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George H.W. Bush
| John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 26 2012 11:19 PM |
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88 years old. Hospitalized repeatedly over the last month, in "guarded condition" fighting persistent fever, docs say.
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| Benjamin Grimm Dec 27 2012 05:04 AM Re: George H.W. Bush |
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It doesn't look too good for him. He was seeming pretty frail even before this.
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| metsguyinmichigan Dec 27 2012 05:09 AM Re: George H.W. Bush |
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The first sitting president that I was able to shake hands with. Met him again early in the 2000s. Very pleasant person. Hope he recovers.
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| Edgy MD Dec 27 2012 07:15 AM Re: George H.W. Bush |
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Tough dude for a nerd. Shot down twice in World War II and lived to tell about it. I wouldn't bet against him.
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| Frayed Knot Dec 27 2012 07:29 AM Re: George H.W. Bush |
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It sounded earlier this week that it might almost be a survival race between Poppy Bush and Nelson Mandela. But Mandela was released from the hospital yesterday although I'm not sure that means he's out of the woods. One report I heard made it sound like it could be a let him go home to die in comfortable surroundings type of deal.
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| Edgy MD Dec 28 2012 01:27 PM Re: George H.W. Bush |
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Improving.
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| cooby Dec 29 2012 10:26 AM Re: George H.W. Bush |
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I always kind of liked him, because he reminded me of my dad
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| Mets – Willets Point Jan 01 2013 09:14 AM Re: George H.W. Bush |
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He was the commencement speaker for my graduation from William & Mary. Kept his remarks blessedly brief and jovial. He mentioned "a thousand points of light" and "a kinder, gentler" nation. Got cheers for slamming the NRA (he'd recently resigned from that terrorist-sponsoring organization). Then he told a joke about someone giving a long commencement address at Yale. And that was it. Not my favorite President by a long-shot, but it turned out to be a good graduation day speech.
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