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question everything Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 02:19 PM
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Mother Jones magazine has reported that five current and former big-league baseball owners have received ambassadorships since George W. Bush, a former co-owner of the Texas Rangers, became president.

As it happened, all five raised at least $100,000 for his 2000 campaign.

The baseball bunch:

George Argyros, former owner of the Seattle Mariners, ambassador to Spain, 2001 to present. Mercer Reynolds III, co-owner of the Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals, Switzerland, 2001 to 2003. Stephen Brauer, co-owner of the Cardinals, Belgium, 2001 to 2003. Jeffrey Marcus, co-owner of the Rangers, was appointed ambassador of Belgium in 2003 but never showed because of divorce proceedings. Craig Stapleton, former co-owner of the Rangers and the husband of a Bush cousin, Dorothy, Czech Republic, 2001 to 2003.

From http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-briefing11jul11,1,634651.story?coll=la-headlines-sports
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-04 08:49 PM
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1. Money talks; Bush walks
nt
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Miss Authoritiva Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-18-04 04:19 AM
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2. Ambassadorships should just be auctioned off on E-Bay.
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