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These Are Apparently Pictures of George W. Bush’s Personal Paintings That Were Released After He Was Hacked
HOUSTON (TheBlaze/AP) — Personal photos of the former Bush presidents, including one of George H.W. in the hospital, have been leaked after email accounts of several family members were hacked. A criminal investigation is now under way after a hacker apparently accessed emails sent between members of the Bush family and friends.
The Houston Chronicle reports that a spokesman for former President George H.W. declined to comment on a report on The Smoking Gun website detailing the alleged security breach.

This photo of George H.W. Bush in the hospital with a watermark showing the hacker’s alias. (Photo: The Smoking Gun)
Bush spokesman Jim McGrath told the Chronicle the matter is “under criminal investigation.” McGrath did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment by The Associated Press early Friday.
The Smoking Gun says the hacker went by the online moniker “Guccifer,” a word plastered across the leaked photos in translucent, neon blue print. The website quotes “Guccifer” as describing himself as a veteran hacker who has long been in the government’s sights. Here’s more details about the hacker from The Smoking Gun:
The hacker contends that “The feds” began investigating him a “long time ago,” and that he has hacked “hundreds of accounts.” Asked if he was concerned about the FBI/Secret Service investigation that will no doubt follow shortly, he replied crytically, “i have an old game with the fucking bastards inside, this is just another chapter in the game.”

George W. Bush painting. (Photo: The Smoking Gun)

This is supposedly a self-portrait by George W. Bush in the bath. (Photo: The Smoking Gun)
The Smoking Gun reported the hacked mails included a confidential list of contact information for Bush family members. The website indicates that at least six email accounts from family members and close friends were hacked, which allowed for the breach of this information.
The content of some of the correspondence, which The Smoking Gun says was sent between 2009 and 2012, included everything from scheduling activities, like a golf outing, to more sensitive information like a security code for the gate to access George W.’s property and details about the health of George H.W.

(Photo: The Smoking Gun)
Here’s more from The Smoking Gun:
The hacked e-mails reveal that Bush’s health was so perilous in late-December that the former president’s chief of staff wrote his children to inform them that “your dad’s funeral team is having an emergency meeting at 10 a.m. just to go through all the details.” The Bush aide, Jean Becker, noted that this information “fell under the broadening category of things NOT TO TELL YOUR MOTHER.”
In a December 26 e-mail to his siblings, George W. Bush wrote that he was “thinking about eulogy” and solicited stories that best illustrated their father’s sweet nature, favorite jokes, and acts of kindness. “Hopefully I’m jumping the gun,” noted Bush, who added, “But since the feeling is that you all would rather me speak than bubba, please help.” The mention of “bubba” is apparently a reference to Clinton, whom Bush has referred to as a “brother” due to his close relationship with George H. W. Bush.
The Smoking Gun reached Dorothy Bush, daughter of George H.W. and sister of George W. whose AOL email account was compromised, on the phone and reported her saying, “Why would someone do this?”
Read more details revealed by the hacker to The Smoking Gun here and see more photos here.
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leary1
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 2:38pmI AS A RULE DON`T CONDONE HACKERS. However it might be nice to hear the bank accounts of obama, reid, holder, pelosi, and a long list of other thieves in the white house had been hacked, drained and donated to needy people in America. Let those imbeciles in wash. live and struggle for their future like we must. NOT TRYING TO START ANYTHING…JUST SAYING IT WOULD BE A FUNNY PAYBACK TO SEE THEM BROKE !!! As far as the hackers actions in this case, THEY HAVE STOLEN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY(art) by illegally showing private photos of somebodies artwork to the public without permission, that is theft!!! have to draw the line, I too am an artist for leisure.
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In the O.C.
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 4:40pmHey, thats a GREAT idea!!! Love it. Perhaps there is some savvy person out there…….. (Just thought.)
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fourfreedom
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 5:15pmYep, wouldn’t condone it but hey if it happens, it happens…
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VS
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 6:14pmWonderful idea add soros / ayers / bloomberg / etc… and the entertainment idiots that support the fraud!
Since this group of people have worked so hard to keep me and 30Million other Legal US Citizens Unemployed and Forced into Poverty ( through no fault of our own ) can we help with the New Redistribution of Wealth???
Real Birth. Certificate … Hospital … Insurance … Parent/Grandparents Passports/Travel …SocialSecurity… Selective Service Doc…School Doc… Passport/Travel…Drivers Lcense …etc on obama and michele
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izzy1127
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 7:00pmWouldn’t hurt my feelings if more in Washington were exposed, especially those on the other side of the aisle. But I have to give GW props. Not a bad artist at all….
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Thatsitivehadenough
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 7:32pmHackers should make themselves REALLY useful and get us THE PROOF ABOUT OBAMA’S BC and SS #.
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Joel Knows
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 7:34pmThe only problem with some poor hacker going after the current administration is that they would be toast in no time, and maybe a lot of innocent bystanders would also become cruet tons either to keep the truth a secret or to make sure everyone understands the ultimate price would be paid for seeking the truth.
For all we know, it was a White House directed attack to somehow discredit the Bushes, and maybe even Clinton sometime in the future. In my eyes, watch out if you hear BHO say something like “I’ve got your back! Translation to me would be, “I’ve got a knife ready to stab you in the back!” as the real meaning. Current elected officials in Washington are the ones putting UGLY in America. I only hope we can flush a bunch of them down the political toilet next election!
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ganymede
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 2:06pmWhat a great story. Bushieleaks! Hopefully, Bush was stupid enough to include some incriminarting evidence in his e-mails. Our country seems to be on a very slow road to recovery, but we will never fully repair the damage that’s been done until the day that Bush’s sorry ass is in a jail cell for the outright treason he’s committed. against us all. This goes for Cheney too. From their deliberately putting their guard down before 9/11 to the horrific destruction of Iraq and the slaughter of at least 500,000 innocent Iraqis and 5000 American military killed and tens of thousand permanently damaged American soldiers, these bastards should never be forgiven for what they’ve done to our country.
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myrwo6
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 2:28pmThat’s right! You put your foot down gaymede. You seem so smart. WOW!! Bet the Bush’s will feel ashamed now.
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NavET-SS
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 2:29pmIf anyone wants to know why our country is in so much trouble, Ganymede is a perfect example of an idiot that believes all the marxist crap that we are being fed. Our biggest problem is that people can’t think, analyze, find truth, or even recognize it when it’s given to them. Bush was an order of magnitude better than any democrat since Kennedy (who was more conservative than most current republicans). Maybe Ganymede’s ideal is a person that hates this country and everything it stands for, or a person that is spending more time looking for personal pleasure than acting as the manager of a large organization. (those were references to Obama and Clinton, respectively, if that is too hard for you to figure out on your own)
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Usa1Ing
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 2:37pmand if Obama’s personal photos of his sucking on a crack pipe are exposed, what will you say then?
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The_Jerk
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 2:51pmCheney, was an adviser to JINSA, the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs. In his office were the Jewish Zionists, David Wurmser and Scooter Libby. David’s wife, Meyrav, was a co-founder of the Jewish propaganda arm called MEMRI, the Middle East media Research Institute. Scooter Libby passed false intel on to the Jewish reporter for the New York Times, and now Fox News contributor, Judith Miller. They later apologized for the false press.
Cheney brought the Jewish Zionists Richard Perle and Paul Wolfowitz to the Pentagon. They brought the Jewish Zionist, Douglas Feith. There they formed the unprecedented Office of Special Plans, where the false intel, that went to Libby, was created.
This is how we were duped into a war with Iraq, when we were attacked by those from Afghanistan. Perle, Wurmser, and Feith, were co-authors of the strategic study written for Israel back in 1996 titled, “A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm.”
That war, for Israel, destroyed our economy and killed many American and Iraqi people. Tell me that you stand with Israel, and I’ll show you a traitor.
