You may not find this story in the mainstream media, so I thought I would share an article praising President Bush for his efforts in Africa.

Washington Times article
Bob Geldof in Rwanda gives Bush his props

KIGALI, Rwanda — Bob Geldof has parachuted into the White House travel pool here in Rwanda, and will join us on the flight from Air Force One to Ghana tonight.

He's going to interview President Bush for Time magazine and several European outlets, such as Liberacion, about aid to Africa for HIV/AIDS, malaria, and business development.

Mr. Geldof is an Irish rock and roll singer and longtime social activist who has helped, along with U2 rocker Bono, raise awareness about need in Africa. His most well known achievement is organizing the Live Aid concert in 1985, which raised money for debt relief for poor African countries.

But Mr. Geldof has remained closely engaged with African affairs since then, and he spoke off the cuff to reporters today who were waiting for a press conference with Mr. Bush and Rwandan President Paul Kagame.

Mr. Geldof praised Mr. Bush for his work in delivering billions to fight disease and poverty in Africa, and blasted the U.S. press for ignoring the achievement.

Mr. Bush, said Mr. Geldof, "has done more than any other president so far."

"This is the triumph of American policy really," he said. "It was probably unexpected of the man. It was expected of the nation, but not of the man, but both rose to the occasion."

"What's in it for [Mr. Bush]? Absolutely nothing," Mr. Geldof said.

Mr. Geldof said that the president has failed "to articulate this to Americans" but said he is also "pissed off" at the press for their failure to report on this good news story.

"You guys didn't pay attention," Geldof said to a group of reporters from all the major newspapers.

Bush administration officials, incidentally, have also been quite displeased with some of the press coverage on this trip that they have viewed as overly negative and ignoring their achievements.

— Jon Ward, White House correspondent, The Washington Times

I have always thought President Bush had a good heart. I could sense that when 911 happened and it brought tears to his eyes, as it did many.

THANK YOU for posting this ;) You never, EVER, unless you maybe watch FOX news, hear about the GOOD that is coming from the troops being in IRAQ either. I watched a 2 hour bout of Sean Hannity being over there interviewing the troops, and all of the GOOD that they are doing over there, and how the majority actually WANT to be there, and know that the future of the country will be better off down the road. Why do they NEVER talk about THAT on the "regular news?"

I fear this with ANY President actually. They dwell on all the negatives, and the American public feeds off of it. You very, VERY rarely hear the positive, even more so with a more conservative politician because the media, as a whole, is so "liberal." I think if we focused on more of the GOOD, instead of the bad, it would give this country, and this world more of the hope we need.

Well, Yellin here's another:

Bush Brings Hope and Democracy to Africa





by Eric Dondero

The President visits Africa and offers his support for human rights and democracy throughout the region from Tanzania to Benin to Liberia, and even to Ruwanda.

From 1992 to 1994 Ruwanda was torn by massive bloodshed. 800,000 Ruwandans were slaughtered by ethnic violence, many macnete'd to death. President Bush had the courage to bring the message of hope and freedom to the Ruwandan masses promising them support for their burgeoning democracy.

In Tanzania (photo above), the President was warmly received by all, in the streets, at hospitals he visited treating AIDs patients, and in official State Ceremonies. Here are the words of Tanzanian President Kikwete:

PRESIDENT KIKWETE: Mr. President, First Lady, my dear wife -- Mr. President, welcome again to Amana Hospital. Well, let me use this opportunity to thank you so much, again, for PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.

Through PEPFAR we got these two buildings -- these two buildings, a facility we just visited, and again, this clinic. In Dar es Salaam there are three of these buildings, one in each of the districts, and then we have five smaller ones. About 40patients have been registered. And 24 are already on ARVs, because they are (inaudible). I'm not a doctor, but they say the levels of (inaudible) count, then they reach a certain level above 300, where they say now they have got to go, to start treatment.

Well, the significance of this is the people we have around here. There is Tatu. She has her own story to tell, I'm sure. There is a couple, Steven -- where is the wife? Where is your wife? Bring your wife here. This is Janet, this is Steven. They are a couple. And when she was pregnant, she was diagnosed as being HIV-positive. So then she came under care and treatment. The baby there, he is healthy.

