George H. W. Bush: Difference between revisions

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[[File:HWBush.jpg|frame|Read my lips. ~~[[Blatant Lies|~~No new taxes]].]]

[[File:HWBush.jpg|frame|''"Read my lips. No new taxes."'']]

{{quote|"We're going to keep trying to strengthen the American family. To make them more like [[The Waltons]] and less like [[The Simpsons]]."|Speech at the 1992 Republican National Convention. Two days later...}}

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{{quote|"Hey, we're just like the Waltons. We're all praying for the end of the depression, too."|'''Bart Simpson''', delivering a memorable version of [[The Stinger]] in ''[[The Simpsons]]''.}}

[[George Herbert Walker Bush]] was the 41st President of the United States. In his earlier life, he had been a [[World War II]] [[Ace Pilot|naval aviator]] (and for a time was the youngest one), completing one mission with an [[Coming in Hot|aircraft on fire]]. He also spent a year as Director of the CIA. He is the father of the ''other'' President Bush, [[George W. Bush]].

'''''George Herbert Walker Bush''''' was the 41st President of the United States. In his earlier life, he had been a [[World War II]] [[Ace Pilot|naval aviator]] (and for a time was the youngest one), completing one mission with an [[Coming in Hot|aircraft on fire]]. He also spent a year as Director of the CIA. He is the father of the ''other'' President Bush, [[George W. Bush]].

Known as "George Bush" while in office, H. W. was [[Ronald Reagan]]'s Vice-President and largely ran - and won - as Reagan's third term. This campaign featured three memorable moments - the [[Scary Black Man|Willie Horton]] ads, [[Dan Quayle]] being told he is not [[John F. Kennedy|someone else]], and Democratic candidate Michael Dukakis attempting to look tough by riding a tank but instead looking horribly out-of-place.

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