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Interesting you find the need to defend bushes. morningfog Jun 2013 #1
Ooooh, a DUer "defended a Bush". Ooooh, how "interesting". Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #5
Not clever at all. When considered in context of morningfog Jun 2013 #9
Oh noes! A "Bush defender" and a "racist"! Why has that DUer not been banned?????? (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #14
Beats the hell out of me. morningfog Jun 2013 #15
Perhaps because there are still enough people on DU who believe in freedom of speech? panzerfaust Jun 2013 #54
Bushes just want to make money treestar Jun 2013 #64
I don't believe the Bushes just want to make money. grasswire Jun 2013 #75
Your posting history indicates a complete lack of objectivity treestar Jun 2013 #63
This message was self-deleted by its author JaneyVee Jun 2013 #27
Well thank the gods you didn't try to defend Ron Paul who has killed and tortured tens of thousands sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #31
Nicely put. delrem Jun 2013 #33
You defended Thatcher too, ohhh, how "interesting" CreekDog Jun 2013 #32
How does one... Chan790 Jun 2013 #59
Thanks Ohio Joe Jun 2013 #62
So you are saying that as long as an accusation is aimed at Thatcher or the Bushes treestar Jun 2013 #65
Nye Bevan (the DUer, not the man) wrongly said that Thatcher didn't support illegal wars CreekDog Jun 2013 #66
OT somewhat, but (channeling my inner LBJ here) I'd dearly love to hear HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #96
Simple. By naming himself that, if one googles for the name CreekDog Jun 2013 #67
It's the same thing with DUers who have "dem" and "liberal" and "leftist" and "Obama" Occulus Jun 2013 #99
fuck that. I despise the bushes but I like facts more than I despise them. cali Jun 2013 #39
"According to journalist Joe Conason, Prescott Bush's involvement with UBC was purely commercial" Swagman Jun 2013 #43
yes. killing for profit. no different than the thousands upon thousands of U.S. cali Jun 2013 #46
Bush continued as director of several NAZI front companies even after we were at war with Germany panzerfaust Jun 2013 #48
You win. n/t Ian David Jun 2013 #58
Rense? And John Buchanan? Some industrial strength CT woo there. nt hack89 Jun 2013 #109
your source rense.com is on the most extreme end of batshit crazy, crackpot conspiracy theorist site Douglas Carpenter Jun 2013 #121
lol could it be just an attempt to be objective treestar Jun 2013 #61
Why would you try and defend the BFEE patriarch here? Electric Monk Jun 2013 #2
Because the use of cliched falsehoods that have been debunked multiple times bores me (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #6
Bores you such much you start a thread about it? morningfog Jun 2013 #11
Looks like you fly swatted it! MrMickeysMom Jun 2013 #34
WHAT mask? Occulus Jun 2013 #101
There were mods on DU back in 2004. GreenStormCloud Jun 2013 #137
Actually, the article EM provides debunks the "P. Bush is a Nazi", as well. Behind the Aegis Jun 2013 #12
that's true he was not. One can despise the Bush family or some of the Bush family without making Douglas Carpenter Jun 2013 #3
FFS, his company's assets were seized in 1942 under the Trading with the Enemy Act Electric Monk Jun 2013 #8
And before Fritz Thyssen was arrested, he helped Hilter rise to power Rex Jun 2013 #13
and so did thousands upon thousands of U.S. business men cali Jun 2013 #41
I guess one can climb up on a cross for accuracy but do keep in mind that TheKentuckian Jun 2013 #74
This thread was tweaking my jaw until I got to your post which provides clarity. reusrename Jun 2013 #87
bush had direct financial ties to the financial angel of the nazi party. kennedy had no revealed HiPointDem Jun 2013 #84
what we see is the same sort of conspiracy theorist logic that proclaims Barack Hussein Obama Douglas Carpenter Jun 2013 #91
Well put and argued. I would go even further and say that false accusations HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #98
What a strange thing to post. Rex Jun 2013 #130
This is what happens when the community decides what's acceptable and the rules are so fluid. Occulus Jun 2013 #102
I think the jury system is great. Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #123
+1. I love people who stand up for facts even when they don't fit their world view. cali Jun 2013 #40
As long as the end result is capitalism, MelungeonWoman Jun 2013 #4
But before he was arrested. Rex Jun 2013 #7
Oh, that's right. He only attempted a coup d'etat against FDR in the Business Plot. backscatter712 Jun 2013 #10
Smedley Butler great hero markiv Jun 2013 #17
But he was a leader of an attempted coup against FDR MannyGoldstein Jun 2013 #16
Without getting into the actual issue... mattclearing Jun 2013 #18
I too find it amusing davekriss Jun 2013 #30
And for the rest of the story ... panzerfaust Jun 2013 #49
Thanks for this. mattclearing Jun 2013 #60
I think this escapade had a LOT to do with GHWB "going patriot" as young as he did SoCalDem Jun 2013 #77
i don't think his private beliefs matter; he helped fund the party & hide nazi assets. if he HiPointDem Jun 2013 #85
True...Nazi Colloberator is more accurate. HooptieWagon Jun 2013 #19
Prescott Bush is dead, it really doesn't matter except as history Progressive dog Jun 2013 #20
History matters. factsarenotfair Jun 2013 #22
I said matter except as history, not history doesn't matter Progressive dog Jun 2013 #23
the past is present. so 'only as history' is just crap. history is now; we are history. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #86
