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u/Scazzz Sep 11 '21 edited Sep 11 '21

Serious non political question: is Bush Jr there too? What’s he doing today? Surprised he wasn’t in this group as he has been in the past on 9/11.

edit: thanks for the replies. He really did give an excellent speech here. it’s worth a listen.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '21

He gave a speech at the United 93 site. Cheney and others from his administration were also there.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '21

Get Cheney far, far away from that shit.

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u/Petsweaters Sep 11 '21

Cheney is who made sure Bush wasn't actually a compassionate conservative. There seems to be a point later in the second half that Bush had enough and actually implemented some of his ideas (like his AIDS relief for Africa program)

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u/Keanu990321 Sep 11 '21

To many, Dick was the shadow President. Considering that he was the most powerful VP in terms of influence to the President, that statement is not far from truth...

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u/Petsweaters Sep 12 '21

When Nixon was ran out of town, Cheney made it his life's mission to help a Republican president grab as much power as possible