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jsr

(7,712 posts)
Tue Mar 4, 2014, 11:55 PM Mar 2014

George P. Bush Begins Political Career With Win

Last edited Wed Mar 5, 2014, 02:11 AM - Edit history (2)

Source: Associated Press

George P. Bush took the first step toward continuing his family's political dynasty Tuesday, shaking off an under-funded primary challenger and securing the Republican nomination for the little-known but powerful post of Texas land commissioner.

The 37-year-old Fort Worth attorney is the grandson of former President George H.W. Bush, nephew of former President and Texas Gov. George W. Bush, and son of ex-Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who is frequently mentioned as a possible GOP White House hopeful in 2016.

He's also a Spanish speaker whose mother Columba was born in Mexico and who Republican leaders statewide long have toasted as key to wooing voters among Texas' booming Hispanic population.

"We don't have to change our conservative principles to win, we just need to change our tactics," said Bush, who spoke English and Spanish to the crowd at his victory party at a Fort Worth Mexican restaurant. His mother was among the attendees.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/bush-wins-texas-gop-land-commissioner-nomination-22777053




President George H.W. Bush walks with his grandson, George P. Bush, through the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington on Sunday, Jan. 22, 1989 prior to attending church.
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George P. Bush Begins Political Career With Win (Original Post) jsr Mar 2014 OP
Our Democratic nominee is former El Paso Mayor John Cook. n/t Tx4obama Mar 2014 #1
Yawn warrior1 Mar 2014 #2
I believe he'll take over half the hispanic vote. He'll run as a moderate later. n/t freshwest Mar 2014 #3
I read that as "He'll run as a moderate liar" NYC Liberal Mar 2014 #4
I think yours is more accurate. Cha Mar 2014 #23
It goes without saying that he'll lie!! n/t freshwest Mar 2014 #26
You got it right!!! n/t freshwest Mar 2014 #25
Wow, what a shocker. BlueStater Mar 2014 #5
hopefully that name is so tainted now pothos Mar 2014 #6
The dynasty thing annoys me. oldandhappy Mar 2014 #7
And the media annointing of this asshole for major political office down the road Nanjing to Seoul Mar 2014 #8
The putz used to seriously refer to himself as "Ricky Martin Bush" Adenoid_Hynkel Mar 2014 #9
Yes, those "conservative" values! mbperrin Mar 2014 #19
He's lucky there was no Stand Your Ground Law back then nt rpannier Mar 2014 #20
I bet he stopped using that name TexasTowelie Mar 2014 #27
+1 warrant46 Mar 2014 #32
Let's see... bitchkitty Mar 2014 #36
Issa clone father founding Mar 2014 #38
Bummer. nt 2naSalit Mar 2014 #10
he had only one newspaper editorial board interview and that did not go well. dem in texas Mar 2014 #11
Another tool of the Uber rich warrant46 Mar 2014 #33
Beating women is a traditional family value. Dawson Leery Mar 2014 #12
Ughhhhh....another Bush idiot. SoapBox Mar 2014 #13
Great, another pinhead Bushie? blackspade Mar 2014 #14
a junior member of the Bush crime family. Another generation of trouble for America. olddad56 Mar 2014 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author targetpractice Mar 2014 #16
He has not been elected. He just won a primary. nt MADem Mar 2014 #28
I'm basically agnostic, nolkyz Mar 2014 #17
"We don't need to change our ideas, we just need to change how we package them!" Beartracks Mar 2014 #18
What a bland, generic, uninspired line. BlueStater Mar 2014 #24
Oh, brother… here comes trouble. calimary Mar 2014 #21
Where's his original, long form birth certificate? Thor_MN Mar 2014 #22
The way things go... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #29
so, is he called "P"? greymattermom Mar 2014 #30
Here we go, they are grooming the next bush davidpdx Mar 2014 #31
Oh hell no damnedifIknow Mar 2014 #34
We had a W now we have a P? What pisser, prick... santamargarita Mar 2014 #35
Just Great...Here We Go Again gussmith Mar 2014 #37
OJT father founding Mar 2014 #39
I guess he has to have something to do until he's 35. n/t Orsino Mar 2014 #40
Dynasties have no place in a democracy. Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2014 #41
Crap. Delphinus Mar 2014 #42

pothos

(154 posts)
6. hopefully that name is so tainted now
Wed Mar 5, 2014, 12:21 AM
Mar 2014

that no bush will ever win a statewide or national election.
but then again, the american memory is very, very short

 

Nanjing to Seoul

(2,088 posts)
8. And the media annointing of this asshole for major political office down the road
Wed Mar 5, 2014, 12:23 AM
Mar 2014

has begun with the usual soft-ball, asslicking story.

 

Adenoid_Hynkel

(14,093 posts)
9. The putz used to seriously refer to himself as "Ricky Martin Bush"
Wed Mar 5, 2014, 12:29 AM
Mar 2014

Here's all you need to know about "Ricky":

Back when he was a Rice University student, Bush was investigated for burglary and criminal mischief related to a 4 AM visit to the Miami home of his ex, Cristina Cohen, and her parents.

A Miami-Dade Police Department report includes an account of the December 31, 1994 incident provided to cops by Murry Cohen, Cristina’s father.

According to Cohen, Bush--wearing black shorts and no shirt--arrived at the residence and “went to his daughter’s bedroom window,” pulled it open, and “pushed the screen inward.” As Bush was “climbing in the window,” Murry Cohen awoke and spotted the trespasser. A neighbor of the Cohens also spotted Bush trying to get into the residence and began to argue with him.

With his intrusion thwarted, Bush “backed out of the window.” Cohen reported seeing Bush then “jump into a vehicle and flee.” But he would not be gone for long.

Bush returned to the home 20 minutes later and drove his car through the Cohens’s yard, causing damage to about 80 feet of the lawn.

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/george-p-bush/george-p-bush-stalking-758409

In other words, standard assholish resume fare for the Texas GOP

mbperrin

(7,672 posts)
19. Yes, those "conservative" values!
Wed Mar 5, 2014, 01:44 AM
Mar 2014

I thought maybe I was the only one in the state who remembered this.

Thanks!

dem in texas

(2,674 posts)
11. he had only one newspaper editorial board interview and that did not go well.
Wed Mar 5, 2014, 01:03 AM
Mar 2014

He was on a bus tour with staged stops. His handlers let him give a short prepared speech, but not answer any questions. He has been totally hidden from the public. He won by his name only, but I am sure he will go far in Republican politics.

Response to jsr (Original post)

Beartracks

(12,809 posts)
18. "We don't need to change our ideas, we just need to change how we package them!"
Wed Mar 5, 2014, 01:40 AM
Mar 2014

"We don't need to change the pig, we just need to change el lápiz de labio!"

"We don't need to stop taking a dump on the American people, we just need stronger perfume!"

Okay, then.

Thanks, George.

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BlueStater

(7,596 posts)
24. What a bland, generic, uninspired line.
Wed Mar 5, 2014, 02:47 AM
Mar 2014

I'm sure I've heard Marco Rubio or some other Republican token use those exact same words at some point. Zzzz.

 

gussmith

(280 posts)
37. Just Great...Here We Go Again
Wed Mar 5, 2014, 12:24 PM
Mar 2014

The position of land commissioner requires years of experience in land management and operation of land law. Why is the electorate so willing to grant positions based on political cronyism?

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