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The five living presidents haven ' t always been as cordial as they were last week. Some historic zingers:

George H.W. Bush on Jimmy Carter, October 1980: "The American people will not abide a small, mean-minded, do-anything-to-win campaigner in the White House."

Barack Obama on Bill Clinton, January 2008: "We're going to have to … directly confront [him] when he's making statements that are not factually accurate."

George W. Bush on Barack Obama, January 2008: Comparing Obama's Iran diplomacy aims to Nazi appeasement, "We have heard this foolish delusion before."

Bill Clinton on George H.W. Bush, October 1992: After Bush called Clinton a "bozo," Clinton shot back, "Bozo makes people laugh; Bush makes people cry."

Jimmy Carter on George W. Bush, May 2007: "As far as the adverse impact on the nation around the world, this administration has been the worst in history."

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  • Posted By: dpearce @ 01/19/2009 10:40:36 PM

    I'm sure many noticed, but all but Barack is the only Politician in the picture sporting his party's "colors." Clinton and Carter are wearing Red ties, and Bush & Bush are both wearing Blue.
    Is there some hidden meaning here?

  • Posted By: merleman @ 01/10/2009 11:55:59 PM

    nzanemitch, Your right. The Shaw of Iran was a bad man, but compared to the Ayatollah Khomeini, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, he was a saint. Carter's meddling foreign policy undercut the Shaw and paved the way for Khomeini to grasp power. The blood flowed and Human rights, by Carter's naive standard, quickly became nonexistent. But, at least Iran is no longer our friend and we have no leverage to use against them so at our conscience is clear.

  • Posted By: rbaker8487 @ 01/10/2009 11:27:49 PM

    I just read the the the Community Reinvestent Act. Gettyleigh you need to have someone translate it to you

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