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Politics : I Will Continue to Continue, to Pretend....
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To: Sully- who wrote (29060)6/4/2010 1:08:43 AM
From: Sully-   of 35834
 
Paul McCartney insults George W. Bush, inadvertently reveals own ignorance

By: Mark Hemingway
Commentary Staff Writer
06/03/10 11:54 AM EDT

Last night, Paul McCartney was awarded the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The ceremony was in the East Room at the White House and the President and First Lady were in attendance and McCartney performed. But at the end of his performance, McCartney couldn’t leave well enough alone:


<<< A sweet moment, but McCartney topped it off with a bite. After thanking the Library of Congress one last time, he let it rip: “After the last eight years, it’s good to have a president that knows what a library is.” >>>

Yeah, it would also be good to have White House guests who knew that the former president’s wife has masters degree in library science and worked as a librarian. There’s even a grant program at the Institute of Museum and Library Services called the “Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program” which awards grants of up to $1 million. Here’s the bio from George W. Bush’s archived presidential webpage — “Laura Bush: Librarian and Teacher.”

We get it. You think the former President is dumb. But Bush and his wife in particular have done a lot to support literacy and libraries. The joke would be in poor taste on any occasion, but it’s made worse by revealing McCartney’s own ignorance. Just because McCartney would like to forget all about his last wife, doesn’t mean he should ignore the accomplishments of George W. Bush’s.

Read more at the Washington Examiner: washingtonexaminer.com
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