Posts Tagged ‘President Bush’
Regrets Only : Bush is Sorry About Immigration and Iraq
1:37 pm By Maegan La Mala · Immigration|Iraq War|Politics · Comments Off
2 Dec 2008
As President Bush prepares to leave office, he’s reflecting on what went wrong and according to him immigration and the war in Iraq went wrong. Well kind of sort of.
Bush said that one of his biggest disappointments was the failure to pass a comprehensive bill on immigration reform.
“I firmly believe that the immigration debate really didn’t show the true nature of America as a welcoming society,” he said. “I fully understand we need to enforce law and enforce borders. But the debate took on a tone that undermined the true greatness of America, which is that we welcome people who want to work hard and support their families.”
Bush Drinks Some Peruvian Cultura
26 Nov 2008
Apparently dressing like a Peruvian isn’t enough for President Bush. While at the APEC Summit in Lima, Bush was spotted drinking in some local culture as well, in the form of a Pisco Sour.
Wait, isn’t Bush supposed to be a recovering alcoholic or something? Last time I had a Pisco Sour (a lo Chileno – go ahead Peruanos and Chilenos- argue about it) it had alcohol and Pisco is no joke.
I’m not as convinced as the HufPo:
Of course, the president often drinks non-alcoholic beer; he could easily be drinking a non-alcoholic Pisco Sour in this shot.
What the hell is a Pisco Sour without the Pisco?!
Via / The Huffington Post
You know that when President Bush wears something it is most definitively a fashion don’t. So I declare ponchos worn by lame duck Republican presidents to be not in style.
Bush to Issue Warning On Cuba Power Shift
11:58 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Cuba|Politics · Comments Off
24 Oct 2007
President Bush can’t define the word sovereignty, so it comes as no surprise that he is messing in the affairs of another country, yet again. The U.S. pres is planning to issue a stern warning (much like a father would) today to Cuba, that the United States will not accept a political transition in Cuba in which power changes from one Castro brother to another, rather than to the Cuban people (meaning the Cuban people that agree with Bush policies and certain interventions by the U.S.).
Chavez Won’t Let Up On the Name Calling
1:11 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Politics|TV|Venezuela · Comments Off
16 Mar 2007
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez isn’t best known for his diplomacy especially when it comes to his word choice. He’s called President Bush the devil and a political cadaver most recently. Tonight on ABC’s 20/20 , Barbara Walters sits down with Hugito where he (surprise) name calls some more.
Chavez Vs. Bush : Tour Countertour
8:14 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Latin America|Politics|Venezuela · Comments Off
9 Mar 2007
While Bush and Lula are having an ethanol flavored lovefest, Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez is starting a countertour which he began today in Argentina.
“I believe the chief objective of the Bush trip is to try to scrub clean the face of the (U.S.) empire in Latin America. But it’s too late,” Chavez said of recent Bush pledges of aid. “It seems he’s just now discovered that poverty exists in the region.”
Bush Promises $$$ to Latin America (but at what price)
11:59 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Latin America|Politics · Comments Off
6 Mar 2007
Some media outlets are reporting President Bush’s upcoming trip to Latin America and the millions of dollars he’s promising for the region as a way for him to lose guilt for ignoring the area.
He said the United States will spend tens of millions of dollars to improve education, housing and health care across the region.
“The United States of America is committed to helping people rise out of poverty,” the president said.
Many children in Latin America do not finish grade school and many mothers never see a doctor, Bush said in a speech at the Ronald Reagan Building to about 400 invited guests, most of them members of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
“In an age of growing prosperity and abundance, this is a scandal and it is a challenge,” Bush said.
The speech came three days before the president leaves on a weeklong trip to Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico.
Bush Wants to Check Your Mail for You
8:00 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Politics · 4 Comments
5 Jan 2007
No, President Bush isn’t trying to do you any favors. President Bush wants to invade your privacy. According to an article in yesterday’s New York Daily News, Bush gave himself permission to open people’s mail without a warrant in “emergency situations”.
The President asserted his new authority when he signed a postal reform bill into law on Dec. 20. Most of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act deals with mundane reform measures. But it also explicitly reinforced protections of first-class mail from searches without a court’s approval.Yet in his statement Bush said he will “construe” an exception, “which provides for opening of an item of a class of mail otherwise sealed against inspection in a manner consistent … with the need to conduct searches in exigent circumstances.”
Bush cited as examples the need to “protect human life and safety against hazardous materials and the need for physical searches specifically authorized by law for foreign intelligence collection.”
Via / The New York Daily News
The State of the Union: Same Story for Latinos except for Spanish Commentary
8:54 am By Maegan La Mala · Bilingualism|Immigration|Politics · 2 Comments
1 Feb 2006
It took President Bush all of about 8 minutes to mention 9-11, weapons of mass destruction, and Bin Laden, making the war on terrorism and the war in Iraq central themes in last night’s State of the Union Address. The speech, which lasted a little under an hour, had a minute or two about what’s on the mind of most Latinos, immigration. Bush said he understood that immigrants play an important role in the economy of the United States but stood firm in promoting his visiting worker program and offering no amnesty to undocumented immigrants.
Perhaps the biggest difference in this year’s State of the Union Address was that there were two official Democratic reactions. One came in English from Tom Kaine, the Governor of Virginia and one in Spanish from Antonio Villaraigosa, the mayor of Los Angeles.
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