Former President George W. Bush and members of his administration broke ground on the new George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas earlier this week, but at least one question about the decor remains unanswered: will the infamous "Mission Accomplished" banner be put on display?
who cares.
Yes, I think that would be quite fitting. It's one of the iconic moments of his presidency. Of course, it most likely wont be there since it makes Bush look like an incompetent failure. But it belongs in a museum.
Why write posts like this?
Yes, I think that would be quite fitting. It's one of the iconic moments of his presidency. Of course, it most likely wont be there since it makes Bush look like an incompetent failure. But it belongs in a museum.
Why write posts like this?
If you are that concerned about it, why not use the contact info on the centers web site & make a polite suggestion?
The sign matched the speech President Bush gave:Does he want it to?
That was the most misunderstood sign in history. The "Mission Accomplished" was the ship's mission and the war...not the peace keeping and nation building that followed.
In this battle, we have fought for the cause of liberty, and for the peace of the world. Our nation and our coalition are proud of this accomplishment — yet it is you, the members of the United States military, who achieved it. Your courage — your willingness to face danger for your country and for each other — made this day possible. Because of you, our nation is more secure. Because of you, the tyrant has fallen, and Iraq is free.
Operation Iraqi Freedom was carried out with a combination of precision, and speed, and boldness the enemy did not expect, and the world had not seen before. From distant bases or ships at sea, we sent planes and missiles that could destroy an enemy division, or strike a single bunker. Marines and soldiers charged to Baghdad across 350 miles of hostile ground, in one of the swiftest advances of heavy arms in history. You have shown the world the skill and the might of the American Armed Forces.
Text Of Bush Speech - CBS News
I voted "no" but I should've voted "other."
If the man wants it in his library, I say go for it. Otherwise, no.
We all make mistakes, nobody enjoys having their noses rubbed in it. Personally, I don't think Bush deserves to have his nose rubbed in it in his frigging Presidential library.
I don't get the purpose of Presidential libraries, but I at least get that that's not the place where you make fun of a President.
I think you'd probably find that we agree on more than you might think -- I'm just more vocal on things I don't like than I am on things I do like.
I vote other, Yes only if Monica Lewinsky's semen stained blue dress has to hang in Clinton's presidential library.
Well, fair is fair.
Hell, let them preserve their illusions about their legacies. None of them are perfect, besides we're just paying for it.
I believe that presidents raise private money to pay for their libraries.
According to this site is a combination of tax payers and private donations.
Presidential Library FAQ - Emily Yoffe - Slate Magazine
Who pays for a presidential library?
Both private citizens and taxpayers. Before any bricks get laid, a private foundation is created to raise the money for the both the building and an endowment to run special programs and exhibits. In order to keep former presidents from erecting another Great Pyramid in their honor, the government requires that the bigger the square footage, the bigger the endowment. Once the building is dedicated, the library is turned over to the National Archives and Records Administration, which runs it, paying for both the staff, such as a director and archivists--who are federal employees--and much of the maintenance.
The sign matched the speech President Bush gave:
Excerpt:
Misunderstood? Not.
According to this site is a combination of tax payers and private donations.
Presidential Library FAQ - Emily Yoffe - Slate Magazine
Who pays for a presidential library?
Both private citizens and taxpayers. Before any bricks get laid, a private foundation is created to raise the money for the both the building and an endowment to run special programs and exhibits. In order to keep former presidents from erecting another Great Pyramid in their honor, the government requires that the bigger the square footage, the bigger the endowment. Once the building is dedicated, the library is turned over to the National Archives and Records Administration, which runs it, paying for both the staff, such as a director and archivists--who are federal employees--and much of the maintenance.
The sign matched the speech President Bush gave:
Excerpt:
Misunderstood? Not.
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