Bushes to praise softball teamGOP reception at Kiawah to follow meeting with Simpsonville Stars By Schuyler Kropf (Contact)
The Post and Courier
Thursday, October 9, 2008
AP President Bush's stop Friday is his first visit to South Carolina since he spoke at Furman University in May. Previous storyPresident says U.S. must defeat al-Qaida in Iraq; Withdrawing would be disastrous, Bush tells airmen, published 07/25/07 President Bush and first lady Laura Bush will be in Charleston for a few hours Friday to congratulate a world champion girls softball team from South Carolina and do some stumping for the national Republican Party on Kiawah Island. The White House announced Wednesday that Bush will be at Charleston Air Force Base to meet and pose for pictures with the Simpsonville Stars, a group of 11- and -12-year-olds from the Upstate who won the Little League Softball World Series in August. Afterward, the president will head to a reception on Kiawah Island sponsored by the Republican National Committee. Both events are closed to the general public. Bush made a similar stop here in October 2006 that also mixed work and raising political cash. He addressed military personnel at the base about the war on terrorism before heading to Kiawah to address the RNC. That visit, coupled with an earlier appearance by Vice President Dick Cheney, raised more than $850,000 for the GOP. The trip will be Bush's first visit to South Carolina since he gave the commencement address at Furman University in May. His Charleston stop comes after several planned events scheduled earlier in the day in Florida. Don Davis, coach of the Simpsonville softball team, said the visit is a thrill for the team's 11-girl roster that went undefeated in a schedule that included games against other U.S. teams and teams from Puerto Rico, Latin America and the Philippines. The team won the world title in Portland, Ore., in August, coming from behind to defeat the East region U.S. team from Robbinsville, N.J., in the finals. The series is the equivalent of the boys' Little League World Series that finishes in Williamsport, Pa. "It's a major thing, no doubt about it," Davis said Wednesday about the president's visit. Simpsonville is a small community of about 15,000, some 10 miles south of Greenville. Bush also will present the President's Volunteer Service Award to Eileen Hadbavny, an American Red Cross volunteer who has logged thousands of hours with the organization in 20 years. Friday's visit to the Charleston base will be a closed event and there are no announced plans for an address to base personnel. The Bushes will return to Washington afterward. Reach Schuyler Kropf at 937-5551, or skropf@postandcourier.com. |
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Posted by ballachulish on October 9, 2008 at 3:59 a.m. (Suggest removal)
The economy is in the crapper and the President, like a trick monkey, is performing at fundraisers.
Considering his utter incompetence we should be thankful he's not at his day job.
Posted by mbookworm on October 9, 2008 at 6:22 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Historically, don't most Presidents do this kind of "stumping" right before an election? that is part of his job, too
Posted by moonpie on October 9, 2008 at 6:36 a.m. (Suggest removal)
How about discuss at your republican weekend why you guys are not screaming at the top of your collective lungs how this economic mess is not the repubs fault and prove its the democrats fault. Maybe that will help your canidate. Pin the Barney Frank and his gay lover / friends, Chris Dodd, the ex freddie mae and mack boss, and Obama to this mess over and over again. Take the freaking gloves off. Its documented, use the info.
OR IS THERE SOMETHING YOU REPUBS ARE HIDING TOO?
Posted by ballachulish on October 9, 2008 at 6:51 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Moonietimes,
Newsweek has an article outlining whose to blame for the economic crisis, and it's not the Dems.
The Wall Street Journal also has analysis that shows the lion's share of the blame falls on the GOP.
The days of the right-wing repeating lies over and over to muddy the waters is over, you have no credibility, and in November, you'll have lost the White House.
Posted by charleston1960 on October 9, 2008 at 8:02 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Spankeridiot - your ignorance once again precedes you.
The Democrats are just as responsible for these failures as the Republicans. Get out of your hallucinogenic state and look at reality for a change. The top Democrats all benefitted from the Freddie – Fannie love affair. The FACT is they benefitted to the tune of millions more than the Republicans. All of them paid to avert their eyes to a different area of concern. The Kingpins of this love affair were the elite Democratic leaders: Clinton, Obama and Dodd. McCain is also guilty of receiving a share. While his share is well below the tops Demos, he still received a check.
