Washington (CNN) - A representative for former President Bill Clinton is confirming a report that a scheduled event featuring Clinton and former President George W. Bush has been cancelled by the two ex-presidents.
Radio City Music Hall had announced that the two former presidents were set to share the legendary venue's stage on February 25.
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Good for Bill Clinton for cancelling any public appearance with GWBush, our war criminal ex-president. No decent Democrat should ever share a stage or public forum with that bag of slime. Let's continue to hope that Bush is indicted for his crimes one day. It's never to late and there is no statute of limitations for war crimes.
Why don't these two just get off the stage period; who needs them? Didn't they do enough to make us suffer when they were in the White House? We need better leaders. I'm still hoping Pres. Obama doesn't become another Clinton triangulator.
Clinton did the right thing, by canceling the show with G.W.B. shows that you can do it politely and just schedule it somewhere else like in CA which makes it easier for people to drive to. Clinton was the one who gave me rather a good wage, and it went up till about 99 and then after that it went down and continued to go down. So my point is one was smarter and did the right thing. Tip my Cap to Mr. Clinton. Keep up the good work. Hope to see your show sometime.
What's with this? This was going to be so entertaining- as much as listening to Rambling, Rich Rush. President Bush should never speak in the same room as the speaker of almost all speakers: President Clinton. He should send Vice President Cheney, Carl Rove or one of the twins. President Clinton will have mercy on them.
So I guess the pending Temporal Lobe Lobotomy Bill Clinton was going to have to even things out with the Kenny Bunk Port Cowboy will not be necessary.
Its because of the hateful leftist liberals this meeting didn't take place. Why should either President who have both been vilified for St. Obama put his neck out so the yes we can sheep can tear them apart if they disagree with his holiness. Remember Clinton was an idiot who would've hindered Hillary's Presidency during the Primary.
Why in heaven's name would Bill Clinton want to do anything with George W. Bush, a failed U.S. president? Bill Clinton, a successul U.S. president, has better things to do with his time than to hang around with George W. Bush. No self respecting democratic politician would want to be seen with this man. I am glad the event was cancelled. The event never should have been staged in the first place.
The abated battle between the morally bankrupt Clinton and the intellectually bankrupt Bush.
After what GWB did to America i didnt think he would sit down and have a talk about it with Bill Clinton. Anyway who cares what GWB has to say maybe he should go and hide in a cave!
So many Republicans on here blaming Clinton for this or for that but yet they whine when they are reminded that Bush screwed the country and President Obama is having to clean up the mess. Hmmmm.........
Look at the picture, doesn't Bush look EVIL? Kind of looks like Satan. You know about the Skull-and-Bones organization, at Yale, that Bush, his daddy, and his grandpa belong to don't you?
Yes, and you, CNN.com, added to the hype yourself. Your story itself began and ended with disclaimers that this was not a debate, heated or otherwise, only a joint apprearance. But your pandering, mendacious headline on your homepage read "Clinton, Bush to Square Off". That's not reporting, it's lying.
I better not hear that the tax payers are paying for these two manipulators to appear at Radio Music Hall to spew more trash! They should just step back and realize that their time in the sun, as undeserved as it was, is OVER!
Bush couldn't win a debate with Socks, the Clinton's cat.
they were probably worried that they wold have to have a massive shoe-check booth to keep one of the participants from having to duck and weave like Muhammed Ali.... but seriously - I can understand wanting ot hear what an intelligent and thoughtful leader, a true civil servant and great Ameriican like Bill Clinton would have to say, but bush????? If I never heard his stupid phony Texas twang or his retarded mangling of our language or even his disgraceful name again it would be a winderfl thing. If we could expunge allrecord and memory of his disasterous presidnency - like how the Egyptians used to carve off all mention of failed Pharoes -- how cool would that be? there would simply be a blank spot in the presidential portrait gallery - things like that.
If it was truely going to be just "tame conversation" w/o any fireworks, then why the need to cancel...what's there to worry about? I think Dubbya realized he was going to be in over his head against the Rhodes scholar in Clinton and backed out. Who cares if Monica polished his knob, Clinton's presidency will always be regarded as better than the Bush disaster.
Watching one of the most intelligent people in the world have a discussion with one of the dumbest? That would have been good! Gotta tell ya.....I miss GWB - I miss his dumb gaze and his inability to articulate a coherent thought. late night was more fun back then. I hope we don't get fooled again.
It's too bad that we've come to the point that we can't respect 2 former Presidents taking to a stage to have a civil discussion with each other. I would think as a society we'd value their thoughts a little more but in today's world of scream and soundbites-I am asking too much.
GWB would have "lowered himself?" Ha! BC would have eaten him alive. Love him or hate him, he's extremely intelligent and politically adept, and he can actually speak English!
these two baby boomers are losers.
It amazes me that the libs constantly talk about all of the Repub "haters".......then they continue to write only vile, cruel, and hateful comments. Some things will never change. Pathetic.
Some build America & some do a good job to desroy it
I'm glad it's cancelled. I just didn't see the point of a debate between 2 ex presidents.
Too bad. I'm sure this event would have raised a lot of money for various charities. I think it's too bad that even after people are out of office that politics keeps them from being able to be 'real people'. Perhaps this will be rescheduled.
