Video: Beloved ex-president gets rousing ovation at baseball game
posted at 5:55 pm on April 6, 2009 by Allahpundit
His approval rating’s somehow gotten worse since he left office, but no matter: In Texas he can do no wrong. Dubya’s used to that, though. Did you know that his job approval at the start of his first term was the most polarized by party in modern history? Oh, wait — I mean second-most polarized.
For the record, this isn’t the most enjoyable baseball-related story of the day. This is. Click the image to watch.
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I miss him.
ThePrez on April 6, 2009 at 5:57 PM
And the Rangers actually won. Good day.
carbon_footprint on April 6, 2009 at 5:58 PM
it is nice
Hey Allah.. clean up in Levi aile.
upinak on April 6, 2009 at 5:59 PM
Rest easy, Mr. President. We’ll do all right. Don’t worry about us.
Just make sure you remember the following words back here in TX:
Conceal Carry
Castle Doctrine
If you remember those words, no Liberal maggot can hurt you. And yes, they WILL try.
newton on April 6, 2009 at 6:00 PM
Texas should secede. I would move there.
World B. Free on April 6, 2009 at 6:00 PM
I don’t even like Bush, but seriously, did you have to screen cap the exact moment when “murder in a Nazi death camp” was on the ticker?
thphilli on April 6, 2009 at 6:00 PM
Those ‘fathers home from combat surprise their child’ stories always get me.
BadgerHawk on April 6, 2009 at 6:01 PM
Classy man
Knucklehead on April 6, 2009 at 6:01 PM
That was nice to see. I’d say by this time next year, his approval ratings will be quite good. And well-deserved.
sherry on April 6, 2009 at 6:01 PM
God bless Dubyah.
catlady on April 6, 2009 at 6:02 PM
We miss you, Mister President.
MadisonConservative on April 6, 2009 at 6:02 PM
We went down 75% with his replacement
Obama needs to bow to President Bush.
seven on April 6, 2009 at 6:02 PM
That’s nice. So was his reception at that Baylor basketball game. He must be so glad to be home.
juliesa on April 6, 2009 at 6:04 PM
My precious President and his First Lady is a million times better than what we have now. At least, I felt safe.
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letget on April 6, 2009 at 6:04 PM
Gee…he doesn’t seem so fiscally irresponsible now.I yearn for the days when the federal deficit was merely in the hundreds of billions.A drop in the bucket nowadays.
NeoKong on April 6, 2009 at 6:04 PM
Tell you what, I had quite a few disagreements with the man politically. But I never wondered if he’d do everything possible to protect the country. I miss him thoroughly.
amerpundit on April 6, 2009 at 6:04 PM
I’m such a sucker for those stories.
The GW one too.
ctmom on April 6, 2009 at 6:04 PM
After three months I really appreciate what he did for us and wish for his guidance. A real man.
BetseyRoss on April 6, 2009 at 6:05 PM
604/ s/b previous.
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letget on April 6, 2009 at 6:05 PM
He gave a good interview on the television side too. He said one of the things he’s missed most about not being a private citizen is that he can walk his dog, and he’s doing that now, plastic sack in tow.
Chad_ on April 6, 2009 at 6:05 PM
I miss him. And I don’t think his approval rating has changed one way or the other since he left office. I think a lot of these poll takers like to spike this stuff. In truth they are doing everything they can to blame him and shield Obama.
I have a feeling that may change in the near future. I liked and respected Bush when his approval rating was about 90% and I like and respect him now.
Terrye on April 6, 2009 at 6:07 PM
when life imitates art…
sesquipedalian on April 6, 2009 at 6:07 PM
A truly decent man matched by few.
Enjoy your retirement Mr President.
Sonosam on April 6, 2009 at 6:08 PM
Sad that Obama will never get that kind of reception at a ball game, aren’t you?
MadisonConservative on April 6, 2009 at 6:08 PM
wow. until seeing that, i didn’t realize how much i miss President Bush. it’s got a wholesome, respectful feeling to it vs. some of the fanatical adulation i seem to feel now. or maybe it’s just my imagination.
cpr on April 6, 2009 at 6:08 PM
I would move there tomorrow and I really don’t care for the geography of Texas much but I adore the political climate.
TheBigOldDog on April 6, 2009 at 6:09 PM
No teleprompter.
