Sunday, September 25, 2011

Neil Bush the king of Twitter in China.


The brother of former US president George W. Bush (click title to entry - thank you) has opened an account with the most popular microblogging service in China, where his musings on his daughter's wedding have attracted tens of thousands of followers.
Neil Bush, who runs an oil company in Texas and is nine years younger than his better-known sibling, only opened his account with Sina's Weibo - China's answer to Twitter - with the help of a Chinese-speaking assistant.
But by Friday morning, 41,418 people were following his posts on subjects ranging from China's rapid development to the impending marriage of his daughter Lauren, a former model.
"I have been to China 80 times and am in awe of its 
development," read one posting.

"I hope all Americans see China's development has 
come a long way and can gain a better understanding 
of how China is growing into a global force."...

Are Americans a global force?  Are Americans
obtaining good salaries?  Do Americans have
manufacturing jobs to turn to?  

Yet.

The Bush brother loves China and wants the people 
of the USA to love the global economic effects of 
China while "W"'s party sees no reason to support
new technologies or growth where it is impacted 
by the economic deterioration due to China and 
outsourcing.


The Bush family and the S&L Scandal (click here)




In case no one remembers Neal.  It is an easy guess why he insists on being in China so much.


Katrina funds earmarked to pay for Neil Bush's software program (click here)



Former first lady's donation aids son
Published 05:30 a.m., Thursday, March 23, 2006

Former first lady Barbara Bush donated an undisclosed amount of money to the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund with specific instructions that the money be spent with an educational software company owned by her son Neil.

Since then, the Ignite Learning program has been given to eight area schools that took in substantial numbers of Hurricane Katrina evacuees.
"Mrs. Bush wanted to do something specifically for education and specifically for the thousands of students flooding into the Houston schools," said Jean Becker, former President Bush's chief of staff. "She knew that HISD was using this software program, and she's very excited about this program, so she wanted to make it possible for them to expand the use of this program."

The former first lady plans to visit a Houston Independent School District campus using the Ignite program today to call on local business leaders to support schools and education….
Indeed.  

The Relatively Charmed Life Of Neil Bush (click here)

Despite Silverado and Voodoo, Fortune Still Smiles on the President's Brother


By Peter Carlson
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, December 28, 2003; Page D01
Ah, it's nice to be Neil Bush....