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Fearless

(18,421 posts)
Wed Jan 28, 2015, 01:46 PM Jan 2015

Gay couple buy JebBushForPresident.com, and won’t give it up

A gay couple have bought the domain JebBushForPresident.com, and have said they will not give it up, as they intend to use it to launch a site to inform the public about issues faced by LGBT people.

The domain is owned by CJ Phillips and Charlie Rainwater, who bought it in 2008.

Former Governor of Florida Jeb Bush recently called for “respect” to people “on all sides” of the marriage debate despite branding same-sex marriage “a distraction” during the 2012 presidential campaign.

The Republican – who is the son of former President George Bush, and the younger brother of former President George W Bush – is seen by many as the next potential Republican Presidential candidate.

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/01/28/gay-couple-buy-jebbushforpresident-com-and-wont-give-it-up/

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Gay couple buy JebBushForPresident.com, and won’t give it up (Original Post) Fearless Jan 2015 OP
Allow me to be the first Rec!!!! n/t libdem4life Jan 2015 #1
Best News All Day billhicks76 Jan 2015 #24
This made my day! zappaman Jan 2015 #2
me too! yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #9
Too bad they didn't buy these, too: MineralMan Jan 2015 #3
Spang! On the button! shenmue Jan 2015 #4
Excellent!!!! calimary Jan 2015 #5
If the Koch brothers gave me around $900 million NewJeffCT Jan 2015 #6
but what about Sarah! napkinz Jan 2015 #7
I wonder which Palin started that. merrily Jan 2015 #43
It appears Romney's church has his back in regards to LGBT marriage rights. C Moon Jan 2015 #8
360 gets you back where you started FiveGoodMen Jan 2015 #12
:D Sorry, you're right! C Moon Jan 2015 #19
They did do a 180 :) you are correct about that if they are now for what they spent $$$ against lunasun Jan 2015 #39
The Church still opposes marriage equality. Luminous Animal Jan 2015 #32
I thought it was odd when 3 Mormons were running for President, too, all at once, though one merrily Jan 2015 #44
The Pink Triangle a Nazi Label polynomial Jan 2015 #10
Also, I think with the incredible wealth gap in the US, many are getting fed up with those RKP5637 Jan 2015 #21
I doubt the Bush family is interested in the gay issue. Their interest in Nazi Germany was for $$$. Hoppy Jan 2015 #40
Booty dance! JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #11
i was feeling pretty down and this perked me up considerably!!! TNNurse Jan 2015 #13
Well, they could do something positive like inform the public jeff47 Jan 2015 #14
Boys, check your catchall email basket occasionally, you might accidentally 'cage' a nugget or two Brother Buzz Jan 2015 #15
WhiteHouse.com was pranked in the 1990s in the same way. McCamy Taylor Jan 2015 #16
Funny, but Jed is actually the most liberal on gay rights of the Republicans potentially running Reter Jan 2015 #17
First off, his name is Jeb, and he has a long, thick track record of anti gay rhetoric.... Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #22
And even if he didn't have such a track record . . . markpkessinger Jan 2015 #37
Dan Savage needs to buy that one tabbycat31 Jan 2015 #31
That is freaking great! hifiguy Jan 2015 #18
SNAP! I love it!!!! nt valerief Jan 2015 #20
Good! William769 Jan 2015 #23
K & R N_E_1 for Tennis Jan 2015 #25
Love this! cwydro Jan 2015 #26
so perfect! Phentex Jan 2015 #27
... Dont call me Shirley Jan 2015 #28
Don't give up now. Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #29
Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2015 #30
Now that is a good one. midnight Jan 2015 #33
Skewer and roast him in his own political juices, basted with secret Santorum sauce! NBachers Jan 2015 #34
Good Job. oldandhappy Jan 2015 #35
K&R DeSwiss Jan 2015 #36
I love especially love the rabbit, but the banana sure has some moves. merrily Jan 2015 #46
Put up some info. about Senator Prescott Bush's Nazi past. blkmusclmachine Jan 2015 #38
Also, google, Smedley Butler Hoppy Jan 2015 #41
To be fair, merrily Jan 2015 #45
This is hilarious! nt Duval Jan 2015 #42
LOL! HappyMe Jan 2015 #47
Oh those big meanies!!! pipi_k Jan 2015 #48
 

billhicks76

(5,082 posts)
24. Best News All Day
Wed Jan 28, 2015, 05:34 PM
Jan 2015

Bush is dangerous. And evil. He is what must be stopped as well as his surrogate Hillary. Hard to swallow I know but it's true that she is a double agent for the Bush family in my opinion and I doubt anything will shake that belief.

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)
3. Too bad they didn't buy these, too:
Wed Jan 28, 2015, 01:51 PM
Jan 2015

jebbush2016.com
bush2016.com

And as many others they could find available.

C Moon

(12,213 posts)
8. It appears Romney's church has his back in regards to LGBT marriage rights.
Wed Jan 28, 2015, 02:40 PM
Jan 2015

I just found it odd that they spun (I was corrected on saying 360) completely around on an issue that took that right away in California via Proposition 8.

