BUSH UNEMPLOYED 10 YEARS?

[niceypoo]

Did Bush ever have a job between his AWOL "service" and Reagans 2nd term when he started ripping off his Dads cronies? Between 1973 and 1983 Bush was unemployed......right? The only job Ive ever heard of him holding was at sears for a couple months in the 60s. WHY ISNT THIS AN ISSUE?

[Zynx]

1. He ran some oil companies into the ground.

[niceypoo]

2. Yes, in the 80s he ran a couple companies into bankruptcy

starting in the early mid 80s

[mopaul]

3. yeah, he couldn't find oil in texas

the bush have a long history of getting involved in huge corporations and ruining them and running off with the shareholders dough. enron, worldcom, and the siverado savings and loan, where several bush brothers, george, jeb, niel, and marvin bush, ripped off the banks for over 5 billion. AND GOT AWAY WITH IT. hell, nobody seems to remember it.

[Webster Green]

4. He was busy doing other stuff...

Mainly lots of blow!

[stellanoir]

5. why aren't all his failed businesses an issue,

or the family farm he ripped off for his beloved baseball stadium, or the SEC violations at Harkin energy, or what he did to the environment and the economy as Governor, or any of the ample examples of the fact that the guy is and always has been a walking train wreck?

Media whores I can't stand 'em.

[madrchsod]

7. don`t blame them-where the hell is the deomocrats?

jesus the guy was awol and a failed businessman..yet they let him slide ..jesus ,they attack kerry`s war record and the demos say nothing..why should anyone care what the demo`s say? i for one haven`t heard anything new from them.it all sounds good but it`s not passing my smell test..i`ll just hold my nose when i vote...

[nodictators]

8. On TV, Kerry and Edwards got very little coverage this week

Meanwhile, Dirty Dick was trotted out on CNN to trash Kerry for using the word, "sensitive."

Kerry did get some unfavorable coverage on the PBS "News" Hour yesterday. With some slick editing, they had a pseudo-debate with selected video clips and soundbites between Kerry and Bush. Their selections and ordering gave a considerable comparative advantage to Bush.

[murray hill farm]

9. Bingo!!!!!

so true...so very, very true...whats the deal here with politely going along and and ever so pleasantly keeping our mouths shut..it is the responsibility of the democratic party to challenge this and they do not. so many irresponsibilities, so many lies, so many illegal activities, so many deaths in this useless and irresponsible war..haliburton steals 2 billion dollars from the American taxpayer..and they still have the job...WTF..we just keep on bending over?

[jmowreader]

12. The Ballpark at Arlington would be a fun "flip-flop" issue

The Ballpark at Arlington was financed through bond sales; these bonds were repaid through, IIRC, an increase in the hotel tax.

One of the head lobbyists: one George Walker Bush, co-owner of the Texas Rangers Baseball Club.

Bush will push for tax cuts when they benefit him and his rich friends, and he will push for tax increases when they benefit him and his rich friends.

The Repugs have been attending Kerry rallies with flip-flops in their hands. Would you DUers who attend Bush protests start carrying them too?

[Stephanie]

14. Not only that but private property was condemned

so Bush & pals could take it for their stadium. The families who lost their property had to sue to get a fair price. And Bush bought in with a very small stake and then was generously awarded a much larger stake by his partners when the team was sold. There's a whole can of worms in Bush's Texas Rangers deal - do a little googling and you'll see. The pals who handed him all that cash did very well off the state, later on when Bush became governor.

[seabeyond]

6. my father who has run large corps and small business

all his life. i often talk bush in those terrms adn looking at bush's resume no way he would hire him for a job so why the hell are we hiring him for the position of president

yup yup yup

[stellanoir]

10. and his prof from Harvard Business school

(sorry no link handy) said something like he used to worry about the poor shareholders of any small business that * would invariable mismanage.

[Cat Atomic]

11. "People are poor because they're lazy."- GW Bush

Just thought I'd toss that in here.

[Zookeeper]

13. Bush dumped $848,560 of Harken stock...

while he worked for the company, after being informed that Harken was in financial crisis. This left small shareholders holding the bag. He also failed to disclose the stock sale to the SEC.

Not only does he have a history of being an incompetent businessman, but he has a history of dishonesty.