Beer Chang Posted January 16, 2010 Report Share Posted January 16, 2010 Good thing W is in charge of fundraising instead of logistics, heckuva job Brownie! Former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton to Lead Haitian Relief Fund Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush have been asked by President Obama to lead a relief effort to aid Haiti's earthquake victims. At times of great challenge, "Americans have always come together," Mr. Obama said, with Bush and Clinton at his side. "Responding to disaster must be the work of all of us." The two former presidents announced the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund to help raise money for Haitians suffering from the devastating earthquake that struck Jan. 12. A Web site is at www.clintonbushhaitifund.org. Read More: http://www.nytimes.com?emc=na Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvdkeyes Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 It's good the W has Slick to show him where Haiti is located. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patong Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 Can you guys never give up. W IS NOT THE POTUS any more ... got it. Can't you give the guy any credit for giving a hand to the earthquake victims ??? Jeeeeez.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvdkeyes Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 Since I don't have a clue as to what a potus is, I don't know if I agree with you or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaimo Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 I am somewhat surprised that Jimmy Carter was not asked to help. Carter is usually among the first to try to jump in and do what he can do. I realize he is 86 years old now, but as far as I know he is still going strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patong Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 Since I don't have a clue as to what a potus is, I don't know if I agree with you or not. POTUS = President of the United States Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvdkeyes Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 That's the first time I have ever seen that acronym. He may not be POTUS, but he is still as dumb as a post. I think Carter has enough to do with his Habitat for Humanity to keep him busy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Chang Posted January 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 I guess they wanted to keep it simple and have the two most recent presidents just as Clinton and George H. W. Bush headed up Katrina fundraising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 That's the first time I have ever seen that acronym. He may not be POTUS, but he is still as dumb as a post. Hey, watch that! Just wanted you to know that a post consulted with me today about filing a defamation suit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 I think it is a good idea to have George W. help with the fundraising. It is a good cause and a lot of cash is needed. If GW cannot get the big republican bucks, nobody can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Chang Posted January 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 Perfect situation for the former POTUS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Chang Posted January 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 The looting begins. Nothing like a free TV in the midst of a crisis. Pic from the New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/17/world/americas/17looting.html?th&emc=th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patong Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 That's the first time I have ever seen that acronym. He may not be POTUS, but he is still as dumb as a post. Are you serious ???? where have you been all your life never to have heard about POTUS. Maybe you are as dumb as a post. Note - rhetorical answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaimo Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 Are you serious ???? where have you been all your life never to have heard about POTUS. Maybe you are as dumb as a post. Note - rhetorical answer. First, I have to ask you to watch your wording. Getting personal and insulting other posters is absolutely not acceptable on this message board. I don't want to lose you as a poster here, but I issue this kind of warning only once. Second, I consider myself reasonably intelligent, well educated, well read, and well rounded, and I too have never encountered the POTUS acronym before. Does that also make me "dumb as a post"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 I think we have a lot of "dumb as a post" posters. I didn't have a clue as to what it meant either. Perhaps it is a generational thing or maybe a phrase used in Europe? I don't think Patpong meant it personally, but certainly if someone can call GW "dumb as a post" then it is no big deal to send it right back to the original poster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patong Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 Ok, I apologise if I offended anyone. I did try to soften my reply by saying it was a rhetorical answer, using the same sort of words as the previous poster. I thought you would all see the (black) humour in my response. I am astonished that you all have not heard the term POTUS. It's often used in books (I read fiction like Ludlam & Clancy) where the US president is referred as POTUS by the secret service. Just google POTUS, plenty of references, even in wikipedia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Chang Posted January 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 POTUS is also new to me but then in a takehome or online version of Who Want's To Be A Millionaire, I wasn't sure that rabbits lived in warrens. Now, more than ever due to the internet, there's massive information overload, and we're all going to have some knowledge gaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 GW "dumb as a post" Well, he is and he was. If you'd only read the books which have emanated from members of his own administration, I think you'd really believe that calling GW "dumb as a post" is rather kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Chang Posted January 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 I suppose it possible for extremely inarticulate people to be smart, but W certainly seems dumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Since GW graduated from Yale, what does that say about that fine institution? I am sure the answer will be, "daddy bought him the diploma." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Chang Posted January 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 My guess is that he probably wouldn't have been admitted to either Yale or the Harvard Biz School if he was an ordinary bloke. In New York the rich and powerful use their influence to get their kids into the right kindergarden. Not a left vs right thing but more of a class warfare thang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvdkeyes Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Money and his family influence are certainly what got him into those prestigious schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 GW can't be totally ignorant simply because he's had all the privileges and education that money can buy; however, there were reports from classmates about his difficulties at Yale (which maybe in part were due to more of a lack of common sense and a whole lot of abuse of alcohol). But, face it, daddy did indeed get him the job at the oil company and his position with the baseball team. Those positions, along with being governor of Texas (which, yes, came to him because of his name and wealth and rich Republicans) were his sole background for becoming the President. Rather sad in my view (his daddy, given his background, was eminently qualified to be President). Not all troubles can be laid at the feet of GW or any President. But it'd be fairly easy to list many major FU (you can figure out that acronym) that GW did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Rich and powerful people are able to work wonders. I hear the Royal Family of England are not very brainy, but seem to go to the right schools. JFK junior had a little trouble passing his law exams, but somehow managed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Chang Posted January 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 When JFK JR failed the bar, the NY Post ran the headline Hunk Flunks on the first page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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