George W. Bush makes secret visit to mourning families at Fort Hood; Laura Bush goes too
Last night former President George W. Bush and his wife Laura made a secret visit to the devastated military families at Fort Hood.
The Bushes instructed the commander of the mourning military base that they wanted no publicity. With their Secret Service detail, Bush and his wife made the 30 mile trip unannounced from their ranch near Crawford, Texas Friday evening.
Fox News broke news of the visit this afternoon. Other sources said the former first couple spent about two hours meeting with the wounded, family and soldiers, talking quietly and at times hugging them as they did in private at other times of crisis such as post-9/11.
Most presidents come to feel a genuine respect and affection for the people they lead as commander-in-chief and sometimes the affection is reciprocated.
Many base workers and residents on Fort Hood are still reeling from the shooting this week by Major Nidal Malik Hasan that killed 13 people and wounded dozens of others. (See video below.)
The White House announced today the Obamas plan to attend a memorial service there on Tuesday. Some foreign news reporters have begun to write unflattering comparisons of the emotional Bush vs the ever-cool, possibly cold Obama.
-- Andrew Malcolm
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Photo: Associated Press, 2003.
Obama is a classless hack and 3rd world dictator.
Posted by: Mike Moseley | November 11, 2009 at 07:06 PM
Wow, still stuck in the 50's, 'AUGIE?' At least after our current Commander in Chief finished his 8 years, he won't be leaving the economy in shamble and the oil companies with their wallets busting at the seams. I'd rather a president be able to read AND lead this country over one who was always MIA when his country needed him most. Texans though, they always came first to Bush. Let Obama do his job, and you stick to worrying about keeping yours, (thanks to what Bush did to the unemployment rate.)
Posted by: Aghast | November 11, 2009 at 07:14 PM
To all those who are noticing the photo's date....
he said he didn't want publicity. therefore, no recent photo.
seriously, this makes GWBush's act even more noble! He wouldn't even let them take a recent photo of him!
God bless George W. Bush!
Posted by: Jessica | November 13, 2009 at 04:37 AM
Obama doesn't want to jump to conclusions when the entire world knows the Major was an out and out terrorist. The so called "Good" Muslims will not say anything about the idiots that are killing their own kind and any one else who is not a Muslim. As George said it, "You are either with us or against us" Muslim is EVIL and should be outlawed in this country.
Posted by: Oscar Schaer | November 27, 2009 at 08:28 AM
It was good of the Bush's to visit the wounded soldiers from nearby Ft. Hood. Those who use Bush's generous visit to bash Obama seem outrageously petty in comparison.
Posted by: Bebe99 | December 03, 2009 at 01:09 PM
I read a report this morning, and it was apparently confirmed thru Snopes, that President Bush visited for 6 hours and only left after being asked to leave by Pres. Obama. Hmmmmmm....Why would he do that?
Posted by: Don Harris | January 03, 2010 at 09:39 AM
Yet again, more proof that GW and Laura are a classy, classy couple. He was a good president, something I always believed and will continue to believe, since I don't allow Hollywood and leftist elitists to do my thinking for me.
Posted by: Allison Andrews | February 06, 2010 at 10:51 AM
America is "Right" of "Center". If you are Left of center a little or a lot you are the minority! God Bless America, God Bless our Troops! God Bless President Bush! God Help Obama!
Posted by: Scott Woodward | March 14, 2010 at 09:43 PM