Tweedle-Dee and Tweedle-Dumb Jun 27, 2008
Perhaps the fact that George Herbert Walker Bush is the honorary chairman of First Tee had something to do with moving it to the top of the list or perhaps Im merely being my usual cynical self. But the thing thats keeping me awake nights is trying to imagine, if First Tee was only in 47th place, what the heck was dead last. (Townhall.com)
Will candidates' wives play a role? Jun 23, 2008
George Herbert Walker Bush and Bob Dole, both true World War II heroes, lost overwhelmingly to Clinton, a draft dodger. And before Kerry's campaign could get off the ground, his decorated Vietnam service was hotly debated and soon became a liability. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
'America Between the Wars' Jun 18, 2008
The authors provide an insightful assessment of the competing perspectives within the administration of George Herbert Walker Bush that have continued to inform Washington foreign policy debates through the Iraq war and the current election cycle: the competition between Defense Secretary Dick Cheney's Pentagon team, which argued for an aggressive foreign policy intended to prevent the emergence of global rivals, and Lawrence Eagleburger's State Department, which promoted a more optimistic... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Tradition part of magic for CWS, Omaha Jun 10, 2008
" As much as it now may seem like a match made in heaven, the College World Series' relationship with Omaha actually began as a marriage of convenience. The CWS originally had a nomadic existence. The event started in 1947 in Kalamazoo, Mich., and stayed there the following year. The 1949 College World Series, which featured George Herbert Walker Bush as Yale's captain, took place in Wichita, Kan. "I don't think anyone really wanted it at the time," Omaha mayor Mike Fahey said. "It was one of... (LSU Sports -- Rivals.com)
17th century England woos former Bradford resident Jun 5, 2008
My first master s course was on the metaphysical poets John Donne, George Herbert and Andrew Marvell, Albrecht said ... Since then, she has had multiple journal articles published, as well as two books on the interpretation of John Donne, George Herbert, and Richard Crashaw, three 17th century English poets ... Albrecht said she is currently working on an article focusing on poet George Herbert. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Restoring mountain poet's farm Jun 1, 2008
"No. It was a butcher and an insurance salesman." His response to a woman who wanted to know whether he was named after the famous English poets Lord Byron and George Herbert. "The farm seems good after a sojourn among the intellectuals who scorn anything simply stated." To a friend, after returning from a teaching fellowship at UCLA.. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Big Brother database for phones and e-mails May 21, 2008
George Herbert, Bournemouth. We should be in the streets protesting about this, this is the mindset of the goverment regardless of if the MP's let this come into play. (Times Online)
'Bright Shiny Morning' May 16, 2008
After serving as a fighter pilot for the navy in World War II, George Herbert Walker Bush, the forty-third vice president of the United States, and the forty-first president of the United States, was a drill-bit salesman in Los Angeles during the late 1940s. It is illegal to manufacture pickles in the industrial zone of downtown Los Angeles. (Wall Street Journal)
The Perils of the Ivy League May 16, 2008
George Herbert Walker Bush went to Yale. His son, not willing to leave bad enough alone, went to both Yale and Harvard. (Townhall.com)
Why Clinton will not be his running mate May 11, 2008
John F.Kennedy, after a very tough race for the nomination, chose Lyndon Johnson of Texas; Ronald Reagan chose his 1980 nemesis, George Herbert Walker Bush. Both VPs helped the ticket win the election, and both ultimately became presidents. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Recession, Recession, Where's the Recession? May 8, 2008
By October of 1992, when President George Herbert Walker Bush ran for re-election against Bill Clinton, the economy was 18 months into a recovery But as Investor's Business Daily noted, 90 percent of the newspaper stories on the economy were negative. Yet the following month, when Clinton defeated Bush-41, suddenly only 14 percent of economic news stories were negative. (Human Events Online)
Issur Danielovitch, Barack Obama; what’s in a name? May 4, 2008
Yo wrote on May 3, 2008 9:32 AM:" I don't ever recall using the middle name as being an "insult" on anyone in the past. Ronald WILSON Reagan - Mr. Wilson - or how about George Herbert Walker Bush - Herb - a spud? But in todays world the dems want us to ignore some facts, like he's 1/2 muslim, that he grew up on the "rich" side of Hawaii, attended private schools on the island, Ivy League schools here in the greater 48 states, yet he's supposed to represent the "poor, underpriveledged,... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
14 comments Apr 22, 2008
" You must be less than seven years old. Telescoping You, Red AmericaApr 21, 2008 @ 03:10 PMWes,with all your posts one can tell you are one miserable S.O.B. Do not worry though you clueless lib,there are those of us out here that see the threat, and will TAKE the fight TO the ones that want to destroy us. You just hang out in your pathetic,angry bubble with your other clueless comrades and we will take care of business. Baldy, SDApr 21, 2008 @ 04:28 PMSince our keen observers of the obvious are... (Human Events Online)
Probable Pawlenty? Apr 17, 2008
Assuming of course that anybody in the USA can even gain access to an offshore bookie parlor after our current president, "Mr. Conservative" George Herbert Hoover Bush Jr. signed into law a Federal ban on Internet gambling, you punters Out There might consider putting some very short money on JOHN EDWARDS ultimately to be the Democratic nominee for president. The posted odds of Edwards winning are in excess of 500 - 1. (Human Events Online)
Your Opinion Mar 18, 2008
The March 7 Friday Flashback photo of Chief George Herbert Duck Slate was not taken on South Sycamore Street as stated. The photo was taken in front of the old police station, now the Siege Museum on West Bank Street. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
Cheaper texts now the focus Mar 4, 2008
Fortunately for UI students, ISBNs are already available on the University Book Store's website; the numbers have been online as long as the website has, said George Herbert, the bookstore's director. The professors are the ones who control their transmission. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Marshfield Pastimes -- Catching up with old houses Jan 31, 2008
It consisted of Mr. George Herbert Chandler, Mrs. Bradford Pierce and Mrs. Martha Taylor Graves ... Others who spoke were Mr. Faunce of Kingston, Mr. George Peterson, Rev. G. Pierce and George Herbert Chandler. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Romney's fidelity to former president Bush Jan 29, 2008
WASHINGTON - When Mitt Romney saved his presidential campaign with a victory in Michigan two weeks ago, he declared that "I take my inspiration from Ronald Reagan and George Herbert Walker Bush, who took their inspiration from the American people." ... By praising George Herbert Walker Bush, whose policies aren't associated with his son's and whose grandfatherly warmth is now appreciated across the political spectrum. (Boston Globe)
Bush Polishing Up State of the Union Jan 28, 2008
There was Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1942, warning of "a hard war, a long war." There was John F. Kennedy in 1961: "The hopes of all mankind rest upon us." George Herbert Walker Bush introduced his "thousand points of light" in 1991. And in 2002, George W. Bush declared Iraq, Iran and North Korea "an axis of evil.". (ABC News)
Chicago in the News Jan 25, 2008
Edward Laumann, the George Herbert Mead Distinguished Service Professor in Sociology and the College, was quoted in a Tuesday, Jan. 15 article published in the Chicago Tribune that reported aging baby boomers and seniors are at risk for HIV. Laumann co-authored a study released last August on the sexual attitudes and practices of adults 57 and older based on data from the University s National Social Life, Health and Aging Project. He noted in the Tribune that older adults should know better... (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Stocks For A Democratic White House Jan 10, 2008
That was Republican George Herbert Walker Bush, succeeding a two-term Reagan presidency that finished up with high approval ratings. Things look different today. (Forbes -- Business)
Click for Full Story Jan 6, 2008
In 1945, George Herbert Walker Bush married Barbara Pierce in Rye, New York. In 1967, U.S. Marines and South Vietnamese troops launched Operation Deckhouse Five, an offensive in the Mekong River delta. (KWTX.com, TX)
Baseball's 'Broken Trust' -- What About Traditional Media? Jan 3, 2008
In a 1996 survey of Washington, D.C., newspaper reporters and bureau chiefs, 89 percent said they voted for Bill Clinton in 1992, while 7 percent voted for George Herbert Walker Bush ... In a 1996 survey of Washington, D.C., newspaper reporters and bureau chiefs, 89 percent said they voted for Bill Clinton in 1992, while 7 percent voted for George Herbert Walker Bush. (Townhall.com)
Huckabee Confounds Elites as Reagan Did Dec 19, 2007
Most of them preferred a moderate, pro-choice blueblood named George Herbert Walker Bush. They just didn t get it. (Human Events Online)
Andrew Imbrie, 86, composer and influential teacher Dec 15, 2007
In his Requiem, for example, composed in 1984 after the sudden death of his younger son, John, the writing for solo soprano, chorus, and orchestra is energetic, assertive, and often angry, but its most vehement moments illuminate the tension between the traditional Requiem text and the poetry by William Blake, George Herbert, and John Donne that he interspersed between the Latin movements. Other works, such as the Serenade for Flute, Viola and Piano (1952) and the "Dream Sequence" (1986), use... (Boston Globe)
