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George H.W. Bush Calls Maddow And Olbermann 'Sick Puppies'
Ben Frumin | October 18, 2009, 6:10PM
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Rachel Maddow played a radio clip on her show Friday night of former President George H.W. Bush calling MSNBC's Keith Olbermann and Maddow "sick puppies."
Bush was apparently trying to explain to a radio interviewer why there was a lack of civility in politics today.
"I don't like it," Bush said. "I think the cables have a lot to do with it."
And it's not just the right. There's plenty of people on the left.
The former president then offered to give a couple examples. "Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow," he said. "I mean here are a couple of sick puppies."
He continued: "The way they treat my son and treat anybody who's opposed to their point of view is just horrible."
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JEP07
October 18, 2009 7:14 PM
Could there be a better, more ringing endorsement of Keith and Rachel's legitimacy than this?
This is better than the medal of freedom he gave to Sam Walton for destroying Main Street.
The irony is palpable.
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draftedin68
October 18, 2009 8:55 PM
Sick? Sick?
I'll tell you sick. Sick is when you, G.H.W. Bush, as RNC Chairman decided to override the vote of the college republicans and award the top position to a back-stabbing, lying little piss-ant like Karl Rove.
That, Mr. Bush - that is sick.
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pppwww
October 18, 2009 8:55 PM
"the cables"? seriously?
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Kuyleh
October 18, 2009 9:25 PM
I was going to gawk at a Rethug saying something sensible...Til he pulled the usual victim card. Should have known.
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Winston Smith
October 18, 2009 9:33 PM
There is no reason to report on this man. He did nothing as president except, just like his son did, let Dick Cheney run amok and manufacture wars. He does nothing now. Please pretend he is dead.
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Rich in NJ
October 18, 2009 10:59 PM
Say what you want about Keith and Rachel, but unlike Faux News, they deal in facts.
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MonicaDickey
October 18, 2009 11:02 PM
LOL at "the cables"
what a gift... to have a news network dedicated to defending you during and after your time in office, and not even understand it. oh W
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oleeb
October 18, 2009 11:07 PM
What a two faced prick!
If it weren't for him and Atwater our politics would not have descended as quickly as it did into the cesspool it has become. What Bush would like (as would all Republicans) is for everybody in the official media to make nice like they did in the past while the Republicans stir the pot, assassinate the character of their opponents, lie with abandon, etc... He's just angry that the enemy is shooting back and he's whining about it. Too fucking bad!
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Scott in PacNW
October 18, 2009 11:16 PM
Uh huh. Except that some of us remember how the wingnuts reacted after GHWB broke his 'no new taxes' pledge.
And all the wingnut psychosis during the Clinton era. And ever since.
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rbeats
October 19, 2009 12:10 AM
It's sad to see a father try so hard to try and save face for a son who turned out to be the worst president in 150 years.
Sorry Bush, sr.
Maybe you should start by apologizing to atheists who you said were not real Americans.
The Tillman family would like one.
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rbe1
October 19, 2009 4:59 AM
Bush junior ran every business he was given by daddy to play with into the ground, with the exception of the Texas Rangers (the only reason being the Rangers organization wouldn't let him decide anything). Then junior ran the United States into the ground. Nice work, Dad.
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CityGuy
October 19, 2009 9:30 AM in reply to rbe1
Yeah atta boy! Heckuva job! Now go f**k yourself!
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PaulieGooner
October 19, 2009 5:21 AM
This son of a bitch is a bigger criminal than his little boy, and he has the temerity to whine about the lack of civility in politics? Same old republican bullshit, next!
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MarkOfOhio
October 19, 2009 7:45 AM
"Sick puppies"? Any criticism of his wretched failure of a son earns this geezer's scorn. He's loyal, but dead wrong. A typical republican!
My remaining respect for 41 just took a body blow.
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fsudirectory
October 19, 2009 7:48 AM
What baffles me here is that when the republicans are whining that the WH is calling out FOX, you f
got a firmer prez going after 2 cable news hosts... And on morning Joe they don't even bring it up when it was someone on their own station in question..... I don't get it
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CityGuy
October 19, 2009 9:34 AM
And we've named an aircraft carrier after this guy! (Imagine serving on the "Bush"! Sailors are gonna love that one.) Since when did we name ships after living ex-presidents? Oh IOKIYAR.
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Egypt Steve
October 19, 2009 9:42 AM
Bah. George W. Bush is the Spawn of Satan, which makes George H.W. Bush ... what else?
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