Barbara Bush is the "Worst Person in the World"

[Eric J in MN]

says Keith Olbermann on "Countdown" tonight.

She gave to a Katrina charity, but demanded that the money go to her son Neil's computer company.

She could have just given the money directly to Neil, but this way she gets a tax deduction.

[Timbuk3]

1. I just saw that and had to find a link

Here's a story on it.

http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/state/14170174.htm

It's truly disgusting.

So then what do I see? A story on another Bush family member ripping us off.

Bush's Uncle Earned Millions in War Firm Sale
An SEC filing shows William H.T. Bush collected about $1.9 million in cash, plus stock valued at $800,000, from the deal.

WASHINGTON — As President Bush embarks on a new effort to shore up public support for the war in Iraq, an uncle of the commander in chief is collecting $2.7 million in cash and stock from the recent sale of a company that profited from the war.

A report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission shows that William H.T. Bush collected just under $1.9 million in cash plus stock valued at more than $800,000 from the sale of Engineered Support Systems Inc. to DRS Technologies of New Jersey.

The $1.7-billion deal closed Jan. 31. Both firms have extensive military contracts.

William Bush was a director of Engineered Support Systems. Recent SEC filings show he was paid cash and DRS stock in exchange for shares and options he obtained as a director.

Before DRS purchased it, Missouri-based ESSI experienced record growth as a result of expanded U.S. military contracts — many to supply U.S. efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The contracts, some awarded on a no-bid basis, include a $77-million deal to refit military vehicles with armor for use in Iraq.

More ===> http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-bucky23mar23,1,1874375.stor y?coll=la-headlines-nation&ctrack=1&cset=true

[Canuckistanian]

37. LAT link doesn't work

I'm interested in this story.

[Timbuk3]

49. Don't know if you'll see this, but...

Try this link.

http://tinyurl.com/o5hqs

[Canuckistanian]

52. That works, thanks

I have a personal interest in this story - I used to work for DRS.

[Pithy Cherub]

2. Oh No Keith didn't... KO is priceless. * has the WORST PERSON

in the world for a Mom! :rofl:

[aquart]

21. I always thought so.

Press tried to sell her as a patrician but I know gutter-mouth trash when I see it.

[LiberalFighter]

26. Don't forget that she is known as the Queen Bitch by those know her

Per Al Franken's book

[madaboutharry]

3. This tells you everything you need to know

about Barbara Bush. This is what she reportedly said as she and GHWB were moving out of the WH prior to the Clintons moving in: "Can you believe they are going to be walking on the same floors as us?"

[Eric J in MN]

5. Who reported that? nt

nt

[spooky3]

29. there's another "greatest" thread with the article

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x734243

[Pacifist Patriot]

12. I'd like it substantiated, but I certainly wouldn't put it past her.

That woman has a heart of stone.

[electropop]

43. Yeah, and the Clintons thought,

"We're going to have to refinish all the floors in the Residence before we step on them barefoot. Ewwww."

[mod mom]

4. Perhaps the IRS should look into this. nt

[Pacifist Patriot]

13. You mean the folks who report to her son?

[Erika]

16. Exactly, the GOP refuse to ask accountability for their own n/t

[spooky3]

24. It's not deductible if you try to specify that it go to an

individual.

I used to be an IRS tax auditor.

[Eric J in MN]

25. Can you contact a colleague to see if you she tries to deduct this anyway?

nt

[spooky3]

28. I don't know anyone there any more--but anyone can file a complaint

The IRS is run by civil servants, not political appointees, so they can investigate this.

[blondeatlast]

36. So in other words, it's just unmitigated palm-greasing.

I'm torn over which is worse.

[Erika]

6. This is where W gets his arrogance and stupidity.

Babs, battleaxe, Bush.

This family truly believes they are the elite deserving to rule over us commoners.

[IsItJustMe]

7. That's just tacky.

[Pacifist Patriot]

11. Beyond tacky.

[Name removed]

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[blue4barb]

8. Deserving of a K&R.

[DianaForRussFeingold]

18. 'poverty-stricken refugees'VIDEO for BABS..

BARBARA BUSH: THEY WERE UNDERPRIVILEGED, SO THIS IS WORKING VERY WELL FOR THEM
"So many of the people here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this is working very well for them".



"What I'm hearing, which is sort of scary, is they all want to stay in Texas".

BUNGLING Barbara Bush claimed poverty-stricken refugees who lost everything in Hurricane Katrina are actually better off thanks to the devastating floods. http://smashface.com/vlog/videos/karmagrrrl20050908.mov :grr: :spank:

[laugle]

58. Apparently, there are still people in the Houston Astrodome,

I wonder what she thinks of that? A poll showed that Texans want them out and feel they have OVERSTAYED their welcome!

So much for their PHONY COMPASSION!!
Also they feel that these people are responsible for the increase in crime!!

It won't be too long now before they start rounding them up and kicking them out. I think they have till April!!

[et in Arcadia ego]

9. don't act surprised..

[xiamiam]

30. i was shocked the first time i heard her interviewed...cold as steel..

ifor years i had somehow held the idea that she was probably a good woman with the grey hair and pearls...i remember feeling very uncomfortable when i realized her privileged and arrogant sense of self...

[Pacifist Patriot]

10. Oh come on. She's not the worst person in the world because of that.

She's the worst person in the world because she gave birth to losers who are fucking up our states, our country and the world.

Abstinence Barbara, Abstinence!

