Chris House (Olympia, WA): I'm a father of two, and a teacher in Washington state. Being a son of George Herbert Walker Bush's first cousin, I've been witness to a family that bred itself for leadership. Bushes have made their political mark on a local, national and global level, with mixed success.
PS: Not laughing that some of Bush's relatives back Kerry but at the fact that his distant distant relatives back Kerry. Reminds me of minor pop stars supporting politicians.
Then why isn't he George H Bush? Then his supporters could liken him to Jesus H Christ.
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I could have sworn that the family members have never actually met the current President...
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Darth Wong wrote:I believe Bush Sr.'s full name is George Herbert Walker Bush, and Bush Jr.'s full name is George Walker Bush. Yes I know, very creative.
I thought in the case of a Jr. they got the whole name?
"Oh no, oh yeah, tell me how can it be so fair
That we dying younger hiding from the police man over there
Just for breathing in the air they wanna leave me in the chair
Electric shocking body rocking beat streeting me to death"
- A.B. Original, Report to the Mist
"I think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately."
- George Carlin
Chris House (Olympia, WA): I'm a father of two, and a teacher in Washington state. Being a son of George Herbert Walker Bush's first cousin, I've been witness to a family that bred itself for leadership. Bushes have made their political mark on a local, national and global level, with mixed success.
PS: Not laughing that some of Bush's relatives back Kerry but at the fact that his distant distant relatives back Kerry. Reminds me of minor pop stars supporting politicians.
I suppose this ranks up there with candidates not being able to win their home state. (i.e. Al Gore)
Talon Karrde wrote:I suppose this ranks up there with candidates not being able to win their home state. (i.e. Al Gore)
Not really, family are generally expected to back you up in times like this. Home states are filled with voters with no such obligation.
"Oh no, oh yeah, tell me how can it be so fair
That we dying younger hiding from the police man over there
Just for breathing in the air they wanna leave me in the chair
Electric shocking body rocking beat streeting me to death"
- A.B. Original, Report to the Mist
"I think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately."
- George Carlin
Talon Karrde wrote:I suppose this ranks up there with candidates not being able to win their home state. (i.e. Al Gore)
Not really, family are generally expected to back you up in times like this. Home states are filled with voters with no such obligation.
So now families are all member of one political party? How about all one religion? This is what... the son of George Herbert Walker Bush's cousin. Wow.... this shows a lot. Christ, I bet you go far enough with any public official and your going to find disagreement in the family.
Darth Wong wrote:I believe Bush Sr.'s full name is George Herbert Walker Bush, and Bush Jr.'s full name is George Walker Bush. Yes I know, very creative.
I thought in the case of a Jr. they got the whole name?
Technically they're not Jr. and Sr. It's just that everyone refers to them that way.
And if you go far enough, of course you can find relatives that disagree with each other politically. Heck, Kerry is Bush's distant cousin. I think it's something like ninth cousin twice removed.
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Talon Karrde wrote:I suppose this ranks up there with candidates not being able to win their home state. (i.e. Al Gore)
Not really, family are generally expected to back you up in times like this. Home states are filled with voters with no such obligation.
So now families are all member of one political party? How about all one religion? This is what... the son of George Herbert Walker Bush's cousin. Wow.... this shows a lot. Christ, I bet you go far enough with any public official and your going to find disagreement in the family.
Disagreement is one thing, creating a little organisation is quite another.
"Oh no, oh yeah, tell me how can it be so fair
That we dying younger hiding from the police man over there
Just for breathing in the air they wanna leave me in the chair
Electric shocking body rocking beat streeting me to death"
- A.B. Original, Report to the Mist
"I think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately."
- George Carlin
Gandalf wrote:
Not really, family are generally expected to back you up in times like this. Home states are filled with voters with no such obligation.
So now families are all member of one political party? How about all one religion? This is what... the son of George Herbert Walker Bush's cousin. Wow.... this shows a lot. Christ, I bet you go far enough with any public official and your going to find disagreement in the family.
Disagreement is one thing, creating a little organisation is quite another.
So now you can measure the seriousness of it by the action he takes based on his feelings? Hardly scientific.
Talon Karrde wrote:So now you can measure the seriousness of it by the action he takes based on his feelings? Hardly scientific.
You should really stick to whatever it is you're actually knowledgable about. This sort of thing ain't in your league.
Because yes, pscyhologically speaking, you can determine how firmly someone feels by the lengths they'll go to back it up. It's a triviality, blindingly logical to someone actually familiar with reality. Think about it, if you can get all your brain cells operating at once: Will you invest effort into something you don't care about? No, of course not. You can tell a Celt is rather attached to his homeland when he's ready to run naked at you with naught but an axe. You can tell a salesman isn't really serious about his job if he doesn't even try to approach you. But this is, again, logic so I'm not expecting this to get through.
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Talon Karrde wrote:So now you can measure the seriousness of it by the action he takes based on his feelings? Hardly scientific.
You should really stick to whatever it is you're actually knowledgable about. This sort of thing ain't in your league.
Because yes, pscyhologically speaking, you can determine how firmly someone feels by the lengths they'll go to back it up. It's a triviality, blindingly logical to someone actually familiar with reality. Think about it, if you can get all your brain cells operating at once: Will you invest effort into something you don't care about? No, of course not. You can tell a Celt is rather attached to his homeland when he's ready to run naked at you with naught but an axe. You can tell a salesman isn't really serious about his job if he doesn't even try to approach you. But this is, again, logic so I'm not expecting this to get through.
Perhaps I termed it wrong. It certainly doesn't make this a more vaild opinion that anyone elses, or more strongly back up one side of the argument.
Talon Karrde wrote:Perhaps I termed it wrong. It certainly doesn't make this a more vaild opinion that anyone elses, or more strongly back up one side of the argument.
Then it's simply a matter of Bush being so fucking incompetent that his own family is turning on him. A second cousin isn't exactly massively distant; I keep in contact with mine when they're on another continent. When they're in the same area, as they oft are in this country, it becomes even more easy. But again, you're desperately trying to say 'This means nothing' instead of just mocking the politicians.
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Talon Karrde wrote:Perhaps I termed it wrong. It certainly doesn't make this a more vaild opinion that anyone elses, or more strongly back up one side of the argument.
Then it's simply a matter of Bush being so fucking incompetent that his own family is turning on him. A second cousin isn't exactly massively distant; I keep in contact with mine when they're on another continent. When they're in the same area, as they oft are in this country, it becomes even more easy. But again, you're desperately trying to say 'This means nothing' instead of just mocking the politicians.
Hmm... well good for you. I personally see my 2nd cousins maybe twice a year during family reunions. Perhaps your original?
The point remains. This doesn't in any way show Bush is truly incompetent because one person in his family thinks so.
Talon Karrde wrote:I suppose this ranks up there with candidates not being able to win their home state. (i.e. Al Gore)
I guess I didn't make myself clear so I'll try once more.
I'm not laughing at the fact that some of his relatives support Kerry but at the fact that some of his distant distant relatives support Kerry; this meaning, of course, that they're so distant it doesn't even have the desired affect one would expect out of say.....the President's own father?
Christ, I bet you go far enough with any public official and your going to find disagreement in the family.
But keep trying to claim I'm somehow special for actually being in contact.
