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 George W. Bush Is Packin’ Serious HeatPosted on Jul 7, 2009
Fun fact about Good Ol’ Dubya: Our former president has been hanging on to the heat of his one-time nemesis—Saddam Hussein’s 9-millimeter Glock 18C. According to The New York Times, it may be one of the many classy artifacts to be displayed in the George W. Bush Presidential Library, set to open in 2013 in Dallas. “The Rachel Maddow Show”: Advertisement Previous item: Meet the Uighurs Next item: Time for a Second Revolution? New and Improved CommentsIf you have trouble leaving a comment, review this help page. Still having problems? Let us know. If you find yourself moderated, take a moment to review our comment policy. |
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By Paracelsus, July 13, 2009 at 9:39 am Link to this comment
Could we lodge a complaint with the Pentagon that GW Bush stole the Glock, and it was government property at the time? Could the Iraki government file a complaint at the UN?
Report thisBy gerard lamontagne, July 12, 2009 at 7:55 pm Link to this comment
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Is this gun considered as a war trophee?
I think that keeping this gun in a US museum is ridiculous. This gun, in my mind belongs in an Iraki museum . It was paid for by the irakis and it should not have been stolen and brought out of Irak in the first place.
Why not bring some artifacts from Babylon and put them in Bush libtary?
This proposition of keeping Hussein’s gun in the Bush library is ridiculous, indeed.
Report thisBy freedom loving american, July 12, 2009 at 6:03 pm Link to this comment
Well guns and war materials make sense for the bush library. I wonder if there will be some waterboarding apparatuses, seems about right. Can not imagine any books with the possible exception of The Prince by Machiavelli, and a few of Hitler’s favorites.
Report thisBy mill, July 10, 2009 at 1:47 pm Link to this comment
Sorry, but that personal souvenir for former President Bush was not worth more than 4000 American lives, and 10s of thousands wounded.
Report thisBy Old Geezer Pilot, July 10, 2009 at 7:14 am Link to this comment
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I hope there is an autographed copy of “My Pet Goat”. Oh, an “X” is sufficient for the signature.
Report thisBy ApprxAm, July 9, 2009 at 11:52 pm Link to this comment
Finally….a weapon of mass destruction.
Report thisBy Dan, July 9, 2009 at 9:45 pm Link to this comment
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One of the general orders for service men & women in Iraq and Afghanistan is the prohibition of war trophies. Once again, Bush fails to lead by example.
Report thisBy Marshall, July 9, 2009 at 12:08 pm Link to this comment
By hippie4ever, July 8 at 7:28 pm #
<<When I remember Bush, torture, Big Oil, corruption, economic collapse, spying pop into mind. Those are his legacy and no rewriting of history will keep him out of the Top Five worst Presidents in history.>>
Problem with your list is that…
1) Torture: Obama may have mostly stopped waterboarding, but he has not ruled it out in specific scenarios. He also has not ended extraordinary rendition to countries that DO torture.
2) Big Oil: is no smaller under Obama.
3) Economic Collapse: Even R. Scheer will tell you it wasn’t Bush’s fault. You’ll need to blame Clinton, his congress, and Obama’s Geitner/Summers henchmen for that.
4) Spying: Obama supports the same surveillance policies as Bush.
So do Clinton and Obama join Bush in the five worst list?
Report thisBy boggs, July 9, 2009 at 10:04 am Link to this comment
Will all the anti-facts in Bush Library be STOLEN by the US military from innocent countries? If so I can’t think it will help our image of attacking, occupying, plundering, raping, torturing and killing.
Report thisHis own papers will be blacked out or secreted for seventy years to save him the embarassment of full exposure.
By pearle, July 9, 2009 at 7:37 am Link to this comment
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By the way Keepinitreal, fully automatic firearms ARE legal in most of the US. I believe its about 37 of the 50 states. So yes he can own one.
Report thisBy FilthyCherry, July 9, 2009 at 7:32 am Link to this comment
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Ha ha. “C” Glocks are girlie guns.
Report thisBy coloradokarl, July 9, 2009 at 5:01 am Link to this comment
People, it is all about the mosaic of Bush senior from the entry-way of the Bagdad hotel. Who’s barn wall in texas is that hanging on? Oil? Ha…......
Report thisBy congressive, July 8, 2009 at 6:25 pm Link to this comment
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How is this not stolen property of the United States Government? How is this different than GW walking out of the White House with Betsy Ross’s candlestick or George Washington’s portrait?
This thing would be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars at Christy’s, possibly the most iconic weapon of the new millenium, and perhaps all time. George can’t just take it and put it in a privately funded personal museum that charges an admission fee to see it. Why doesn’t he just grab some of Saddam’s golden plumbing fixtures and priceless Mesopotamian artifacts while he’s at it?
This is theft. This weapon was bought and paid for by the blood and treasure of the American people. It’s not his to take.
Report thisBy hippie4ever, July 8, 2009 at 4:28 pm Link to this comment
Will Bush’s Lie Berry have a lifelike sculpture of the dead following a bombing in Baghdad, or bloody slaughters of civilians in any village? I assume there will be a “Shock and Awe” video running, as well as the infamous hanging of Saddam. That could be staged very effectively. Expect more computers and video feeds than books in this waste of the world’s diminishing materials.
And a torture chamber—oh excuse me—an “enhanced interrogation” chamber. When I remember Bush, torture, Big Oil, corruption, economic collapse, spying pop into mind. Those are his legacy and no rewriting of history will keep him out of the Top Five worst Presidents in history.
Report thisBy Coitdeck, July 8, 2009 at 2:44 pm Link to this comment
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Weapons of mass destruction
Report thisBy GJB, July 8, 2009 at 5:50 am Link to this comment
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Will they provide crayons in the W lieberry?
Report thisBy lester333, July 7, 2009 at 6:30 pm Link to this comment
KeepinItReal, diamond and Rubenesque are all over it. Beautiful and hilarious.
Report thisBy KeepinItReal, July 7, 2009 at 4:42 pm Link to this comment
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Hmmm the story has changed. When he was first captured or rescued from his hole that he could not get out of he did have a unloaded pistol and there is a picture of Bush holding it in the whitehouse smiling but it was not a glock.
I wonder why the gun was changed to a glock, and why this article did not mention that it was unloaded when he was found in a hole he could not get out of. And who got that reward money again?
Also as the Glock 18c is fully automatic gun how does Bush legally have it?
Report thisBy diamond, July 7, 2009 at 1:42 pm Link to this comment
All I want to see displayed in George’s library is George’s miserable hide.
Report thisBy Reubenesque, July 7, 2009 at 1:34 pm Link to this comment
Clinton’s library has “the blue dress”.
Will Bush’s have “the water board”?
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