Woody Allen famously said that “80 percent of success is just showing up.” President Bush, a C student at Yale, received a rare 80 for showing up (here and here) at the NAACP convention and tested the patience of the delegates. Message: I care (and here).
But as USA Today reported:
He got a polite, but not rousing, reception. He drew applause on several occasions, particularly when he talked about education, aid to Katrina victims and helping minority businesses. And he got a standing ovation when he said he looked forward to signing the voting rights bill.
He drew scattered boos when he said he was in favor of charter schools and two men stood up and began shouting something about the war and (Vice President) Cheney. They were escorted out by ushers, not police. I heard one say as he passed, “nobody wants him here.”
No $#&*!.
