dneiwert.blogspot.com - 12/14/2008
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-- by Dave At a cursory glance, the news about George W. Bush moving into a former whites-only enclave in Texas called Preston Hollow looks to be one of those minor, one-day stories. After all, it's not as if these kinds of covenants are still in existence or are being enforced, right? But ...
realclearpolitics.com - 12/16/2008
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realclearpolitics.com —
In an exclusive Oval Office interview with RealClearPolitics
last week, President George W. Bush sat down to...
offer his thoughts about this year's elections. "I don't think we got overwhelmed at the ballot box like previous elections," President Bush ...
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Interview with President George W. Bush: Part One
huffingtonpost.com - 12/18/2008
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huffingtonpost.com —
WASHINGTON — President George W. Bush knows he's
unpopular. But here's what matters, he says: "I didn't...
compromise my soul to be a popular guy." In a wide-ranging interview with Fox News Channel, Bush also praised the national security team ...
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Bush: I Didn't Compromise My Soul To Be Popular
videocafe.crooksandliars.com - 12/8/2008
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Download | Play Download | Play As George
Bush prepares for retirement, he and Laura are moving...
to the upscale Dallas neighborhood of Preston Hollow, an exclusive area, which in past times was kept even more exclusive by means of a ...
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Bush to move into formerly "Whites Only" Neighborhood
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From the White House to a Whites-Only House? George W. Bush Goes Home
Jesus' General —
... The effects of this sort of systematic racism all over the country are difficult to underestimate — and they still influence American society even today. For one thing, it was a good way to ensure that only the "right sort" of people who wanted to flee the cities could actually do so. Blacks, Asians, Jews, and others who may have had the financial means to move to the suburbs were denied the opportunity. Dave Neiwert quotes James Loewen's book Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism: ...
Amygdala —
GEORGE AND LAURA'S LOVELY HOME: NOT A SHOTGUN SHACK. It turns out their beautiful new house is in this lovely neighborhood, whose history David Neiwert describes. Neiwert quotes ...
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