It doesn't concern me why the meeting was called off. It does concern me that there are so many stupid people that still believe President Bush was a good president and those same people can't seem to remember what good economic times the country had while President Clinton was president. They also don't remember how much surplus money the country had and how President Bush just squandered it away. Dan Smith, go back to your sandbox, as you must be too young to have lived through the Clinton years.
This would have been a slaughter, so it's just as well. Might as well have Tiger Woods go down to the local Putt-Putt.
I wish we could have elected President Bush to a third term. Vote Republican in 2010 and 2012.
It would have being nice to see both former Presidents together. I would think that both of them would have many interesting comments to whatever questions were asked. Needless to say, I am sure that President Clinton's remarks would be much more intelligent and his answers much more factual and relevant to the questions. On the other hand, President Bush's comments would be a bit irrelevant to the questions, but I personally like him. However, President Clinton is tops in my list, but I thank them both for their efforts in taking care of our country.
I think too much was made of this meeting and Clinton probably had to decline. It's too much publicity and face time for him and it takes away (once more) from Hillary's attention and coverage. Her relationships and current negotiations at this time are much too sensitive to risk Bill having some sort of public tantrum or blowup. She's got to hold onto what credibility she has. Bill already contributed to her being insulted and derided by Kim Jong Il of N. Korea recently, then he had to take over the diplomatic role getting those young girls back home, so no more risks of damaging Madame Secretary's image.
okay folks, here is your big chance. If Clinton was the cause of the housing disaster and the economic collapse as you claim, then what would be George W. Bush's excuse for not fixing it, especially in the 6 years where he had majorities in the House and Senate? (and Supreme court, I might add).
Perhaps Bill came to his senses and didn't want his post presidential venures to be financially ruined like everything elese Bush has touched. Bush is King Midas in reverse.
Guess someone pointed out to W, the disparity in size between his ego and his brain. Pity, it would have been wonderful comedy!
Repubies everywhere just breathed a sigh of relief. Another of many Bush embarrassing moments has just been averted. We don't need to remind the world, just how dumb this clown (GWB) is.
What's to debate. Clinton left a surplus and Bush took the surplus and an extra 5 trillion and went back to Crawford, Texas. He needed the cash to pay the Mexican workers for cutting wood on his ranch and to pay ICE to look the other way.
Wise decision on Clinton's part, why would he ever even consider sharing a stage with Bush (bleh).
Operation Crush Rush, He actually did not want America to fail. He wants Obama to fail. If Obama fails Americans succeed in holding onto their prime liberties and rights. Rush has explained this countless times. He loves American Individualism and this is something our current president has much disdain for. If you are going to openly criticize someone please do some research.
You Liberals just hate it that one of your own can actually like someone who thinks different from them.
They agreed not to disclose the fact that Bill Clinton started this whole Financial Meltdown with his repeal of the Glass Steagall Act and GWB just ran with it. Bush has been getting all the credit for the Meltdown by Libs, bu not true. Bubba started it. Thanks Bill!
George who? The $4.95 one?
Bush wanted and intended to be a good president, but as I have often heard, "The road to hell is paved with good intentions." So we now see the truth in that saying.
the last thing we need is ex presidents duking it out on stage. Glad they decided to take a pass. Lets try for a little civility please.
I wouldn't want to be on the same stage as Bush either.
No one is perfect. No one can fix everything. No one can really do that much. It's not a bad thought to let people be able to get homes they can't afford. That's a good gesture. Only problem is, they should have planned for none of the loans to hardly be repaid. That's what caused the collapse. It's as if no one in congress plans for anything. Just like 9/11. They had been attacked in the Clinton administration and then were warned in the Bush administration. Most of them just get in power to try to get money for some special interest they have. None of them really have the interest of the people at heart.
It is a good thing that the Right-Wing and Left-Wing can work together on the Nations issue? Rep. vs Dem. vs Ind. Out of many one!!!
Here I am wondering how Bush is not in jail for war crimes and fairly confident that he will go down in history as one of the worst Presidents ever and yet there are people still cheer leading for him. Either these folks need to expand their sources of information or I need to drastically narrow mine. Can anyone suggest some news sources for which I should limit myself? Thanks
Wow, people sure do forget quickly what an awful president Clinton was. When terrorists bombed the WTC, Clinton did nothing. When terrorists bombed our embassies in Africa, Clinton did nothing. When terrorists bombed the USS Cole, Clinton did nothing. When terrorists attacked our troops in Somalia, Clinton pulled them out. Seems the only time Clinton did anything like a military strike was against a Sudanese pharmaceutical factory to draw attention away from his various domestic scandals. BTW, the "internet bubble" burst in 2000--on Clinton's watch. I guess left-wing sheeple tend to forget there was another economic downturn prior to the current one.
I just heard Chris Matthews compare Obama to Bill Clinton and it wasn't pretty. Better stop blaming GWB for all the problems we have today...it's not working
The club of living Presidents is small and I am sure the conversation about their different experiences in leading this country would be informative and surprising. As a country we can not lead or accomplish anything because we can not have a conversation!
Bush just kept the mortgage boondoggle going anyway.
If you think about it you really can't blame the Presidents, but pass it on to the Congress who has to vote on the bills first before they go to the President for a signature....Weren't the Republicans holding most of the seats anyway?