When a party controls congress, they can make changes. The Democrats have been in control for almost 2 years and what have they done? NOTHING! The blame is not one party but the sum of them all. Our national debt was at 6 trillion when Bush took over. Then dot.com failures, 9-11, Afghan War, Iraq War and now greedy people have raised the national debts. Both parties could have stopped the first and the last at any time. At any time either could have gone to the media and let the people know what these companies are doing with investor’s money. Each of these high profile factions have caused the national debt to go up astronomically.
To go even further, a poll was taken last week that asked who is to blame for the crisis? 56% blamed Congress as a whole. 27 % blamed greedy executives. Imagine that Bush came in with a mere 5%. This would seem kind of out of whack with his approval rating.
As for your gay bashing statement, I believe that almost all of the high profile openly gays are backing Obama. Far from the lock you give to Republicans.
Vote third party and vote for a real change.
Posted by Southern_Cousin on October 9, 2008 at 8:04 a.m. (Suggest removal)
You are right on there, Spankerbuns..... Did Bushie Boy think he was going to made comfortable here in SC, supposedly a Republican enclave?
Well, sir: You are not wanted here, either. But at least, like ballachulish suggested, you are not on your day job, doing more damage to our country.
I just can't wait until this man (and his rotten-to-the-core party) are out-of-office.
Obama/ Biden '08!
Posted by SingleSexynSassy on October 9, 2008 at 9:21 a.m. (Suggest removal)
WPC3iop you can't help yourself. I'm suprised you did not connect Ms. Dot to this one.
Posted by msplacedinsc on October 9, 2008 at 9:33 a.m. (Suggest removal)
wpc3iop,
you are a racist piece of crap_! I pray somebody one day would beat the ever living crud out of you. You and your kind shouldn't breathe the same air as good and decent families and folks in this country!
Posted by 512c on October 9, 2008 at 9:44 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Too bad the prison on Kiawah isn't high tech enough to hold these criminals in. Maybe they avoid the mainland because we could thus hold them in cells with decent rails!
Posted by 512c on October 9, 2008 at 10:07 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Arrest Bush! Excommunicate Cheney and the whole cabinet!
Posted by msplacedinsc on October 9, 2008 at 10:19 a.m. (Suggest removal)
WhitePieceofCrud3iop,
It's not just "lefties" you piece of crud? Instead of hiding behind your computer like a coward, just post your address to the hole that you live in since your so dam tough so I can introduce you to some new friends?
Posted by 512c on October 9, 2008 at 10:32 a.m. (Suggest removal)
msplacedinsc,
they do watch this site for threats.
If that was one.
It didn't have exact threats, only referential. but, you shouldn't have gone looking for addresses if you posted yours.
Posted by KidYendor on October 9, 2008 at 10:32 a.m. (Suggest removal)
When Bush was here before he flew in a small to medium sized AF One jet. Not a big 747. Still, it would be cheaper and more exciting for the softball team to fly them commercial to DC for a Presidential meeting and White House tour, a weekend of sightseeing, and give them some rooms in the Washington Hilton. The RNC can meet Presidents in DC. But maybe not much after January. Just my conservative mind at work. What do you think?
Posted by SingleSexynSassy on October 9, 2008 at 10:42 a.m. (Suggest removal)
KidYendor, I'm with you. Traffic on D-Road is already a mess. Imagine what it will like today.
Posted by kontact on October 9, 2008 at 10:57 a.m. (Suggest removal)
wpcidiot--You are exactly why we have groups in our communities that race bait and play on the fear of the public. You need to leave the trailor park everyonce and a while and go to your local library and read a book and get educated so you may have better things than racial crap to sling everytime you disagree with someone else.
spankerbuns and msplaced-Dont worry about the trailor park trash, thats just an example of why we need condoms!!
Posted by Lovely_One on October 9, 2008 at 11:06 a.m. (Suggest removal)
But wpc3iop will be the first to scream, "I am not a racist! I have a black friend who I allow to visit my home once....but he had to come in through the back door of course. But, he is my friend nonetheless!"
Posted by ProudNative on October 9, 2008 at 11:16 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I want to know what time he will be traveling back and forth to Kiawah? They always shut down I-26 when he is travelling on it.
Posted by JF on October 9, 2008 at 11:21 a.m. (Suggest removal)
What a waste of tax-payer money. Use Air Force One to go to Kiawah to raise $$ Ought to be illegal.
