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seafan

(9,387 posts)
Sat Apr 4, 2015, 03:06 PM Apr 2015

Jeb Bush's most feared journalist is BACK.

Jeb's most despised and feared investigative journalist is hot on his slimy trail again. It sounds as if Indian-American journalist Shirish “S.V.” Dáte is about to devote much more time on exposing ol' Jeb's shenanigans and shady dealings. Jeb is in for major heartburn ahead.

And it's some of the very best news heard in these parts in a long, long spell. Bring it on, Mr. Dáte.



From Peter Schorsch at SaintPetersBlog on April 3, 2015:

Shirish “S.V.” Dáte, the former Tallahassee bureau chief of the Palm Beach Post, is stepping down as editor of the Washington Desk at National Public Radio.

Before his time at NPR, Dáte made his name for his aggressive reporting on former Gov. Jeb Bush – which became the book Jeb: America’s Next Bush.

Dáte made the announcement in a Friday email to his colleagues:


....I leave with mixed feelings. This is a first-class place with a lot of smart, talented people — but I think that at this moment, I need to seize the opportunity that the good former governor of Florida is providing and make the most of it.

Thank you all, and fair winds and following seas, although with 2016 already here, I’m confident our courses will be crossing often.


Dáte won recognition for his 2003 series on fraud and abuse in Bush’s prized school voucher programs prompting criminal investigations. He also reported in 2002 on the House Speaker’s hiring of an aide — a former Tallahassee Hooters waitress – resulting in Dáte becoming the first reporter in Florida history to be banned from the House.

.....


Reference to that episode found here (search term "Feeney&quot




Florida Vouchers Invite Entrepreneural Chicanery/Middlemen getting piece of school vouchers, by S. V. Dáte and Kimberly Miller, Palm Beach Post, Aug 10, 2003


Gov. Jeb Bush still trying to kill the smaller class-size amendment, Dec 8, 2005 (Article from S.V. Dáte is downthread.)


Indian American Journalist Warns of Possible Jeb Bush '08 Run, Jun 15th 2007


Jeb Bush's attempt to obliterate FL's church-state separation in November has national ramifications, Jun 3, 2008 (In this OP, Americans United for Separation of Church and State described S.V. Dáte's investigative findings, which thwarted Jeb mightily, in his quest to break down Florida's church/state constitutional barriers.)


Fair warning: Do not let Jeb Bush slip off the radar. Ever., Dec 10, 2008


The Jeb Bush that Floridians know, Dec 12, 2008



Oh, and Marco Rubio, you shouldn't get too comfortable either.

Pricey GOP consultant eludes state budget cuts (Rubio's $10,000/month consultant), by S.V. Dáte, Oct 8th, 2007



We do not want these two individuals anywhere near our White House.







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Jeb Bush's most feared journalist is BACK. (Original Post) seafan Apr 2015 OP
Don't fly on small planes Politicalboi Apr 2015 #1
And cars are starting to run into trees. nm rhett o rick Apr 2015 #11
Good reason to drive an 2naSalit Apr 2015 #26
I hope Mr. Dáte hounds Jeb Bush all the way to the gates of hell! yallerdawg Apr 2015 #2
Even his handsome mother was AnAzulTexas Apr 2015 #10
Don't end up dead in a Valdosta GA motel bathtub like Raymond Lemme NBachers Apr 2015 #3
IIRC, the Terry Schiavo family is also after Jeb's ass. . . DinahMoeHum Apr 2015 #4
Jeb's political interference into that family's tragedy was shameful and infuriating. seafan Apr 2015 #6
That would be a two-fer BumRushDaShow Apr 2015 #18
Good. John Ellis needs someone on his ass who wise to him mountain grammy Apr 2015 #5
Looking forward to his reports! nt Duval Apr 2015 #7
He sounds brave oldandhappy Apr 2015 #8
Seafan! Why have I been missing your super great posts? madfloridian Apr 2015 #9
Hey there, Madflo! seafan Apr 2015 #13
Well I took a year off, so I understand. madfloridian Apr 2015 #14
Thank you, kind soul. This state is a mess. seafan Apr 2015 #16
Kick Cha Apr 2015 #12
R#65 & K for *SMASHING!1* n/t UTUSN Apr 2015 #15
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD BrotherIvan Apr 2015 #17
"The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is.... lastlib Apr 2015 #22
Brother Jeb will light the world on fire to impress Poppy BrotherIvan Apr 2015 #28
Glad someone is doing investigative reporting.... paleotn Apr 2015 #19
oooo! BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #20
K & R!! Everyone who has a hatred for things Bush needs to follow this trail! lastlib Apr 2015 #21
K&R! nt scarletwoman Apr 2015 #23
kick samsingh Apr 2015 #24
K & R!!!!!!!!!! Dont call me Shirley Apr 2015 #25
Another Bush Presidency would be more dangerous than any member in the clown car. gordianot Apr 2015 #27
As I have said in many previous posts, the... 3catwoman3 Apr 2015 #29
 

