Bush called on people to listen to “grieving” African Americans, saying it was critical to seeing the country's reality honestly and improving on it.
“We can only see the reality of America's need by seeing it through the eyes of the threatened, oppressed, and disenfranchised,” he wrote. Bush did not speak out publicly on police killings during his two terms as president, despite two major cases,And he did not reference policy brutality specifically, instead speaking of racism and that black Americans"are harassed and threatened in their own country."Still, he argued that it was the entire country’s responsibility to achieve “justice for all.”
“We know that lasting justice will only come by peaceful means. Looting is not liberation, and destruction is not progress. But we also know that lasting peace in our communities requires truly equal justice. The rule of law ultimately depends on the fairness and legitimacy of the legal system. And achieving justice for all is the duty of all,” he said.
Now, X-Pres Bush Black American's grieve because they killing each other.
You never heard them at lease trump got black woman out of jail and heard from many black preachers. I never saw you do that nor have black many people in WH. You and Obama have no right, to say anything you did shit.
Anything on the looting destruction and murdering of business owners ? No, nothing?
Oh tell Bush nobody wants to hear his 2 cents comments.
President could be a real hero if he were the first Republican President to endorse a candidate from the other party.
Blacks kill twice as many whites as whites kill black. Are we going to mourn for white Americans too?
The biggest failure is this presidency.
That's the Katrina Guy, right? As always, fantastic journalism, MSNBC.
You should have courage to call out miserable record of Trump and your republicans also, sir
Ha! That's rich coming from a war criminal!
“Weapons of Mass Destruction” Iraq War Florida election recount
Libs miss all the unnecessary Bush clinton wars now
Republicans are failures. Its shit statements like this that try to imply we are all culpable in the same way. Fuck Republicans.
The only appropriate response
The justice being called for I know needs to be meted because I have read the UCMJ is beyond genocide & extinction because people who demand our codes be used against others but not them have systems of purposefully breaking all the codes. The code calls for new punishment...
Hey bush, who suggested john roberts?
You should also examine your tragic failures when invading a foreign country to steal their natural resources, killing over 1 million people as a consequence, turning Iraq into a failed State and destabilizing the Middle East...
If Bush endorses Biden (!!!), I will buy a round for anyone within shouting of my voice. Promise.
Dummy Wacko Ranch Bush should stick to his business of finding out how the hell he got us in Iraq and let ME, the Incumbent President, run the country.
Too bad this benevolent globalist never had a platform from which to cure what ails us. What a shame!
Like, you were president for 8 years Mr. Bush.
Bush is a convicted war criminal.
speaking of tragic failures
Millions of Iraqis and Thousands of American and British soldiers just rolled in their graves
Still a war criminal
George W. Bush, exactly what did you do to help our African American brothers and sisters while you were in office for 8 years?You are just as corrupt as the other side. MAGA
Yes, lets start with the Iraq War !
Said the mass murderer...
Who is this lunatic? I'm not listening to anybody except Trump and those who carefully curate Trump's words and actions so I get a wonderfully tailored view of the world.
Where was that empathy when he was in office?
The putting Bush family in any office was the most tragic mistake the U.S. ever made.
Just what the hell did any of these former righteous Presidents do when they were in office? Oh, that's right, NOTHING. It's quite easy to lay blame elsewhere.
SAYS THE MAN ' WHO ATTACKED AMERICA ON 9/11 ' !! WATCH ' LOOSE CHANGE 2nd EDITION ' THE TRUTH !!
So Obama and Biden had 8 years to make changes and nothing happened still the same
A bit late, isn't it? If he had done that while he had the opportunity, it wouldn't be this way now.
Says the man who oversaw hurricane Katrina. Oh, you thought we forgot? You wish.
Endorse Biden.
Too bad realDonaldTrump is unable to look through any other lense than his own.
Tight. But the killing and destruction is above and beyond and no longer a protest.
So accept your responsibility for getting us here, speak out against Dictator Trump & endorse Biden GOPComplicitTraitors GOPCorruptionOverCountry Biden2020Landslide
What you did in your 8 years Mr?
“Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.” ― Benjamin Franklin OverTurnTheSenate LIBERATETHEWHITEHOUSE
Screw you,I hate you as much as I hate Trump!
Thank Mr. President
Oh Jesus. I must be dead.
Our failures are putting families in power like bush, Obama, Clinton for 3+ decades that got rich off selling country out to military industrial complex, healthcare & insurance companies, China, Wall Street insider trading, world Ponzi schemes that enriched political ruling class
talking about himself?
In the Trump Presidential Era...Dubya is a source of great wisdom. (You didn’t misread that...let it sink in)
GeorgeWBush_43 then stand against Trump like GOP did against Nixon when they used to believe in rule of law
ugh you sound like the new york times 2003
He has really seem to have forgotten..How race is he was after hurricane Katrina..That's all he left said was how Racist he was..