Bishop on April 6, 2009 at 6:09 PM
The adults are no longer in charge.
Del Dolemonte on April 6, 2009 at 6:10 PM
Not if you’re an Indians fan. :(
Good to see GW get a little love, though.
beancounter on April 6, 2009 at 6:10 PM
Come on down. The weather’s just getting enviously beautiful.
Also, I love stories about father’s or mother’s home from Iraq. They’re just so beautiful. They could make a show out of them, and I’d watch every episode.
Esthier on April 6, 2009 at 6:10 PM
You want to clarify this? I’m gonna guess you won’t.
LastRick on April 6, 2009 at 6:10 PM
Ditto.
rbj on April 6, 2009 at 6:10 PM
It would be wonderful to again have an honest, honorable man of character for president.
We miss you GW.
rplat on April 6, 2009 at 6:10 PM
Another 60 days of Obama, trust me, more people than ever will wish Bush was still in the White House.
manofaiki on April 6, 2009 at 6:11 PM
Remember after 9/11 when he threw out the first pitch in the WS? Stood up on that mound all alone. That took some real clangers and he threw a heater over the heart of the plate.
a capella on April 6, 2009 at 6:11 PM
Wasn’t that much of a fan of the President, but very much a fan of the man. May have messed up a bit Mr President, but you’ve earned what you have now.
angelwing34215 on April 6, 2009 at 6:11 PM
I miss him. And Laura. A classy couple.
Wethal on April 6, 2009 at 6:13 PM
You know he`s thinking Gitmo, Abu Graib. The man was obvioulsy born to make people feel pain.
ThePrez on April 6, 2009 at 6:13 PM
Remember Marcus Luttrell, the only survivor of the Afghanistan battle that ended with the largest loss of Navy SEAL life in history? He wrote Lone Survivor.
He’s on Glenn Beck right now. His little dog, named after his lost colleagues and given to him for rehab purposes, was shot and killed outside by four punks one night.
amerpundit on April 6, 2009 at 6:16 PM
I didn’t agree with a number of his policies but I will say this.
He will be viewed by history in a far kinder manner than while in office.
He will be seen as, ultimately, a good president for your country.
Should I ever have the opportunity I would love to shake his hand and tell him that this Canuck appreciates what he tried to do.
MT
Mistahtibbs on April 6, 2009 at 6:16 PM
Watch his approval ratings skyrocket in a year or two.
ZJPolitical on April 6, 2009 at 6:17 PM
gone are the days of the “Defender of the Republic”. enter the days of the “Destroyer of the Republic”.
Kaptain Amerika on April 6, 2009 at 6:17 PM
Definitely not. The Rangers are a horrible team.
Esthier on April 6, 2009 at 6:17 PM
I had a lot of disagreements with President W, but he is truly a prince compared with the vain, ineffectual man we have strutting around now.
Realist on April 6, 2009 at 6:18 PM
and he’s still firing strikes
cpr on April 6, 2009 at 6:18 PM
You know I miss that warm and fuzzy feeling when George did something “hometown” like that. We’re now into the NBA mentality of rappers, gangstas, tax cheats and Chicago thugs. Happy days are here again!
jaimo on April 6, 2009 at 6:18 PM
Aftr saying something like this?
Not bloody likely that He would go to a Baseball game, anyways, as he might have to eat a pork hotdog, to look like one of us proles….
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2009/04/20094611538303268.html
h/t to Eye on the World via LGF
http://eye-on-the-world.blogspot.com/2009/04/why-didnt-he-tell-us-that-before.html
dmh0667 on April 6, 2009 at 6:20 PM
I bet a lot of folks miss him.
I miss his comparative eloquence.
TheSitRep on April 6, 2009 at 6:20 PM
Now THAT was my president. I miss GWB so damn much. He never slipped up and said “my muslim faith”, he never wavered in his loyalty to his country or bad mouthed her like that filthy thing is doing right now.
Ris4victory on April 6, 2009 at 6:22 PM
lump in my throat…
Equality 7-2521 on April 6, 2009 at 6:22 PM
you obviously missed the start of the game in baltimore.
sure.
the nat geo show last night made me sick.
sesquipedalian on April 6, 2009 at 6:23 PM
My a$s! The MSM, Hollywood, ACORN, TARP and “Stimulus” money in the Trillions are barely keeping Mr. Teleprompter’s head above water…………….
