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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-18-09 06:12 PM
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Some presidents get airports named after them, others get schools, some get cities, but W......
.....gets a private box at a baseball stadium named in his (dis)honor.




via Truthdig:



Bush Gets Ballpark Honor
Posted on Jun 17, 2009


Some presidents have been so revered that cities were named after them. So far, it’s been slim pickings for George W. Bush, whose list of honors now includes having his name on the owner’s suite at the Texas Rangers’ baseball stadium. It’s a fitting tribute for the man who once co-owned the team and a reminder of how different the world might be if only he’d kept that job.

AP via Google:

After the completion of his second term in the White House earlier this year, Bush moved to Dallas. His first big appearance locally was throwing out the first pitch at the Rangers’ homer opener April 6.

The Rangers plan to dedicate the “President George W. Bush Owner’s Suite” before Thursday night’s game against the Houston Astros.

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http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090617_bush_gets_ballpark_honor/?ln




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Ron Green Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-18-09 06:18 PM
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1. What about the Bush League?
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-18-09 06:19 PM
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2. And they wouldn't give him the sewage treatment plant.
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TheCowsCameHome Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-18-09 06:41 PM
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3. ....out of respect for the sewage
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-18-09 06:53 PM
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4. Maybe someone'll decide to foul a few off
:P
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