A Clark Bush Timeline

[ThomWV]

I wonder what a timeline with major events in the lives of each of the men would look like. Is it possible that Wesley Clark was wounded at the same time that the Chimp was AWOL? Could it be that the Chimp Was gounded as a pilot for not taking a drug test (annual physical) for the same months that then Captain Clark was hospitalized with wounds suffered in combat. Might it be that the chimp was buying C's in college at the same time that the General-to-be was a Rhodes Scholar? I would really like to see a line like that.

Thom

God Bless Robert Byrd

[pinkpops]

1. That would be interesting

Amen on Robert Byrd

[Jerseycoa]

2. I like this idea.

:toast:

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

3. Oh, that's a great idea

Not just the combat differences, but Clark working in high level positions in foreign affairs while Bush was losing money in front businesses for his Dad. Start forwarding it during email. It would be devestating.

[elperromagico]

4. Isn't Clark a little older?

Born in '44, was he not? Bush was born in '46. So, the two biographies wouldn't completely match (they wouldn't have anyway). All we need is some biographical info, and just such a timeline could be created.

I considered doing a Clinton-Bush timeline a while back for the benefit of neocons. It would have been even easier to do such a comparison because 42 and 43 were born only a couple of months apart.

[bicentennial_baby]

5. Here's Clark's timeline:

http://clark04.com/records/timeline/

Regardless of how you feel about Clark, you have to admit *'s resume would look f-ing hilarious next to this!

[elperromagico]

6. And check out the awards section

Let's see Dubya match that.

[kentuck]

16. This may deserve it's own thread ?

So folks can compare the military exploits of Dubya next to a real military hero...

[KittyWampus]

7. Timeline for Bush & Texas Rangers Onward 1988-99

A series of beneficial moves

The sequence of events related to the purchase and sale of the Texas Rangers by
George W. Bush and his partners:

1988

October: While helping manage his father's presidential bid, George W. Bush learns
that Bush family friend and Fort Worth oil man Eddie Chiles is putting the Texas
Rangers up for sale. (His father is elected president in November.)

1989

January: Bush is first mentioned in news reports as a potential candidate to run for
governor of Texas in 1990, despite never having held public office. Republican
leaders express concern about his lack of credentials and experience.

April: Bush helps arrange a syndicate to purchase controlling interest in the Texas
Rangers for $89 million. He borrows $500,000 to buy a small stake in the team and
convinces the investor group to make him managing general partner. Bush becomes
the public face of the team, while co-general partner Rusty Rose assumes control
over the financial side. He receives a reported salary of $200,000 and begins
lobbying for a new stadium for the club, which plays in a renovated minor-league
facility, Arlington Stadium.

September: The Rangers fail to make the playoffs. But with new free agent pitcher
Nolan Ryan, they post their first winning record in three years (83-79) and surpass 2
million in attendance for the first time in franchise history.

1990

April: Bush buys an additional $100,000 ownership stake in the Rangers.

October: Arlington Mayor Richard Greene crafts a deal that will go before voters
and devote $135 million toward a new stadium for the Rangers by raising the sales
tax by a half-cent. At the time, Greene is among a group of former executives being
sued by federal regulators for his role in the widespread savings-and-loan scandal.

1991

January: Arlington citizens, by a 2-to-1 margin, approve public funds for the new
$191 million ballpark. Two weeks before the vote, federal regulators dismiss their
lawsuit against Greene after he pays a $40,000 penalty.

April: The Rangers shepherd through the Texas legislature a bill that creates the
Arlington Sports Facilities Development Authority (ASFDA), a quasi-governmental
entity that is given the power of eminent domain. Shortly after the bill is signed by
new governor Ann Richards, 13 acres of private property are seized for the Rangers'
new ballpark, later prompting two lawsuits.

Juan Gonzalez and Ivan Rodriguez break in with the Rangers, giving the team two
popular stars in Latino communities of North Texas. Both would later become
American League MVP award winners.

July: Bush buys another $6,302 ownership interest in the Rangers, increasing his
financial investment to $606,302.

1993

January: President George H.W. Bush leaves the White House, defeated by Bill
Clinton.

September: George W. Bush announces his intention to run for governor of Texas
in 1994, making the decision after expressing some interest in the baseball
commissioner's job that has been vacated by Fay Vincent.

October: Nolan Ryan, baseball's all-time strikeout leader, retires after 27 years.
Ryan, who had become a Bush friend, later campaigns for him for governor.

1994

April: The Ballpark in Arlington, with its retro touches reminiscent of Baltimore's
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, opens to much fanfare. A league-leading average of
40,374 fans attend games in the coming months, best in franchise history.

August: The end of the season is canceled due to a labor dispute between owners
and players, with the Rangers finishing in first place for the first time in franchise
history. Among major-league owners, Bush is perceived as a moderate who worked
hard to avoid a work stoppage.

