Posted on 06/29/2015 1:27:00 PM PDT by jimbo123
Before he was elected governor of Florida in 1998, Jeb Bush "often benefited from his family connections and repeatedly put himself in situations that raised questions about his judgment and exposed him to reputational risk," report Robert O'Harrow Jr. and Tom Hamburger in The Washington Post, noting that five of Bush's business associates have been convicted of crimes.
Bush, who cites his business experience to bolster his run for president, says that he was taken advantage of by unscrupulous businessmen and had no knowledge of wrongdoing. The Post found that Bush's intervention with federal officials helped one later-convicted fraudster get a government loan, and it opened its exposé with Bush's work with Florida company MWI, focusing on a trip he took to Nigeria right after his father was inaugurated in early 1989.
"My father is the president of the United States, duly elected by people that have an interest in improving ties everywhere," Bush told a group of Nigerian officials, while trying to secure an $80 million deal for water pumps financed by the federal U.S. Export-Import Bank.
(Excerpt) Read more at theweek.com ...
...and Hilda’s business dealings go UNNOTICED.........
Damn, beat me to it.
Hitlery is a POS. So is her designated loser Jeb.
He is now almost as qualified as Hillary Clinton.
The Washington Post?
Shouldn’t we be saying “Thank you.” for writing about this?
I think I got an e-mail offering me a 25% cut of that $80 million deal.
“The Washington Post?
Shouldn’t we be saying “Thank you.” for writing about this?”
Agree. I’ll nevah evah vote for RINO Jeb.
I want a real man (or real woman) for our candidate.
Perhaps we will see a Jeb/Hillary ticket?
Jeb Bush = Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton = Jeb Bush
That's part of his problem. He's just plain dumb.
Well, if he dealt with crooks that could mean the Clintons!
I’ve been writing the same basic things about the Bush family here for years. I usually say “it’s a great job if you can get it”. The entire Bush family has been skimming off the taxpayer directly or using their political influence for generations now. Anyone that lives in Houston knows this. Neil with his S&L thing and that stupid moo cow thing in the schools. “W” Bush with the Texas Rangers stadium deal, etc. “H.W” and Babs on all sorts of corporate boards and involvement in pump and dump deals. Jeb with his head up the backside of the Saudi’s. The list goes on. It is in the Bush Family DNA to make money without working. It is a natural to them as breathing. And these is nothing you can do about it. Oh, you can not vote for Jeb but you can’t touch any of the Bush family.
It is indeed a good deal if you can get it. And it is the same deal ALL the Frank Underwood’s in American politics want. There is not a one of them in Washington that will not do the same exact thing. I don’t care who you name, it is all a game to them. Clinton’s, Harry Reid, Al Gore, The Obamas, etc. The Clinton’s even get right in your face and spit on the nonprofit corporation laws and the IRS does nothing about it. They are not really very creative either, Jimmy Carter is the one who came up with the “Foundation” scam to sell political influence. Bill and Hillary simply took it and ran it to the moon and back.
It is a three card monte game, while the morons look at the shiny BS on TV and what the Kardashian media spews all of the day these people are stealing everything that isn’t tied down. To make sure you are not paying attention they shove black America on government plantations and allow illegals in to the US to pollute us right where we live. Obama has taken it a step farther because he is so messed up between those big ears he needs to start wars between people using race, economics and sex so nobody actually pays attention to what a loser he has been.
Great food, great homes, great boats and planes and limos to ride in. Fantastic health care and lives surrounded by all the finest things. Say a few words every day in front of some microphones while looking at a camera and then go play. Like I said, it is a good deal if you can get it.
There may only be two people in the race that don’t fit the mold of all these people that suck on the taxpayer tit, one is that nutcase loon Bernie Sanders and the jury is still out on him and the human hand grenade Donald Trump. Trump is the only person running for office that does not have to spend all their time figuring out how to get rich off their position (if elected) and how to set themselves up to get filthy rich after they leave office. Anyone who is not rich who is running for president will want to become rich once elected. That’s the way it works. They all become compromised.
The country is run by devoids and people with serious mental problems. They are druggies and drunks and above all liars. Along with a media of sociopaths they all work to burn America to the ground while enriching themselves. Some are just better at enriching themselves like the Bush family.
unlike Democrats who are just plain prostitutes to whoever.
I agree totally with your diatribe. What can we do about it?
Did they report this in the article immediately following Hillary’s E-mail scandal, or a report on the Clinton charitable group which donated about 15% of its proceeds to charity??
So, if he is the nominee, you'll sit home like the pubbies did last time, and give us another nitwit democrat like Obama......thanks a lot.
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