Marvin, the neglected Bush
July 24, 2006 1:08 PM Subscribe
Marvin, the neglected Bush We hear about the Bush family a good deal but seldom do we learn much about the "other brother," that is,
"Marvin P. Bush, the president’s younger brother, [...] a principal in a company called Securacom that provided security for the World Trade Center, United Airlines, and Dulles International Airport. The company, Burns noted, was backed by KuwAm, a Kuwaiti-American investment firm on whose board Marvin Burns also served. [Utne]
According to its present CEO, Barry McDaniel, the company had an ongoing contract to handle security at the World Trade Center "up to the day the buildings fell down." But then, Marvin has led a rather odd life, and more can be learned about him here Wikipedia sums up this Bush in a short bio, and notes the rather odd accident befalling his baby sitter This accident had been reported by The Washington Post but largely ignored by other papers. Is Marvin another possible heir to the Bush crown?
they should just cut to the chase and install the bush family as a monarchy.
posted by StrasbourgSecaucus at 1:14 PM on July 24, 2006 [1 favorite]
posted by StrasbourgSecaucus at 1:14 PM on July 24, 2006 [1 favorite]
The further the unattributed conspiracy theories, Securacom had just moved the Patriot missle batteries that obviously would have shot down the hijacked airliners from lower Manhattan to Six Flags Great Adventure to protect the Prince of Bahrain's trip there.
And the Raytheon Magic Elevator that would have removed the 9-11 victims to safety (had it been there) was en route from the WTC site to the Irondequoit Mall, seven hours upstate. The Bush administration refuses to release classified documents about this, but 1,500 witnesses claimed that a semi-trailer labeled "MAGIC ELEVATOR: TOP SECRET" was seen in a Utica-area Dairy Queen at about 9:00 AM on September 11.
posted by Mayor Curley at 1:16 PM on July 24, 2006 [1 favorite]
And the Raytheon Magic Elevator that would have removed the 9-11 victims to safety (had it been there) was en route from the WTC site to the Irondequoit Mall, seven hours upstate. The Bush administration refuses to release classified documents about this, but 1,500 witnesses claimed that a semi-trailer labeled "MAGIC ELEVATOR: TOP SECRET" was seen in a Utica-area Dairy Queen at about 9:00 AM on September 11.
posted by Mayor Curley at 1:16 PM on July 24, 2006 [1 favorite]
The polity in the US is entirely too image-conscious nowadays to elect a guy named Marvin. Salmon P. Chase wouldn't get elected today, either.
Heck, even Eisenhower didn't run with the slogan "Dwight is Right."
posted by chimaera at 1:18 PM on July 24, 2006
Heck, even Eisenhower didn't run with the slogan "Dwight is Right."
posted by chimaera at 1:18 PM on July 24, 2006
Is Marvin another possible heir to the Bush crown?
Marvin ..... nah. Pierce Bush? Maybe.
posted by blucevalo at 1:18 PM on July 24, 2006
Marvin ..... nah. Pierce Bush? Maybe.
posted by blucevalo at 1:18 PM on July 24, 2006
Also, Neil Bush totally sold my friend's brother's girlfriend 17 grams of pure heroin and a gym bag full of Plutonium 239. It was in, like, 1981.
posted by Mayor Curley at 1:20 PM on July 24, 2006
posted by Mayor Curley at 1:20 PM on July 24, 2006
Surpringingly, Marvin Bush's driveawy had been filled with Jews just prior to the accent, but they all received phone calls simulatenously just moments before and vacated.
In the Dingbats font, BUSH is a house, a car, a little girl, and an ambulance.
posted by Astro Zombie at 1:20 PM on July 24, 2006 [2 favorites]
In the Dingbats font, BUSH is a house, a car, a little girl, and an ambulance.
posted by Astro Zombie at 1:20 PM on July 24, 2006 [2 favorites]
The polity in the US is entirely too image-conscious nowadays to elect a guy named Marvin.
Not necessarily true. Maine's next governor may be someone named Chandler Woodcock.
posted by blucevalo at 1:20 PM on July 24, 2006
Not necessarily true. Maine's next governor may be someone named Chandler Woodcock.
posted by blucevalo at 1:20 PM on July 24, 2006
Postroad, your ability to shift from hard-nosed realpolitik-type political debate to unfettered tinfoildom is truly something to behold.
posted by bardic at 1:21 PM on July 24, 2006
posted by bardic at 1:21 PM on July 24, 2006
In 2003 Marvin Bush's babysitter reportedly ran herself over with her own car in the Bush family driveway.
