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Jeb Bush - Next NFL Commissioner?
Axtell
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Please, god, no.
"TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said he was privately approached about his interest in becoming the NFL's next commissioner.
Bush said Tuesday the issue was discussed at a recent meeting with Patrick Rooney Sr., according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Rooney's brother is Dan Rooney, owner of Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers and co-chair of the search committee looking to replace the retiring Paul Tagliabue.
"I met with Mr. Rooney and I said, 'I'm doing my job until I'm finished and then I'm going to consider other things,'" Bush told the newspaper.
Bush has said he will not run for president in 2008. His final term as governor ends in January, although he doesn't believe NFL officials will hold the position open until then.
Tagliabue, who has been commissioner since 1989, announced in March his decision to retire. Although he originally set a July 31 deadline to be out of the job, he has indicated his willingness to stay on longer."
"TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said he was privately approached about his interest in becoming the NFL's next commissioner.
Bush said Tuesday the issue was discussed at a recent meeting with Patrick Rooney Sr., according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Rooney's brother is Dan Rooney, owner of Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers and co-chair of the search committee looking to replace the retiring Paul Tagliabue.
"I met with Mr. Rooney and I said, 'I'm doing my job until I'm finished and then I'm going to consider other things,'" Bush told the newspaper.
Bush has said he will not run for president in 2008. His final term as governor ends in January, although he doesn't believe NFL officials will hold the position open until then.
Tagliabue, who has been commissioner since 1989, announced in March his decision to retire. Although he originally set a July 31 deadline to be out of the job, he has indicated his willingness to stay on longer."
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<< <i>would you rather have him as nfl commish or 45 president? >>
Neither.
He's as inept as his brother.
<< <i>pandrews you are up early, it's not even 3pm! >>
invariably..
: not changing or capable of change : CONSTANT
- in·vari·abil·i·ty /-"ver-E-&-'bi-l&-tE, -"var-/ noun
- invariable noun
<< <i>Axtell, why wouldn't you want him as commissioner? What specifically makes him inept? >>
Why?
One only need to look at the unprecedented corruption surrounding the voting machines in his state to see he'd bring the same level of corruption to the NFL.
Throw in the fact he pandered to his brother to raise his national profile regarding the Terri Schaivo case, and you can see he is completely unqualified to be commissioner.
He has a 'mystical warrior friend' named Chang (imaginary friend) who “I rely on Chang with great regularity in my public life. He has been by my side and sometimes I let him down. But Chang, this mystical warrior, has never let me down.”
He's a loon, just like his brother.
Although not particularly a fan of the Bush family I can tell you that Jeb is much more competent than his brother. He surrounds himself with people who know and he relies upon them to him make decisions. He is not afraid to admit that he is wrong or that he is not well versed on a particular subject. He speaks candidly and does not give the impression that he has something to hide.
After meeting him several times in disaster stricken areas (my work) and at professional functions I find him to be much friendlier and more of a regular guy than his brother.
Yes, there was the election thing and his problems with some banks and companies in Miami before he became governor. In the past few years he has seemed to change and went against his brother on issues like offshore oil drilling.
He would probably make a good commisioner but I don't see it happening. He will run for President in 2012. If I had to make the choice I would have put him up before W.
BTW - I have never voted for any of the Bush family, and I vote regularly (sometimes twice.)
But then again what do I know. We don't elect actors in Florida.
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<< <i>Axtell, why wouldn't you want him as commissioner? What specifically makes him inept? >>
Why?
One only need to look at the unprecedented corruption surrounding the voting machines in his state to see he'd bring the same level of corruption to the NFL.
Throw in the fact he pandered to his brother to raise his national profile regarding the Terri Schaivo case, and you can see he is completely unqualified to be commissioner.
He has a 'mystical warrior friend' named Chang (imaginary friend) who “I rely on Chang with great regularity in my public life. He has been by my side and sometimes I let him down. But Chang, this mystical warrior, has never let me down.”
He's a loon, just like his brother. >>
A few things, ax.
You need to stop subscribing Michael Moore-ish conspiracy theories. In regards to the voting machines and Schaivo, well... That's your opinion and a political debate which shouldn't be discussed in the Sports Talk Forum. However, I have to address your "Chang" comment. Do you know who Jeb was really talking about? Don't look through Liberal blogs for your information, because it's not there. They made a big deal out of it and when they found out what he was talking about, of course they didn't make any corrections or retractions. I would tell you but I think it would be best that you do the research yourself.
While it may be hard for you to accept this but Jeb is not his brother.
Finally, look at your second word in this thread and then the last line in your signature spot.
Ironic, eh?