George Herbert's Poem into Hymn Nov 24, 2007
History of hymn "Let All the World in Every Corner Sing," brief biography of text writer George Herbert and composers of the Sacred Song ... Text/Author: George Herbert (1593-1633) ... "Let All the World in Every Corner Sing" was originally a poem by George Herbert. (Suite101.com)
Smiley/Sobel: Thanks ... a lot Nov 22, 2007
George Herbert Walker Bush. Jeff Sluman and Fred FunkThankful for. (ESPN -- Golf)
Hitchens provides for the 'Portable Atheist' Nov 6, 2007
There are the infinite splendors of literature and poetry, not excluding the liturgical and devotional aspects of these, such as those found in John Donne or George Herbert. There is the grand resource of art and music and architecture, again not excluding those elements that aspire to the sublime. (USA Today -- Life)
Transcript: George H.W. Bush on 'FOX News Sunday' Nov 5, 2007
FOX News Election Coverage. Send news tip to FOXNews. (Fox News -- Politics)
Sean hits the trail in NH with GOP presidential hopeful and his wife• Read transcript Oct 31, 2007
And I think it's important to have a Republican who's able to call on the coalition that allowed Ronald Reagan to get elected, George Herbert Walker Bush and George W. Bush. And that coalition is social conservatives, economic conservatives, and foreign-policy conservatives. (Fox News)
Glimpses of veiled passion on unexpected wagon ride Oct 15, 2007
She meant George Herbert Walker, not George W. This was in 1996; even then, news reached this remote part of Turkey slowly. But I didn't care; I couldn't help stealing glances at her. (San Francisco Chronicle)
SSA conference to feature social work of Froma Walsh Oct 5, 2007
The conference, which begins at 9 a.m. with a welcome from Jeanne Marsh, the George Herbert Jones Professor and Dean of SSA, will bring together leaders in the field of family therapy who advance mental health, health care and related social services methods. The impact of Froma Walsh s research on social work and the family has profoundly shifted the discourse from a focus on dysfunction and pathology to health and resilience, said Marsh. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
The Media's Spin on Greenspan Sep 21, 2007
Clinton raised the top marginal tax rate from former President George Herbert Walker Bush's 31 percent to 40 percent ... Clinton raised the top marginal tax rate from former President George Herbert Walker Bush's 31 percent to 40 percent. (Townhall.com)
Shakespeare and Puns Sep 1, 2007
Much of the witty and religious poetry of the metaphysical school of poets, such as John Donne and George Herbert, relies upon conflating meanings within a pun. Shakespeare uses puns and wordplay for various different purposes. (Suite101.com)
The Worst GOP Field Ever--or the Best? Aug 29, 2007
And then there was the nomination scrap of 1988, where Vice President George Herbert Walker Bush ultimately prevailed (after finishing third in the Iowa Caucuses) against Senator Bob Dole and religious broadcaster Pat Robertson ... And then there was the nomination scrap of 1988, where Vice President George Herbert Walker Bush ultimately prevailed (after finishing third in the Iowa Caucuses) against Senator Bob Dole and religious broadcaster Pat Robertson. (Townhall.com)
Sex Linked With Good Health For 70 And 80 Year Olds Aug 24, 2007
"I am especially happy that we now have in hand reliable and comprehensive information on sexual function and activity among older adults based on a scientifically drawn representative sample of Americans 57 years of age and older," said co-author Edward Laumann, PhD, the George Herbert Mead Distinguished Service Professor in Sociology and co-director of the 1992 National Health and Social Life Survey, which surveyed persons aged 18 to 59. "Social relationships are known to contribute to health... (Science Daily)
Many Older Americans Have Active Sex Lives Aug 24, 2007
"The linkage with sexual health is closer to other health issues and is not so tied directly to aging per se," said Edward Laumann, co-author of the study and the George Herbert Mead Distinguished Service Professor in Sociology at the University of Chicago. "Sexual health, when it begins to deteriorate, may be an important warning sign, because it may be an early warning sign of more profound health problems." Lindau was co-director of the 1992 National Health and Social Life Survey which... (MEDLINEplus)
Republicans Have No Heir Apparent Aug 17, 2007
From Ronald Reagan to George Herbert Walker Bush to Bob Dole to George W. Bush, Republicans have nominated the man who could best lay claim to being the natural heir, either by virtue of his service to the party or his ability to ring up early endorsements and financial backing from the party faithful ... From Ronald Reagan to George Herbert Walker Bush to Bob Dole to George W. Bush, Republicans have nominated the man who could best lay claim to being the natural heir, either by virtue of his... (Townhall.com)