Exactly how retarded is this Bush that he needs a babysitter at the age of 47?
posted by justkevin at 1:21 PM on July 24, 2006 [2 favorites]
Exactly how retarded is this Bush that he needs a babysitter at the age of 47?
posted by justkevin at 1:21 PM on July 24, 2006 [2 favorites]
This accident had been reported by The Washington Post but largely ignored by other papers.
Well, we certainly talked about it at the time. It was "ignored" by the papers because it was a tragic accident, and there's no evidence to the contrary.
posted by pardonyou? at 1:22 PM on July 24, 2006
Well, we certainly talked about it at the time. It was "ignored" by the papers because it was a tragic accident, and there's no evidence to the contrary.
posted by pardonyou? at 1:22 PM on July 24, 2006
Is Marvin another possible heir to the Bush crown?
He's in the direct line of descent so he has a stronger claim than Jeb.
posted by scheptech at 1:27 PM on July 24, 2006
He's in the direct line of descent so he has a stronger claim than Jeb.
posted by scheptech at 1:27 PM on July 24, 2006
I'm pretty confident Americans aren't going to want anything to do with a Bush for a long, long time after Flightsuit leaves office.
Granted, the alternatives on either side (with a few exceptions) don't look so hot.
posted by bardic at 1:27 PM on July 24, 2006
Granted, the alternatives on either side (with a few exceptions) don't look so hot.
posted by bardic at 1:27 PM on July 24, 2006
Not necessarily true. Maine's next governor may be someone named Chandler Woodcock.
In an alternate universe. Maine's next governor will have the only slightly unfortunate name of John Baldacci. Unless Governor Baldacci is caught wiping his butt with the Maine and American flags while snorting crushed Oxycontin off the chest of an illegally-imported Canadian hooker.
posted by Mayor Curley at 1:28 PM on July 24, 2006
In an alternate universe. Maine's next governor will have the only slightly unfortunate name of John Baldacci. Unless Governor Baldacci is caught wiping his butt with the Maine and American flags while snorting crushed Oxycontin off the chest of an illegally-imported Canadian hooker.
posted by Mayor Curley at 1:28 PM on July 24, 2006
Astro Zombie writes "In the Dingbats font, BUSH is a house, a car, a little girl, and an ambulance."
That's brilliant.
posted by brundlefly at 1:33 PM on July 24, 2006
That's brilliant.
posted by brundlefly at 1:33 PM on July 24, 2006
Ah, a link to What Really Happened as the lead...
Other headlines from the site:
July 15, 2006
The Jewish Declaration of War on Nazi Germany
July 10, 2006
Dem Altered Immigration Law to Further Gay Agenda
and so on... not that I want to see the Bush family out of office (Bush-Clinton-Bush-Clinton doesn't seem very democratic), but there are better sources to discredit Bush with, I hope.
posted by blahblahblah at 1:34 PM on July 24, 2006
Other headlines from the site:
July 15, 2006
The Jewish Declaration of War on Nazi Germany
July 10, 2006
Dem Altered Immigration Law to Further Gay Agenda
and so on... not that I want to see the Bush family out of office (Bush-Clinton-Bush-Clinton doesn't seem very democratic), but there are better sources to discredit Bush with, I hope.
posted by blahblahblah at 1:34 PM on July 24, 2006
oops, should be: "not that I want to see the Bush family in office."
posted by blahblahblah at 1:36 PM on July 24, 2006
posted by blahblahblah at 1:36 PM on July 24, 2006
Brother Neil travels with the annointed one link to our own John Gorenfeld's blog
posted by hortense at 1:39 PM on July 24, 2006
posted by hortense at 1:39 PM on July 24, 2006
I'm pretty confident Americans aren't going to want anything to do with a Bush for a long, long time after Flightsuit leaves office.
I hope you're right. If Mefi had been around in 1993, I'm sure we'd have seen a similar comment about Poppy Bush. And look what happened eight years later.
posted by blucevalo at 1:40 PM on July 24, 2006
I hope you're right. If Mefi had been around in 1993, I'm sure we'd have seen a similar comment about Poppy Bush. And look what happened eight years later.
posted by blucevalo at 1:40 PM on July 24, 2006
"In the Dingbats font, BUSH is a house, a car, a little girl, and an ambulance."