Posted by captivated on October 9, 2008 at 11:27 a.m. (Suggest removal)
So we have democrats paying taxes so that our president can use those taxes to fly around the country doing fundraisers to raise money for the republican party. That smells kinda funny.
Posted by Lovely_One on October 9, 2008 at 11:29 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Dang it! I should have taken Eyfig's advice and ignored wpc. Now "it" has responded to me. What ever will I do? Mama always said that I should heed the warnings of my intelligent friends. Well you live and learn and then you ignore the ignorance. Now, I am off to have my "nice day".
Posted by msplacedinsc on October 9, 2008 at 11:48 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I apologize to all the posters who think I was implying any harm to the WhitePieceofChyt3iop. I was not. I'm sorry. I thought maybe he'd like to meet some new friends for a friendly game "street badminton"? It's a whole lot of fun!
Posted by exorcist_pencocky4u on October 9, 2008 at 11:53 a.m. (Suggest removal)
In 2006 the Democrat Party Socialists took control of Congress and in less than 2 years they have succeded in puting the country in the tank. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to connect those dots.
Posted by Charles_Town on October 9, 2008 at 12:05 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Way to go Softball Team
Posted by guidedbystewart on October 9, 2008 at 12:18 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Why do a good many Republican posters on this site come across as such as#%&les, racist or homophobes? Aren't these same people supposed to be Christian? I guess tolerance in not in you guys vocabulary.
Posted by exorcist_pencocky4u on October 9, 2008 at 12:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)
guidedbystewart - Are you then saying that the Democrat Socialists are atheistic homosexuals sadists??? I hope you think twice about where you are taking this.
Posted by exorcist_pencocky4u on October 9, 2008 at 12:53 p.m. (Suggest removal)
More than 5,000,000 illegal aliens have received home loans they could not afford by following rules pushed into law by the Socialist Democrat Party.
Posted by exorcist_pencocky4u on October 9, 2008 at 12:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)
http://www.
youtube.com/watch?v=_MGT_cSi7Rs
Posted by icunvme on October 9, 2008 at 1:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)
If the team is from upstate why come here? I hope he got good secret service. Them people on Kiawah don't like him
Posted by guidedbystewart on October 9, 2008 at 1:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Posted by exorcist_pencocky4u on October 9, 2008 at 12:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)
guidedbystewart - Are you then saying that the Democrat Socialists are atheistic homosexuals sadists??? I hope you think twice about where you are taking this.
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exorcist
Where in my last comment insinuates this? My comment is based on easily observable comments that populate this site on a daily basis. These comments are blatant, and just because I call people out on these comments no way imply that I am any of those things, though I will state that I am agnostic. Sir, I am way too sharp to be duped by your faulty logic.
Posted by PalmettoDP on October 9, 2008 at 1:52 p.m. (Suggest removal)
What's wrong with Orangeburg???
Posted by iceman1978 on October 9, 2008 at 1:52 p.m. (Suggest removal)
So he has a 20% approval rating?
Who are these 20%? What exactly does he have to do to the country for them to see what a failure he is? This is what I'd like to know.
Posted by PalmettoDP on October 9, 2008 at 2:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I feel that the Democrats should have nominated someone like Bill Richardson or even Hillary. They would be 20 points ahead in presidential polling if they had done so. Many people are still feel like they don't know enough about Obama - he seems to have come out of nowhere. Many of these voters will hold their nose and vote for McCain, which will lead to close races in swing states.
Posted by exorcist_pencocky4u on October 9, 2008 at 2:07 p.m. (Suggest removal)
exorcist
Where in my last comment insinuates this? My comment is based on easily observable comments that populate this site on a daily basis. These comments are blatant, and just because I call people out on these comments no way imply that I am any of those things, though I will state that I am agnostic. "Sir, I am way too sharp to be duped by your faulty logic."
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You people huddle together in your little closets, praising each other for your warm and fuzzy words and feelings.
You try to diminish other posters with belittling and degrading comments. You and people like you are the silly little flotsam catching a free ride on the sea of normal people around you.
Agnostic huh, perhaps you should stand in front of a mirror until the person on the other side of the glass can slap some sense into you.
Posted by msplacedinsc on October 9, 2008 at 2:07 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I see dumb people in "red" states!
