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In reply to the discussion: Two Things I Will Remember GH Bush for: 1) his Eternal Hoax on the Public and 2) how he conceals it [View all]anobserver2
(836 posts)90. A Dec 2015 DU thread on Jeb Bush and his college career - and how media reports it
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For those who are interested and may have missed it:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=7537718
Just remarkable to think how the outcomes of elections could have been different, how
different candidates might have run for office, and how the history of our country (and our present)
might be different, if voters knew more about who they were voting for and why -- as, in my opinion,
any voters thinking they are voting for "academic genius" in GH Bush or Jeb Bush were grossly deceived.
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Two Things I Will Remember GH Bush for: 1) his Eternal Hoax on the Public and 2) how he conceals it [View all]
anobserver2
Dec 2018
OP
Proving that different biographers can describe totally different people.
McCamy Taylor
Dec 2018
#14
The 3rd point - practical matters: Hard to "un-do" what an elected official has done
anobserver2
Dec 2018
#73
From July 2015: "Exclusive: Why Doesn't Jeb Want to Talk About Lehman Bros?"
anobserver2
Dec 2018
#79
Another good read: Carl Bernstein's 1977 Rolling Stone article on CIA and the Media and Senate
anobserver2
Dec 2018
#88
Motive: Can't go into the private sector and risk being exposed; so - cash in at the public sector
anobserver2
Dec 2018
#89
A Dec 2015 DU thread on Jeb Bush and his college career - and how media reports it
anobserver2
Dec 2018
#90
In fact, journalists should also quote FERPA federal law when reporting politicians' alleged degrees
anobserver2
Jan 2019
#95
I'd like to see the Supreme Court discuss other questions, too, since: elections have consequences
anobserver2
Jan 2019
#97
I will remember him most for denying that atheists are deserving of American citizenship
Goodheart
Dec 2018
#20
How about giving the names of these real people you claim to have interviewed.
WillowTree
Dec 2018
#62
This has really damaged your credibility with a lot of DUers. Just read the read the responses.
WillowTree
Dec 2018
#63
This all reminds me of "The Emperor's New Clothes" by Hans Christian Andersen
anobserver2
Dec 2018
#85