Luminous Animal

(27,310 posts)
32. The Church still opposes marriage equality.
Wed Jan 28, 2015, 07:06 PM
Jan 2015
Notably, however, Mormon leaders said Tuesday that they would not -- and could not -- alter their opposition to gay marriage, calling such unions, "contrary to the laws of God."

"This commandment and doctrine comes from sacred scripture and we are not at liberty to change it," said Sister Neill Marriott, a leader in the church's women's organization.

"But, God is loving and merciful," Marriott continued. Jesus ministered to marginalized outcasts, she said by way of example, while also obeying religious commandments.


Also this:

The Human Rights Campaign, a national LGBT advocacy group, said some Mormons may consider their church's announcement symbolically significant.

"But, as a matter of public policy, it appears deeply flawed," said HRC Legal Director Sarah Warbelow. Doctors, landlords and business owners would still be allowed to discriminate against gays and lesbians, as long as they cited a religious reason, she said.


http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/27/us/mormon-church-lgbt-laws/

merrily

(45,251 posts)
44. I thought it was odd when 3 Mormons were running for President, too, all at once, though one
Thu Jan 29, 2015, 01:46 PM
Jan 2015

was supposedly a former Mormon. Mitt, Huntsman and former Salt Lake City Mayor, Rocky Anderson. I don't know what the percentage was then, but currently, the percentage of Mormons in the adult population of the US is under 2%.

polynomial

(750 posts)
10. The Pink Triangle a Nazi Label
Wed Jan 28, 2015, 02:50 PM
Jan 2015

The Pink Triangle a Nazi Label

After some research on the Bush family background it is known that grandpa Prescott Bush and George Herbert Walker Bush with very deep family ties to the Union Pacific railroad and financier Herbert Walker and Harriman of the original Brown Brothers and Harriman banking company and also of the Union Pacific railroad was an integral player in world war two with financing the Nazi.

Its interesting the current close business relations the Bush family has with the Arabs now similar to the Nazi decades ago that are totally against homosexuality is interesting in conversations about hidden political agendas. It is a solid appearance the Bush family is playing the field and profiteering by exploiting a cultural divide at the expense of the American citizen.

These two gay couples may very well open secrets our government has closed for decades in Pandora’s Box, or jar, or better yet a stack of Wiki files Snowden captured and eventually will make public.

My own view is that America is moving through a cultural renaissance of a different kind. The Bush family along with their business friends the Arab Isis Bin Laden family on the way to be ousted and banished from politics or even out of society.

RKP5637

(67,109 posts)
21. Also, I think with the incredible wealth gap in the US, many are getting fed up with those
Wed Jan 28, 2015, 04:36 PM
Jan 2015

of that ilk exploiting the presidency for their own financial gain. Also, I think many are more and more fed up with the 1% in this rigged economic society. And, the vast amounts of cash pouring into literally buy the political power of the country. There are many brilliant people in this country more than capable of being a president, congress critter, etc., but they don't stand a chance for the most part.

 

Hoppy

(3,595 posts)
40. I doubt the Bush family is interested in the gay issue. Their interest in Nazi Germany was for $$$.
Thu Jan 29, 2015, 08:55 AM
Jan 2015

The same with their interest in Saudi Arabia: Oil.

Germany was fascist. Fascism is the government helping business and being helped in return.

Our congress is more efficient with our support of business. We have K Street and Citizens United.

jeff47

(26,549 posts)
14. Well, they could do something positive like inform the public
Wed Jan 28, 2015, 03:17 PM
Jan 2015

My vote is for the front page to automatically start a gay porn video. But I am a vindictive jerk.

 

Reter

(2,188 posts)
17. Funny, but Jed is actually the most liberal on gay rights of the Republicans potentially running
Wed Jan 28, 2015, 03:27 PM
Jan 2015

Now, if he had bought SantorumForPresident.com...

 

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
22. First off, his name is Jeb, and he has a long, thick track record of anti gay rhetoric....
Wed Jan 28, 2015, 04:39 PM
Jan 2015

1994:
“[Should] sodomy be elevated to the same constitutional status as race and religion? My answer is No.
The statement that the governor must stand up for all people on all matters is just silly.” He then equated LGBT to “Polluters, pedophiles, pornographers, drunk drivers, and developers without proper permits" as people the governor should not stand up for.

He's not liberal in any way about LGBT issues.

markpkessinger

(8,401 posts)
37. And even if he didn't have such a track record . . .
Wed Jan 28, 2015, 11:38 PM
Jan 2015

. . . saying someone is "the most liberal on gay rights of the Republicans potentially running" isn't exactly saying much!

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blkmusclmachine

(16,149 posts)
38. Put up some info. about Senator Prescott Bush's Nazi past.
Thu Jan 29, 2015, 12:17 AM
Jan 2015
"The U.S. Constitution is just a goddamn piece of paper..."
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