November 7: Nano Haiku (Political)

[thistle_chaser]

Bombings? Torture? War?
Not low points of Bush's time.
"He called me a name!"

Former president Bush said the low point of his eight years in office was not starting a war, not ruining the economy, not torture, but when Kanye West implied he was racist.

"George Bush said Kanye West's comments were the low point of his presidency which ended

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[voidmagus]

My wife's grandparents are hitting 100 this year. Both of them. Still kicking, and still fully sane. Though they've both lost most of their eyesight and hearing, they still keep abreast of most current events. They comprehend the internet, even though they can't see a computer screen. Its quite mindblowing to realize what 100 years of lucidity means.

They remember a time before the prevalence of cars and radio. They were married before the Great Depression. They were middle aged during the 1950s, which the aging conservatives cite as a Golden era.

Take into account they remember all this clearly, and they stated at a dinner recently that they believe Bush will go down in history as one of the greatest presidents of the century. When asked why, they went into a 30 minute discussion on how many women's lives were changed directly and indirectly (particularly in Muslim countries) by Bush's presidency, that he did more for women than any other president in their lifetime.

It seems kinda silly...but if someone over 3 times my age can justify it rationally...

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Wow. That's wacky but interesting. I don't agree, but it's very interesting to hear that.