There goes that invitation | Filed under General
According to a Yahoo news story ……..
Mon Oct 25, 6:49 PM ET
By KEN MAGUIRE, Associated Press Writer
BOSTON - There goes the invitation to the Texas ranch. Seven distant relatives of President Bush (news - web sites) have created a Web site urging visitors: “Please, don’t vote for our cousin.”
The Bush relatives, supporters of Democratic challenger John Kerry (news - web sites), say they’ve never met the president but disagree with his policies ranging from the war in Iraq (news - web sites) to the environment.
The Web site was launched in late September “to help America heal from the sickness it has suffered since George Bush (news - web sites) was appointed president in 2000.”
“I don’t really feel like it’s a betrayal,” said Sheila House, the president’s second cousin and co-creator of the site. “I’ll definitely admit that we’re using the relationship as a hook to get people to talk about politics.”
The people behind the Web site are all grandchildren of Mary Bush House, the sister of Prescott Bush, who was the father and grandfather of the two Bush presidents. That makes them second cousins of the president.
The idea came about when Kerry spotted Sheila House’s cousin, Jeanny House, at a rally waving a sign that read “Bush Relative for Kerry.” They shook hands and Kerry joked about creating a Web site, Sheila House said.
The site, which includes the headline, “Because blood is thinner than oil!” offers testimonials from the Bush relatives.
The Bush campaign did not return a call seeking comment.
Now what you really want to do is visit the web site or maybe you don’t but here it is .
October 26th, 2004 at 12:22 am
LOL, they are definitely pulling no punches this time around on both sides.
October 26th, 2004 at 7:44 am
You know,I also heard on the View last week that Kerry and Bush are distant cousins as well.
October 26th, 2004 at 8:46 am
That’s sure to raise a few eyebrows and one of the best things about living in a democracy.
October 26th, 2004 at 11:01 am
This race just gets nuttier and nuttier…
October 26th, 2004 at 1:41 pm
So good to see that this election isn’t dividing our country.
October 26th, 2004 at 5:29 pm
Christmas dinner ain’t happening.
October 26th, 2004 at 11:09 pm
I reckon they ain’t kissin cousins:lol:
October 31st, 2004 at 4:22 am
Thanks for the link. I’ve added it to my own site. Maybe Dubya’s trying to rekindle the USA Civil War, what with him beingthe party of Lincoln and all.
November 4th, 2004 at 2:25 am
Wow…That’s bizarre. Of course I have a brother with whom I don’t agree politically, so I guess I shouldn’t be so surprised.:wink: