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guillaumeb

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15. Bush essentially taunted the displaced people in New Orleans.

Reply to ProudLib72 (Reply #14)

Mon Apr 23, 2018, 05:58 PM

Apr 2018

And deleting inconvenient facts allows these right wing monsters to be held up as good examples.

Bush was a typical unconcerned rich clown. I am not celebrating her death, but death does not excuse rewriting history.

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Professor calls Barbara Bush an 'amazing racist,' says 'I can never be fired' [View all] guillaumeb Apr 2018 OP

Couldn't agree more... why would anybody even consider firing a tenured Professor InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2018 #1

Because the narrative is more important than the truth. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #2

All of Prescott Bush's deeds are documented in the library of Congress mitch96 Apr 2018 #6

But all of this is "left out" of the narrative that is laughingly called "history". guillaumeb Apr 2018 #7

Freedom of speech is one thing MichMary Apr 2018 #8

Death always comes wth a cloak of fake news about the deceased' character, doubly in politics. Fred Sanders Apr 2018 #3

Not speaking badly of the dead? guillaumeb Apr 2018 #4

Agree rusty fender Apr 2018 #5

She's 100% correct malaise Apr 2018 #9

Her. Exotica Apr 2018 #10

But she spoke a very inconvenient truth. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #11

I wrote that in a post last week malaise Apr 2018 #12

Would you link to the post? guillaumeb Apr 2018 #13

here malaise Apr 2018 #17

I agree with her, but the way she comported herself was disgraceful ProudLib72 Apr 2018 #14

Bush essentially taunted the displaced people in New Orleans. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #15

I totally agree with you ProudLib72 Apr 2018 #16

I agree. Not good behavior in any situation. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #19

Where she crossed the line Lee-Lee Apr 2018 #18

I agree on this point. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #20