George W Bush: The Great Humanitarian
To be honest with you, this is an issue I care literally nothing about. I believe we spend way too much money trying to stop AIDS in Africa. I believe we spend way too much money trying to feed the poor in other nations. And I don’t give a damn about the genocide in Darfur. It that makes me a cold-hearted bastard, than so be it, I don’t care. To quote David Burns of the Talking Heads in the song “No Compassion”, ” they say compassion is a virtue, but I don’t have the time.” But when a liberal comes out and praises President Bush for something I just have to write about it.
Bob Geldof, who started Live Aid, and has dedicated his life to helping the poor in Africa had this to say about President Bush:
Mr. Geldof praised Mr. Bush for his work in delivering billions to fight disease and poverty in Africa, and blasted the U.S. press for ignoring the achievement.
Mr. Bush, said Mr. Geldof, “has done more than any other president so far.”
“This is the triumph of American policy really,” he said. “It was probably unexpected of the man. It was expected of the nation, but not of the man, but both rose to the occasion.”
“What’s in it for [Mr. Bush]? Absolutely nothing,” Mr. Geldof said.
Mr. Geldof said that the president has failed “to articulate this to Americans” but said he is also “pissed off” at the press for their failure to report on this good news story.
“You guys didn’t pay attention,” Geldof said to a group of reporters from all the major newspapers
President Bush has done more in humanitarian efforts, IE spend more money on humanitarian efforts than any other president in United States history, and while I do not agree with this policy it is a policy that should touch home with liberals. But as Geldof motioned, the press ignored it. We all know why they did, they don’t want to give a conservative president any credit for humanitarian efforts that is normally reserved for liberal presidents.
The fact is that President Bush has done more in humanitarian efforts than President Clinton ever did, but as Geldorf said, he didn’t articulate his accomplishments well. And that is a lasting legacy with this president, he didn’t get out in front of the cameras every day as did Clinton and tell us of his accomplishments. If President Clinton had done as much for Africa as President Bush has, believe me, we would have known about it. If President Clinton didn’t remind us how big-hearted he was, the press would have.
Read my source article here.
America's Watchtower 
I know I say it all the time but history will view W much more favorably than he is viewed today. You make some good points here in relation to Clinton & Bush. The only thing I would take issue with you is that I do care about Darfur.
I think something else that is notable is that Bush not only gave more aid but he did it in a better way of encouraging and promoting democracy. Republicans care about the misfortunes of those in other countries we just don’t think blindly throwing money at the situation is the answer.
The problem with helping so many of these 3rd world countries is that often times the money goes to corrupt dictators and warlords if you aren’t careful about how you give the money.
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I suppose I was a little harsh with my opening paragraph after re-reading it this morning. It’s just that the humanitarian issues are not one of my priorities. It is strange though isn’t it when we hear about how America has lost her standing in the world and then you see the reception that the president got in Africa.
Your point about the money getting in the wrong hands once we send it over to the third world countries is one of the reasons I have sceptism with the humanitarian policies.
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Don’t apologize MPink, he said what you felt and I feel the same way…
I was much more of an ogre than you were…
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That’s right Steve, especially about AIDS in Africa. If the people there absolutely refuse to do the simplest thing to protect themselves from certain death, then I don’t see why we should keep throwing money there. I am a big fan of W, and I realize he is doing what he believes is right. But it’s difficult to care about adults who refuse to take care of themselves. Remember what Sam Kinnison said, “you’re livin’ in SAND, MOVE!”
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Since AIDS is not a new disease and since everybody knows how it’s usually contracted, then adults should be held accountable for their own actions, and why is it that the poorest countries always have the highest birth rate, knowing they can’t afford to feed all their offspring. I think instead of money, send birth control pills and condoms.
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People are no longer held accountable for their actions anymore, that is a critical problem in today’s society. There are no consequences for people’s actions in today’s world.
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Its hilarious how the same people who whine about every US soldier dying in Iraq is dying for a “pointless lie,” apparently preferring dictatorship over democracy (but then these people listen to millionaire filmakers about the granidosity of Cuba instead of the people who face death by sharks and drowning to cross 90 miles of the Gulf to get in the horrible US, primary reason for every thing bad in the world) but then see no problem to apply the same to dying over people in Darfur. I think Darfur is an excellent example of why Bush won’t leave Iraq, massive genocide is the result of not having adequate protection in a country where ethnic strifes become severely hostile.
If you want to stop the Darfur genocide then grab a gun and go hop a flight, there’s plenty of celebrity wack jobs over there and all their money apparently is worthless. Ridiculous.
By the way, the French have a token force of a few thousand in Sudan but are restricted to a limited mission of containing violence outside of sanctuary. Maybe the US should stick to that policy, since its so evil, and we can all watch dictatorships flourish all over the world.
Bush has mismanaged this foreign policy to the point of suspect concerning deliberate negligence, but that doesn’t mean the ideas aren’t valid. People hate the current administration’s policies because they hate Bush, the same people who were screaming over Clinton getting involved in Bosnia and Kosovo, and we all now are seeing the long term effects of that ludicrous criminal war with no American national interest whatsoever, seem to have selective memories and talk about the peace and prosperity of the 90s. That must be why there was a recession in 2001 that did not end until 2004, thanks to our friends in Al Qaeda. Perhaps that little episode in Mogadishu as well as Clinton’s cowardice in putting any effort to stop bin Laden after dozens of bombings, including the USS Cole, have a little something to do with the tenacity of extremists in opposing the West?
Bin Laden has plenty of literature where he states just that, from Reagan withdrawing the marine in Beirut all the way through Somalia and Clinton’s cowardly secret landing in Islamabad aboard a private jet hours after Air Force One was loaded with several FBI agents, and no president, made a public spectacle at the National Airport to throw off would be assassins.
As for AIDS relief, its no more important to please the rock stars and stupid celebrities using the vehicle of government than it is to reward conscienceless corporations and their exploitation of the populace. Bush just happens to be trying to accomplish both, and the effects on our economy are very telling.
Wake me up when we get a president who actually cares about winning wars and making governments more accountable for their own citizens, starting with our own here in the US.
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So I ask, WHY are you supporting JEB who votes for UNESCO all the time?
I think I see a “REJECT” over a UN sign over there on the left.
John Stephen WILL NOT vote for this nonsense or any other wasteful spending.
He will reject global taxation at all levels, or anything that causes the UN to gain more power.
Obama is about to send $850 BILLION overseas with his global poverty act.
The Global Poverty Act of 2007 (S.2433) is the official name and it’s going to be voted on in the Senate soon.
Please check out John’s website!
http://www.johnstephen.com/
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I will be checking out his website.Thanks.
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Speaking of George W. Bush:
George W. Bush committed hate crimes of epic proportions and with the stench of terrorism (indicated in my blog).
George W. Bush did in fact commit innumerable hate crimes.
And I do solemnly swear by Almighty God that George W. Bush committed other hate crimes of epic proportions and with the stench of terrorism which I am not at liberty to mention.
Many people know what Bush did.
And many people will know what Bush did—even to the end of the world.
Bush was absolute evil.
Bush is now like a fugitive from justice.
Bush is a psychological prisoner.
Bush has a lot to worry about.
Bush can technically be prosecuted for hate crimes at any time.
In any case, Bush will go down in history in infamy.
Submitted by Andrew Yu-Jen Wang
B.S., Summa Cum Laude, 1996
Messiah College, Grantham, PA
Lower Merion High School, Ardmore, PA, 1993
“GEORGE W. BUSH IS THE WORST PRESIDENT IN U.S. HISTORY” BLOG OF ANDREW YU-JEN WANG
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I am not sure where I had read it before, but anyway, it is a linguistically excellent statement, and it goes kind of like this: “If only it were possible to ban invention that bottled up memory so it never got stale and faded.” Oh wait—off the top of my head—I think the quotation came from my Lower Merion High School yearbook.
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Hey Andrew, you do know you’re a crazy person, right?
“which I am not at liberty to mention” Are you seven years old?
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“Pack of Lies”
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the difference between Bush,and the Democratic presidents is glaring…..Bush throws money from govt funding for his efforts…..Presidents like Carter and Clinton are on the front lines….Clinton with serious health problems,and an ageing jimmy Carter. they raise money a themselves and go9 to these places
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