{"id":12848,"date":"2018-12-11T10:39:26","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T15:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=12848"},"modified":"2018-12-11T15:58:00","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T20:58:00","slug":"podcast-no-halo-for-george-h-w-bush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/11\/podcast-no-halo-for-george-h-w-bush\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: No Halo for George H.W. Bush"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nine minutes of heresy:\u00a0 After former President George H.W. Bush died recently, many politicians and pundits sought to put a halo over his head and career, comparing Bush to Jesus and George Washington.\u00a0 But America still suffers from his debacles at home and abroad. Americans cannot afford to deify deceased presidents whose precedents pose deadly perils to our rights and liberties.\u00a0\u00a0 Taped for the<a href=\"http:\/\/fff.org\"> Future of Freedom Foundation<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0 [[BETTER AUDIO BELOW]<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Freedom Frauds: No Halo for George H.W. 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