'Tis the season (believe it or not) Aug 16, 2007
Her claim to fame was baking President George Herbert Walker Bush's 65th birthday cake. Cantin now caters parties in her own charming, European-styled restaurant, as well as off-site, including plans to cater parties at the city's new Main Library on Hemming Plaza. (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)
The Bush family and its legacy Aug 14, 2007
H.D.S. GREENWAY'S (Op-ed, Aug. 7) is a distressingly one-sided assessment of George Herbert Walker Bush. Beyond Greenway's list of things that our 41st president happily did not do, let me add another. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Canadian theatre great remembered for his generosity Jul 10, 2007
Richard Monette, Stratford's outgoing artistic director, read from a sermon on the subject of death by George Herbert, the 17th-century poet and clergyman. It was one that Hutt himself had often read - a text almost forbidding mourning: "Speak to me in an easy way. Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes we enjoyed together. Let my name be ever the household word." And - in words that might have been coined for Hutt's contribution to Canadian theatre - "there is absolute continuity. All... (Canada.com)
Double vision Jun 30, 2007
Pat Barker War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky Holy Sonnets of John Donne Poems of George Herbert Sons and Lovers by DH Lawrence. Guardian Unlimited. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Baroud/Nizeyimana: Surviving Genocide pt. 1 Jun 25, 2007
Also, the aggression was an opportunity for U.S. multinationals linked to the Bush (George Herbert Walker) administration to get access to Congolese and Rwandan mineral resources ... Also present at the debate were President George Herbert Walker Bush, (then) Secretary Cohen, and (then) Secretary of State James Baker, a family friend of President Bush. (Zmag.org)
games + puzzles Jun 24, 2007
John Adams and John Quincy Adams, who were born in what is now Quincy; John F. Kennedy, who was born in Brookline; and George Herbert Walker Bush, who was born at 173 Adams Street in Milton on June 12, 1924. 8. (Boston Globe)
Crested Butte Wildflower Festival Jun 19, 2007
From Yale: George Herbert Walker Bush, who became the 41st president and kept his first baseman s mitt in his Oval Office desk. Bush went 0-for-7 in the series, but was regarded as a pretty good hitter, and a much better defensive first sacker. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Romney Woos Anti-Abortion Activists Jun 17, 2007
"I proudly follow a long line of converts George Herbert Walker Bush, Henry Hyde, and Ronald Reagan to name a few.". Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney speaks during a presidential forum at the National Right to Life Convention in Kansas City, Mo. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
It Doesnt take Wealth to Leave an Inheritance Jun 16, 2007
George Herbert, back in the 1600s, recognizedthat one father is more than a hundred schoolmasters ... George Herbert, back in the 1600s, recognizedthat one father is more than a hundred schoolmasters. (Townhall.com)
Doug Wead: He Who Fathers Least, Fathers Best Jun 16, 2007
"I was never there," says George Herbert Walker Bush, "Barbara raised him.". Three fathers of presidents died before their sons were even born: Andrew Jackson, Rutherford B. Hayes, and Bill Clinton. (Newsmax)
Iraqis Want U.N. Arms Inspections Terminated Jun 9, 2007
The issue is important because the arms inspections, first begun in 1991, were envisioned, especially by the administration of George Herbert Walker Bush, as a permanent institution. The U.N. Special Commission (UNSCOM) later reorganized as UNMOVIC, was an effort not only aimed at uncovering Iraqi weapons programs, but as a permanent attempt at arms control, to prevent secret programs, such as Saddam's atomic bomb project, to ever arise again. (Newsmax)
Enough with the fancy leads already! Jun 5, 2007
It might also help if journalists would take sociologist George Herbert Meade's advice more closely to heart and ake the role of the other in this case he other being their readers. For most of us, the newspaper is mainly a source of well-organized information. (Boulder Colorado Daily, CO)
Democratic Party, the 'Party of Women,' Says Martha Burk May 30, 2007
"Women were a majority of the electorate when Richard Nixon was elected and re-elected, when Ronald Reagan was elected and re-elected, when George Herbert Walker Bush was elected, when George W. Bush was elected and re-elected and when the Republicans took over the Congress and a majority of the governorships and state legislatures in 1994 and continued to do so until last year," she told Cybercast News Service. "With the exception of [former vice presidential nominee] Geraldine Ferrarro [in... (CNSnews.com)
Edwards: Wealth Hasn't Changed Advocacy May 8, 2007
