George H.W. Bush’s odd Eulogy for Gerald R. Ford

[Nabia2004]

Randi Rodes mentioned this on her show today.

Meanwhile, Gerald Ford’s funeral was held today in Washington. Oddly, Papa Bush used the occasion to slap down JFK assignation theories. And last week we learned posthumously that Ford opposed the Bush/Cheney oil war in Iraq

http://www.therandirhodesshow.com/live/

Why even mention it?

After a deluded gunman assassinated President Kennedy, our nation turned to Gerald Ford and a select handful of others to make sense of that madness. And the conspiracy theorists can say what they will, but the Warren Commission report will always have the final definitive say on this tragic matter. Why? Because Jerry Ford put his name on it and Jerry Ford’s word was always good.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/02/washington/02cnd-ford-ghwb.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

I have never really researched the JFK assignation, but this makes me want to more than ever.

[MadMaddie]

1. He must have written this.....no good speech writer would have

written this..

[EFerrari]

16. Or, his speech writer hates him. n/t

[Captain Hilts]

2. It was a big deal to be on the Warren Commission. nt

[Nabia2004]

10. Yes, but why even mention "conspiracy theorists"?

I can understand Ford getting credit for his part in the Warren Commission, but why did Bush find it necessary to use this particular national forum to turn the public's attention back to the "lone gunman" theory?

[xxqqqzme]

3. It was strange.

When he started the sentence, I thought 'What?' what the hell is that about?

Very strange but then the entire funeral spectacle has been strange since they left St. Margaret's in Palm Desert

[Nabia2004]

12. Struck me as a self-serving reference

Up until today's eulogy I was willing to give Poppy Bush the benefit of the doubt.

[Shakespeare]

13. He was also self-serving when he talked about being made fun of.

Maybe it's dementia. Whatever it was, his eulogy was inappropriate in several places.

[Nabia2004]

14. Dementia? Maybe a factor, or maybe he fears he will out live the lies

I wonder if they will stop him before he inadvertently implicates himself.

[Rabrrrrrr]

4. Holy shit! They're really, really worried about the Democrats -

I can only assume that they must feel that if they start investigating Shrubbie and his war that the evidence is still around that the investigators are gonna go down a hell of a rabbit hole and end up, or at least pass, JFK's assassination, and nail Poppy in the process.

WOO HOO!!

[QMPMom]

5. Ahhhh!!! That possibility totally went past me this morning!

Well, we can always hope that they fall down that rabbit hole and into the truth about the JFK Assassination.

[Rene]

6. Ghwbush was in Dallas that day and has n e v e r explained why or where he was in the city.

[sabbat hunter]

7. dont you think

if GHW bush was involved in the JFK assasination, the LAST place he would be is Dallas?

[mod mom]

9. Read this memo:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=364&topic_id=2995445#3011434

thread # 42 posted by Octafish

[rman]

20. Depends on his involvement

Don't you think?

If JFK was killed by rogue elements withing the political/intelligence/big money environment, then it likely was a pretty big thing to those belonging to that in-crowd. Some might want to see it with their own eyes, and possibly that hit was Bush's 'gig'.

[SpiralHawk]

22. "We occult Skull & Boners cabalsters would never assasinate. Heh, heh" - Poppy

"And if you don't believe me -- smirk smirk -- just check Junior's record. He is the first AWOL reprobate Connecticut Preppy pretend Texan to ever steal the job of Commander in Chief." - Poppy

[mod mom]

8. Yes, Octafish does excellent history exposes on the BFEE. H.W. is one of the few

Americans who can't remember where he was when Kennedy was assassinated. hmmh.

[Gormy Cuss]

17. Um, Rabrrrrrr? Could you explain Poppy's

JFK assignation theories to me? Does he know something about Marilyn's 'suicide'?
:+

[Rabrrrrrr]

18. Maybe it has to do with naming the dogs?

I'm not sure what you mean - I didn't use the word assignation.

[Gormy Cuss]

25. It's in the quote in the OP.

I just thought that you would appreciate the humor of the error in the transcript.

[Rabrrrrrr]

26. Ah! I didn't even notice that!

Too funny.

:rofl:

[rebel with a cause]

27. Hey, bushie was seventeen when Kennedy was killed.

where was he on that fateful day? B-)

just joking. I am sure he was probably at school...Ahhh....Well, I'm sure he was somewhere.:shrug:

[Shakespeare]

11. That was weird as all hell.

I was listening to the service while getting ready for work this morning, and nearly dropped my curling iron when I heard him go off on his weird tangent. :wtf:

[Nabia2004]

15. Another thread was started on the same subject - link

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x3029417

[rubberducky]

19. I thought that the strange little laugh before

talking about the warren comm. was wierd. That little laugh of his before mentioning something like this was just way past inappropriate.

[blondeatlast]

21. Doesn't this man have an ounce of propriety?

Can he never EDIT himself?

He's managed to make the world hate us, must he thoroughly embarras us too?

Can't someone just give W a mild case of laryngitis before he's asked to speak at a solemn event? PLEASE???

[Toots]

23. Bush is the only person in america that can't remember that day

He was in Dallas and with the CIA but has no memory of that day or his whereabouts.. Things that make you go hmmmm.

[Midlodemocrat]

24. No kidding. Everyone who was old enough remembers where

they were when they heard the news. Like the Challenger explosion. Things that make you go hmmmm, indeed.