Actually, it's "OK, Christians: Oil or Death":
BUSH
posted by mr_crash_davis at 1:43 PM on July 24, 2006
Actually, it's "OK, Christians: Oil or Death":
BUSH
posted by mr_crash_davis at 1:43 PM on July 24, 2006
Bush-Clinton-Bush-Clinton doesn't seem very democratic
It looks absolutely ridiculous - a joke.
posted by scheptech at 1:45 PM on July 24, 2006
It looks absolutely ridiculous - a joke.
posted by scheptech at 1:45 PM on July 24, 2006
Ugly flower notwithstanding, , George P. Bush is fairly handsome in person. Though he is not without skeletons.
posted by ColdChef at 1:52 PM on July 24, 2006
posted by ColdChef at 1:52 PM on July 24, 2006
Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an earth-shattering kaboom!
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 1:54 PM on July 24, 2006
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 1:54 PM on July 24, 2006
In an alternate universe. Maine's next governor will have the only slightly unfortunate name of John Baldacci. Unless Governor Baldacci is caught wiping his butt with the Maine and American flags while snorting crushed Oxycontin off the chest of an illegally-imported Canadian hooker.
Really?
posted by SteveInMaine at 1:57 PM on July 24, 2006
Really?
posted by SteveInMaine at 1:57 PM on July 24, 2006
they should just cut to the chase and install the bush family as a monarchy
Might as well give it a try, since the Kennedys didn't work out.
Before I started clicking links, I wondered if this was going to be some PDQ Bach type parody. Or some comedian (George Carlin?) talking about "the untalented Osmond" kept away from view.
posted by pax digita at 2:21 PM on July 24, 2006
Might as well give it a try, since the Kennedys didn't work out.
Before I started clicking links, I wondered if this was going to be some PDQ Bach type parody. Or some comedian (George Carlin?) talking about "the untalented Osmond" kept away from view.
posted by pax digita at 2:21 PM on July 24, 2006
I seriously doubt that the Bush family has any member as eccentric as Billy Carter. Remember "Billy Beer"?
posted by Steven C. Den Beste at 2:27 PM on July 24, 2006
posted by Steven C. Den Beste at 2:27 PM on July 24, 2006
"In the Dingbats font, BUSH is a house, a car, a little girl, and an ambulance."
Very good, but unfortunately this babysitter was 62 years old, according to the WaPo article.
posted by beagle at 2:35 PM on July 24, 2006
Very good, but unfortunately this babysitter was 62 years old, according to the WaPo article.
posted by beagle at 2:35 PM on July 24, 2006
The accident happened less than a mile from my home; this is the first I've heard of it. The hills in the neighborhood are quite steep.
posted by Joe Invisible at 2:38 PM on July 24, 2006
posted by Joe Invisible at 2:38 PM on July 24, 2006
I seriously doubt that the Bush family has any member as eccentric as Billy Carter. Remember "Billy Beer"?
Uh, Steven, his name's George, and he's our president right now.
posted by interrobang at 3:02 PM on July 24, 2006
Uh, Steven, his name's George, and he's our president right now.
posted by interrobang at 3:02 PM on July 24, 2006
At the time of 9/11, Marvin was a former principal in Securacom who had sold his entire stake in the company. Read into that what you will.
posted by dhartung at 3:25 PM on July 24, 2006
posted by dhartung at 3:25 PM on July 24, 2006
I seriously doubt that the Bush family has any member as eccentric as Billy Carter. Remember "Billy Beer"?
You would have to agree that Neil Bush gives Billy a run for the money.
Comedy gold from Neil's own testimony:
Bush: "I had sexual intercourse with perhaps three or four, I don't remember the exact number, women, at different times. In Thailand once, I have a pretty clear recollection that there was one time in Thailand and in Hong Kong."
Brown (attorney Marshall Davis Brown): "And you were married to Mrs. Bush?"
Bush: "Yes."
Brown: "Is that where you caught the venereal diseases?"
Bush: "No."
Brown: "Where did you catch those?"
Bush: "Diseases plural? I didn't catch..."
Brown: "Well, I'm sorry. How ... how many venereal diseases do you suffer from?"
Bush: "I've had one venereal disease."
Brown: "Which was?"
Bush: "Herpes."
posted by JackFlash at 3:39 PM on July 24, 2006
You would have to agree that Neil Bush gives Billy a run for the money.
