Talk: George H. W. Bush
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It didn't take me long to google up hundreds of pages about Bush and the Kennedy Assassination and Bush and the Bay of Pigs invasion. What's going on here? BL 04:09, 8 Oct 2003 (UTC)
Yes, I don't want to suggest that wikipedia join the cacophony of those vehemently critical of GHWB and his son, but if a debunking of something as trivial as the scanner story is linked, how about linking something that addresses the more historically important accusations against him?
I haven't searched around, but here is one possible link. It was politically motivated (as stated in its introduction, it's a plea against his possible 1992 re-election) but very it's thorough (albeit perhaps a bit too presumptuous.) There must surely be other sites, maybe better suited for a link in this article, but much of this unauthorized bio should be available for someone interested. What it lacks in objectivity it makes up for by citing references to the information upon which its presumptions are made, and by addressing the fact that objectivity is a bit hard when any pertinent documents have been destroyed or classified as secret. Maybe it should be linked at the bottom. (I recall that MLK Jr.'s wiki-page has both pro-MLK and,incidentally, more anti-MLK Jr. links)
http://www.tarpley.net/bush1.htm
Why remove the presidents table from George H. W. Bush? It has a much right to belong there as pages for other presidents. --65.73.0.137
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New Portrait
I put up a new photo of Bush. User:MikeAssad
- I don't think it is appropriate. The photo in the chart should always be the "official" portrait, if possible, from when the President was in office. A recent photo is not as good, it could potentially confuse people. user:J.J.
- He's still a very visible figure. It should be the official portrait for, say someone like Nixon, who is dead, but GHW is still very active and speaks a lot. Mike 03:18, May 23, 2004 (UTC)
- All of the other presidents have either their official portrait or their official photo. Jimmy Carter is also "very active and speaks a lot," and Wikipedia is using his presidential photo. Same deal for Bill Clinton. Chrisn4255 21:26, 25 May 2004 (UTC)
Spaces in H. W.
Should there be spaces between the "H" and "W"? Shouldn't it be "George H.W. Bush" instead? User:MikeAssad
The funeral pic in this article
Unlike the Barbara Bush article, this one has copious white space. Is there any other good reason to have it gone from here? WhisperToMe 05:41, 26 May 2004 (UTC)
- In the funeral pic, he is not the main subject. There is good reason to find one that is more relevant to the subject at hand. I'm sure many exist online. The Reagan library one already portrays all the fmr presidents.--Jiang 00:27, 27 May 2004 (UTC)
Gerald Ford and George Bush Sr. are 7th Cousins
For my fellow genealogy buffs. President Gerald Rudolph Ford and George Herbert Walker Bush "Sr." are 7th cousins. Their common ancestors are Hendrick “Henry” Vanderburgh b.1685/86 and Maria Magdalena Knight . Their family’s resided in the Dutchess County, New York area. Lori Brill McKee lbrill@kdsi.net
Iran-Contra
Shouldn't there be some information on Bush's involvement in Iran-Contra and his midnight pardons of the major Iran-Contra players like Caspar Weinberger?KrJnX 15:44, 22 Aug 2004 (UTC)
- Go for it! Off the top of my head, Bush was cleared by the Congressional committee, and no charges against him were presented to the grand jury by the Office of the Independent Counsel. The other five pardoned by him on December 24, 1992 were Alan Fiers, Robert MacFarlane(sp?), Clair George, Duane Clarridge(sp?), and Elliott Abrams. Hope that's enough to get you started. Ellsworth 17:15, 31 Aug 2004 (UTC)
Zapata Oil
Removing this until a source is cited
- Bush ran a company called Zapata Oil which is rumoured to have operated as a CIA front and to have been involved in the Bay of Pigs fiasco.
Articles should not include mere rumors unless they are in and of themselves significant in some way.
Ellsworth 17:34, 23 Aug 2004 (UTC)
Quote
One quote, and it's that athiest quote? I don't doubt he said that, but it hardly seems representative. He isn't all that well known for his position on athiesm. How about "Read my lips, no new taxes"? How about something relating to the invasion of Iraq?
- "I don't know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered patriots. This is one nation under God." [http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=George_H.W._Bush_and_the_Atheists]
I removed from article. Disinfopedia is not, I think, regarded as a reliable NPOV source. Am I right on this? Ellsworth 19:27, 3 Sep 2004 (UTC)
Hello
Hey George H.W.Bush!! I think you are wonderful. It is cool that you named your son the same as you. Well see you later
Reagan link
Whats with that Reagan link in the table on the right? (edit) sorry, I understand now. I think it is a bit confusing though...
Incorrect Successor
The bio lists George H.W. Bush's successor as Vice President as Albert Gore. In fact, his successor was his own VP Dan Quayle.
I assume that Mr. Gore is listed because he came into office when a Democratic Administration took office, ending the control of the Executive Branch the Republicans maintained since 1981.
If so, this assumes a relationship between political parties and the Consititional offices of the Executive branch that does not exist, at least formally. The US Constitution does not make any reference to political parties and office holders do not represent the parties.
Whatever the reason, the line of Vice Presidential succession was from George H.W. Bush to J. Danforth Quayle.
