Josh Earnest: Bush Was ‘Not Only Giving Voice to Traditional Values’ But Also ‘American Values’

MITCHELL MSNBC political analyst ░░░░░░░░ Earnest served as press ░░░░░░░░ to President Obama and ░░░░░░░░ me now Josh it ░░░░░░░░ unavoidable that the former ░░░░░░░░ the former Republican president ░░░░░░░░ speaking out for the ░░░░░░░░ Corkers the Mitch McConnells ░░░░░░░░ exactly what Kristen Welker ░░░░░░░░ just saying for traditional ░░░░░░░░ values and also for ░░░░░░░░ kinder gentler values that ░░░░░░░░ own father propagated and ░░░░░░░░ he followed as well ░░░░░░░░ What s striking about ░░░░░░░░ speech Andrea is he ░░░░░░░░ not just giving voice ░░░░░░░░ traditional Republican values he ░░░░░░░░ giving voice to traditional ░░░░░░░░ values And the thing ░░░░░░░░ his speech reminded me ░░░░░░░░ is that President Obama ░░░░░░░░ to Selma Alabama to ░░░░░░░░ the 50th anniversary of ░░░░░░░░ March on Selma That ░░░░░░░░ the scene of President ░░░░░░░░ giving one of the ░░░░░░░░ powerful speeches of his ░░░░░░░░ There is that iconic ░░░░░░░░ of him walking across ░░░░░░░░ bridge with John Lewis ░░░░░░░░ do you know who ░░░░░░░░ was there President George ░░░░░░░░ Bush There were not ░░░░░░░░ Republicans in that crowd ░░░░░░░░ he thought it was ░░░░░░░░ not because of Republicans ░░░░░░░░ that crowd but because ░░░░░░░░ were a lot of ░░░░░░░░ in that crowd What ░░░░░░░░ historic moment reminded him ░░░░░░░░ President George W Bush ░░░░░░░░ that this is an ░░░░░░░░ theme that people who ░░░░░░░░ their country can change ░░░░░░░░ and people who are ░░░░░░░░ in power can stand ░░░░░░░░ for what s right ░░░░░░░░ the kinds of universal ░░░░░░░░ that have made our ░░░░░░░░ great That s something ░░░░░░░░ Obama understood That s ░░░░░░░░ Congressman John Lewis understands ░░░░░░░░ it s certainly something ░░░░░░░░ President George W Bush ░░░░░░░░ It was powerful for ░░░░░░░░ to appear at that ░░░░░░░░ marking the 50th anniversary ░░░░░░░░ that seminal moment in ░░░░░░░░ politics.”