<< <i>Finally, look at your second word in this thread and then the last line in your signature spot. >>
We have known for some time that Ax prays to imaginary friends.
Now here it is from the horse's(a$$) mouth.
Love it.
and as stown said, she rarely leaves her extremist wacko blogs..
<< <i>axtell has never left the city of Modesto..
and as stown said, she rarely leaves her extremist wacko blogs.. >>
But...
he's socially conscious and drives a Mini.
We are all saved.
You need someone to agree with.
<< <i>100 >>
ooops i jumped the gun..
<< <i>We'll wait here while you grab the other 99.
im trying to make 9000 tonight..
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<< <i>100 >>
ooops i jumped the gun.. >>
Post padder
23!
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<< <i>We'll wait here while you grab the other 99.
im trying to make 9000 tonight..
I've got 63 (after this post) till 1,000 and you have 63 till 9,000. Wanna race?
Second:
<< <i>While it may be hard for you to accept this but Jeb is not his brother.
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Jeb is not George's brother? Did I miss something?
As far as his interference in the Schiavo ordeal (which should have been a personal, family matter):
"Bush, who is pro-life, signed "Terri's Law", a law passed by the Florida legislature that permitted the Governor to keep Schiavo alive. The law was successfully challenged in court, and ruled unconstitutional by the Florida Supreme Court on September 23, 2004."
His brother did get involved in the case:
"the president signed controversial legislation forwarded and voted on by only three members of the United States Senate to intiate federal intervention in the court battle of Terri Schiavo, a comatose Florida woman who ultimately died."
As far as the 'unleashing Chang' story goes, perhaps this read is in order:
"After more than an hour of solemn ceremony naming Rep. Marco Rubio, R-West Miami, as the 2007-08 House speaker, Gov. Jeb Bush stepped to the podium in the House chamber last week and told a short story about "unleashing Chang," his "mystical warrior" friend. Here are Bush's words, spoken before hundreds of lawmakers and politicians:
"Chang is a mystical warrior. Chang is somebody who believes in conservative principles, believes in entrepreneurial capitalism, believes in moral values that underpin a free society.
"I rely on Chang with great regularity in my public life. He has been by my side and sometimes I let him down. But Chang, this mystical warrior, has never let me down."
Bush then unsheathed a golden sword and gave it to Rubio as a gift. "I'm going to bestow to you the sword of a great conservative warrior," he said, as the crowd roared.
The crowd, however, could be excused for not understanding Bush's enigmatic foray into the realm of Eastern mysticism. We're here to help. In a 1989 Washington Post article on the politics of tennis, former President George Bush was quoted as threatening to "unleash Chang" as a means of intimidating other players. The saying was apparently quite popular with Gov. Bush's father, and referred to a legendary warrior named Chang who was called upon to settle political disputes in Chinese dynasties of yore. The phrase has evolved, under Gov. Jeb Bush's use, to mean the need to fix conflicts or disagreements over an issue. Faced with a stalemate, the governor apparently "unleashes Chang" as a rhetorical device, signaling it's time to stop arguing and start agreeing.
No word on if Rubio will unleash Chang, or the sword, as he faces squabbles in the future.
When George H. W. Bush in the 1970s and 1980s threatened to "unleash Chang" on his tennis opponents, he was referring to China's onetime strongman and thereafter Taiwan's dictator Chiang Kaishek, leader of the Nationalist Party, the man who had largely reunified China in the 1920s with his army's "Northern Expedition," lost the Chinese Civil War to Mao Zedong's Chinese Communist Party, and then taken refuge with his Guomindang party cadres on Taiwan. After the start of the Korean War, the American 7th Fleet protected Chiang (and Taiwan) from Mao's People's Liberation Army.
Republican wingnuts, however, pretended that the 7th Fleet actually protected Mao's Communists (who had, after all, won the Chinese Civil War) from Chiang's Nationalists (who had, after all, lost it) by keeping Chiang Kaishek leashed. They periodically called for the U.S. to "unleash Chiang Kaishek"--so that Chiang, you see, could invade and conquer the Chinese mainland.
When George H. W. Bush, playing tennis (and losing) in the 1970s and 1980s, would threaten to "unleash Chiang," he was mocking the right-wing nuts of his generation.
But George H. W. Bush's sons--even the smart one, Jeb--never got the joke. They, you see, didn't know enough about world history or even the history of the Republican Party to know who Chiang Kaishek was, or what "Unleash Chiang!" meant. Hence Jeb Bush's explanation that twentieth-century Chinese nationalist, socialist, general, and dictator Chiang Kaishek was a "mystical warrior... who believes in conservative principles, believes in entrepreneurial capitalism, believes in moral values that underpin a free society."
So please excuse me if I find the thought of either Condoleeza Rice or Jeb Bush as the commissioner of football to be totally and completely unappealing.
Even though Jeb is President Bush's brother, they are not the same person. Don't hold a grudge against Jeb just because you hate the President.
In regards to "Chang", where did you get that story from? Hmmm? And now knowing what that was all about, do you still stand by your earlier statement of:
"He has a 'mystical warrior friend' named Chang (imaginary friend) who “I rely on Chang with great regularity in my public life. He has been by my side and sometimes I let him down. But Chang, this mystical warrior, has never let me down.”
He's a loon, just like his brother."
he cleaned the mess daddy bush left behind. with what the current commissioner has already in place i think clinton could only make the nfl stronger
Ricky would be reinstated immediately.
<< <i>roger clinton for NFL commish.. >>
the good thing is he would have a lot of contacts to get his weed.........
randy moss to start with
Ax quote:
<< <i>When George H. W. Bush in the 1970s and 1980s threatened to "unleash Chang" on his tennis opponents, he was referring to China's onetime strongman and thereafter Taiwan's dictator Chiang Kaishek, leader of the Nationalist Party, the man who had largely reunified China in the 1920s with his army's "Northern Expedition," lost the Chinese Civil War to Mao Zedong's Chinese Communist Party, and then taken refuge with his Guomindang party cadres on Taiwan. After the start of the Korean War, the American 7th Fleet protected Chiang (and Taiwan) from Mao's People's Liberation Army.
Republican wingnuts, however, pretended that the 7th Fleet actually protected Mao's Communists (who had, after all, won the Chinese Civil War) from Chiang's Nationalists (who had, after all, lost it) by keeping Chiang Kaishek leashed. They periodically called for the U.S. to "unleash Chiang Kaishek"--so that Chiang, you see, could invade and conquer the Chinese mainland.
When George H. W. Bush, playing tennis (and losing) in the 1970s and 1980s, would threaten to "unleash Chiang," he was mocking the right-wing nuts of his generation.
But George H. W. Bush's sons--even the smart one, Jeb--never got the joke. They, you see, didn't know enough about world history or even the history of the Republican Party to know who Chiang Kaishek was, or what "Unleash Chiang!" meant. Hence Jeb Bush's explanation that twentieth-century Chinese nationalist, socialist, general, and dictator Chiang Kaishek was a "mystical warrior... who believes in conservative principles, believes in entrepreneurial capitalism, believes in moral values that underpin a free society." >>
Credit should have been given to Brad DeLong's blog here.
<< <i>When George H. W. Bush in the 1970s and 1980s threatened to "unleash Chang" on his tennis opponents, he was referring to China's onetime strongman and thereafter Taiwan's dictator Chiang Kaishek, leader of the Nationalist Party, the man who had largely reunified China in the 1920s with his army's "Northern Expedition," lost the Chinese Civil War to Mao Zedong's Chinese Communist Party, and then taken refuge with his Guomindang party cadres on Taiwan. After the start of the Korean War, the American 7th Fleet protected Chiang (and Taiwan) from Mao's People's Liberation Army.
Republican wingnuts, however, pretended that the 7th Fleet actually protected Mao's Communists (who had, after all, won the Chinese Civil War) from Chiang's Nationalists (who had, after all, lost it) by keeping Chiang Kaishek leashed. They periodically called for the U.S. to "unleash Chiang Kaishek"--so that Chiang, you see, could invade and conquer the Chinese mainland.
When George H. W. Bush, playing tennis (and losing) in the 1970s and 1980s, would threaten to "unleash Chiang," he was mocking the right-wing nuts of his generation.
But George H. W. Bush's sons--even the smart one, Jeb--never got the joke. They, you see, didn't know enough about world history or even the history of the Republican Party to know who Chiang Kaishek was, or what "Unleash Chiang!" meant. Hence Jeb Bush's explanation that twentieth-century Chinese nationalist, socialist, general, and dictator Chiang Kaishek was a "mystical warrior... who believes in conservative principles, believes in entrepreneurial capitalism, believes in moral values that underpin a free society." >>
<< <i>George Clinton!
Ricky would be reinstated immediately. >>
National Funkadelic League.
Heh.
<< <i>Oh ax, you really shouldn't plagiarize.. Always give credit where credit is due.
Ax quote:
<< <i>When George H. W. Bush in the 1970s and 1980s threatened to "unleash Chang" on his tennis opponents, he was referring to China's onetime strongman and thereafter Taiwan's dictator Chiang Kaishek, leader of the Nationalist Party, the man who had largely reunified China in the 1920s with his army's "Northern Expedition," lost the Chinese Civil War to Mao Zedong's Chinese Communist Party, and then taken refuge with his Guomindang party cadres on Taiwan. After the start of the Korean War, the American 7th Fleet protected Chiang (and Taiwan) from Mao's People's Liberation Army.