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adimeroll
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 3:12pmGanymede.Is obama still using Halliburton…..I now know how you got your name. The bus pulled up to your stop when it was your turn to get on the bus it was full & the bus driver said ” no mor on”…
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NavET-SS
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 4:01pmJerk — Sounds like you’ve been reading a little too much “Mother Jones”. I have a healthy disbelief of anything they put out.
I think our biggest mistake in the last 50 years was not pushing on to Baghdad in 1991. Had we gotten rid of Saddam then, many lives would have been saved and Al Qaeda might not have had the support they needed to attack us in 2001.
Nevertheless, There were a lot of countries supporting us, there was a UN resolution, and Hussein sure looked like he was trying to hide something when we finally went in. Maybe you don’t remember those little details, but I do.
As far as being a friend to Israel; I hope we are not on the wrong side when Armageddon comes. I’ve heard of some miraculous happenings when people get stupid and try attacking Israel.
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mitchek
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 4:16pmWow you need to seriously get off the Kool Aid
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De-Elect
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 4:43pmAre you from Ganymede?
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ERP
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 10:39pm@ganymede
You really are just a talking points memo for the left, huh. No substance, just conjecture and many many falsehoods. My President Bush was no angel but sure is hell still a lot better then your man Obama.
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toto
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 2:05pmReally wish, Blaze, that you had not printed the personal stuff about George H.W. Is there really a need to amplify the pain that this personal information likely caused? It was very National Inquirer of you. What ARE the standards of the Blaze?
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ERP
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 10:50pmTOTO, I understand what you are saying but nothing posted is earth shattering private. In fact, I kinda wish Bush would have tweeted or shared some of these photo’s. Even though I am not a supporter, I do like the photo of Clinton and Bush at the bottom. Two adversaries who put their differences aside and worked together for a common good. Don’t we wish more people in this country did that?
By the way, GWB’s paintings are a lot nicer than Glenn Beck’s. Sorry Glenn, just my opinion.
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Verceofreason
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 2:00pmI love the one of Laura Bush,
with her hands behind her back, as she laughs hysterically,
pretending she’s being arrested for vehicular homicide.
SO funny!
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GeorgieJo
Posted on February 9, 2013 at 8:07pmGEEZE Liberal Kooks just have to exist on ANGER and BITTERNESS.
ObummerCare doesn’t cover koolaid ulcers
LMAO
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spfoam1
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 1:56pmThis hacking BS is going too far. This is no different than breaking and entering someone’s home. If you caught a criminal entering your home you shoot them, so why any leniency on hackers? Throw the punks in jail. International hackers should be considered spies, and dealt with as spies. State sponsored hacking should be considered a straight up act of war.
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Cymry
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 12:56pmlet me get this straight. we investigate hacked photographs but we don’t investigate bogus birth certificates and the person who’s company was involved in the “illegal” access to barry’s, hillary’s and john’s passport records before the 2008 election is being put forward as cia director.
it doesn’t take much intelligence to see how america has deteriorated to the point it has.
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Magyar
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 1:42pm…on the road to Sodom and Gomorrah at break neckspeed!
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toto
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 1:59pmCouldn’t agree more. Feel like the character in Van Gogh’s Scream. The long nightmare continues. Think the brains of Americans have been so damaged that right and wrong, good and evil are no longer able to be distinguished, and worse, it doesn’t bother them that they don’t have a clue.
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Chuck Stein
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 6:27pm@ TOTO
“The Scream” (“Die Schrie”) is by the Norwegian artist, Edvard Munch.
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Mapache
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 12:48pmNow if only the hacker could find out what Obama was doing during the Benghazi attack he might be interesting.
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spfoam1
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 1:58pmThey never seem to hack democrats, or Russia, or China, or Iran, or the email of George Soros……..
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rfycom
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 12:48pmLet’s hire the jerk who hacked and leverage him or her to help keep out the hackers. Yes, accepting all pats on the back. Not only am I a stud, but smart as well.
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jm_millcreek
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 11:51amWhat will happen to the jerk that hacked these accounts? We have already had to come to terms that anyone that knows how, plus the gvm’t can access what we think is personal information and is private!!
