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George W. Bush’s Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather Was A Slave Trader
Slate ^ | 20 June 2013 | Simon Akam

Posted on 06/20/2013 11:09:10 AM PDT by zeestephen

Thomas Walker, a direct ancestor of George W. and George H.W. Bush, was a notorious slave trader active in the late 18th century along the coast of West Africa.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: americanhistory; bushfamily; presidentbush; slavery
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To: zeestephen
It says that when you have a sharp knife in your hand, children named Isaac should maintain a safe distance.

The media totally blew that out of proportion.

41 posted on 06/20/2013 11:30:40 AM PDT by Tenacious 1 (If the government told us to expect rain, I'd schedule an outdoor wedding.)
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To: zeestephen

You know what’s a real kicker for this smear? Obastard’s Great-Great-Great-Great Grandfather was a slave trader in Kenya.


42 posted on 06/20/2013 11:30:47 AM PDT by Cyber Liberty (I am a dissident. Will you join me? My name is John....)
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To: zeestephen

Dear Slate,

Wow, that’s fascinating. Now do you think you can look into our CURRENT POTUS’ history? Not his father’s or his grandfather’s or his great-grandfathers. Just Obama’s.

Thanks. I’m looking forward to your in-depth report.


43 posted on 06/20/2013 11:30:50 AM PDT by keats5 (Not all of us are hypnotized.)
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To: dfwgator

Don’t think you have to go back as far with Obama.


44 posted on 06/20/2013 11:31:14 AM PDT by what's up
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To: The Sons of Liberty
Baraq Hussein 0bama doesn't know who his FATHER was, much less his 4 Great Grandfather.

Actually, he does. See my previous post.

Of course, some theorize that his biological father was Frank Marshall Davis. I do not dispute the possibility.

45 posted on 06/20/2013 11:31:30 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: x

It’s hard to tell these things with Clinton: His family tree is a straight stick.


46 posted on 06/20/2013 11:31:36 AM PDT by Cyber Liberty (I am a dissident. Will you join me? My name is John....)
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To: theDentist

“This is only to go after Jeb and his potential run.”

Run, Jeb, run (away)!

NO MORE BUSHES!


47 posted on 06/20/2013 11:31:45 AM PDT by treetopsandroofs (Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
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To: bigbob

No. Obama’s ancestors would have been Bush’s ancestors’ partners/suppliers. Bush should produce a clearly photoshopped letter from his distant ancestor attesting to his appreciation for the high quality of stock supplied by “Chief Obama of the Luo tribe.” When challenged, his answer is “I’m sure it’s authentic. It looks just like Barack’s birth certificate.”

GWB is just the guy to pull this off with a straight face.


48 posted on 06/20/2013 11:32:39 AM PDT by sphinx
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To: zeestephen; a fool in paradise

Those captured slaves should have heeded the old folks’ advice: “Stay out da Bushes!”


49 posted on 06/20/2013 11:33:46 AM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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To: dfwgator

Unbelievable how people don’t know history. Do people have any idea how many Blacks sold other Blacks? Any idea how many Africans willingly sold their darker skinned brethren?

Call me cynical, but I think this is nothing more than an attempt by the Democrats at Slate to distract from a feckless Obama through the juxtaposition of the always handy evil George W. Bush.


50 posted on 06/20/2013 11:34:12 AM PDT by Obadiah (Inside of every Liberal beats the heart of a fascist yearning to reveal their true nature.)
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To: zeestephen; a fool in paradise

Dan Rather still reporting?


51 posted on 06/20/2013 11:35:37 AM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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To: zeestephen

cowards. Godless, soulless cowards. you can always tell when the retarded bastards at the slate are trying to avoid reporting on obama scandals and/or failures; they write some pointless hit job on GWB.


52 posted on 06/20/2013 11:35:49 AM PDT by JohnBrowdie (http://forum.stink-eye.net)
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To: Ohioan

Thousands of blacks in this country owned slaves. Some were even slave breeders, something whites wouldn’t do. The first freed slave in this country got a court order to turn his indentured servant into a slave and later went on to own many slaves.


53 posted on 06/20/2013 11:35:50 AM PDT by ladyjane (For the first time in my life I am not proud of my country.)
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To: rarestia

Slaves supplied by muslims, to ripen into an invasion army in the host country.

These folks operate on a completely different time scale.


54 posted on 06/20/2013 11:36:55 AM PDT by Hardraade (http://junipersec.wordpress.com (Obama equals Osama))
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To: zeestephen
I'm certain that Thomas Walker was not the only slave trader of that era. Let's track down all of them and see how many modern era families are decended from them. I suspect that any family with colonial ancestors could be similar entwined.

Since my ancestors came over from eastern Europe about a hundred years ago, I am certain that none of them were involved.

55 posted on 06/20/2013 11:38:58 AM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class.)
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To: zeestephen

What difference does it make?
56 posted on 06/20/2013 11:39:13 AM PDT by Spruce
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To: zeestephen

Well, Al Gore’s father voted against the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and Jimmy Carter’s great grandfather served in the Confederate Army. Why aren’t those facts the subject of headlines? And - presumably - JFK’s father OPPOSED GAY MARRIAGE!!!!!!


57 posted on 06/20/2013 11:40:20 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: zeestephen

The first black slave was purchased by a black also making the first black slave owner.


58 posted on 06/20/2013 11:41:45 AM PDT by edcoil (When given a choice, take both.)
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To: bigbob

Inventory, no! More likely, they were the suppliers of slaves from Africa to the European and American (both North American and South American) traders.


59 posted on 06/20/2013 11:43:49 AM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class.)
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To: reg45

So what. One of my ancestors was burned at the stake.

Isn’t Obama distantly related to dubya?


60 posted on 06/20/2013 11:48:18 AM PDT by rintense
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