Bush’s schedule for the day sounds eerily familiar. From the AP today:
Bush was to be among the first digging shovels of dirt at the groundbreaking for a new Sept. 11 memorial in East Meadow, N.Y., a Manhattan suburb on Long Island.
The quarrel over the ads was shadowing Bush, as at least two groups announced plans to protest his visit.
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Afterward, the group of politicians were making the five-minute trip to Bush’s fund-raiser. Bush has raised more than $160 million for his re-election and shows no sign of slowing down as he approaches his stated goal of $170 million.
Almost exactly two months ago, CNN and MSNBC reported:
About 400 protesters lined the street across from the King Center in Atlanta as President Bush laid a wreath at the tomb of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to commemorate the 75th birthday of slain civil rights leader Thursday.
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As Bush arrived, the crowd booed and chanted “Bush, go home!” He placed a wreath on King’s grave before heading to a $2,000-a-plate fund-raiser in Atlanta.
Visit a memorial, spark a protest, attend a fundraiser. Just another day for our “uniter, not divider” president.