While ironically considered more evangelical than his father, George W. Bush had kinder words than his dad for non-religious Americans. In 1987 a journalist described a conversation in which George H.W. Bush thought that non-religious Americans shouldn’t be considered patriotic or even citizens. In 2004, George W. Bush said “I will be your president regardless…
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Fun Fact: Duo Beaten By The Bushes
Micheal Dukakis and John Kerry served together as Governor and Lt. Governor (Kerry was his Lt. Gov.) of Massachusetts between 1983-1985 until John Kerry was elected to the Senate. Micheal Dukakis ran for president in 1988, losing in a landslide to George H.W. Bush. John Kerry would later run as president in 2004, but he…
Fun Fact: Liberal Laura Bush
While her husband and former president George W. Bush was well known for his social-conservative views on marriage equality, his wife Laura Bush is much more liberal on the subject. During an interview with Larry King she acknowledged that all committed couples should have the same rights, and saying the passage of marriage equality is…
Fun Fact: Barney Bush
Barney was one of George W. Bush’s dogs during his time at the White House. He wasn’t exactly the nicest dog to ever live in the White House as he was known to have bitten at least two different people.