"What I find interesting is, had I been pro-life and then changed to pro-choice, no one would ask the question," the former Massachusetts governor said on Fox News Channel's "Hannity and Colmes." "But if you go the other direction, as I have and as Ronald Reagan did and (former Illinois Rep.) Henry Hyde and (former President) George Herbert Walker Bush, it's like the media can't get enough of it: `Oh, well, why did you change?'". During the interview, which came on a fundraising trip to New... (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
GOP fields capable lineup for '08 victory May 7, 2007
Oh, the corporatists and the religious fanatics would love it, but the majority of the American people, as George Herbert Walker Bush rightly understands, has Bush fatigue. Jeb Bush, who is head and shoulders smarter than Georgie, is a victim of the incompetence of his brother s administration. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Giuliani breaks from group, says 'OK' if court upholds abortion ruling May 5, 2007
I took the same course that Ronald Reagan and George Herbert Walker Bush'' did, he said. Romney and McCain squared off over terrorist leader Osama bin Laden without directly addressing each other. (Charles City Press, IO)
Hillary the prudent (103) Mar 14, 2007
If I wanted prudent I would vote for George Herbert Walker Bush. If I wanted prudent I would vote for George Herbert Walker Bush, he's tanned, he's rested, he's ready. (Salon)
O'McCarthy: Killing Our Troops Mar 7, 2007
Then under Reagan's pet Republican successor George Herbert Walker Bush, the US launched Operation Desert Storm and its use of depleted uranium nuclear weapons. Vets came home from that US victory complaining of various kinds of poisoning, both from the depleted uranium and the suspected effects of chemical warfare allegedly used by Sadam Hussein's forces. (Zmag.org)
U.P. museum to feature presidential exhibit Feb 26, 2007
That's everyone from John Quincy Adams, the first U.S. president to ride on a railroad, to George Herbert Walker Bush. The Union Pacific Railroad Museum will hold a special preview of its newest exhibit, "Dark Horses, War Horses Horses," Friday from 5 to 6:30 p.m.. (Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil, IA)
Reopening an Ancient Egyptian case Feb 24, 2007
Had it not been for the dogged determination of a wealthy, British aristocrat, George Herbert, Earl of Carnarvon, who financed the expedition, and of the Egyptologist employed by him, Howard Carter, this world treasure would not have come to light as it did in properly recorded circumstances. The site would eventually have attracted looters and the objects would have been scattered to the winds by the tomb diggers. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Parks aplenty Feb 5, 2007
"Borrowing from early American sociologist George Herbert Mead, the 'game-stage' of socialization is crucial for children's development," Kersen said. "It is at this stage that children learn about and internalize the various roles of others in society.". (Shoals TimesDaily)
Inside the Beltway (John McCaslin) Jan 31, 2007
Not a tea Get a load of three of the topics to be discussed by the so-called "leading women on the world" when they convene in Washington on Feb. 7 for the fourth annual Women on the World symposium: "Becoming Fearless," "Women as Agents of Change," and "Inside the Life of George Herbert Walker Bush." (Hmmm. Stay tuned for that stimulating discourse. (Washington Times, DC)
I Am Woman, Hear Me Bore Jan 26, 2007
Only three months before the 1988 election, William Schneider cheerfully reported in The National Journal that Michael Dukakis beat George Herbert Walker Bush in 22 of 25 polls taken since April of that year. Bush did considerably better in the poll taken on Election Day. (Human Events Online)
Around the Square - On the lighter side Jan 24, 2007
In the presidency of the first man named Bush, his name was George Herbert Walker Bush, and the whole world knew the First Lady was Barbara Bush. The second person with the name Bush is the current president, George Walker Bush. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Honesty, The Cheney Way Jan 17, 2007
Dick Cheney worked in the White House of George Herbert Walker Bush, who pardoned former Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger, Robert C. McFarlane, Elliott Abrams and others who had been indicted, and in some cases convicted, by Iran-Contra prosecutors. Dick Cheney left the public sector to work in the corporate sector, where he established close alliances with the executives of Enron and hired the Arthur Andersen accounting firm to manage Halliburton's books. (CBS News)
The Need For Conservative Unity in 2008 Jan 11, 2007
The results of that fiasco gave us George Herbert Walker Bush. Many believed that by voting for him they were, in effect, giving Ronald Reagan a third term. (Human Events Online)
George Herbert Walker Bush Jan 9, 2007
Bush, George H. W. (Harpers. Events Related To Bush, George H. W.. (Harper's Magazine)
