(DAILY NEW).Former Republican President George W. Bush has landed a new gig as a high-priced motivational speaker.
The 43rd President and his wife, Laura, have signed on to the popular "Get Motivated" seminar program. Bush will headline his first event this Monday in Forth Worth, Tex., then follow it up with an appearance in San Antonio in December.
"Maybe it can be like, 'Do what I say, not what I do,'" University of Virginia political science Prof. Larry Sabato cracked of Bush, whose approval rating at the end of his presidency dipped to a dismal 22%. "Or maybe it'll be, 'I'm the model of what you shouldn't be.'"
Guffaws aside, Bush is likely laughing all the way to the bank. Although "Get Motivated" did not return calls, financial disclosure forms in the past have shown other big-name pols - among them former Mayor Rudy Giuliani - pulled down $100,000 for an hour-long pep talk.
Among those slated to round out the day-long seminar with Bush on Monday are Giuliani, former Secretary of State Colin Powell and Fox NFL analyst Terry Bradshaw.
The seminars tend to draw mostly salespeople looking to up their game. What they get is a mix of how-to business and motivational tips, often framed in Christian, patriotic themes of the kind Bush often invoked as President.
The 43rd President and his wife, Laura, have signed on to the popular "Get Motivated" seminar program. Bush will headline his first event this Monday in Forth Worth, Tex., then follow it up with an appearance in San Antonio in December.
"Maybe it can be like, 'Do what I say, not what I do,'" University of Virginia political science Prof. Larry Sabato cracked of Bush, whose approval rating at the end of his presidency dipped to a dismal 22%. "Or maybe it'll be, 'I'm the model of what you shouldn't be.'"
Guffaws aside, Bush is likely laughing all the way to the bank. Although "Get Motivated" did not return calls, financial disclosure forms in the past have shown other big-name pols - among them former Mayor Rudy Giuliani - pulled down $100,000 for an hour-long pep talk.
Among those slated to round out the day-long seminar with Bush on Monday are Giuliani, former Secretary of State Colin Powell and Fox NFL analyst Terry Bradshaw.
The seminars tend to draw mostly salespeople looking to up their game. What they get is a mix of how-to business and motivational tips, often framed in Christian, patriotic themes of the kind Bush often invoked as President.
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