[Home] [Headlines] [Latest Articles] [Latest Comments] [Post] [Sign-in] [Mail] [Setup] [Help]
Status: Not Logged In; Sign In
|
Resistance See other Resistance Articles Title: Bush 41 and Barbara: 'You can't dislike Bill Clinton. He's very likable'... George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush appeared on CNN's "Larry King Live" Monday night, and George said that the two were "living a quiet life" (even though he said he still planned on sky diving in 2014 to mark his 90th birthday, an endeavor he undertakes every year). He said that he doesn't miss life in the White House. "I don't miss going to work every day in the White House. I miss the presidency, of course, and I love being president. I love working at trying to help people and helping solve problems. But it was great. But that's gone. That's history." As for the other former President Bush — their son, George W. — they discussed his new book, "Decision Points": "I think he'd done a good job selling the darn thing," said George. "He's been out there all over the place. But no, I liked it. And it's from the heart, and it's how he feels and why he made tough decisions and how he made them. It was good." "I loved the book," said Barbara. "I thought it was very frank. And he's not trying to write a biography, or — he's trying to tell how it is in the White House. Lots of people didn't know that you couldn't just go when there's a hurricane and just take troops in." Since they were with the "Suspended One," they talked about him, too. "We're Larry King fans," said George H.W. Bush. "Don't know what the air is going to be like without you on it. It's going to be very different." Other notable quotables: — About those rumors of tensions between Bush 41 and Bush 43: "And there's no rivalry or there's no kind of trying to live up to something or bring the boy up. I mean, it's crazy. We're a close, loving family, Larry. And these speculative stories just drove me crazy." — About Barbara being a tough gal: KING: You're feistier than him? GEORGE H.W. BUSH: True. BARBARA BUSH: Well, you're not so modest. GEORGE H.W. BUSH: Well, I'm quiet, kind of ... BARBARA BUSH: You're quiet. GEORGE H.W. BUSH: Laid-back. KING: But he doesn't get as angry as you would get at something printed that's wrong, right? BARBARA BUSH: Right. But I — I mean, I'm older now and more mature. — About Bush 43's retelling of the fetus in a jar anecdote: KING: You also disclose, Barbara — George discloses something very personal about you, which he says you gave him special permission to write about. He wrote that when you once had a miscarriage, you showed him the fetus in the jar. BARBARA BUSH: No, really, the truth is ... KING: We touched on it before. But we didn't elaborate. BARBARA BUSH: I didn't put it in the jar. KING: What? BARBARA BUSH: It's not in the library. No ... KING: I know. BARBARA BUSH: George — Paula put it in the jar. And I was shocked when she gave it to him to. But, you know, memories dim a little bit. But, anyway, but he was very ... KING: Were you shocked that he put it in the book? BARBARA BUSH: No. He asked permission, and I gave him permission. It's his book. And I think he was trying to say that he and I have a very special relationship. We tease all the time, and that's not very nice of me, but — you know, you've got to tease a little bit. And he teases me unmercifully. But we're very close. — On Mitt Romney: GEORGE H.W. BUSH: If you asked me, who was the nominee be [sic], I couldn't tell you. We like Mitt Romney. We know him well and like him very much. BARBARA BUSH: I'll go with George. Mitt Romney. I like a lot of them. But I like people who feel that you can respect other people's ideas. I like that a lot. — On President Obama: GEORGE H.W. BUSH: Well, he's been very pleasant to me personally, very. And I remember when I went up to Washington to do something. I forget what it was. And he heard I was going — with Jeb, incidentally. The White House sent word over he'd like us to come by. We did that. He came here to my library, at Texas A&M, for a Points of Light event. And he was very gracious. So, on a personal basis, I'm very strongly impressed. And he's a decent, decent man. And he's taken a lot of heat lately. But that goes with the territory. — On Bill Clinton: BARBARA BUSH: But you can't dislike Bill Clinton. He's very likable. And he was so good to George. George told me over and over again he would — he would let George have the bed. I mean, he's just really nice. ... I have a feeling that Bill wishes he had a father like George, truthfully. GEORGE H.W. BUSH: And we have a close, friendly, personal relationship, and he's been extraordinarily kind to me.
Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 1.
#1. To: All (#0)
The Best of Friends!
There are no replies to Comment # 1. End Trace Mode for Comment # 1.
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest |
||
|
[Home]
[Headlines]
[Latest Articles]
[Latest Comments]
[Post]
[Sign-in]
[Mail]
[Setup]
[Help]
|
||