Unusual interpretation but meaningless to the discussion Progressive dog Jun 2013 #111
it's not unusual at all, nor is it meaningless to the discussion. the present is the product of HiPointDem Jun 2013 #114
Not in a sense that relates to the OP in my view Progressive dog Jun 2013 #116
Deflection. It isn't the nature, it's the nurture. aquart Jun 2013 #28
They inherited the money he made dealing with the Nazis. sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #35
yes and it's called 'blood money' for a damned good reason Swagman Jun 2013 #44
Yes they did and that's one of the reason's Progressive dog Jun 2013 #56
Unbelievable... hlthe2b Jun 2013 #21
Oh, is this thread in response to William Pitt's thread earlier quoting Hunter S Thompson? Electric Monk Jun 2013 #24
No wonder that set off the OP -- Thompson called out "the cowardly flag-suckers!" villager Jun 2013 #38
Gonzo journalism at its best. panzerfaust Jun 2013 #51
Just what we need in DU ... Bush Apologists ... Trajan Jun 2013 #25
So what were those legal troubles? Prescott spit on a sidewalk? aquart Jun 2013 #26
This looks interesting. Jamastiene Jun 2013 #29
More interesting is the anti-Semitic site being used to "prove" the OP is false. Behind the Aegis Jun 2013 #37
let's face it : most nazis were probably not really nazis... Swagman Jun 2013 #45
what anti-semitic site? HiPointDem Jun 2013 #88
rense.com Behind the Aegis Jun 2013 #92
where is it cited in this thread? HiPointDem Jun 2013 #94
Really? Right below where you just posted! Now below my post! Behind the Aegis Jun 2013 #95
ok. i see, thanks. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #97
wishing I could H2O Man Jun 2013 #134
Perhaps a more factual look would help. mbperrin Jun 2013 #36
Fritz Thyssen was an avid Nazi supporter and funded them but was arrested Swagman Jun 2013 #42
It's not limited to NY either... nebenaube Jun 2013 #107
So was Averell Harriman a Nazi? If Prescott was than surely he was too, right? cali Jun 2013 #47
harriman also did business with nazis and helped hide nazi assets. what difference do his private HiPointDem Jun 2013 #89
Seems some here cannot stand it when someone types the truth. Rex Jun 2013 #131
But he did trade with the enemy dipsydoodle Jun 2013 #50
I encourage everyone to thoroughly study the putrid history of the Bush family. David__77 Jun 2013 #52
If he was truly on the up and up cap Jun 2013 #53
worse, he was a profiteer. and should have been charged under The Trading With The Enemy Act. hobbit709 Jun 2013 #55
Funny about DU trumad Jun 2013 #57
As Eleanor Roosevelt said, Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #69
And as trumad said-- trumad Jun 2013 #72
Does this mean the "2 terms and switch parties" rule is still in effect? Junkdrawer Jun 2013 #68
Yes he was. Iggo Jun 2013 #70
He wasn't in uniform, but he shared many NAZI goals. Octafish Jun 2013 #71
I've been sitting here reading this thread thinking "Where's Octafish when you need him?!!" summerschild Jun 2013 #118
Wall Street and MIComplex meets NAZIs, Mafia, Eugenicists, Big Oil... Octafish Jun 2013 #124
You never cease to amaze! summerschild Jun 2013 #125
Seconded! H2O Man Jun 2013 #136
Fuck that whole family. zappaman Jun 2013 #73
Looks like the Jebbies are trying to clean up the past elfin Jun 2013 #76
I watched them rewrite Wikipedia for months in advance of 2004 elections summerschild Jun 2013 #119
Rumor alone is sufficient proof of guilt. Aristus Jun 2013 #78
The Bush family was run out of Ohio or a reason! n/t Soundman Jun 2013 #79
well, i guess if the adl says so, we must believe. even though whatever his *beliefs,* he was HiPointDem Jun 2013 #80
really? the bush family? shit they were nothing compared to the koch family madrchsod Jun 2013 #81
There is no connection between the american koch family and ilse koch whatsoever. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #82
Koch is a common German surname. HooptieWagon Jun 2013 #105
the american kochs came to the US from Netherlands in the 1880s. They're nothing to do HiPointDem Jun 2013 #115
He did attempt to overthrow the FDR presidency for a fascist corporatocracy. Initech Jun 2013 #83
Doesn't negate the fact that George W Bush is a torturing and murdering war criminal who Lint Head Jun 2013 #90
Don't worry, you can go vote for Jeb in 2016 NightWatcher Jun 2013 #93
If I remember correctly... jmowreader Jun 2013 #100
Hmm... Electric Monk Jun 2013 #103
Yes.. nebenaube Jun 2013 #108
Bullshit... nebenaube Jun 2013 #104
So he was not part of the plot to overthrow Roosevelt? intaglio Jun 2013 #106
You need to look every closely at sources for this story hack89 Jun 2013 #112
Revisionist claptrap Drew Richards Jun 2013 #110
That may be true, BUT..... AverageJoe90 Jun 2013 #113
He was a war profiteer Taverner Jun 2013 #117
Why did you post this? Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2013 #120
Asked and answered. Read the thread (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #122
That's my understanding too. NaturalHigh Jun 2013 #126
The unrec feature needs to be returned. Dawson Leery Jun 2013 #127
Prescott Bush was charged with Trading With The Enemy and his assets were seized. Zen Democrat Jun 2013 #128
ADL defending the Nazi-financing Bush! Love it! JackRiddler Jun 2013 #129
Henry Ford was a Fascist too Generic Other Jun 2013 #132
Welcome to ignore.... truebrit71 Jun 2013 #133
. Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #135
At the very least Spirochete Jun 2013 #138
Grandson George Walker Bush is a NAZI stooge. Octafish Jun 2013 #139
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