I never thought I would say that Bush is back in my esteem! It was however very very low in the depths of my indiference! Why are former US presidents always more efficient when they are no longer president?
What credibility have this gentleman?
But you don’t have the guts to name Trump like your father did!
America's most trusted.
No violence, looting, breaking, setting fire.. violence can't solve anything, as you can see.. Anybody who has color have similer fear experience,w/ or w/o words or behavior, I guess..
Like your record is sooooo stellar bubba....
When GW is talking about tragic failures—you know you’re in trouble.
He needs to be on television saying this. Not a time for 'statements.'
Leaders create an inclusive vision and LEAD. MAGA JusticeForDavidDorn JusticeForPatrickUnderwood ThugsAndThieves AntifaDomesticTerrorists LootersAreNotProtesters BlackLivesMatter AllLivesMatter CopsLivesMatter PrivatePropertyMatters 2ndAmendmentRightsMatter
Ethics charges filed against DOJ lawyer who exposed Bush-era surveillance
Thank you for speaking out for the victims of cruelty, brutality and hate....now LOUDER!!!!!!
War criminal who allowed 9/11 says what?
How James Comey Helped Save Bush-Era CIA Torture
I can’t believe I would agree with GWB.
Crimes of the Bush dynasty
Has anyone asked WHY ARE THESE BLACKWATER/ ERIC PRINCE 'COPS' outside the White House posing as Military or DC or Local Cops? No badges, Random ass Uniforms? These are the Tough Guys who answered Trumps Call to come to DC to protect his BunkerBoy butt? DCcoup ?
Who is he
So.... what did you do about that and what are you doing now
This man stands along side our own ex UK premier Tony Blair as a WAR CRIMINAL who ignited the whole of the Middle East in their lust to find WMDs which NEVER existed + their greater goal of getting their grubby hands on the vast supplies of oil reserves,both should be in prison
Yeah the Iraq war was tragic, maybe lead by example by volunteering to stay in jail for your rest of your life.
mcspocky
Bush was President for eight years. He did not solve it. Obama was President for eight years. He did not solve it. But they both speak up. So like know they have solutions? MarkSimoneNY marklevinshow ABC AnnCoulter LouDobbs CBSNews LesterHoltNBC greta BillOReilly
There’s no other POTUS than the POSpotus that sits in the White House today, that can redeem George W. Bush, in whatever slightest way, GW can be redeemed. Rescue America From Trump! RAFT
If you are quoting GW, then he is singing your tune
Please start by admitting yours
SoJennX Too bad Bush only sees heterosexuals as part of those groups.
NBC is desperate. Quoting Geo Bush Jr? He** just froze over.
What did he do as President?
Huh? Weird .
Sure, let's start with yours, George W. Bush.
No, no, no.... The right people of a land are those who are happy to be on that land. If they're not happy on the land, then the land is not replenished by them... and everyone is made for a land where they are happy, so they just have to find that. travelTourism - holidays
He must just shut up George is LUSOFA SATAN he imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe it's been 20 years now we been on those evil sanctions millions of black people are dieing. He doesn't have love for black people. Ordinary people are starving no the government of Zimbabwe.
Why is he talking about Ruby Ridge?
The Bush administration did a lot of harm but compared to Trump's Republicans and their blatant fascism, he seems almost reasonable. Republicans like Bush helped create the nightmare of the Trump administration.
We black people just want to breathe.
As a uk citizen and someone who as a kid looked at america as the colour country. Disney freedom happiness fun and so much more .now as an adult I understand how hard it is to look after a country your size and keep its happiness and goodness .mr trump's USA is no longer fun !
The wealthy have paid lots of money to be in a position where they do not have to see the realities of poverty in America. RichVsPoor EatTheRich
FLOYD’S SECURITY ACT! -free health insurance, no tuition costs, retirement fund, and a FSA flexible spending account for all black americans
“....now excuse me as I go cower behind the walls of my estate.”
Bush protected Pelosi when the economy collapsed. I'd call that a tragic failure. He has no quarter in this conversation from which to define himself credible.
anneapplebaum Bush fired any U.S. attorneys that didn't bring enough bogus voter fraud charges to help suppress the Black vote. Bush also got tens of thousands of Black Florida voters illegally purged from Florida voter lists.
Too late. We are already a dictatorship
stlajn1 Speak and Shame The Devil 😈
When some people did something.
He is Way better than Trump
He was President for 8 years! What did i he do? Nothing.
More like examine how bad government is and get rid of it.
ARBUSTO ENERGY - bush shared the same oil company with alqaeda needs to shut the fuk up
Let's face it; Bush was a horrible president. However, next to the undead nazi zombie currently occupying the White House, he seems almost human, in some kind of unsettling way.
