Clinton sleeps on floor so elder Bush can have bed

[NeoConsSuck]

NEW YORK (AP) -- On their tour of tsunami damage in Southeast Asia, former President Bill Clinton once allowed his predecessor, former President George H.W. Bush, to sleep on the plane's only bed while he stretched out on the floor.

The government plane in which the presidents toured the disaster area had one large bedroom and another room with tables and seats, according to an interview with Bush in this week's Newsweek.

Bush, 80, said Clinton offered ahead of time to give the older former president the bedroom so he could lie flat and avoid paining his body. Clinton, 58, decided to play cards in the other room that night.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/03/06/bush.clinton.ap/index.html

[IronLionZion]

1. Clinton's a good man

it's right for the older person to have the bed but you'd think the plane would have space to sleep in a seat or something.

[romantico]

2. Heres yet ANOTHER example

of how much class Clinton has over the Bush's!

[woosh]

4. Them sharing a bed

would have been a better story. ;)

[Name removed]

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[PartyPooper]

29. Ooops!

I posted this in the wrong place!

:silly:

[d_b]

38. Yes, yes indeed.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

3. Class. (nt)

[The Zanti Regent]

5. Oh, how I miss the Big Dog

I know if the Big Dog was still in charge, my Son would still be alive today...

[Ilsa]

28. I ache for you

when I read your posts about your son. (And I know The Big Dawg would also.)

Please don't ever, ever entertain the notion that we wouldn't want to be reminded of the true cost of Gore "losing" (cough, hack) to *, and that there are many here on this site who have been in varying degrees and dimensions of pain over what the Unelected Fraud has perpetrated.
<Hugs>

[Rex]

6. Clinton is a kid at heart.

Nice to see someone in that cesspool of a political system has good manners - refreshing.

[saskatoon]

81. picture

I can hardly beleive my Eyes! GOD HELP US!people we gotta get thosE BASTARDS OUT OF THERE!

[Sterling]

7. I think it is great he is so kind to the murderers who are destroying the

world. Kinda like when he was in office.

[latebloomer]

74. Good Point!!

A wolf in sheep's clothing is he. Many see only the fleece.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

8. It would have been a nice gesture that I would have expected

from President Clinton in ordinary circumstances. The fact that he did this while recovering from heart surgery in my book makes him a hero. Miss you Mr. President :(

[susu369]

9. Just who was the incompetent in charge of planing the trip?

they deserve the :dunce: award.

[Mr.Green93]

10. Another reason

that Hillary will be a great President.

[Boo Boo]

11. Jr. probably warned Clinton

before he left on this trip, "Whatever he says, DON'T GET IN THE BED WITH HIM! He may offer you candy. He'll call you his 'Special boy'..."

"RUN! RUN!! RUN!!!"

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

19. That was sick and tasteless

Therefore, I loved it! :evilgrin:

[Renew Deal]

12. They have been compatible?

WTF does that mean? Is Bush Sr. still pissed over the 92 election?These two have spent lots of time together.

[uhhuh]

13. I don't understand

Couldn't that old vampire just hang from the luggage rack by his feet?

[Straight Shooter]

15. LOL!

:D

[Blue to the bone]

18. That's the best line I've seen in a long while!!!!!!!! Thanks! n/t

[rasputin1952]

27. Novakula had dibs on the luggage compartment...

:evilgrin:

[Nashyra]

32. Oh that made my day

hang from the luggage rack. What a visual Thanks

[K8-EEE]

35. LOL!!! GOOD ONE!

God I can't stand that Bush family -- they have been ripping this nation off for at LEAST 3 generations. Bastards.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

14. "...paining his body...."?

What the hell is THAT?

Clinton's recovering from major surgery, and that asswipe takes the bed?

I don't care how old he is, he's scum.

[rooboy]

17. Bush is 80 and Clinton's 58... it's not really a debatable issue. n/t

[artemisia1]

20. Thank you, it's not.

Classy, but required behavior on President Clinton's part. Almost left off the President title 'till I remembered that he deserves more respect than being referred to as just "Clinton". It's funny, when he was in office I did NOT like him that much. Now I miss the hell out of him.

[Pallas180]

23. Wrong. Clinton is just recovering from multiple by pass surgery - it

is very debatable. He's a sick fragile man....and if you've seen him
or heard him, especially in person, you know it.

[LisaL]

25. Clinton had a heart surgery just recently.

One would imagine he needs to be really careful in his behavior.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

37. I think Clinton is still in better condition than the elder Bush...

...it was a class gesture on Clinton's part, and fine by me.

[lojasmo]

70. Nope. He's fine on the floor this far out.

Probably better for his back anyway.

What a gentleman.

[cally]

21. Why couldn't they include a folding futon

that could be pulled out for Clinton? I would guess that this was planned.

[Damien]

75. probably

i can't see a former president sleeping on the floor because they "couldn't" or "forgot" to get a second bed.

Nice story, but it seems staged to me to.

If so, the question is why -- it looks good for dems -- "Clinton is a nice guy" and all that...

