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Withers: Another powerless Republican comes out for gay marriage

James Withers — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 13:31:44 +0000

Have nothing against Barbara Bush. The daughter of President George W. Bush announced her support for gay marriage, via a video produced by the Human Rights Campaign. Good for her. Like most in(...)

Laura Bush says she supports gay marriage

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 13 May 2010 21:02:49 +0000

Former first Lady Laura Bush told Larry King this week that she is in favor of gay marriage – a very different position than her husband, the former president.

She and her husband “disagree” on(...)

Lowenstein: Clinton “evolving” on gays

Jenna Lowenstein — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:52:27 +0000

It drives me crazy that when Bill Clinton says his viewpoint on gay marriage is “evolving” he probably thinks he is making a lot of people happy. During a joint appearance with fellow former President George W. Bush at a Toronto forum this weekend, Clinton was asked about gay marriage and Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. [...]

Withers: Is hate crime legislation the way to go?

James Withers — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:09:18 +0000

Once I felt sorry for George W. Bush (yes. I’m a punk). It was during one of the 2000 election debates. Opponent Al Gore noted how he supported hate crime legislation and pointed to the 1998(...)

Withers: Is Barack Obama George Bush 2.0?

James Withers — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:59:23 +0000

Barely a month into the job and there’s chatter among the political blogs that President Barack Obama differs little from the former president now living in Dallas. The Daily Show host Jon(...)

Fighting AIDS in Africa may be Bush’s legacy

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:39:56 +0000

(Cape Town, South Africa) In her AIDS-scarred South African township, Sweetness Mzolisa leads a chorus of praise for George W. Bush that echoes to the deserts of Namibia, the hills of Rwanda and(...)

Bush defends his presidency

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:57:07 +0000

(Washington) By turns wistful, aggressive and joking in the final news conference of his presidency, President George W. Bush vigorously defended his record Monday but also offered an(...)

Withers: Bush gets two shoes thrown at him

James Withers — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:50:04 +0000

You’ve seen the video and if you haven’t a friend has sent it. In fact you probably want to give journalist Muntader al-Zaidi, the man who threw two shoes at President George Bush, a few bucks(...)

Withers: Did anyone really pay attention to Obama?

James Withers — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:45:09 +0000

During the campaign, Barack Obama noted he was against the Iraq War and pointed to a speech he made in 2002 at an anti-war rally.

It’s fair to point out though, he was just a state senator at(...)

Bush out of sight this election day

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:05:11 +0000

(Washington) Even before one vote was counted, this result was clear: The presidential race was a verdict on George W. Bush.

Both Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain positioned(...)