Bushes Receive Standing Ovation Upon Arrival At Baylor Basketball Game

WACO (January 28, 2009)--Former President George W. Bush is attending a Baylor women's basketball game against Oklahoma in one of his first public appearances since returning to his Crawford ranch. Bush and his wife, Laura, walked onto the court this evening with Baylor coach Kim Mulkey after the former president addressed the team before the game. As soon as Bush and Mulkey emerged from the tunnel, without any introduction, the crowd stood and broke into loud applause. The Bushes then took their seats in the first row behind the bench. Bush said, quote, "This is our first outing since I left the presidency and I can't think of a better place." When the Bushes were introduced during the first timeout 4:03 into the game, somebody screamed "We love you, George Bush" and there was another loud ovation. He smiled and waved. When Baylor won the NCAA championship in 2005, Bush called Mulkey to congratulate the team and later hosted the Lady Bears at the White House. The Baylor campus is about 25 miles from the Bush ranch in Crawford, where they have been staying since last week when President Barack Obama took office.

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