[bushisanidiot]

84. If anything was staged it was that poor ol georgie planned for just one

bed to be available so he could either sleep with bill or make him take the floor.

"staged" is what the bush's do. like.. reading a story about a pet goat to school kids while the country is under attack.

[Pallas180]

22. & Pappy would still knife him in the back, first chance he got n//t.

.

[Red State Rebel]

24. A very classy thing for him to do...

I'm sure that trip is a grueling one considering the weather and conditions on those areas.

[w4rma]

26. He, unlike the Bushes, is a good man. (nt)

[PartyPooper]

30. This is something that Jesus would have done.

He would have given his bed to another ("less deserving person") just like the Big Dog did!

O8)

[okasha]

31. Somebody's mama

raised him right!

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

33. My Guess Is Something Was Warming Clinton Up On That Floor! n/t

[RamboLiberal]

34. Another example of the class of Bill Clinton

But who the hell is the idiot who planned this - 2 former Presidents and 1 bed on the plane! Hell there are first class airline seats that turn in to beds. You mean they couldn't even load a portable bed? WTF!

[NNN0LHI]

36. I like Bill and all but this ain't so much being a good guy...

...as it is just using common sense. Two guys, ones 58, the other is 80. Of course the 80 year old dude gets the bed. There should be no question about that.

Don

[tritsofme]

39. Clinton sleeps on floor so elder Bush can have bed

http://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/03/06/bush.clinton.ap/index.html

NEW YORK (AP) -- On their tour of tsunami damage in Southeast Asia, former President Bill Clinton once allowed his predecessor, former President George H.W. Bush, to sleep on the plane's only bed while he stretched out on the floor.

The government plane in which the presidents toured the disaster area had one large bedroom and another room with tables and seats, according to an interview with Bush in this week's Newsweek.

Bush, 80, said Clinton offered ahead of time to give the older former president the bedroom so he could lie flat and avoid paining his body. Clinton, 58, decided to play cards in the other room that night.

The next morning, Bush said he peeked in and saw Clinton sound asleep on the plane's floor.

"We could have switched places, each getting half a night on the bed, but he deferred to me. That was a very courteous thing, very thoughtful, and that meant a great deal to me," Bush said.

<SNIP>

Class act.

[98geoduck]

40. Finally figuring out courtesy and thoughtfullness....

Probably never experienced with Ol' Barb or his kids.

[regnaD kciN]

46. Actually, I bet GHWB found out what it was like to sleep on the floor...

...shortly after delivering the speech which included: "Some folks say that, if you want a friend in Washington, get a dog. Well, I've got my wife, Barbara."

:dunce:

[98geoduck]

48. nice quote! She truely is a beeeitch and a Queen of Dysfunction.

[TaleWgnDg]

56. floor? more like the doghouse, not the floor! LOL n/t

[TahitiNut]

53. He'd probably have to flip a coin with his own son.

:eyes: Then the Bushtard would demand "two out of three" if he lost.

[Patchuli]

41. Ya gotta wonder,

would Dubya give up his bed for his Daddy?

[sasquatch]

42. Helluva nice guy that Clinton

If it was junior he'd ordered one of his bodyguards to kill Clinton.

[The Magistrate]

43. Our Bill Is A Gentleman, Sir

[FM Arouet666]

44. They could have spent the night spooning.....

Alas, a missed opportunity to bond. Bet George H. would have found the experience more fun than spending the night with wrinkly old Barb. :evilgrin:

[98geoduck]

45. Spoonman, feel the rythm in your hands...Love Soundgarden!

Feel the rhythm with your hands
Steal the rhythm while you can, spoonman
Speak the rhythm on your own
Speak the rhythm all alone, spoonman

Spoonman, come together with your hands
Save me, I’m together with your plan
Save me

All my friends are indians
All my friends are brown and red, spoonman
All my friends are skeletons
They beat the rhythm with their bones,
Spoonman

Feel the rhythm with your hands
Steal the rhythm while you can, spoonman

[Erika]

47. Clinton helped his elders

A man of class especially considering what the GOP did to him.

[fbahrami]

49. it's the class ... (stupid)

let's not forget that both Clinton and Bush - regardless of origins - now belong in the same ruling class (different from almost all of us).

of course they're looking out for each other ...

(for other examples of rolling over see Kerry, Gore, Hillary (on Syria), etc.)

[Voltaire99]

54. Exactly

Well put. Clinton scurrying about with that old spook is a visible reminder that class is deeper than water or party.

[Bark Bark Bark]

50. I'm Sure The Freeptard Spin Is:

"LAHK A DAWG! LAHK A DAWG! PAPPY DONE MADE KLINTOON SLEEP ON TH'FLAWR LAHK A GOTDAMNED DAWG! And Dubya's a war hero."

EDIT: God save us all from the yutzes who insist that Bush and Clinton and Bush are Exactly The Same.

[glitch]

51. God forbid they should be provided a plane with two beds. They are only

former Presidents of the supposedly best, richest country in the world.

