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Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush Become Honorary Chairmen of “National Institute for Civil Discourse”…

(CNN) — Former presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush will team up to serve as honorary chairmen of a new center created at the University of Arizona to advance the national conversation taking place about civility in political debate, university officials will announce Monday.

The creation of the institute comes in the aftermath of the January 8 shootings at a Tucson Safeway store where six people were killed and 13 hurt, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.)

Fred Duval, vice chairman of the Arizona Board of Regents and one of the originators of the ideas, said the National Institute for Civil Discourse will open in Tucson on Monday.

“This was going to happen somewhere, it ought to be here,” he said.

It will be a non-partisan center for debate, research, education and policy generation regarding civility in public discourse.

The idea came to Duval after he heard President Barack Obama’s speech in Tucson, Duval said. Giffords’ road to recovery

“A group of us got together that night after President Obama’s speech and talked about things,” he said. “President Clinton got involved and it took off.”

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24 comments
  1. vagabond trader says:
    February 21, 2011 at 4:03 pm

    So what is the implication here,that AZ is uncivil? I’ve been there several times,nicest people you’d want to meet,beautiful place Who exactly are these alta cacas referring to,Mexican drug gangs,illegal moochers?

  2. Despising the Left says:
    February 21, 2011 at 4:06 pm

    Warning Arizona…lock up your female interns if the disbarred sexist is in town.

  3. kansas says:
    February 21, 2011 at 4:09 pm

    National Institute for Republicans Shutting the Hell Up, is more like it.

  4. Diamond Girl says:
    February 21, 2011 at 4:09 pm

    This is past pathetically disgusting let alone a disgrace….the whole thing is as far as I’m concerned.

  5. Rob says:
    February 21, 2011 at 4:11 pm

    They might want to start by looking in the mirror…

    The Clintons has been bashing Rush since the early 90′s…

    civil discourse my ass…

  6. Maria José says:
    February 21, 2011 at 4:13 pm

    Afghani convert to Christ about to be executed by Muslim government

    Said Musa is a former Muslim who converted to Christ about eight years ago. He has been sentenced to die by the Afghan government for the Islamic crime of apostasy.

    A spokesman for the so-called Ministry of Justice said, “The sentence for a convert is death and there is no exception.”

    TAKE ACTION

    Send an email to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Speaker of the House John Boehner and urge them to pressure the Afghani government to grant Said Musa asylum in the U.S.

    http://www.capwiz.com/afanet/issues/alert/?alertid=29642506&type=ML

  7. kansas says:
    February 21, 2011 at 4:18 pm

    Khameni demands America out of the Muslim world, isn’t it time to get the Muslim world out of America?

  8. JCM says:
    February 21, 2011 at 4:22 pm

    awww how nice, proggie’s gonna’ talk nice while stealing our Liberty.

  9. Proud Infidel says:
    February 21, 2011 at 4:28 pm

    “It will be a non-partisan center for debate, research, education and policy generation regarding civility in public discourse.”

    Translation: It will focus on the evil speech of Tea Partiers and other assorted conservatives and right-wingers, even if we can’t find any examples we’ll just make some up. And we will totally ignore the real lack of civility by the left as they accuse anyone who disagrees with them of being a Nazi. Remember: liberals = civil. Conservative = vile un-civil.

  10. Larry7 (prev. just Larry) says:
    February 21, 2011 at 4:39 pm

    “Progressives” of a feather…lie together, regardless of party.

  11. a former dem says:
    February 21, 2011 at 4:46 pm

    Ya know, I know Bill Clinton is not popular on this blog, but I voted for him, both times, I also voted for Reagan both times. My high opinion of Reagan has stayed the same, but for Bill Clinton, not anymore.

    Bill Clinton was called a racist for using “fairytale” to describe Obama, Mechelle Obama said “she wanted to claw out Bill Clinton’s eyes” (no I am not joking, the LSM covered this up, but look online, the proof of that interview is there) and yet Clinton appears go back to this loser Obama after the crap Obama did to Hillary in 2008.

    Apparently Bill Clinton still thinks he is president, and frankly now to be on this “Civility” board is pure crap. I can’t believe I am defending GWB, but where the heck was Clinton when the vileness was against GWB? The only reason I can see this from a different perspective than I did 3 years ago is because I saw Hillary subjected to these alinsky tactics, she was treated as a conservative was, and once she gave up in the primaries, all was forgiven but the scummy Obots and the new person to be subjected to this crap was Palin.

    I never saw George H Bush as a conservative, I do like the man and respect him, but I don’t see him as a constitional conservative. But to be on this “civility” board and lecture americans is completely irrelevant to most americans.

  12. rboa says:
    February 21, 2011 at 4:57 pm

    Yet another reason to NEVER EVER let a bush near power again. obama will get my vote before jeb does.

  13. Proud Infidel says:
    February 21, 2011 at 5:10 pm

    “Ya know, I know Bill Clinton is not popular on this blog, but I voted for him, both times”

    I’m no fan of Bill Clinton, but he was 1,000 times better than Obama. I wish he was president over the zero we have now.

  14. Perspectives says:
    February 21, 2011 at 5:52 pm

    Gee, do you think that Jews are the organizers of those rallies by teachers and unions? Who else other than a Jew would be slimy enough, sick enough and evil enough to label Walker as Nazi? Who else other than Jews would be sleazy enough to orchestrate that walk-out by Democrat politicians?

  15. bird93 says:
    February 21, 2011 at 6:01 pm

    Ok…we get it, we are Nazi’s! Now let start killing Liberals and live up to the labels they put on us….lol

  16. Monster Zero says:
    February 21, 2011 at 6:19 pm

    Please bring it libtard Progressive Communist Socialist Marxist Fascists, let’s get it on so we can get on over it. I’ve been waiting for the fire eaters to let the first volley fly…there is but one answer, after all we are all just fruit flies in a bottle.

  17. MADgirl91 says:
    February 21, 2011 at 6:32 pm

    National Institute for Illicit Intercourse is more like it for Bubba

  18. tim says:
    February 21, 2011 at 6:43 pm

    Introducing the all new neo-con oven, seats 144 liberals (gross)

  19. DohBiden says:
    February 21, 2011 at 6:52 pm

    And by neo-con you mean actual cons and not Neo Conservatives right?

    If so i agree.

  20. politio21 says:
    February 21, 2011 at 7:05 pm

    bill clinton ? isn’t that a little like the fox guarding the chickens

  21. Monster Zero says:
    February 21, 2011 at 7:52 pm

    If you recall, the Clinton’s were the King and Queen of smear…how befitting…

  22. Fed Up Texan says:
    February 21, 2011 at 10:07 pm

    What a batch of crap!! I got a bad attitude most of the time, if the subject is so called progressive humanoid life forms. I will be sarcastic, and people who do not like that can feel free to make oral contact with my glutes.

  23. stormyweather says:
    February 22, 2011 at 12:07 pm

    Here lies some of the answers: http://www.tdarkcabal.blogspot.com/

  24. Mickey Shea says:
    February 22, 2011 at 5:08 pm

    Another great way to piss away money.

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