November: Bush is elected governor with 53.8 percent of the vote, defeating
popular incumbent Ann Richards despite her attacks on the stadium deal and Bush's
grasp of issues. (She had declared that it was "difficult to run a race against someone
who doesn't have a clue.")

December: Before taking office, Bush resigns as managing general partner of the
Rangers but keeps his ownership stake in the team. At the time, his share is 1.8
percent equity interest, plus another 10 percent bonus if the team is later sold and the
investors get back their original investment plus interest (Rose, the other general
partner, gets a 5 percent bonus for his role).

1995

July: Baseball holds its All-Star Game at The Ballpark in Arlington. But the
Rangers, like other major-league teams, continue to suffer from the fans' adverse
reaction to the labor stoppage. The team averages only 27,582 fans. That, in turn,
reduces the value of the franchise to $138 million, from $157 million the year before,
according to the annual Financial World magazine evaluation.

1996

October: The Rangers win the American League West, making the playoffs for the
first time in franchise history. Attendance rebounds to 36,113 for the team, whose
stadium revenues ($25.5 million) are deemed tops in baseball by Financial World.
The magazine raises the estimated value of the franchise to $173 million.

1998

June: Tom Hicks purchases the Rangers for $250 million, the second-most ever
paid for a Major League Baseball team. With his 10 percent escalator bonus, Bush
receives $14.9 million for investment.

October: The Rangers win the second division title in team history.

November: Bush becomes the first Texas governor to be elected to consecutive
four-year terms, winning 68.6 percent of the vote.

1999

January: The Rangers agree to future payments, including interest, to the ASFDA
that will total $22.2 million to cover costs that the sports-development authority
incurred related to litigation over the seizure of private property for the ballpark. The
agreement brings closure to a dispute that goes back to the Bush era, when the club
refused to reimburse the authority after a court judgment.

March: As expected, Bush forms an official committee to explore interest in his
running for president of the United States, the first step toward securing the
Republican nomination in 2000.

[KittyWampus]

8. From Yale to Now

College Education: Yale and Harvard
Daddy went to Yale too. George W. majored in history. He also played baseball and
rugby while there from 1964-1968. George got a Masters in Business Administration
from Harvard in 1975.
Learn more about the College Years of young George Walker Bush.

Military Service: Texas Air National Guard 1968-1973
Opponents charged that President Clinton used the National Guard to dodge "real
military service." The same charge has been leveled at Bush by his naysayers.

Married: Laura Welch on November 5, 1977
It was a short engagement. They met in the summer of 1977 and married just a
little over three months later.

Business: Land, oil, and gas
After working with land and mineral rights and doing a bit of investing in drilling
George started his own oil and gas company around 1978. In 1983 he became the
CEO of Spectrum 7, another energy company that merged with his.
Read more on his business dealings

First Taste of Politics: Campaign for U.S. Congress 1978
He won the Republican primary but was defeated in the general election.

Children: 2 daughters
Twins, Barbara and Jenna, named for their grandmothers, were born in 1981.
Granddaddy was Vice-President under Ronald Reagan at the time. During Dad's time
in the Governor's office the girls attended Austin Public Schools.

Current Residence: Washington DC and Crawford, Texas
Bush and family reside in the White House in Washington, DC and at their ranch in
Crawford Texas. Previously they occupied the Governor's Mansion here in Austin,
Texas. They've also lived in Midland, Dallas, and Washington D.C. at various times.

Sports Business: Texas Rangers
In 1984 George Bush (and others) purchased the Texas Rangers Baseball team. He
was a managing general partner until 1994.
Learn more about his time with the Rangers

Hobbies: Fishing
In addition to his interests in baseball and politics, George W. Bush enjoys bass
fishing.

Last Job Before Presidency: Governor of Texas
Elected in 1994 and again in 1998.

Current Job: President of United States of America
Elected in 2000.

George W. Bush > Background, Biographies > Who is George W. Bush?> Timeline & Basic
Facts

[FrenchieCat]

9. That would be a

great commercial!

[KittyWampus]

10. Bushwatch Timeline With Lots Of Poop

Can you tell this idea has got me all riled up? :)

http://www.bushwatch.com/family.htm

[Bombtrack]

11. Do the same thing for Bush and Edwards

It's a similarly sharp contrast

[AmericanDem]

12. This would be great

I'm sure the talent around here will make it happen.

[elperromagico]

13. Do you realize how hard it is

to find a concise chronology of events in 43's life?

[elperromagico]

14. My first attempt.

It's a bit crude, and I've left out quite a few facts, but here is my first attempt at a Clark-Bush chronological comparison:

[elperromagico]

15. Kick

:kick: