Kevin W. Baker of Republic of Dogs noted that there was no mention of George Bush in Sarah Palin’s entire speech. This got me thinking.
Many people have noted that Bush has really been shunted aside during the Republican National Convention, and it’s hardly surprising given his justifiably abysmal approval ratings. Dan Froomkin’s provided good overviews of this dynamic this week in “Gustav’s Silver Lining,” “Bush Gets the Bum’s Rush” and “President Who?” Laura Bush and Cindy McCain mainly spoke about Hurricane Gustav, so that’s not a fair gauge (but they did mention President Bush, of course). Yet Bush’s own speech , broadcasted from the White House, was extremely short, and mainly touted McCain.
This isn’t a complete list of all speakers, but here’s how many times Bush was mentioned by the headliners:
Fred Thompson : 0
Joe Lieberman : 0
Mitt Romney : ...
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