Bush library donors to be kept secret

[DogPoundPup]

Source: the Statesman

DALLAS — Donors to the new presidential library probably will remain a mystery, according to the nonprofit foundation overseeing its fundraising.

"It's our decision not to disclose who the donors are," said Mark Langdale, president of the George W. Bush Presidential Library Foundation, citing some donors' preference to remain anonymous.

The foundation, which will oversee construction of the library, museum and public policy institute at the Southern Methodist University campus in Dallas, had raised less than $3 million when the latest tax reports were filed in August.

That's far short of its $300 million goal, but foundation officials say the fundraising will pick up significantly after Bush leaves office Jan. 20.

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[yardwork]

1. Why break tradition now.

[NRaleighLiberal]

2. Amazing - all that Halliburton money, and Cheney can't cough up more than 3 Mil. Ouch!

[Blaze Diem]

5. Guess the 3 mill must have come from the Bush Family Foundation

in support of their "boy".

That's gonna be a one-room library.
But then, how many books would it have to hold to represent the mind of GW.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

3. The identity of one anonymous donor has already been leaked to the public

...he reportedly sent in a mayonnaise jar filled with pennies.

[hlthe2b]

4. and a check that bounced...

[baldguy]

6. al Saud, bin Laden, al Maktoum, al Nahyan, al Sabah, al Busaidi, al Thani, al Khalifa, etc, etc

[tanyev]

24. Rev. Moon, Rev. Moon, Rev. Moon.

[rpannier]

7. At first I thought it read "...library DOORS to be kept secret"

I figured they were doing that to keep people from egging the front of the library.

[madeline_con]

11. Like this?

[jmondine]

8. Should we just refer to the donors as "They-who-must-not-be-named"?

[natrat]

9. 297 million will be wired in from 1 cayman island account

[Wizard777]

10. They can't keep the donors a secret from the IRS.

[OhioChick]

12. "To be kept secret?"

Why.....out of embarrassment?

[Mind_your_head]

13. Because there AREN'T any donors......

well, maybe ONE, but just one BIG donor would "be suspicious"/invite scrutiny. (as rightfully it should)

[OhioChick]

15. I was thinking that the "donor" was daddy. n/t

[Mind_your_head]

16. Probably. Or I was thinking one of daddy's 'friends' or EVEN MORE LIKELY

one of the long-lost (hiding beyond the limelight with tons of $$$$) Grandpa Bush's "friends" (nazi sympathizers, et al).

[truthisfreedom]

14. Well, to be accurate, they'll be kept secret until Laura is asked to be Secretary of State by Jeb,

and her husband's finacials have to be examined.

[Mind_your_head]

18. They'll claim "state secrets"

(what a f*cked up world we've been forced to live in for these past eight ~ thirty (think Reagan too) ~ years) Yeesch!!!!

[Turbineguy]

17. If I donated

I wouldn't shout it from the rooftops either.

[Mind_your_head]

19. Admit it Turbineguy! Was it 'YOU'?

Are you 'one' of the donors? the ONLY one?? ;P

[silverojo]

20. That's what I was thinking

Who'd want to be humiliated in public that way?



"Hey, look--that's one of the guys who contributed to the Bush library."

"BWA-HA-HA-HA-HAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

[jberryhill]

21. I couldn't send cash, but I did send them a copy of...

My Pet Goat.

[Ecumenist]

22. Why? Is it because there's only one donor? Hmmm?

Look, I'm not going to name names but the donor's initials are T.H.E.B.U.S.H.F.A.M.I.L.Y.E.V.I.L.E.M.P.I.R.E.

[tanyev]

23. Well color me surprised.

You've got to buy the box of 128 crayons to get that shade.