Originally Posted By Labuda Ok, so Nolan Ryan is throwing out a first pitch - GREAT! And the other two home games for the Rangers in this series will have the former head of the CIA and his demon offspring throwing out the first pitch. ARGH! I thought Bush didn't own any part of the Rangers anymore! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Ok, that's all. Done ranting. I just figured I'd make sure to post this here in WE since it's a politically motivated post.
Originally Posted By Labuda Oh, and on the Rangers FB page where this was announced, quite a few folks are saying they want Nolan to stick around and pitch a few innings.
Originally Posted By Mr X Bush is no Texan. George Walker Bush was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on July 6, 1946 Neither is his father... George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924, in Milton, Massachusetts) Nor his Granddaddy... {Prescott} Bush was born in Columbus, Ohio, to Samuel Prescott Bush and Flora Sheldon Bush. Samuel Bush was a railroad executive, then a steel company president, and, during World War I, also a federal government official in charge of coordination and assistance to major weapons contractors. Bush attended St. George's School in Newport, Rhode Island, from 1908 to 1913. In 1913, he enrolled at Yale University, where his grandfather James Smith Bush, class of 1844, and his uncle Robert E. Sheldon Jr., class of 1904, had matriculated. Three subsequent generations of the Bush family have been Yale alumni. Prescott Bush was admitted to the Zeta Psi fraternity and Skull and Bones secret society. George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush are also members of that society. Prescott Bush played varsity golf, football, and baseball, and was president of the Yale Glee Club They are no more Texan than I'm Japanese. They are only suckering you guys...bigtime.
Originally Posted By Mr X Whatever, DAR. Anyway Labuda, there are PLENTY of OTHER reasons to be sad about being a Texan (most citizens killed by the state, horrible education issues, fire ants, scorpions, aggressive heat waves, etc...)... No need to include Bush in your shameful history.
Originally Posted By Mr X Oh, and you have a Creationist in charge of your board of education. Nuff said.
Originally Posted By DAR They're coming out to throw out the first pitch. They're not making any type of political statement. It's who Nolan Ryan and the Rangers chose. What real harm does it do?
Originally Posted By DAR And it wasn't really an issue when the President through out the first pitch at the All-Star game last year(well except him wearing the mom jeans)
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Originally Posted By DAR Good, because you might want to get that stick that's lodged up your rear end looked at.
Originally Posted By Mr X You work all night thinking up that one, DAR? Naw...you probably heard it from some right wing source somewhere...you're not original enough to think up something so unbelievably witty.
Originally Posted By Mr X I WOULD suggest getting the log in your eye checked out, but that would require national healthcare and, well, you know. Maybe if you sneak up to Canada they'll take a look for ya.
Originally Posted By Labuda "They are no more Texan than I'm Japanese." I know. That's why I'm so disappointed int he Rangers for this move. They're not now nor will they ever be Texan. AFAIK, the only Texan Bushes are the offspring of Shrub. As far as the other reasons, well, *sigh*, yeah, those, too. But, at least I get to see Shrek the Musical on Tuesday.
Originally Posted By Labuda disneydad - I've seen both old-fashioned windmills and wind farms here in Texas, yes. First wind farm I saw was off Boerne Stage Road in the San Antonio area when I was growing up.
Originally Posted By fkurucz I believe that windmill farms generate electricity. Vesta, a Dsnish company, opened a windmill factory not far from where I live (Unlike "American" companies who are building theirs in China.) Those things are huge, 300-400 feet tall.