[Name removed]

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[Placebo]

15. Abstinence Barbara, Abstinence!

:yourock:

[Pacifist Patriot]

17. Subtle I am not.

:toast:

[Arugula Latte]

54. Too late.

If only we could go back in time and make her infertile, this scourge upon the Earth known as the Bushes wouldn't have been spawned and thus, literally, tens of thousands of lives would have been spared.

It's astonishing how much pain and suffering one powerful, evil family can impose on the planet.

Time machine! We need a time machine!

[Pryderi]

19. She didn't give birth. She hatched viper eggs.

[Pacifist Patriot]

20. Okay, I have to admit.

Having given birth three times I do have a very hard time imagining Babs pushing a baby out. It is just so....unseemly.

[fudge stripe cookays]

23. That fits well with a description of her I heard once.

It has remained my favorite.

"Gila Monster in Pearls."

[Tom Joad]

22. Sounds like a serious IRS violation. Maybe Babs will be cooling

her heels with Kenny Lay.

I can dream, can't I?

[Eric J in MN]

38. If a liberal tried to pull a tax-scam like this, she'd go to prison, but

it's OK if you're a Republican.

[Greeby]

27. If there was anyone more deserving than Ted Baxter

It'd be her :evilgrin:

[grasswire]

31. this provides an opportunity for the press corps

"Mr. President, in light of the recent news that your mother's recent donation to charity was earmarked for your brother's for-profit business, and in light of recent news that your uncle made a small fortune in profit in war-related business and in light of ongoing news of your father's business transactions that earn money from war and disasters, will you ask your family members to divulge any individual or collective dealings, holdings, or transactions related to war, disasters, or taxpayer money. especially as those matters relate to decisions made by you and/or your administration?"

Come on! It's time to expose the whole shebang! Treat him as if he were Bill Clinton, o ye journies.

[Vickers]

34. Excellent advice.

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[democrank]

32. What a sweetheart.

At least she`s consistent.

[smomfr]

42. I hope there´s a urinal installed.........

at her final resting place, I sure don´t want to damage the grass.

[elehhhhna]

33. So Babs & the UAE & Saudi are bankrolling Moron Son #3.

Cozy.

[erpowers]

35. Bush Wrong

What Barbara Bush did really was wrong. To some degree you could say they money is really not charity. It seems to me when you give charity you do not make demands on where the money goes.

I think it is sad that the media is making such a big deal about her giving this money and acting like she gave the money out of the goodness of her heart. The media has even started to cover for Mrs Bush. This morining I heard a story about the supposed gift; however, the news report failed to mention she demanded the money go to her son Neil Bush. The report made it seem as if Mrs Bush owned the company and gave a donation through her company. I noticed the story because the name of the company attributed to Mrs. Bush sounded like the name of her son's company; however I am quite sure the news report said it was Mrs. Bush's company.

[CrispyQ]

39. Slime, pure slime. ..nt

[npincus]

40. uh-oh, Chimp invaded Iraq to avenge Papa.. what will he do it avenge Mama?

[0007]

41. In the real world Neil would be in prison and his mother

would be bringing him some cookies.

[rateyes]

44. She became the worst person in the world...

the day she gave birth to Dubya!

[arikara]

45. Its even worse than you are thinking...

Here is another thread that has evidence that she is a shareholder in the company so she in effect made a donation to herself for the tax writeoff. Beyond sleazy, it sounds criminal.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2533860

[mt1000]

47. her opposite: Helen Thomas

I declare Helen Thomas to be the anti-Babs!

more on
http://weaselnews.blogspot.com

[sandrakae]

48. She also gave birth to the Worst President Ever.

[lwcon]

50. I'm with Barbara

You people! It's easy to criticize, but hard to donate your hard-earned cash.

I've just made a donation to the same charity, with the proviso that the money go to buy me porn and corn chips.

___

Hey, the liberal light is always on at the Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy. Please stop by and say "hi!"

[rodeodance]

51. I am glad to see her 'family values" getting attention!

[Skittles]

53. it is the only sympathy I have ever mustered for bush

being raised by that ugly, heartless piece of trash

[ljm2002]

55. And let's not forget...

...she, herself, is part-owner in the company.

So another Bush-family sleight of hand: get a tax deduction for a charitable contribution to a company where you are one of the owners.

Brilliant. Evil, but brilliant.

These people laugh at all of us, all the way to the Cayman Islands and back again.

They are adept at enriching themselves, looting the public treasury, causing war, havoc and chaos in the world at large, and keeping the masses asleep and divided.

What a pass we have come to.

[cliss]

56. No, no no...you've got it all wrong.

You see, Barbara knows something about her beloved son that we don't. You see, Neil Bush is a loser. And I don't mean someone who is only suited to be a street sweeper or a dog catcher (in fact, those are good guys).

But this is a big-time squanderer of money. Neil Bush has started many companies. They've all gotten into trouble in one form or another, or they failed. Look at the Silverado Savings & Loan heist. that one cost the US taxpayers about $1 billion. But there are many more "hot business deals" that Poppy had to bail him out of. Neil seems to be naive, ignorant, stupid. We hear all the time about how Poppy bailed George Bush out of problems, but Neil is truly their "two-legged trouble".

Neil is what estate attorneys call a "wealth dissipater".

She was only trying to help her son. If he knew what was said about her, she would get tears in her eyes, and say, "You don't understand....sob...you just don't understand".

[Imagevision]

57. Barbara Bush? no comment! just impeach her son!