|| Front Page Top

#23 Although I think GWB was very much "a lesser of two evils" president, I don't think he's the type to tattle.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2010-11-06 18:20|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com 2010-11-06 18:20|| Front Page Top

#24 He got a huge round of applause on Oprah - didn't watch, saw a clip when he said he believes former presidents should stay quiet.

Posted by anonymous2u 2010-11-06 18:58|| 2010-11-06 18:58|| Front Page Top

#25 Rudy would disagree with this assessment of Sarah Palin.

Posted by Caesar Spavirt3949 2010-11-06 20:25|| 2010-11-06 20:25|| Front Page Top

#26 If you won't go and read the text, at least re-read JFM's post.

It is a hack job piece based on anonymous testimony.

Posted by swksvolFF 2010-11-06 20:52|| 2010-11-06 20:52|| Front Page Top

#27 Didn't take much to have the PDS come to the surface.

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2010-11-06 22:34|| 2010-11-06 22:34|| Front Page Top

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