Dallas Store Invites Bush to be Greeter

[Catherine Vincent]

Dallas Store Invites Bush To Be Greeter

POSTED: Thursday, February 5, 2009

DALLAS -- A Dallas hardware store wants the "W" to stand for "Welcome."

Elliott's Hardware published an open letter to former President George W. Bush on Thursday, inviting him to apply for a store greeter position now that he's becoming a Dallas resident again.

The tongue-in-cheek letter to Bush from Kyle R. Walters, president and chief executive of Elliott's, appeared in The Dallas Morning News and its commuter-oriented sister publication, Quick. The ad showcasing the letter was accompanied with a replica store name tag with "W" already filled in.

"We're confident that your experience working in your own family business, as well as your people skills developed through years of meeting with foreign dignitaries would make you an excellent candidate for the position," Walters wrote.

Walters told The Associated Press the playful letter was mailed Wednesday and that he was "anxiously awaiting" a reply.

http://www.click2houston.com/news/18649481/detail.html

[Renew Deal]

1. Is that meant to be insulting?

Because it is.

[asteroid2003QQ47]

7. Store greeters nationwide have every right to feel insulted! n/t

[redirish28]

2. As my wife asked: "Do they want the business to fail?"

[AndyA]

3. Honestly, I wouldn't want Bush greeting my customers.

Chances are a good many of them will loathe him. And those numbers will be increasing as the damage he's done becomes common knowledge.

George really is best left alone to drink, snort cocaine, and reminisce with his cronies about the good ole days in the White House.

At least, until the indictments are handed down.

[derby378]

4. I work just down the street from Elliott's Hardware

Next time I go shopping there, maybe I should take an extra pair of shoes? :rofl:

I kid, of course. Hi, Agent Mike! :hi:

[Catshrink]

5. Wal-Mart greeter!

perfect new occupation for *

:rofl:

[YOY]

11. Somehow. Someway. He would find a way to fuck it up.

That would be amusing.

[Earth_First]

15. Welcome to Wally-World!

[Catshrink]

17. Nice job!

It suits him just fine.

[Cabcere]

16. "Welcome to Wal-Mart - get your shit and get out!"

:P :hi:

[roguevalley]

6. actually, its droll and funny. :) he can fuck this up too. :)

[tanyev]

8. I'd make an immediate 180 and leave the store if that man were there to greet me.

[derby378]

9. You could bring Mr. tanyev with you in his "Morans" costume

I still remember you two from that Halloween party in El Fenix. He was a classic. :hi:

[tanyev]

10. Heh. Who knew that get-up would win me a free DU t-shirt?

I forgot to credit your fine photography in the contest. :hi:

[derby378]

12. You won a DU t-shirt with that photo? Dude!

If you have the link bookmarked, please post it here. I gotta see this! :bounce:

On edit: I found it... http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=4360016

Way to go! :bounce:

[tanyev]

13. Oops, I moved things around on my photobucket page after the contest was over.

One more time....

[Catherine Vincent]

14. Awesome!

:thumbsup: