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Bush brother's divorce reveals sex romps

Nov 25, 2003 10:01PM PST
Bush brother's divorce reveals sex romps

HOUSTON, Texas (Reuters) -- Neil Bush, younger brother of President Bush, detailed lucrative business deals and admitted to engaging in sex romps with women in Asia in a deposition taken in March as part of his divorce from now ex-wife Sharon Bush.

According to legal documents disclosed Tuesday, Sharon Bush's lawyers questioned Neil Bush closely about the deals, especially a contract with Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp., a firm backed by Jiang Mianheng, the son of former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, that would pay him $2 million in stock over five years.

Marshall Davis Brown, lawyer for Sharon Bush, expressed bewilderment at why Grace would want Bush and at such a high price since he knew little about the semiconductor business.

"You have absolutely no educational background in semiconductors do you?" asked Brown.

"That's correct," Bush, 48, responded in the March 4 deposition, a transcript of which was read by Reuters after the Houston Chronicle first reported on the documents.


The next time any of you bring up Roger Clinton....

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Re:Bush brother's divorce reveals sex romps
Nov 25, 2003 10:08PM PST

Hi, Josh.

>>Roger Clinton<<
Whatever happened to Billy Carter?
-- Dave K.

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Billy Carter, Dave...
Nov 25, 2003 10:30PM PST

Dave, if the Billy Carter reference was an implication, everybody gave him grief, both Democrats as well as Republicans. And they wern't particularly nice to him when he was ill at the end.
I wondered when the Democrats would start throwing "slimeballs".

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Aw Come on guys!
Nov 26, 2003 1:42AM PST

Do you really think Bill needed any help from Roger to besmirch his image? LOL

Honestly, I really don't recall much mention of Roger during my three years here. I don't see how this stuff about Neal has anything to do with Dubya, and no, I didn't think Roger's personal issues had any bearing on Bill's fitness for office or character either -- except that it might have been nice for our "first black President" to more vocally rebuke the tape of his brother using the n-word on multiple occasions. Of course that wasn't covered much in our unbiased mainstream press.

Evie Happy

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I am truly surprised that this seemed worthy enough to pass on.
Nov 25, 2003 10:11PM PST

I didn't approve of it when it happened to Clinton and I don't approve of it when it happens to a Bush. It's just plainly a private matter.

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Neil who?
Nov 25, 2003 10:51PM PST

What is being implied?

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Re:Bush brother's divorce reveals sex romps
Nov 25, 2003 10:54PM PST

This guy sounds as clueless as his brother George.

Dan

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(NT) Message has been deleted.
Nov 25, 2003 11:41PM PST
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Tsk Tsk
Nov 26, 2003 1:18PM PST

gratituous insults

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Re:Tsk Tsk
Nov 26, 2003 5:38PM PST

Roger,

For it to be an insult to gw, would it not have to be given or delivered to the prez himself?

T Lee

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(NT)hmmmmm, if not insults, maybe maligning? Happy Thanksgiving anyway
Nov 27, 2003 1:00AM PST

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NT) Thanks Roger, happy Gobble Day to you too. :)
Nov 27, 2003 5:49AM PST
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More importantly, divorce reveals corruption
Nov 25, 2003 10:58PM PST
Neil Bush business deals detailed in divorce records.
For example, "According to legal documents disclosed today, Sharon Bush's lawyers questioned Neil Bush closely about the deals, especially a contract with Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp., a firm backed by Jiang Mianheng, the son of former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, that would pay him $2 million in stock over five years. Marshall Davis Brown, lawyer for Sharon Bush, expressed bewilderment at why Grace would want Bush and at such a high price since he knew little about the semiconductor business."
Maybe because he's GWB's brother?
-- Dave K.
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Does this mean, Dave....
Nov 25, 2003 11:46PM PST

Dave, does this mean that the details of all the brothers and sisters of current Democratic canidates are now also in active "political play"? I can just imagine the howling that might take place in the future if it turns into a two-way slimeball fight.

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Re:Does this mean, Dave....
Nov 26, 2003 3:18AM PST

Hi, J.

Seems to me there was lots of attention paid to Billy and Roger -- or are you saying ONLY Democratic Presidential brothers should be chastised for such corruption?
-- Dave K.

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Do you mean the beer?
Nov 26, 2003 3:25AM PST

The only thing I remember about Billy was the beer. Roger isn't even that high on the radar. Did he sell access or something?

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What about Billy, Dave....
Nov 26, 2003 9:36AM PST

What about Billy, Dave, whatever did he do? The Roger Clinton Presidential pardon scandals are obvious.
The only Democratic Presidential brothers statement is a curious thing to say. Methinks it may have been prompted by something I have said to you in the past about double standards. Rather weak, Dave. Roger Clinton got involved with the active legal business of the United States when he messed with Presidential pardons, quite a difference from running a gas station or lending his name to a beer.

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Quite possibly because he is his brother...
Nov 25, 2003 11:46PM PST

just as many of Clinton's cronies got positions because of their relationships with him.

Seems to go with the territory regardless of political affiliation and doesn't reflect on the person (Bush or Clinton in this case) UNLESS unethical things actually happen.

Why did HRC get such an advance on "her" book(s)?

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With all that money, Edward....
Nov 26, 2003 12:04AM PST

Edward, with all that money, I hope that she finally paid that ghost writer of her other book, she seemed to be quite upset at being "stiffed".
I assume that she gave back all of the "gifts" that she got when she started that "registry" for her Washington Condo just before she took office.

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Note how he did not perjure himself to the court...
Nov 25, 2003 11:39PM PST

remember this next time you defend Billy.

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Becoming a "player", Josh...
Nov 25, 2003 11:53PM PST

Josh, when a brother involves himself in something legal like a questionable Presidential pardon, he makes himself a "player" in the political arena.

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Re:Becoming a
Nov 26, 2003 1:52AM PST

How about a government bailout for a President's son? Remember the S&L scandal?

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I remember a couple of S&L scandals and...
Nov 26, 2003 2:42AM PST

more than a few government "bailoutsw" but I didn't know Clinton had a son...

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OK, let's have a show of hands for those that have not "admitted to
Nov 26, 2003 2:03AM PST

sex romps with women in Asia" after returning to the US. Now, those that just "have not had sex with that woman" in Asia.
Thanks, you may now lower your arms.

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"What happens in Asia stays in Asia!"
Nov 26, 2003 3:25AM PST

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NT - thought that was Vegas
Nov 26, 2003 5:45AM PST

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Re:NT - thought that was Vegas
Dec 1, 2003 3:05AM PST

A prostitute is standing in his hotel room. Do you expect him to start learning geography? ? ?

Wink

Dan

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nt) Unfortunately, that's not true. STD's.
Nov 26, 2003 8:45AM PST

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Re:Bush brother's divorce reveals sex romps
Nov 26, 2003 7:54AM PST

Roger, Billy, and Neil were not elected to office. IMO, it is wrong to hold other family members responsible for their actions. They alone were/are.

The Bush twins were young and foolish. However, they and the presidential brothers were/are public figures, and should have considered that some people think their miscues/misdeeds reflects on the presidential families.

It's not as if they were/are not aware of political life, as governorships came before presidencies.

Billy, Roger, and Neil appeared to have cashed in, or tried to, on the names and successes of their brothers, and Neil on his two brothers and father. IMO, their political preferences has/had no influence on their behavior.

Billy was extensively covered by the media throughout Jimmy's presidency. Roger got his share. Now it's Neil's turn. As always, the families suffer.

In my city a popular TV personality for many years had to endure more than one arrest of his son for burglary. Politics were not involved. It was news because of the name.

IMO, most people did/do not hold the actions of family members against those in power or in the public eye. I am sorry for the families.

Angeline

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Re:Re:Bush brother's divorce reveals sex romps
Dec 1, 2003 3:12AM PST

It should also be noted that Billy Carter was an alcoholic (a disease that ultimately killed him) and therefore was often not in full control of his faculties or in a position to make sound decisions.

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Billy Carter's death, Josh....
Dec 1, 2003 5:29AM PST

Josh, Billy died of cancer. It was a problem that hit others in his family. BTW, I knew him, and he had given up drinking.