'The vision thing .. grandkids .. all that'

April 5, 2013 4:04 PM

Everybody knows Bush Sr said 'the vision thing' -- but wasn't he also quoted as having added 'grandkids'? Google gives me goose eggs.
posted by LonnieK to Society & Culture (4 answers total)

I think you're remembering two separate things as one. "The vision thing" was about his presidency.

Another time, at a campaign event, he was caught on an open mic telling someone that his grandchildren were all the little brown ones
posted by briank at 4:38 PM on April 5, 2013

Vision Thing at Wikipedia has cites for the quote. No mention of grandchildren or goose eggs.
posted by Rash at 4:40 PM on April 5, 2013

When he retired he mentioned that his next career would be "the granddad business."
posted by JimN2TAW at 5:00 PM on April 5, 2013

Response by poster: Thanks all, and yes, I may be conflating 2 comments. Still, I have a strong memory of a single comment -- a combined reference even more priceless than either one alone. Oh, well, gone with the wind.
posted by LonnieK at 7:50 PM on April 9, 2013