……. and the classy President George W. Bush, just being himself, is still loved, respected, and very much missed by millions of Americans.
The Left can’t understand it, and they never will…….
God Bless you Mr. President, rest easy.
Seven Percent Solution on April 6, 2009 at 6:25 PM
And threw a strike off the top of the mound, unlike Lerch who needed a kiddie toe plate.
StevefromMKE on April 6, 2009 at 6:26 PM
Ogabe would need a teleprompter at the game to tell him when to cheer.
Besides, ball parks aren’t known for selling arugula at the concession stands.
Bishop on April 6, 2009 at 6:27 PM
I still get chills watching his first pitch in game 3 of the 2001 world series.
Seems like such a trivial thing, but it was one his best moments.
RightOFLeft on April 6, 2009 at 6:28 PM
Threw it right over the plate too.
Do videos still exist of Kerry throwing the opening day pitch, seven bounces to get it to the plate …. well within ten feet of the plate.
Alpha v Beta.
fogw on April 6, 2009 at 6:29 PM
Nice try but a non-answer. You still didn’t explain how that phrase relates to your view of W. My guess is this is because, in stating your view, you fear being banned.
LastRick on April 6, 2009 at 6:29 PM
He may yet be President once again, of the reconstituted Republic of Texas, once O-Blah-Blah is done ruining this country. Blue states will be oh-so-blue.
EMD on April 6, 2009 at 6:29 PM
President George W. Bush, may God Bless you and your family. We miss you.
Zorro on April 6, 2009 at 6:30 PM
I miss this man. His gentle spirit & class will be missed for years to come.
portlandon on April 6, 2009 at 6:31 PM
Obama is suppose to do the Nationals game on the 13th, hope he gets it over the plate.
The screen cap, was unnecessary. You could have froze it on “camp” instead of “Nazi.”
koolbrease on April 6, 2009 at 6:33 PM
I live in Texas and wish we would secede. Global warming blew in a cold front last night. Texans wearing coats in April is unheard of.
txag92 on April 6, 2009 at 6:33 PM
Whether he will be treated kindly by history is something none of us will know, but his treatment by the media that hated the fact he won over Gore and Kerry was shameful and disgusting.
Keep smiling W, you are going to look great by comparison in a few years.
jjshaka on April 6, 2009 at 6:33 PM
Watch out, that’s getalife’s hero you’re talking about.
Del Dolemonte on April 6, 2009 at 6:34 PM
As much as Bush bumbled along–Obama makes him look like a GENIUS of a President.
You never had to guess whose side Bush was on. America’s side.
petunia on April 6, 2009 at 6:34 PM
it doesn’t.
i never meant to say he was a muslim.
sesquipedalian on April 6, 2009 at 6:35 PM
The current crop of “historians are still busy trying to whitewash JFK’s legacy, and LBJ’s legacy, and Jimmy Carter’s legacy, and Bill Clinton’s legacy. Bush is of no objective interest to them.
It will take a future generation of historians not yet born to give Bush an objective look.
Del Dolemonte on April 6, 2009 at 6:36 PM
I still get chills watching his first pitch in game 3 of the 2001 world series.
Seems like such a trivial thing, but it was one his best moments.
RightOFLeft on April 6, 2009 at 6:28 PM
While at the end of the vid the crowd is chanting “USA! USA!”
People chant something else when Ogabe is on stage…I forget now what it is…something like “Nolama” or something like that.
Bishop on April 6, 2009 at 6:36 PM
Here here.
petunia on April 6, 2009 at 6:37 PM
Tell me again, what game is Barry throwing out the first pitch?
PappaMac on April 6, 2009 at 6:39 PM
Class all the way….
dangitt on April 6, 2009 at 6:41 PM
you might be in for a surprise.
sesquipedalian on April 6, 2009 at 6:41 PM
His busy being you’re-a-peein’.
thomasaur on April 6, 2009 at 6:42 PM
Not bad when he wasn’t being guarded, and it was a 2 pt. (his foot was on the line)
thomasaur on April 6, 2009 at 6:44 PM
A great man. God bless Prez.Bush.
promachus on April 6, 2009 at 6:44 PM
seswhatadumbasshandle:
What is your point? Obama might not get that reception in Texas you know. Besides, Bush used to be a lot more popular than Obama has ever been. So don’t get too comfortable.
