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kpete

(71,997 posts)
Thu Sep 27, 2012, 09:29 AM Sep 2012

George W. Bush To Keynote Cayman Islands Investment Conference

Source: Buzzfeed

George W. Bush To Keynote Cayman Islands Investment Conference
Not entirely the party's message of the week.



Former President George W. Bush is set to deliver the keynote address at the Cayman Alternative Investment Summit on Grand Cayman just a few days before the election.

The conference will feature Bush as the keynote speaker on the first night, and British billionaire Sir Richard Branson on the second night.

"Institutional investors, private investors, asset allocators, fund managers, service providers, academics and regulators will benefit from this discussion on the future of the industry," reads to the FAQ section of the website.

The timing of the conference could land awkwardly during an election season that's been marked by speculation about Mitt Romney's finances, particularly his offshore investments in tax havens like the Cayman Islands.

Read more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/george-w-bush-to-keynote-cayman-islands-investmen

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George W. Bush To Keynote Cayman Islands Investment Conference (Original Post) kpete Sep 2012 OP
THAT should be a Democratic campaign ad. randome Sep 2012 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Sep 2012 #3
I wonder if he can arrested for war crimes there. Blue Meany Sep 2012 #2
+1 Pbs1914 Sep 2012 #5
Thought the same thing as I read this. southerncrone Sep 2012 #12
Truth of the matter regarding Bush Pbs1914 Sep 2012 #4
Wow amuse bouche Sep 2012 #6
Will Ken Lay put in an appearance? Blue_Tires Sep 2012 #7
Only if the plastic's dry. Octafish Sep 2012 #11
asshole JI7 Sep 2012 #8
worst president ever JI7 Sep 2012 #9
This is too good to die pscot Sep 2012 #10
Just the words "Shrub" + "Cayman Islands" before the election = Mittens smackdown n/t UTUSN Sep 2012 #13
 

randome

(34,845 posts)
1. THAT should be a Democratic campaign ad.
Thu Sep 27, 2012, 09:35 AM
Sep 2012

Drives home the fact that rich people take their money out of the country AND shows them the hated George Bush as advocating it.

Good times.

Response to randome (Reply #1)

Pbs1914

(147 posts)
4. Truth of the matter regarding Bush
Thu Sep 27, 2012, 10:10 AM
Sep 2012

Is that he's been in the speech circuit almost nonstop. He's just out of sight out of mind from the Main stream media. So perception wise, it would seem he moved out of the spotlight out of respect for the damage he did (understatement), and to kind of reflect. In reality I read that he has been charging a quarter of a mil for speaking engagements and has been crisscrossing the country since leaving office making a fortune.

pscot

(21,024 posts)
10. This is too good to die
Fri Sep 28, 2012, 12:23 AM
Sep 2012

You might consider reposting this in GD. I just saw Big Eddie talking to Jonathon Turley about it. This could really bite rMoney in the butt, right before the election.

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