So we can see, these are some of the typical examples of the success of this program. Had they not -- had there not been a program to test them, well, they might not be there. So one of the advantages is that their son is healthy, they are under treatment, they are healthy, they are doing their own work, so that son is lucky. He is not orphaned thanks to the PEPFAR program.

Then we have Honorati Shirima -- yes, and ex-military, I'm told -- retired. But I'm told when he came here, he was in very bad shape. He was in bad, bad shape. He was almost dying. So he started the program of ARVs, and you can see how he looks now. He looks healthy, he looks much better than what he was.

So all that I can say, President, is words of appreciation and thanksgiving. It has done a tremendous job. You know Tatu, you know her story, she was in Congress recently. So I can tell you -- this is what I can say to welcome you, is to thank you.

PRESIDENT BUSH: Thank you, sir.

PRESIDENT KIKWETE: Thank you so much for the initiative. It has done so much for our people. It has given a future -- as I was saying this morning, many children now have been saved from being orphans, and the example is (inaudible). So thank you so much.

Meanwhile, here in the United States, Michelle Obama, wife of half-Kenyan Democrat Presidential candidate Barack Obama said in a speech the other day that through her husband's run for President, this is the "first time in my life I have felt proud."

This is the same Barack Obama who has as recently as 2006 visited murderous dictator thug Odinga in Kenya, even endorsing him at campaign events. Odinga is said to be responsible for thousands of deaths of Pro-Democracy forces in that African nation. See fully story on Obama's ties to Odinga here!

Such a contrast: Republican President George W. Bush comes to Africa to offer massive support, warm sympathy and love for the African peoples. Big 'D' and supposedly small 'd' "Democrat" Obama comes and aligns himself with the thuggish dictatorial African politics of the past.

Thanks for posting the first article, Noles. I agree with the the social importance of helping other nations to deal with epidemics, poverty, and social injustice. I'm glad President Bush has been helping with this issue. I had not read nor heard about it.

Yes he does.

yep, Africa's the one bright spot internationally for him, to his credit.

"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense."
Author: Buddha

I agree with this statement a lot. While I'm very iffy about the war in Iraq (because IMO we are fighting the wrong country, it should've been Afghanistan) I really am so over the "Bush lied, children died" thing because...

A. They act like he wanted people to die, and I highly doubt that was the case. His biggest supporter I am certainly not, but I have no doubts in my mind that he is a good man with good intentions.
B. There has been some good that came from what we've done there

Although I personally hate Fox News. I hate any news channel with an overwhelming bias :)

So you must hate MSNBC and CNN!

Actually, of the three networks, CNN is the LEAST biased. I also watch MSNBC & Fox & IMO, FOX is the most biased of all them. I watch ALL the networks, that is the closest way to get a kernal of accuaracy.

and ABC, NBC and CBS, MTV, VH1...etc, morning, entertainment, and world news programs! Fox is the ONLY place on TV that anyone that may have a more "believing in the constitution this country was founded on" conservative stance.

HAHAH Yeah. Right. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

If the people who founded this country were anything like Ann Coulter or Sean Hannity, then I'd say we be damned!

You go realitymom! :rocker:

I actually do the same thing :lol:

It is a problem getting fairminded news analysis today. Of the news stations, I agree that CNN and MSNBC are the only 2 stations where you may have a chance of siphoning out the facts, but then it's like a tennis match going back and forth with the very biased analysts brought on for discussion which turns into a promotion for their cause or interest. I'm getting left and right extremist email news on email now, both trying hard to slander the opposing candidates. You have to consider the sources, read a lot, and try to form your own unbiased opinions. And I wonder why I 'm not sleeping!
I want the candidates to not do anymore of the usual debates and forget you tube questions, but go in front of the people in a town hall situation. Boy, do I have a few questions to ask them.

I may be young, but I've been around long enough to know that so often the "news" isn't really "news" at all, it's propoganda! That's the beauty of websites like Youtube, where it's possible to see exactly what so-and-so said instead of having the media feed distorted info into your brain. Think for yourself, never let the media do it for you.

Thanks for posting this TrueBlue. I'm happy that even though you're not a Bush supporter or a supporter of the war in Iraq, that you at least will concede that some good things have come of our being there. I have quite a few friends and family members of friends that have been to Iraq and they come back very frustrated that none of the positive things happening ever get any press. Several are wanting to go back because being there has given them a strong desire to help the cause.