Has he looked through the eyes of all the businesses that were looted and burned down?
Don’t forget GeorgeFloydProtests GeorgeBush
The only truly tragic failure America has is that the Democrats were never revealed to be who they honestly are and always have been.
Children murderer
There’s hurting Americans and there’s violent protestors. knowthedifference
Quite honest, from a guy who worked at generating this situation
David Dorn a wonderful retired police captain who was 77 years old was brutally murdered yesterday by looters. Liberal media won't even mentioned his name let alone what happened. He was black but it doesn't seem like his life matters to liberal media.
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George W. How weak you are/were. Sit down and shush.
Yeah like electing you to be president
Says the guy who pulled off 9/11 and then invaded Afghanistan and Iraq sending the whole Middle East into chaos.
pizzagate was real. Epstein island was a focus. MEDIA turned a blinde eye.... that’s just 1 of many examples.
If the Americans really want to prevent this tragic rebellion from happening again, THEY NEED TO REQUIRE that Democrats, like Maxine Waters, anchors and commentators of MSM, celebrities, like Robert De Niro, no longer, publicly, instigate the violent behavior among minorities.
You had your turn
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Endorse Biden and rid the US of the orange clown
did twitter just deleted my comment: it seems bush is not a trump supporter as a republican? what wrong with this comment
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Exactly! Bring Antifa to heel!
Hey Bush can you sleep at night thinking how you killed thousands of innocent Iraqis?
He still won't denounce his party or Trump. There's nothing left.
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anneapplebaum 3.5 years of silence and this is the best he can do? What protests will he be at tomorrow?
This is like the Butcher of Baghdad saying 'damn Trump, you outta control violence boy.' Oh wait, that's exactly what this is.
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GO TRUMP! Suport TRUMP!
Wtf is going on? I’m sitting thinking this mf is actually on point.
first president ever to get sandals thrown at. YIKES
it seems like he is not a trump supporter as a republican.........
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Yes. The tragic failure in Iraq. Let's start there.
How appropriate that is now quoting one of the most embarrassing and ignorant presidents of our time as an example of wisdom . foolmeonce
By 'tragic failures', do you mean the thousands of lifes US took in the created wars? What do you think the compensation should be for those countries, families and communities that you destroyed? All US Presidents since Reagan should be judge by Inter. Criminal Courts
Wow you love bush now mmmmmmmmm!
ugh quit letting cops kill people with impunity
hes back from the bushes.
Sir, WHY are you holding back saying what also NEEDS to be said ...”Trump’s destructive actions are inflaming racial divisiveness”. Is that SO hard to say ? 25thAmendmentBeforeWeAllDie GOP BLACK_LIVES_MATTER
Bush was never as bad as people make him out to be. He followed bad advice from his expert advisors, and took actions that everyone agreed with at the time. Functionally he was the same as Obama without the charaisma, or the platitudes.
He is embarrassing Texas. We lost numerous private rights under him and Obama. All they worried about was a one world order. They sold out the average American Citizen so they could play Leaders of the world instead of President of the United States.
Correction: fmr. President Bush read what his puppet masters wrote
I didn't think George Bush was a great President but at least he had a heart
Wow what a hypocrite who destroyed lives in Iraq
Mista Brah's asleep in his bed tonight. Nobody wants him here, but Don Lemon, decided to get him, and his wive, out of bed, and involved in this. Thanks CNN.
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Thank you b/c we need *someone* with decency & civility from GOP side to speak up right now - every single person that stays quiet is guilty of complicity:
How many innocent Iraq citizens that been killed by George Bush? War criminal
Poor George, You were dragged into an underground tunnel by the tiny Osama bin Laden, yet let the biggest thug grow.
Fuck George Bush
Mitt and Bush are now sweethearts of the wackjob liberals.loool
Bush endorses Biden in common sense code.
How many people were threatened, oppressed & killed in Iraq again? Asking for a friend with amnesia.
Ok
16 years from Dubya & Obama! What did they do to help?
You know something is wrong with the world when Bush is starting to look competent and compassionate
realDonaldTrump ICYMI
Says the guy who killed over 1 million Iraqi civilians
Shut up
I remember when the media made fun of him and the democrats hated him. It wasn’t that long ago. Now you’re quoting him. 🤦🏻♀️GeorgeWBush laurawbush TheBushCenter GWBLibrary
realDonaldTrump
Now all of a sudden values what Bush has to say. Hypocrites.
sixteen years of tragic failures
mbees39 Then he should take a look in the mirror.
George W. Bush belongs in prison along with Cheney, Rumsfeld, Wolfewitz, Rice etc for war crimes & crimes against humanity. Liberals trying to rehab his reputation is one of the more mind boggling examples of TDS.
neeratanden Yes indeed. Let's start with not taking decisive action on 9/11. Especially preventing the 2nd plane hitting the World Trade Center, 18 minutes after the first plane hit the tower. Starting a war in Iraq, which has now cost over 4 trillion dollars. And that's just the start.
