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What do ex US presidents do?

yes_ [Edit] [Delete] 50 replies 14:44, 20 January '09

Whats George gonna get up to nowadays? Will he just sit about and stuff?

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    sarkyfox | 20 Jan '09, 14:45 | X
    • Kinda like the idea of george bush just wandering about a ranch in texas, all narcotized and oblivious

      like lennie dreaming of alfalfa plants or jack nicholson at the end of one flew over the cuckoos nest

      yes_ @sarkyfox | 20 Jan '09, 14:48 | X
      • :D

        Unshaved in a vest and boxer shorts, walking around completely unaware of his surroundings.

        unfamiliar @yes_ | 20 Jan '09, 14:50 | X
        • just chuckling to himself like mr bean after he's been in a motorway pile up and thinks nothing of it

          and he's all telling his mum like "remember when I was president? wasn't that a great day?" as if he had just been to the zoo and stuff. It's what's best for him.

          yes_ @unfamiliar | 20 Jan '09, 14:53 | X
          • 'when am i going back to the big house?'

            unfamiliar @yes_ | 20 Jan '09, 15:25 | X
  • Make a fortune on the after dinner/motivitational speakers circuit.

    thewarn | 20 Jan '09, 14:45 | X
    • speak for yourself

      meths @thewarn | 20 Jan '09, 14:46 | X
    • I'd pay for him to teach me how to talk like him

      thewarn @hollywood_freak | 20 Jan '09, 14:47 | X
      • See?

        Can't do it.

        thewarn @thewarn | 20 Jan '09, 14:47 | X
    • HE WIL BE

      WORLD NUMBER WON TERRURIS

      ehwhat | 20 Jan '09, 14:47 | X
    • speeches memoirs libraries etc

      It will be interesting to see how Bush's post-presidency time pans out, though, because he is uniquely disliked. Last I heard, there were no donations for his library whatsoever. Last I heard was ages ago, though. Still, for instance.

      alley | 20 Jan '09, 14:47 | X
    • just lark about

      soapy | 20 Jan '09, 14:47 | X
    • Make happy ranchers.

      gowman | 20 Jan '09, 14:47 | X
      • *jolly

        thewarn @gowman | 20 Jan '09, 14:49 | X
    • Bit of golf, bit of fishing........

      make a fecking fortune on the after dinner circuit.

      Lo-Pan | 20 Jan '09, 14:50 | X
    • Most write books and do after dinner speeches

      I imagine W will stare at the wall thinking about how he was the single most unpopular president of all time, and failed at everything he attempted to the extent of discrediting his political beliefs. Then he'll probably hit the charlie again

      LordLuciusBanter | 20 Jan '09, 14:50 | X
    • they rob banks

      obviously unless keanu reeves is around

      nicotinepancake | 20 Jan '09, 14:55 | X
    • Not Richard Scarry's most popular book, that

      simon_t | 20 Jan '09, 14:56 | X
      • :D

        Might not be the most up-to-date reference, but this is still one of my favourite posts today.

        joeymahone @simon_t | 20 Jan '09, 15:07 | X
    • do uyo htnik george bush is excited about meetign barack obama

      dukebox @denise-richards | 20 Jan '09, 15:13 | X
    • Most of them set up charitable foundations, join the speech circuit, and work on their Presidential Libraries

      W obviously isn't much of a speaker and doesn't seem to be particularly interested in charity work.

      He'll still be fairly in demand by a lot of oil-rich countries - expect to see him spend a lot of time in Saudi and Dubai in the next few years - ostensibly to speak, but for that crowd it'll be as much to say that an ex-US President is attending - even for one as terrible as him, the office itself still holds cachet.

      There were protests at the university campus where he plans to build his library incidentally....great start. You know you suck when people protest about the building of a library

      Lucien | 20 Jan '09, 15:22 | X
      • waht do you htink his fav books are

        dukebox @Lucien | 20 Jan '09, 15:24 | X
        • Tom Clancy's Total War By David Michaels (aka Tom Clancy)

          Spot The Dog
          Tek War
          The Beano Annual 1996
          Pets With Tourettes

          shucks @dukebox | 20 Jan '09, 15:29 | X
          • He claims it's The Outside by Camus

            Which was one of mine. I never say it is since that day

            Lucien @shucks | 20 Jan '09, 15:32 | X
            • one time i agve taht to htis mormon chick i know to read and she got all mad

              dukebox @Lucien | 20 Jan '09, 15:34 | X
            • the children have to learn about tek war sometime

              guntrip @shucks | 20 Jan '09, 16:30 | X
            • I have The Beano Annual 1996

              shall i donate it to his library?

              j0hn @shucks | 20 Jan '09, 19:06 | X
            • r

              Lucien | 20 Jan '09, 15:33 | X
            • Dunno but I love it when he's giving a speech

              and you hear him breathe in through his nose, I'm gonna miss that.

              untrue | 20 Jan '09, 15:35 | X
            • Life just won't be as fun now that George isn't president

              The man was always a dependable source of hilarity and...well awww shucks, I'm gonna miss him.

              Acquiescence | 20 Jan '09, 16:37 | X
            • he can do whatever he want at the "whim of a hat"

              monpot | 20 Jan '09, 18:30 | X
            • they have the right to get security briefings from the CIA every morning

              I wonder if Bush will take them up on that.

              OceanStorm | 20 Jan '09, 18:43 | X
              • I doubt he takes them up now

                alcoholic @OceanStorm | 20 Jan '09, 19:00 | X
            • It's generally charitable foundations

              but in this instance, I hope he just disappears from public view... forever.

              Damian | 20 Jan '09, 19:22 | X
            • he'll become an envoy for the middle east

              or he'll appear in an advert for apple computers

              atbay | 20 Jan '09, 19:35 | X
              • as a PC?

                guntrip @atbay | 20 Jan '09, 19:37 | X
                • exactamundo

                  atbay @guntrip | 20 Jan '09, 19:39 | X
              • i would guess in Bush's case

                he'll take a fair while out of the spotlight (as much as is possible, anyway), and then attempt to rehabilitate his reputation.

                guntrip @atbay | 20 Jan '09, 19:40 | X
            • ^ The Obamawagon is already making me feel a little bit ill

              I thought the celebrations were pretty disgusting. A load of washed up rock stars playing MOR at great expense while Detroit wonders if the earth is about to swallow it up.

              He's gotta kick this celebrity image out of his life and actually get down to business.

              lemonbrickcombo @_vikram | 20 Jan '09, 19:47 | X
              • I really like him

                I just dislike the media furore and the ceremony and the rockstar pals.

                lemonbrickcombo @_vikram | 20 Jan '09, 20:08 | X
              • It's not like he's not going to, you massive fart.

                Was he supposed to reject all the people who wanted to participate in the celebrations? It's just some parties, ffs. And they wouldn't have cost less if not for the celebrities.

                Also, as it happens, this whole shebang is going to be good for the economy in the nearest future.

                alley @lemonbrickcombo | 21 Jan '09, 06:23 | X
            • pretty much.

              i'd fucking love to be an ex-president. i think some people would hate having a life full of nothing to do. not me though. i can't think of anything better.

              Heliotrope | 20 Jan '09, 21:28 | X
            • Appear on the simpsons

              Yesiamaduck | 21 Jan '09, 00:01 | X
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