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To: Dog Gone

Enlighten me!

As I understand it, W went into the oil drilling business, drove dry wells, but was bought out for a bundle anyway. Then he went into the baseball business, headed a consortium that used the power of eminent domain to condemn land for a stadium, and then used city tax revenues to build the stadium for his team. And made a bundle. The family name and connections had nothing to do with this?


26 posted on 11/29/2004 2:22:59 PM PST by CAPTAIN PHOTON
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To: CAPTAIN PHOTON
As I understand it,

Your "understanding" is wrong.

28 posted on 11/29/2004 2:35:35 PM PST by cyncooper (And an angel still rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm)
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To: CAPTAIN PHOTON

I see that you're conveniently leaving out the fact that GW Bush made MAJOR changes to the education system in Texas and both Hispanic and Black educators in that state credit him with literally saving the lives of tens of thousands of minority children.

Previously, children were taught by the newer "whole language skills" vs. phonics. Educators in the very best schools in the nation say that phonics is the only way to teach a child to read but the elites around the country have decided that keeping kids dumb is the only way to garner votes for the DNC.

His family name didn't have anything to do with that accomplishment. Didn't have anything to do with his other accomplishments either, btw.


35 posted on 11/29/2004 2:58:56 PM PST by Peach (The Clintons pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed)
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To: CAPTAIN PHOTON
Bush's oil company was marginal at best. I lived in Midland during the time, and I work in the oil business. His company got crushed in the oil collapse of the mid 1980's like hundreds of other small oil companies. There's no shame in that.

Was he able to use his name to open up other doors for investment? I'd have to guess yes. But that's far different than your assertion that he was given a lot of money from "daddy." As far as I know, and I know the family history pretty well, he wasn't given ANY money from "daddy."

42 posted on 11/29/2004 3:17:26 PM PST by Dog Gone
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To: CAPTAIN PHOTON

Oh, I see that you are kitty toast. Never mind.


43 posted on 11/29/2004 3:19:17 PM PST by Dog Gone
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To: cyncooper; Peach; Dog Gone

Looks like Captain Photon hasn't been paying attention these past 4 years.


84 posted on 11/30/2004 4:06:52 AM PST by anniegetyourgun
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