Comedy gold from Neil's own testimony:
Bush: "I had sexual intercourse with perhaps three or four, I don't remember the exact number, women, at different times. In Thailand once, I have a pretty clear recollection that there was one time in Thailand and in Hong Kong."
Brown (attorney Marshall Davis Brown): "And you were married to Mrs. Bush?"
Bush: "Yes."
Brown: "Is that where you caught the venereal diseases?"
Bush: "No."
Brown: "Where did you catch those?"
Bush: "Diseases plural? I didn't catch..."
Brown: "Well, I'm sorry. How ... how many venereal diseases do you suffer from?"
Bush: "I've had one venereal disease."
Brown: "Which was?"
Bush: "Herpes."
posted by JackFlash at 3:39 PM on July 24, 2006
Meanwhile, Neil's brother, George, merely suffers from venal disease.
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 3:42 PM on July 24, 2006
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 3:42 PM on July 24, 2006
If we’re talking entertainment value, yeah, I think Neil is the Bush to watch:
“They divorced in April 2003, amid a dispute with Maria and Robert Andrews. Robert Andrews sued Sharon in September 2003 for defamation after Sharon alleged that Neil was the father of the Andrews' two-year-old son... Among the incidents aired in the press, Neil Bush's friend John Spalding announced that Sharon had extracted hair samples from her estranged husband in order to place a voodoo curse on him.”
One can only hope they (Bushes) become Scientologists.
posted by Smedleyman at 3:52 PM on July 24, 2006
“They divorced in April 2003, amid a dispute with Maria and Robert Andrews. Robert Andrews sued Sharon in September 2003 for defamation after Sharon alleged that Neil was the father of the Andrews' two-year-old son... Among the incidents aired in the press, Neil Bush's friend John Spalding announced that Sharon had extracted hair samples from her estranged husband in order to place a voodoo curse on him.”
One can only hope they (Bushes) become Scientologists.
posted by Smedleyman at 3:52 PM on July 24, 2006
Unless Governor Baldacci is caught wiping his butt with the Maine and American flags while snorting crushed Oxycontin off the chest of an illegally-imported Canadian hooker.
Mayor Curley, you rock.
Baldacci's been pretty darn good, all things considered. Lots of pro- solar, pro-public health initiatives... keeps reminding me why I want to move to Maine. (Oh, and also because it's closer to cross into Canada when the revolution begins. Ha ha).
posted by bitter-girl.com at 4:48 PM on July 24, 2006
Mayor Curley, you rock.
Baldacci's been pretty darn good, all things considered. Lots of pro- solar, pro-public health initiatives... keeps reminding me why I want to move to Maine. (Oh, and also because it's closer to cross into Canada when the revolution begins. Ha ha).
posted by bitter-girl.com at 4:48 PM on July 24, 2006
I dunno, I think the opportunity to say "Governer Woodcock" for four years would pretty much trump any sort of political concerns.
posted by delmoi at 4:56 PM on July 24, 2006
posted by delmoi at 4:56 PM on July 24, 2006
Sometimes, there should be a limit on procreation...
Sounds like something my Mother used to say.
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 6:09 PM on July 24, 2006
Sounds like something my Mother used to say.
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 6:09 PM on July 24, 2006
This is probably exactly how his babysitter ran over herself.
posted by Jesco at 7:41 PM on July 24, 2006
posted by Jesco at 7:41 PM on July 24, 2006
When I lived in New Orleans I knew the guy who rented an apartment to Neil when he was at Tulane. It's really cool when the secret service shows up to make amends for the apartment you trashed.
My tax dollars at work! It's good to be the son of the VP of the USA...
posted by whatever at 8:34 PM on July 24, 2006
My tax dollars at work! It's good to be the son of the VP of the USA...
posted by whatever at 8:34 PM on July 24, 2006
Meanwhile, Neil's brother, George, merely suffers from venal disease.
We have no idea what Neil's brother George suffers from because he never released the results of his physical before the election in 2004, remember? You're not the only one, we have a habit of forgetting things like that in this country.
posted by any major dude at 6:13 PM on July 25, 2006
We have no idea what Neil's brother George suffers from because he never released the results of his physical before the election in 2004, remember? You're not the only one, we have a habit of forgetting things like that in this country.
posted by any major dude at 6:13 PM on July 25, 2006
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