Republican wingnuts, however, pretended that the 7th Fleet actually protected Mao's Communists (who had, after all, won the Chinese Civil War) from Chiang's Nationalists (who had, after all, lost it) by keeping Chiang Kaishek leashed. They periodically called for the U.S. to "unleash Chiang Kaishek"--so that Chiang, you see, could invade and conquer the Chinese mainland.
When George H. W. Bush, playing tennis (and losing) in the 1970s and 1980s, would threaten to "unleash Chiang," he was mocking the right-wing nuts of his generation.
But George H. W. Bush's sons--even the smart one, Jeb--never got the joke. They, you see, didn't know enough about world history or even the history of the Republican Party to know who Chiang Kaishek was, or what "Unleash Chiang!" meant. Hence Jeb Bush's explanation that twentieth-century Chinese nationalist, socialist, general, and dictator Chiang Kaishek was a "mystical warrior... who believes in conservative principles, believes in entrepreneurial capitalism, believes in moral values that underpin a free society." >>
Credit should have been given to Brad DeLong's blog here.
<< <i>When George H. W. Bush in the 1970s and 1980s threatened to "unleash Chang" on his tennis opponents, he was referring to China's onetime strongman and thereafter Taiwan's dictator Chiang Kaishek, leader of the Nationalist Party, the man who had largely reunified China in the 1920s with his army's "Northern Expedition," lost the Chinese Civil War to Mao Zedong's Chinese Communist Party, and then taken refuge with his Guomindang party cadres on Taiwan. After the start of the Korean War, the American 7th Fleet protected Chiang (and Taiwan) from Mao's People's Liberation Army.
Republican wingnuts, however, pretended that the 7th Fleet actually protected Mao's Communists (who had, after all, won the Chinese Civil War) from Chiang's Nationalists (who had, after all, lost it) by keeping Chiang Kaishek leashed. They periodically called for the U.S. to "unleash Chiang Kaishek"--so that Chiang, you see, could invade and conquer the Chinese mainland.
When George H. W. Bush, playing tennis (and losing) in the 1970s and 1980s, would threaten to "unleash Chiang," he was mocking the right-wing nuts of his generation.
But George H. W. Bush's sons--even the smart one, Jeb--never got the joke. They, you see, didn't know enough about world history or even the history of the Republican Party to know who Chiang Kaishek was, or what "Unleash Chiang!" meant. Hence Jeb Bush's explanation that twentieth-century Chinese nationalist, socialist, general, and dictator Chiang Kaishek was a "mystical warrior... who believes in conservative principles, believes in entrepreneurial capitalism, believes in moral values that underpin a free society." >>
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Poor Axe.
Owned again.
I love it.
Steve
Why else would I have quoted an entire section of my post? Owned? Hardly.
And I see the typical trolls (SoFL, WP) have come out with nothing to add other than to (try) to pile on. Do you 2 ever get bored of being board trolls, or is in your blood to be complete nitwits?
<< <i>i think bill clinton would make a GREAT commissioner.
he cleaned the mess daddy bush left behind. with what the current commissioner has already in place i think clinton could only make the nfl stronger >>
Clinton would only be interested as commissioner of a women's sports league.
Steve
edited to add: I was just surprised you didn't play math teacher with him. You must have missed that.
<< <i>BTW - I have never voted for any of the Bush family, and I vote regularly (sometimes twice.) >>
you must be a democrat!
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<< <i>BTW - I have never voted for any of the Bush family, and I vote regularly (sometimes twice.) >>
you must be a democrat!
Actually I am registered Republican.
Go figure.
<< <i><< Finally, look at your second word in this thread and then the last line in your signature spot. >> >>
<< <i> Please, god, no. >>
<< <i>God is an imaginary friend for grown ups. >>
Dearest Axtell:
While your sincere effort in advertising my presence by invoking my name is appreciated, please stop.
It is highly hypocritical for you to claim that I do not exist, then beg me to help your cause.
I have referred your case to a former colleague who should be contacting you shortly. If he does not call within 48 hours please make sure to get in touch.
His info -
B. L. Zebub
1 - 800 - GO2 - HELL
Hey it's not a set upgrade but you get what you pray for!
Love,
God
<< <i>He surrounds himself with people who know and he relies upon them to him make decisions. He is not afraid to admit that he is wrong or that he is not well versed on a particular subject. He speaks candidly and does not give the impression that he has something to hide. >>
If true this would certainly distinguish him from his most famous sibling.
is to have a legacy like his in the commissioners background.