Terrye on April 6, 2009 at 6:45 PM
Good for him.
getalife on April 6, 2009 at 6:45 PM
The One.
sesquipedalian on April 6, 2009 at 6:49 PM
you might be in for a surprise.
sesquipedalian on April 6, 2009 at 6:41 PM
I’d say; President Ogabe is going to look mighty stupid trying to knuckle a basketball over home plate.
Bishop on April 6, 2009 at 6:50 PM
Oh please Obama’s fans do not care if he can throw a ball, they are concerned about whether or not he closes Gitmo and shoves all the terrorists off onto other countries who will do our dirty work for us. It is all about the image you know. Rendition, good. Gimto bad.
Terrye on April 6, 2009 at 6:53 PM
I
L O V E
W
D2Boston on April 6, 2009 at 6:53 PM
Ya spose Barry’s gonna bowl it up there?
warbaby on April 6, 2009 at 6:54 PM
I saw a bumper sticker yesterday. It said:
It made me feel good.
I miss him.
__________
RJGatorEsq. on April 6, 2009 at 6:54 PM
Thought about GWBush this morning.
Wondered if any news.
Got used to Clinton being everywhere back then….was just wondering.
Glad this story came out.
Good to see him. We miss him.
bridgetown on April 6, 2009 at 6:56 PM
Well deserved, bravo to the fine folks way down Texas way.
I do miss him as the President, may not have agreed with everything he did, but at least I knew he would not sell the country down the river like out current embarrassment in chief.
jdsmith0021 on April 6, 2009 at 6:56 PM
Should have gone to the Rangers game instead of class. Then again, he shows up on campus every once in a while.
John_Locke on April 6, 2009 at 6:58 PM
Baseball or no baseball, eventually more and more people will come to the realization that Bush was the precursor to Obama, as Marx was to Lenin.
MB4 on April 6, 2009 at 6:59 PM
The Big Zero will never accomplish one tenth of what Bush has. No matter how much the Democrats try to pin the financial meltdown on Bush and Republicans there is just too much proof and too many YouTube videos showing Democrats calling Repubs racist for trying to rein in Freddie and Fannie. Carter started this mess and Clinton exacerbated it. Wait ’till the Bush tax cuts end and everybody sees that refund disappear. I know so many people who use it to pay off christmas credit card purchases.
It makes me happy to see him received warmly…
CCRWM on April 6, 2009 at 6:59 PM
I wonder how he’s gonna fit in an apology for one of America’s great pastimes.
BigWyo on April 6, 2009 at 7:00 PM
sorry, but this analogy is warped..and innacurate
runner on April 6, 2009 at 7:02 PM
I am from the most awesome state, which I pray will stay red. I love President Bush and will always have a huge soft spot in my heart for him. When he spoke at the Washington Cathedral after 9/11 and when he stood in the rubble and said the line about hearing and soon the one’s who knocked the buildings down would hear, he just made my heart swell up with pride. I doesn’t matter what anyone on Earth says, he is a great man.
TXMomof3 on April 6, 2009 at 7:02 PM
I’m here and you’re welcome.
rplat on April 6, 2009 at 7:05 PM
Can I please ask for a hanky alert before you make me click on a story like that one, Allah?
Meryl Yourish on April 6, 2009 at 7:06 PM
Well, it’s sure to be part of Texas in 50 years. Does that count?
capitulus on April 6, 2009 at 7:07 PM
What a great guy and leader he was. It’s easy to do stuff that is popular but it takes real courage and leadership to make the hard decisions W had to make. God blease him and thank God we had him instead of Gore or Kerry.
Thanks W.
lavell12 on April 6, 2009 at 7:12 PM
I miss President Bush.
youngTXcon on April 6, 2009 at 7:15 PM
Good stuff. I love Dubya.
CP on April 6, 2009 at 7:19 PM
nobody ever said they would not like to have a beer with him or invite him to their BBQ, it’s just his incredible failures as President that had the MAJORITY of Americans very unhappy …
I think his place his throwing out baseballs from the mound … but only in Texas where his bonehead trade of Sammy Sosa is legendary and the fans too stupid to remember. No wonder they like him there, he has the same intellect.
Monkei on April 6, 2009 at 7:23 PM
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