by emad » Tue Sep 27, 2005 12:42 pm
Mystical warriors are on Bush family's side, says Gov. Jeb <br><br>by Joe Follick and Lloyd Dunkelberger, Gainesville [FL] Sun<br> <br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>"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."<br><br>Bush then unsheathed a golden sword and gave it to Rubio as a gift.<br><br>"I'm going to bestow to you the sword of a great conservative warrior," he said, as the crowd roared.<br><br>The crowd, however, could be excused for not understanding Bush's enigmatic foray into the realm of Eastern mysticism.<br><br>We're here to help.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>No word on if Rubio will unleash Chang, or the sword, as he faces squabbles in the future.<br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.unknownnews.org/0509260920MysticalWarriors.html">www.unknownnews.org/05092...riors.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br><br>ALWAYS said them Skull'n'Boners were a satanic bunch of pervs. <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=emad@rigorousintuition>emad</A> at: 9/27/05 10:42 am<br></i>