It will be a tragedy if this kind of activity isn’t prosecuted.
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deshawnjon
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 11:42amHopefully, they won’t allow this ***** anywhere near a computer in Federal Prison !
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Karama
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 11:29amhttp://www.theblaze.com/stories/2012/03/06/sympathy-see-the-terrorist-paintings-of-norman-rockwells-granddaughter/
Like I said better than Norman Rockwell’s granddaughter. She really sucks and it’s not just her painting style it’s the subject matter too.
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Karama
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 11:26amHe’s better than some so called “professional artists” I’ve seen. He’s better than the grand daughter of Norman Rockwell anyway.
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Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 1:49pmYeah, and the hacker didn’t find any “dirty laundry.” No “bad” pictures, no bad language, just everyday, normal, people talking about the hard times they are going through.
Hack into Slick Willie and Shrillary’s email and find porn, bad language, threats, promises of payoffs, etc.
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grimjack3791
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 11:19amWhat an *******.
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Buddynoel
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 11:14amMEMO TO THE BUSH FAMILY: The administrator account on your computer exists, even though you don’t see it. Leaving the account name as “administrator” or the password as “admin” may not be the most secure way to run your computer. Consult your local teenager for more information.
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ERP
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 10:46pmYou’re an idiot.
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woodyee
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 10:47amSuch a cozy and fuzzy, warm FAMILY relationship, that is the LEFT-WING anti-American Clintons, and the purportedly RIGHT-WING ‘constitutional’ family, the Bushes…
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RDavis49
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 11:09amYep, it becoming more and more apparent that the Repubs and Dems are in bed together and working the old good cop, bad cop game on the American public.
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Verceofreason
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 2:18pm3 generations of war profiteers.
And the Cheneys.
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G-WHIZ
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 10:33amDon’t put in e-mails, ****/facebook.or twerp-it if y;a don’t want it “hacked”and seen by hundreds -of-billions!! “Bleach”-erase all empty-disk-space…hackers will reccord your “blank”space and retreive all “erased”-files/info!!
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GroundZero is Nuclear Demolition x3
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 10:25amSo Bush like to paint, what else does he have in common with Hitler other than supporting false flag terror attacks on his country?
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barber2
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 10:29amOOPs, guess the Huffington is missing another idiot….
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Centurian
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 11:44amSo Obama likes to socialize healthcare, what else does he have in common with Stalin other than supporting terror attack groups on his country and every other country?
…you’re an idiot…
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Lord_Frostwind
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 4:14pmGroundie, it would be utterly pointless the argue with someone who has the combined intellect of a brick wall, but somehow I doubt President Bush could brush his teeth in a way that wouldn’t make him a mass murderer in your opinion.
“OH NOES! Paintings, it’s Hitler!!!” that thumping sound you hear in the background is me smashing my head into a wall lest I be infected by the stupidity.
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njconcreteangel
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 9:57amGod bless the Bush family for their love, dedication and service to our country. Prayers for H.W.’s health going up, and much love going out to “W” and the beautifully sweet Laura (my role model) for being so genuine and graceful.
When the Bushes left the White House, class, loyalty, honor and faith in God went with it, IMHO.
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N37BU6
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 10:06amRiiight… sucker.
“We have before us the opportunity to forge for ourselves, and for future generations a New World Order. A world where the Rule of Law, not the Law of the Jungle, governs the conduct of nations. When we are successful, and we will be, we have a real chance at this New World Order. An order in which a credible United Nations can use its peace keeping role to fulfill the promise, and vision of the UN’s founders.”
-George H. W. Bush, your hero.
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The_Jerk
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 10:10amThe “Read my lips” clan were frauds. They did not do what they said they would do, from raising taxes to not nation building. Don’t slander God’s name by telling us that he blessed us with their deceitful presence.