Posted by PalmettoDP on October 9, 2008 at 2:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I meant "many people still" not "many people are still"
Posted by guidedbystewart on October 9, 2008 at 2:42 p.m. (Suggest removal)
"You try to diminish other posters with belittling and degrading comments. You and people like you are the silly little flotsam catching a free ride on the sea of normal people around you."
These posters make the comments I am just calling a spade a spade. I do not know how long you have been reading the comments on this site, because many conservatives are just as guilty if not more guilty of belittling and degrading comments that they disagree with. If I did know better, you are doing the exact thing you were finger waging to me about in the above comment, typical hypocritical conservative.
BTW, I have many reasons for my personal faith, and just because you follow some antiquated canon does not make your beliefs more right than mine. And now you wonder why we despise so many Christians!
Posted by exorcist_pencocky4u on October 9, 2008 at 2:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Posted by guidedbystewart on October 9, 2008 at 2:42 p.m. (Suggest removal)
BTW, I have many reasons for my personal faith, and just because you follow some antiquated canon does not make your beliefs more right than mine. And now you wonder why we despise so many Christians!
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I understand that Socialist Democrats hate, despise and want to destroy things they can't understand. They try to wrap themselves in the blanket of their own self proclaimed superiority.
Worry not for in time you will grow to understand more of the beauty and wonder all around you.
Posted by exorcist_pencocky4u on October 9, 2008 at 3:11 p.m. (Suggest removal)
DontTaseMe_Bro, I bet your friends are laughing like jackels at your silly words. You do have friends, don't you?
President Bush has watched out for American citizens and reduced the tax burden on us. Democrats are already talking about massive Tax increases to fund Senator Obama's "BRAVE NEW WORLD".
In Congressional hearings the Democrat Socialists are talking of the need to tax our 401k's.
Posted by exorcist_pencocky4u on October 9, 2008 at 3:40 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Posted by DontTaseMe_Bro on October 9, 2008 at 3:21 p.m. (Suggest removal)
cock4u- quit being such a flipping idiot dude. Shouldn't you be at the Palin Rally? I hear the slogan is: Sara P!- Rimless glasses and contentless babbling!
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You seem to have a fixation on male body parts. I do feel sorry for you but I'm sure you have risen to your highest level.
You Democrats are just jealous because she's very intelligent and a looker too.
The book was written to warn of uncessant attempts by Socialists to take over normal peoples lives. Though I would't expect you to know that.
Posted by exorcist_pencocky4u on October 9, 2008 at 9:10 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Posted by DontTaseMe_Bro on October 9, 2008 at 3:51 p.m. (Suggest removal)
cocks4u- sounds like a_set_loser has been reincarnated, lol.
What does uncessant mean? lol, I don't think you want to get into a literary discussion with me. But yeah, whatever you say, 4ucocky. The Nobel prize in literature should have been given to you today
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In a literary discussion with you?????? You really are a Masochist. I see you're trying to impress your Socialist friends again.
Posted by abitskeptical on October 9, 2008 at 10:50 p.m. (Suggest removal)
For those of you who mindlessly INSIST on limiting the blame for the mess this country is in on one party or the other:
There are FINANCIAL/BUSINESS publications(as opposed to the weekly multi-news publications) which have dissected the blame & appropriately applied it to both parties.
CNN had a broadcast w/ some financial experts saying the same thing...blame all around for everyone.
This situation has been brewing for a LONG time.
Only those w/ tunnel vision look at a block of years here or there, or take a statistic out of context to try to prove one party or the other single handedly, or even mostly, is responsible for the state of affairs in the country at this point.
The moves & missteps of both parties have been cumulative. They cannot be isolated out of the context of the big picture of the last century.
The reason so many of you keep going round & round w/ the tedious talking points from both sides is that there really is not much difference between the 2 major parties because once these politicians get to Washington, they have more in common with each other, regardless of party affiliation, than they do with any of us. (wow, that was a long sentence)
At this point, the only thing that will bring the kind of change we need is to vote a bunch of true Libertarians into office & vote out members of the 2 parties which have been dominating the government & political arena for as long as we all can remember.
Posted by BPFROM843 on October 10, 2008 at 5:14 p.m. (Suggest removal)
WE ARE IN A RECESSION AND THIS INCOMPETENT PEICE OF GARBAGE IS PRAISING A SOFTBALL TEAM WHY WASNT HE IMPEACHED HE IS THE WORST PRESIDENT IN THE LAST 30YRS