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Mandela memorial crowd boos former President GW Bush when his image appeared on screen.
— Dean Meminger (@DeanMeminger) December 10, 2013
Did they let the Daily Kos crowd out of their moms’ basements for the Nelson Mandela memorial service in South Africa today?
They booed George Bush? Seriously?
— Lamb (@MimiMels) December 10, 2013
And yet, George and Laura Bush remained classy and respectful as always with a standing ovation for President Obama’s eulogy.
George and Laura Bush give @barackobama a standing ovation after his landmark speech at the #MandelaMemorial pic.twitter.com/DmiAoo3pgu
— Marshall Lambert (@Marshall_ZA) December 10, 2013
Beautiful and profound eulogy from one eloquent speaker to another. Bush was first to rise for the standing ovation. #MandelaMemorial
— Burhan Wazir (@BWazir1) December 10, 2013
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was also reportedly booed during the memorial. Nah, just kidding.
https://twitter.com/Ka8iR/status/410378562936795136
Big cheers from crowd for President Mahmoud Abbas of #Palestine, one of foreign dignitaries present at #Mandela's memorial service in Soweto
— Nabila Ramdani ⭐️⭐️ (@NabilaRamdani) December 10, 2013
Bush’s work in Africa speaks louder than any chorus of boos.
If Prez Bush were booed in South Africa, it speaks to profound ignorance/ungrateful-ness re his work to combat AIDS on the continent
— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) December 10, 2013
https://twitter.com/EthanLRivera/status/410386397216772096
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