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George HW Bush wears socks with his face on them. I don't know what to say about that.

George H.W. Bush Resignation Letter to NRA

This is fascinating.

In 1995, George H.W. Bush resigned his membership from the NRA. NRA (then) vice-president Wayne LaPWayne justified attacks against federal agents. This was after Ruby Ridge, Waco and the Oklahoma City bombing. It is good to remind property just how heartless LaPierre truly is.

I was outraged when, even in the wake of the Oklahoma City tragedy, Mr. Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of N.R.A., defended his attack on federal agents as "jack-booted thugs." To attack Secret Service agents or A.T.F. people or any government law enforcement people as "wearing Nazi bucket helmets and black storm trooper uniforms" wanting to "attack law abiding citizens" is a vicious slander on good people.

Al Whicher, who served on my [ United States Secret Service ] detail when I was Vice President and President, was killed in Oklahoma City. He was no Nazi. He was a kind man, a loving parent, a man dedicated to serving his country -- and serve it well he did.

In 1993, I attended the wake for A.T.F. agent Steve Willis, another dedicated officer who did his duty. I can assure you that this honorable man, killed by weird cultists, was no Nazi.

Think about this for a moment. The current head of the NRA called federal law enforcement officers Maxis and defended their killers. Wayne LaPierre is a morally depraved man.

Quote of the Day

"I don't know her that well but I think she's had a distinguished record on the bench and she should be entitled to fair hearings... And she was called by somebody a racist once. That's not right. I mean that's not fair. It doesn't help the process. You're out there name-calling. So let them decide who they want to vote for and get on with it."

George H.W. Bush, on the attacks against Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor.

Bush appinted Sotomayor to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

41 Makes Joke About Pro-Choice Protester

George H.W. Bush cracks joke about the "ugliest woman." (The woman was a pro-choice protester.) The crowd laughs. Bill Clinton follows by making what can be construed as a racist joke. It is nice having a President that doesn't make obnoxious jokes.