Kurtz: Pundits Praising George H.W. Bush ‘Can’t Resist the Opportunity to Turn It into Trump Bashing’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT SMITH America ░░░░░░░░ to bid a final ░░░░░░░░ to the late George ░░░░░░░░ walker bush The 41st ░░░░░░░░ lying in state at ░░░░░░░░ U S Capitol until ░░░░░░░░ morning The media has ░░░░░░░░ his how they ve ░░░░░░░░ covering his passing has ░░░░░░░░ a bit of an ░░░░░░░░ Howie Kurtz is author ░░░░░░░░ the new column media ░░░░░░░░ bush in death and ░░░░░░░░ it to denigrate trump ░░░░░░░░ Kurtz is host of ░░░░░░░░ This is a day ░░░░░░░░ the look back and ░░░░░░░░ the 41st president But ░░░░░░░░ course there has been ░░░░░░░░ about the way his ░░░░░░░░ has been covered KURTZ ░░░░░░░░ of all I mean ░░░░░░░░ has been this emotional ░░░░░░░░ about the Kinder and ░░░░░░░░ and decent style of ░░░░░░░░ Herbert walker bush that ░░░░░░░░ great I do have ░░░░░░░░ contrast that with how ░░░░░░░░ was actually covered as ░░░░░░░░ candidate and president when ░░░░░░░░ was for example infamous ░░░░░░░░ cover the wimp factor ░░░░░░░░ was a World War ░░░░░░░░ hero There was criticism ░░░░░░░░ the Willie Horton and ░░░░░░░░ 88 campaign When he ░░░░░░░░ his no new taxes ░░░░░░░░ my lips pledge Instead ░░░░░░░░ saying he did what ░░░░░░░░ right for the country ░░░░░░░░ the time of rising ░░░░░░░░ He lied and hurt ░░░░░░░░ and all that I ░░░░░░░░ looking back the qualities ░░░░░░░░ kindness and decency we ░░░░░░░░ celebrate in Bush 41 ░░░░░░░░ a stark contrast to ░░░░░░░░ hyper polarized times we ░░░░░░░░ ourselves in It is ░░░░░░░░ nostalgia for Washington that ░░░░░░░░ longer exists HEMMER How ░░░░░░░░ it that he was ░░░░░░░░ often depicted as a ░░░░░░░░ and passive president KURTZ ░░░░░░░░ have think some of ░░░░░░░░ is the passage of ░░░░░░░░ and the healing of ░░░░░░░░ And of course you ░░░░░░░░ people tend to say ░░░░░░░░ things about folks who ░░░░░░░░ moved on It is ░░░░░░░░ than that bill I ░░░░░░░░ think that for example ░░░░░░░░ drew some criticism for ░░░░░░░░ gulf war His singular ░░░░░░░░ in foreign policy Not ░░░░░░░░ the job and toppling ░░░░░░░░ Given what happened when ░░░░░░░░ son accomplished regime change ░░░░░░░░ what a quagmire Iraq ░░░░░░░░ into it looks different ░░░░░░░░ 2018 than it might ░░░░░░░░ at the time SMITH ░░░░░░░░ you know this is ░░░░░░░░ middle of a week ░░░░░░░░ which we all will ░░░░░░░░ honoring the passing of ░░░░░░░░ 41st president And next ░░░░░░░░ begins a new week ░░░░░░░░ we were just having ░░░░░░░░ discussion here on America ░░░░░░░░ Newsroom with our A ░░░░░░░░ Howie and how next ░░░░░░░░ will shape and you ░░░░░░░░ and how all this ░░░░░░░░ come to an end ░░░░░░░░ s been nice for ░░░░░░░░ few days KURTZ Yeah ░░░░░░░░ s been a nice ░░░░░░░░ in the partisan wars ░░░░░░░░ President Trump has been ░░░░░░░░ even though he has ░░░░░░░░ know had an ongoing ░░░░░░░░ with the Bush family ░░░░░░░░ nice things I have ░░░░░░░░ safe that some of ░░░░░░░░ pundits who were praising ░░░░░░░░ H W Bush can ░░░░░░░░ resist the opportunity to ░░░░░░░░ it into Trump bashing ░░░░░░░░ mean The Washington Post ░░░░░░░░ Honorable gracious and decent ░░░░░░░░ death Bush becomes a ░░░░░░░░ for President Trump And ░░░░░░░░ just think this should ░░░░░░░░ about Bush the man ░░░░░░░░ legacy his presidency his ░░░░░░░░ presidency everything doesn t ░░░░░░░░ to be about Trump ░░░░░░░░ some of the people ░░░░░░░░ are not fans of ░░░░░░░░ president just can t ░░░░░░░░ in trying to use ░░░░░░░░ to disparage the 45th ░░░░░░░░ SMITH Howard Kurtz thank ░░░░░░░░ HEMMER Thank you Howie ░░░░░░░░ Great to see you ░░░░░░░░