George W. Bush's powerful message of hope during the coronavirus pandemic
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Former President George W. Bush on Saturday tweeted a video encouraging Americans to be their best selves during the coronavirus pandemic. "We serve our neighbor by separating from them," Bush said in the video. "We cannot allow physical separation to become emotional isolation. This requires us to not only be compassionate but creative in our outreach." He added, "Let us remember empathy and simple kindness are essential, powerful tools of national recovery. Even at an appropriate social distance, we can find the way to be present in the lives of others. ... In the final analysis, we are not partisan combatants. We're human beings, equally vulnerable and equally wonderful in the sight of God." You can read more here: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/495813-george-w-bush-on-coronavirus-we-cannot-allow-physical-separation-to #AnswerTheCall
    • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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      8 months ago

      He added, "Let us remember empathy and simple kindness are essential, powerful tools of national recovery. Even at an appropriate social distance, we can find the way to be present in the lives of others. ... In the final analysis, we are not partisan combatants. We're human beings, equally vulnerable and equally wonderful in the sight of God."

      It really is a throw back to the "Compassionate Conservative" version of George Bush Jr we got back when he was running for governor. If you're wondering why folks in 2000 looked at Bush and Gore and just kinda shrugged because they seemed like the same guy, tell me you couldn't hear a Dixiecrat from the 1990s saying exactly this.

      GWB is the spitting image of a Southern Democrat, from his mushy Jesus talk to his Aw Shucks Let's Execute'm Nicely folksy settler charm.