My hometown gets a load of Bush as motivational speaker. (Quotes below from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.)
Bush confuses, understandably in his case, our economic system with our form of government. It does rather explain his pre-presidency statement “This is an impressive crowd—the haves and the have mores. Some people call you the elite—I call you my base”:
“The marketplace works. It is fair. It is equitable. It is a fair form of democracy.”
And this, well, it's vintage Bush: “Every single day I was honored to be your president by bringing honor and dignity to the office.”
Not much to say except I'm glad I wasn't back in Tejas yesterday. Although I could have used some enchiladas Suizas from Benito's Comida Casera in the worst kind of way. And making it all weirder yet, it turns out I know one of the other speakers at this motivational hoo-ha. Perhaps a call is in order.
UPDATE: He must feel right at home. From the Dallas Morning News: "A woman with a sign that said 'Arrest Bush' was briskly hustled outside." So that's still the deal, then.
The story at the link draws a terrifying picture of this event, one of those "Jesus wants you to be rich" affairs. And it turns out my pal (the ex-quarterback) was throwing out "Pigs for Jesus" bracelets. In what must be a first, he's running a pig-slaughtering non-profit to feed the needy back in North Texas. Maybe I won't make that call after all, because I'm just not entirely sure what to say…
AND IN OTHER NEWS:
This sign makes me happy (more here). It doesn't, however, make me want to visit South Africa–