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)
1. Don't fly on small planes
Sat Apr 4, 2015, 03:11 PM
Apr 2015

And don't own a gun. Crashes and suicides run rampant lately to those that can expose the GOP.

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
2. I hope Mr. Dáte hounds Jeb Bush all the way to the gates of hell!
Sat Apr 4, 2015, 03:20 PM
Apr 2015

Jeb gave us George 2.0, and made us look like a banana republic to the world!

It would be an obscenity if this Bush brother was elected. Even Republicans are a bit queasy about another Bush, which is sayin' somethin'!

AnAzulTexas

(108 posts)
10. Even his handsome mother was
Sat Apr 4, 2015, 06:45 PM
Apr 2015

"handsome" woman was a phrase Hank Hill used to defend her in case anyone is offended by that.

seafan

(9,387 posts)
6. Jeb's political interference into that family's tragedy was shameful and infuriating.
Sat Apr 4, 2015, 05:11 PM
Apr 2015

Here is Michael Schiavo's gut-wrenching letter in the Miami Herald on Feb 9, 2015.


More background info here. and here.


BumRushDaShow

(129,339 posts)
18. That would be a two-fer
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 08:20 AM
Apr 2015

taking out Santorum as well. The Schiavo issue was what woke people up here in PA, where Santorum as a sitting Senator, was thrown out of office by the largest percentage in state history.

madfloridian

(88,117 posts)
9. Seafan! Why have I been missing your super great posts?
Sat Apr 4, 2015, 06:38 PM
Apr 2015

Is the board moving too fast? Good to see this. Will be looking for others.

seafan

(9,387 posts)
13. Hey there, Madflo!
Sat Apr 4, 2015, 10:45 PM
Apr 2015

Have been absent for a while---needed a recharge, don'tcha know....

This guy is never off the radar, though. Figured it was time to send a little more light his way.

Good to see you!

madfloridian

(88,117 posts)
14. Well I took a year off, so I understand.
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 12:01 AM
Apr 2015

I never missed your posts at DU2 about our home state. Your great research has been missed.

seafan

(9,387 posts)
16. Thank you, kind soul. This state is a mess.
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 12:48 AM
Apr 2015

Glad to be in the trenches with ya, and doing everything we can to prevent the **** curse from propagating itself.

Thanks for all your wonderful work, Madflo!

BrotherIvan

(9,126 posts)
17. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 04:10 AM
Apr 2015

Jeb Bush is as scary as they come. He is the culmination of the effort to bring about perpetual right wing rule. He must be opposed as strongly as possible.

lastlib

(23,266 posts)
22. "The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is....
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 10:31 AM
Apr 2015

...to put another Bush in the White House." Or words to that effect......

BrotherIvan

(9,126 posts)
28. Brother Jeb will light the world on fire to impress Poppy
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 12:27 PM
Apr 2015

The fact that he's going to run shows how corrupt our country has become.

paleotn

(17,939 posts)
19. Glad someone is doing investigative reporting....
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 10:17 AM
Apr 2015

like it was done in the old days. Of course it was print back then and actually banning a reporter from the state house would have been political suicide.....blood in the water.....a feeding frenzy. As the old saying went....never pick political fights with someone who buys paper by the roll and ink by the barrel.

lastlib

(23,266 posts)
21. K & R!! Everyone who has a hatred for things Bush needs to follow this trail!
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 10:29 AM
Apr 2015

Bookmarking for future reference!

gordianot

(15,242 posts)
27. Another Bush Presidency would be more dangerous than any member in the clown car.
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 12:21 PM
Apr 2015

They serve a century old agenda that is something other than the electorate.

3catwoman3

(24,026 posts)
29. As I have said in many previous posts, the...
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 12:48 PM
Apr 2015

...only bushes I want anywhere near the White House ever again are the ones in the Rose Garden.

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