[MADem]

52. Who was the FER SHIT PROTOCOL OFFICER for that effort???

Good GRAVY, someone needs to hear two words--yer fired!!!!!!

Clinton just had heart surgery, how incredibly thoughtless of the trip planners.

A friken Aerobed and a portable wall are all you need. It ain't rocket science. Incredibly pisspoor planning, the hallmarks of this administration. I'm astounded. These two were representing our government, one of them was the monkey's daddy, you'd think he'd want everything to be BETTER THAN, not halfassed. For shame, for shame!

[donheld]

55. I'd have made Bushie sleep on the wing

[TaleWgnDg]

58. LOL ... cold draft and all !! n/t

[donheld]

57. dupe

ooooooooops

[Freebird12004]

59. Bill Clinton will always be a gentleman.

Our world would be a better place if former President Clinton could return to the oval office.

[gademocrat7]

60. Amen

President Clinton is a scholar and a gentleman.

[Freebird12004]

61. Welcome to Du ~ gademocrat

We both admire the same good man! :toast:

[emad]

62. Elder Bush hails 'polite' Clinton

BBC

The two men are not close but compatible, Mr Bush said

US ex-President George Bush Sr has praised his successor Bill Clinton for letting him sleep on their plane's only bed on their tour of tsunami-hit areas.

Mr Bush, 80, told Newsweek magazine that the 58-year-old Democrat spent the night on the floor in the next room so that he could get a proper rest.

Mr Clinton was respectful of his age and "that meant a great deal to me", the current president's father said.

The two men made the trip last month to raise funds for disaster victims.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4325585.stm

[Demeter]

63. That's Okay--No One Has Ever Accused the Bushes of Being Polite

probably for good reason.

[truthisfreedom]

64. i'm in my early 40's and sleeping on the floor would be

a serious pain in the ass.

it's freaking air force one... can't they include an airbed? who planned this trip? monkeys?

[DoYouEverWonder]

65. The plane of the pic

says it's from Sri Lanka.

However, you would think whoever made the arrangements for the trip, could have made sure there were at least two beds on the plane.

[Cooley Hurd]

67. I think the airstairs are form Sri Lanka, but the plane appears to be...

...USAF inventory (looks to be a VC-137).

[DoYouEverWonder]

69. Yes, your right

the sign is on the gate.

However, they did not travel on AF1. That was really my original point.

[truthisfreedom]

71. point taken.

[Cooley Hurd]

66. If I were Clinton...

...I'd make that rotten old asshole sleep NOT ONLY on the floor, but at the foot of my bed, like the rabid dog he is. And, I'd tell him it was because of the utter BULLSHIT his son claimed Clinton did upon his sortie from the WH (the faked trashing).

But, Clinton is a much better man than I am...

[emad]

68. Or in the hold along with the sniffer dogs...

??

[bkcc]

72. If it had been George W....

the little madman probably would have peed on Clinton when he found him sleeping on the floor.

All joking aside, Clinton is just showing what a decent guy he is...something Dubya is incapable of understanding.

[roguevalley]

73. Bush actually says in the story that they are not 'close' but he

is glad that Clinton recognizes his infirmities. Me-me, I-I. Bush, bush, bush. That acorn didn't fall far from the stump. He hates clinton even as he struggles not to like him, which he probably does, as much as he can like anyone.

[Horse with no Name]

76. I doubt his son would have extended him that courtesy

since he has "won" two terms and all.
He has a fucking mandate you know.
His political capital would extend to the last bed in the country I would assume.

[Cocoa]

77. this is just a set-up for Leno, et al

one of the CNN whores already made the obvious joke, about Clinton's sleeping arrangements with Hillary.

[Octafish]

78. Poppy specializes in putting Democrats to "sleep." Take JFK...

Here's what Poppy told the FBI he was doing when President Kennedy was murdered:



Here's what someone named "George Bush of the Central Intelligence Agency" told FBI head J Edgar Hoover a couple of days later:



SOURCE:

http://www.internetpirate.com/bush.htm

Why isn't Poppy in prison?

[paineinthearse]

85. What does this have to do with the thread's topic?

Belongs in the conspiracy theory forum.

[Octafish]

86. What Conspiracy Theory forum?

Help me find it and I'll repost.

BTW: What it has to do with the topic is that Dems lie down for Bush frequently. In JFK's case, permanently.

[Merlin]

79. Politics makes strange bedfellows? Evidently not always.

Clinton has better sense than to share sleeping arrangements with the father of the evil prince of darkness.

[saskatoon]

80. THAT'S MY MAN!

Class act!

[progressoid]

82. Freepers are confused by this

Some now see Clinton as an actual person and not the satan that Rush and Anthrax Ann say he is. Some even make a kind remark. But, alas, the rest however...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1357377/posts?...

[allalone]

83. Clinton is a gentleman

and by the way, that bunch of thieves in power will spend money on anything, but they can't get a aerobed? A former president sleeping on the floor? It's unseemly.