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2009-02-08 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Bush's Last Days in Office: Met with Famlilies of Operation Redwing

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Posted by Sherry 2009-02-08 13:43|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Sherry, I thank you personally for posting this. Chief Fontan's sister (second from the rght in the photo in your article ) worked with me for a number of years and I had the honor of meeting Chief Fontan.

Chief Fontan left behind a daughter who has become an eye-poppingly beautiful young Cajun girl who drives around with her father's dog tags on the mirror of her car. Her story of the meeting with President Bush is here.
"He was a normal guy - not what you'd expect at all," Fontan said of Bush. "He was laid back, personable. It was like talking to any other person. He was laughing, a real gentleman. He gave us all kisses on the cheek. He was so sweet.

"He asked me, 'How's your time been here?' He talked with my family and asked me my major. I got a little teary-eyed at one point, and he gave me a big hug and said, 'I'm so sorry for your loss.' And he said, 'I made those decisions that I thought were best for the country.' "

Bush also found time for gentle humor.

"Jourdan told him she really loved Washington and was thinkiing of moving there," said Juli St. Martin, Jourdan's mother and Jacques' ex-wife. "He said, 'The boys are in trouble, then.' She said he was down-to-earth, a nice guy."

Class. Nothing but class.

Posted by Matt 2009-02-08 15:53|| 2009-02-08 15:53|| Front Page Top

#2 Compare that with some of the stories that come out of the Obambi White House. We have lost a major leadership battle.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2009-02-08 21:38|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2009-02-08 21:38|| Front Page Top

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