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SpeakSoftlyAndCarry
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 10:36amWow! I didn’t know the GOP had kool-aid too! Don’t you not realize that George H. Bush was the architect of the NAFTA treaty and was a conspirator in the Global free-trade movement that has destroyed our Nation’s manufacturing base? And here’s other little teed-bits of Bush history for you. While George H. Bush was the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Richard Nixon asked him to abandon the post and become the head of the RNC which he did. But after Watergate, it was Bush who convinced Nixon to resign from office in a letter written to Nixon August 7th, 1974. As a reward, Gerald Ford offered Bush his choice of U.S. ambassadorship to his choice of Great Britain or France (both posts are considered choice diplomatic assignments), but Bush instead requested China and was appointed Chief of the U.S. Liaison Office in China. Later his family is said to have become heavily invested in Chinese Businesses. And like Bill Clinton, George W. Bush continued George H’s Global-Free Trade policies that have destroyed our economy. The Bushes hardly differ from the Clinton and Obama administrations. None of them have really cared about working class Americans.
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AntonW
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 9:46amActually, the photo here of Bush in the tub seems to have been altered and a certain item was Photoshopped out of it. http://www.flickr.com/photos/55751455@N02/8454964315/in/photostream
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seek.the.truth
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 10:03amFunny!
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ICSPADES
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 1:36pm@ speak wimply – Bush may have come up with the plan but Clinton made sure it was implemented and passed. So you tell me who destroyed our country.
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Eastinfection
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 9:41amlol… Happy little trees…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnCyvVStGI4
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ChappellGirl5
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 3:44pmLOL, I remember that show.
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YOURSENSEI
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 9:34amThis is what you must know:
A lot of people take up painting in their old age. Some become really good.
It is so.
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Clawdewd
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 9:18amIt’s bad enough that some whack job hacker violates the privacy of anyone, but why does The Blaze have to sensationalize and publish these private photos to an even wider audience?
You have given this jackhole exactly what he wants!
You could have run the story without the photos.
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Red Meat
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 9:39amWeb hits.
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T-2
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 9:13ampicture of W painting is manlier than Obama skeet shooting.
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The_Jerk
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 9:20amBoth look pretty wimpy to me.
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piper60
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 9:22amThat and it is NOT photo shopped.
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Shrugged
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 10:07amOne is death with a brush and the other is a brush with death.
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Lord_Frostwind
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 4:17pmIt’s pretty hard to compare Presidential manliness when you’ve got “King-Bad-A” Putin running around making everyone else look bad. He might be a tyrant who scares the crap out of me, but he is one bad hombre.
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SquidVetOhio
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 9:05amWow. Ol’ W is pretty good at painting! I like the guy. I wish he would have been a better president in his second term.
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YOURSENSEI
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 9:37amMr or Ms SQUIDVWROHIO,
This is what you must know:
Your standards (and understanding) for art are even lower than they are for politics.
It is so.
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Schteveo
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 12:55pmSensei,
you don’t really understand the difference in opinion and fact do you? And I’m not a Bush supporter, but facts / opinion are different animals.
Star Trek ain’t real either BTW bud.
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The_Jerk
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 8:49amBush the traitor.
The_Jerk
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 9:19amWhat’s a troll-hole? Enlighten us.
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Clawdewd
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 9:31amHmmm…. Never once feared the use of armed drones in American skies during the Bush administration.
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DZ-015
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 9:35amTell it to your jihadist inner circle, Jerk.
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YOURSENSEI
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 9:36amMr or Mas CLAWED,
This is what you must know:
Hmm, never once feared the Patriot Act during the Clinton administration.
it is so.
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The_Jerk
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 9:45amClawdewd, Bush put us on the path that made it possible.
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Shrugged
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 10:09amYour intellect
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barber2
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 10:30amJERK: So how is Obama any different ?
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The_Jerk
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 3:01pmBarber2, he’s not. Obama is Bush.
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ERP
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 10:45pmBush the traitor? Such a Progressive and Liberal attitude you have “JERK”. Oh, and this whole “Obama is Bush” is a bunch of bull crap. You really think Obama would have done anything after the real 9/11? Do you remember what happened this past 9/11? Of course you didn’t because you’re too busy coming up with Bush/Obama comparisons. You are a textbook case of Bush Derangement Syndrome.
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