Hypocrite
Georgie boy is a treasonous snake like his daddy. GitmoIsStaffedAndReady
Fooled me once Bushie boy, never again.
Great strategery!
Haha this guy can talk? 😆
CRIMINAL DE GUERRA!!! TODOS LOS PROBLEMAS DE EEUU FUERON PROVOCADOS POR EL Y TRUMP SU SOCIO!!!!
Ok imma go ask a Afghan and Iraqi how it's there reality.
What about the disenfranchised of Iraq? Oh yeah, GeorgeW killed them.
neeratanden I never agreed with Bush, but I always believed he was not a racist.
Mark your calendar: On June 14 (Trump's birthday) the entire world is going to bomb all of Trump's social media with nothing but pictures of Obama. It's time we reminded ourselves what a real president looks like Pass it on BombTrumpsBirthday TrumpDepression TrumpHasNoPlan
rolandsmartin 🗣️I'm in shock he has something positive to say. He didn't stop the racial division from happening through his presidency either.KoonyWest said it best George Bush doesn't like BLACK FOLKS!!👎🤬
rolandsmartin I. Arrest 3 Police Officers for Accessory to Murder II. Federal Mandates& Consent Decrees Against Racism *Get Law Enforcement Knee Off Our Neck III. Raise the Minimum Wage Above Poverty Line IV. Create Jobs Re-Build & Innovate America Infrastructure V. Affordable Health Care
Fact
Said the oppressor
Do you think former presidents sit back and think about all the mistakes they made?
He has a lot of actions he took which has created kaos deaths in the entire Middle East Cheney
neeratanden So this butcher is going to get prosecuted for war crimes in the New America right?
Not when they are going around killing
Never a big fan of W, but I sure would take him over the horrendous president we have now.
Wow!
Look at . They’re so forgiving. Just over a decade ago George Bush was a racist, Hitler, an Anti-Semite, a homophobe, aiding the Russians, abusing the Constitution, a war monger, etc etc. Did he die or something? Usually they don’t compliment a Republican til they die.
Exactly why we shouldn’t be listening to Democrat politicians, fake media, or Hollywood.
4000 Black on Black shootings in Chicago under Obama-Biden and nobody cared
George Bush was the president of the United states for eight years, why couldn't he see the injustice then?
Katrina.
Wow he’s so much more coherent out of office
War crimes and human rights violations.......
Per 2019 FBI stats, police shot 41 unarmed people. 19 were white, 9 were black. That’s not systemic racism. Dems & left media are playing racial politics to destroy USA. Biden is sending campaign fund raising emails while telling a church he won’t use the MN case to raise money.
He’s in no position to tell America anything about examining anything .... but at this point .... everything looks better than Trump ....
With all due respect, the failures is not in the few police misdeeds, but the murder rate in the inner cities of St. Louis, Baltimore, Detroit, New Orleans, Baton Rouge...
shempzine Am I the only one who feels this should be stronger?
Thank you for stepping forward at this time of need.
Thank you for your thoughtful comments TheBushCenter. I didn't support many of your policies, but always believed you had good heart. Not the case with the current potus. Please show your character & leadership, do the right thing, put country before party & endorse VP Biden.
Whos old enough to remember when we had: -A Black President. -A Black AG (2 of them!) -A Democrat-Controlled House AND Senate. -A VP who claims he’s always worked for the Black community. YET, they passed NO prison reform, NO police reform, or any other reforms for that matter!
He's one of the worst traitors in the history of our country! Not only is he a part of a Nazi family (research it), but he knew about, and likely gave the green light for the tragic 9/11 false flag to embroil America in endless wars and chip away at our freedoms! Truth
AHT AHT, W. Your grandpappy helped fund the building of Auschwitz. War crimes is the family business.
If only he would have had a chance to fix it. Oh wait he had 8 years 🙄
GW you had 8yrs to fix it. You were capable of starting needless war but not fix the injustice. Stf you have no room to talk.
We can’t be stopped
Investigate Biden assist criminal Antifa destroying USA
W was a horrible President and Trump makes him look like a statesman; what a world!
You're helping the communist revolution! This is crazy!
Why didn't you try to fix it instead of starting endless wars..
Too late too little!!
He’s balding.
No one can question his heart!
well well well ! The blood of Iraq people is still fresh in his hand ! Why he shows himself up again ?:)
Continue performance
Really I What did he do. What did Obama do. Nothing
Ex Presidents stepping in for orange clowns failure to speak with any empathy.
Tragic failure 1: not voting enough to keep realDonaldTrump away from our Whitehouse
43 and 44 had their chance and failed our brothers and sisters in the black community... they should piss off.
Thank you President Bush.
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