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George H.W. Bush: “I didn't appreciate it then and I don't appreciate it now. It's one thing to say, you know, 'I don't appreciate the way…”

On the recordNovember 7, 2010
I didn't appreciate it then and I don't appreciate it now. It's one thing to say, you know, 'I don't appreciate the way he's handled his business.' It's another thing to say, 'This man is a racist.'
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Bush responds to Kanye West's accusation of racism.

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