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Elder Bush Makes An Endorsement: Roger Clemens
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Members of Congress stopped just short of booing baseball superstar Roger Clemens at Wednesday's hearing in which the pitcher found himself at the center the sport's performance enhancing drug scandal.
But the Texan still has one fan cheering him on -- former president George H.W. Bush.
Clemens testified during the hearing that "a former president" had called him while he was on a hunting outing -- reaching the one time shoe-in for Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame in a deerblind. Clemens said the former president -- who went unnamed in the testimony -- called to commiserate with him and tell Clemens that the accusations were "unbelievable."
Bush's spokesman Jim Appleby confirmed to ABC News the identity of the unnamed former president. He said Bush called his fellow Texan and former Houston Astros pitcher after the accusations were leveled at Clemens.
"President Bush did have a phone conversation with Roger Clemens. They are long time friends and had a private conversation," Appleby said.
He added, "President Bush will not make a statement… and no other details will be offered up as it was a private conversation."
But like so many endorsements this time of the year, it didn't do Clemens much good.
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Who cares what former Pres. Bush has to say about Roger Clements??!! How's he gonna feel if it's prooved that Clements lied? Will he make a statement then?
Posted by: Molly | Feb 14, 2008 2:54:32 PM
Read his lips; no muscle flexes.
Posted by: george | Feb 14, 2008 3:18:53 PM
One liar endorses another and the sun will rise in the east.
Posted by: cba | Feb 14, 2008 4:18:33 PM
is this news? Didn't GW run the texas Rangers at one point? Is it such an epiphany to make the connection?
Posted by: Nestor in Miami | Feb 14, 2008 11:41:32 PM
Once again, this simply shows how out of touch former President George H.W. Bush was with the common man. It is why he was not elected to a second term, and why he is completely wrong to support a bald face cowardly liar like Roger Clemens. Clemens blamed everyone during those hearings yesterday, his family, his friends, his teammates, his "handlers", Congress; leaving out the one person that deserved ALL the blame; HIMSELF. Arrogance brings down so many potentially great men throughout history; you'd think they'd learn.
Posted by: Paul | Feb 15, 2008 1:56:09 AM
Why do Republicans naturally gravitate toward the biggest and most obvious liars in our society? Often, they actually elect them as presidents. It has to be some sort of genetic defect.
Posted by: wilder5121 | Feb 15, 2008 2:32:27 AM
READ MY LIPS SAY YOU DID NOT DO IT
Posted by: bernard c amadi | Feb 15, 2008 2:51:56 AM
Read my lips, who gives a hoot what anyone thinks about the baseball/roid issue. Let baseball police baseball. I sit here watching our country go down the crapper and Congress is worried about baseball? Go Figure..........
Posted by: dk | Feb 15, 2008 4:44:24 AM
Bush 41 lied to Congress about his CIA ties a long time ago, so birds of a feather will always flock together folks. I enjoy baseball at my hometown 1A team and leave it at that...you should look around for a minor league team to take your kids out to. You will save money and see stars in young kids eyes again.
Posted by: daddyblue | Feb 15, 2008 9:51:54 AM
At a time when the oil prices are going through the roof, dictators are giving us threats to stop providing oil, an the Congress things that Clemens is more important. Where is the MSM on this oil business. Celebrity trumps national security???
This coming election, the voters should finally throw out anyone who has been in Congress more then two terms for the Senate, and 4 terms for the House. Maybe then the new blood will understand what priorities for the common folks are.
Posted by: homjett | Feb 15, 2008 11:01:47 AM
Hey, abc, how about dragging out your baseball expert, George Will, and see if he has anything to say more than the pursed lips and furtive glance stance he now resides in.
Posted by: daddyblue | Feb 15, 2008 11:08:10 AM
congress are all a bunch of liars, just like McNamee AND Clements. So what else is new. Going down the tube and we worry about baseball. Go figure. I wonder if Bin Ladin is taking HGH. That will be the next thing Congress will waste our taxes for.
Posted by: david masterson | Feb 16, 2008 4:37:31 PM
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