Bush won't attack Obama in speech

[JonLP24]

Source: Associated Free Press

WASHINGTON (AFP) — US President George W. Bush's speech to the Republican convention will not define his legacy, will not bid farewell to the US public, and will not attack Democratic nominee Barack Obama, the White House said Friday.

"Above all, the speech reflects on the role of the presidency and the qualities that are demanded by the job and makes the case that John McCain is the best qualified to be our next leader and commander-in-chief," said spokeswoman Dana Perino.

Bush is scheduled to address the gathering set to anoint Senator John McCain as the party's White House champion on Monday at 9:40 p.m. (0240 GMT Tuesday) -- though Hurricane Gustav, forecast to slam the US Gulf coast early next week, could change those plans, officials say.

"Do not expect the speech to define the president's legacy," Perino cautioned. "This is not an opportunity to recap accomplishments over the past seven-and-a-half years.

"It will not serve as a farewell to the American people, and it certainly will not attack Barack Obama," she underlined.

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[DainBramaged]

1. And the President has not started drinking, beating Laura, or dying his hair

Now we know he will be doing all of those things since the WH denied them.

[sakabatou]

2. He'll just use 3rd party groups to do it

[Middle finga]

3. An attack by bush, the worst president in history, on Obama

would help Obama. So Bush has probably been advised not to. Besides Bush don't want to get in the ring with Obama

[Politicalboi]

4. Is she for real?

"Do not expect the speech to define the president's legacy," Perino cautioned. "This is not an opportunity to recap accomplishments over the past seven-and-a-half years.

Yes his list of accomplishments would be a long speech.

[Mind_your_head]

5. Does anyone else smell methane gas?

Oh, that would be a fart. A presidential fart.....

[Errrica]

6. What a joke!

"Do not expect the speech to define the president's legacy," Perino cautioned. "This is not an opportunity to recap accomplishments over the past seven-and-a-half years."

What accomplishments?!

[The Wizard]

14. Bush's legacy

Looted the Treasury, bankrupted the economy, crippled the military, killed thousands of innocent people, treason, most corrupt administration since Caligula, destroyed our international standing, politicized the Justice Department, "The Pet Goat," the unitary executive, domestic spying, used the Constitution for toilet paper, Katrina. This guy is a human vomit bag, and the list is endless.

[Dem2theMax]

7. "This is not an opportunity to recap accomplishments over the past seven-and-a-half years."

1. Choked on a pretzel and fainted.


Ummmm, anyone else? That's all I could come up with, after sitting here for an hour thinking about it.

And when you really think about it, he failed at that one too. He regained consciousness.

[Bravo Zulu]

8. You bad!

[Dem2theMax]

12. Well, what can I say?

The pretzel didn't do it's job? I think we should bring that pretzel up on charges!

No, seriously. I am not advocating that anything bad befalls the pretzel.

[TheMadMonk]

9. Falling off a Segway. nt

[Dem2theMax]

11. I actually made a list of three.

And that was on it! LOL! But I decided to leave it to one.

[YDogg]

17. I LOLd.

[Hubert Flottz]

10. "recap accomplishments over the past seven-and-a-half years."

Again I'd like to invite anyone to come forward here and name one good thing that George W Bush has done for Middle Class America in 8 long years years...

I predict Bush will be AWOL Monday.

[Dem2theMax]

13. I can do that.

Well, I'll be able to do it on January 20, 2009.

He leaves office that day. That will be the one and ONLY good thing he does for the middle class.

[The Wizard]

15. He should eat more pretzels (NT)

[Stern21]

16. He's not attackiing Obama because he's afraid Obama will review the last 8 years

of Bush's disasters.

Which is going to happen anyway, Mr. Pretzlenet.

[Taverner]

18. Did anyone else catch a whiff that W might not want to leave the WH?