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Xyzse

(8,217 posts)
Thu May 7, 2015, 10:50 AM May 2015

Did Jeb Bush Invest Tax Payer Money in Pr0n?

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/did-jeb-bush-invest-taxpayer-money-in-porn/ar-BBjjltp?ocid=iehp

Did Jeb Bush invest taxpayer money in porn?
The Hill

Tim Devaney 3 hrs ago

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush is coming under scrutiny from social conservatives for investing taxpayer money in a company with ties to pornography.

The former Florida governor invested $1.3 million from the state’s pension fund into Movie Gallery, a film rental company that offers X-rated films in addition to comedies and action movies, according to a report in the International Business Times.


It then links to this article right here:
http://www.ibtimes.com/jeb-bush-administration-invested-florida-pension-money-porn-purveyor-1911298

Jeb Bush Administration Invested Florida Pension Money In Porn Purveyor

By Andrew Perez@AndrewPerezDCandrew.perez@ibtimes.com
David Sirota@davidsirotad.sirota@ibtimes.comon May 06 2015 3:34 PM EDT

Conservatives in Florida were aghast: State documents said that Gov. Jeb Bush and other overseers of Florida's pension system had shifted retirees' money into a company called Movie Gallery, one of the largest film rental firms in America. Most of the titles were standard comedy and action fare, but a fraction were X-rated titles.


I just found it and am reading through it. I don't know much about this yet. It just looked interesting and I thought some here would find it fun to read.

It's interesting to note however, that it is almost ALWAYS that these guys play around with Pension money. It's kinda disgusting.
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Did Jeb Bush Invest Tax Payer Money in Pr0n? (Original Post) Xyzse May 2015 OP
So, after reading on this a bit more, this seems to be driving a wedge between Xyzse May 2015 #1
Probably. KamaAina May 2015 #6
ya know, strictly from a financial perspective, there are worse investments... 0rganism May 2015 #2
You're probably right. Xyzse May 2015 #4
No. It's 'pr0n' with the number 0. KamaAina May 2015 #3
Ok... I'll update. Xyzse May 2015 #5
I wonder if there is a connection between Movie Gallery and a big GOP donor, or someone okaawhatever May 2015 #7

Xyzse

(8,217 posts)
1. So, after reading on this a bit more, this seems to be driving a wedge between
Thu May 7, 2015, 02:41 PM
May 2015

Bush and religious "conservatives".

I wonder if this thing has legs.

0rganism

(23,940 posts)
2. ya know, strictly from a financial perspective, there are worse investments...
Thu May 7, 2015, 02:45 PM
May 2015

morally? maybe not. strategically? suboptimal, given the voters he needs to win over.

still, i bet it was a winner for the pensioners.

Xyzse

(8,217 posts)
4. You're probably right.
Thu May 7, 2015, 02:49 PM
May 2015

Still, kinda odd. I mean, granted he is the head of the board, and probably did not know much about the investment.

I just find it odd that it is not one of the things they looked at more closely.

okaawhatever

(9,461 posts)
7. I wonder if there is a connection between Movie Gallery and a big GOP donor, or someone
Thu May 7, 2015, 03:06 PM
May 2015

who has or will help the Bush family.

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