Comments on: "Prescott Bush, George W's grandfather, and a band of Bonesmen, robbed the grave of Geronimo

"Prescott Bush, George W's grandfather, and a band of Bonesmen, robbed the grave of Geronimo

zaelic — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 13:18:39 -0800

"Prescott Bush, George W's grandfather, and a band of Bonesmen, robbed the grave of Geronimo." Grandpa Prescott brought the skull of the Apache leader back to Yale in 1919, where they were kept in a glass case in the Skull and Bones House. Today the Mescalero Apaches are not amused. Meanwhile, the Skull and Bones initiation ceremonies are finally revealed! Eating clubs are nothing compared to this...

By: troutfishing

troutfishing — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 13:46:52 -0800

Boys will be boys.

By: Mo Nickels

Mo Nickels — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 13:47:10 -0800

Oh, you mean like this one?

By: tingley

tingley — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 14:00:54 -0800

It's a shame that the doonesbury.com strip archive appears to now require a subscription. Trudeau did some funny stuff on GHW Bush's involvement with Skull & Bones in 1988, or thereabouts.

By: WolfDaddy

WolfDaddy — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 14:05:55 -0800

I grew up amongst the Mescalero tribe. Don't piss them off.

By: soyjoy

soyjoy — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 14:11:52 -0800

Wolfdaddy, while I know they can be tricky to deal with, they make wonderful music. Aw, come on. Somebody had to.

By: Postroad

Postroad — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 14:25:01 -0800

Skull and Bones goes way back in time, and I had often passed their tomb-like quarters when growing up in New Haven, but now, since women for some years have been attending Yale, I wonder whether S and B admits babes...all reference here seem to be to "the boys." Could it be a gay club? If so, can't they now come out?

By: jpburns

jpburns — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 14:26:14 -0800

I knew it. He is eeeeeevil...

By: pardonyou?

pardonyou? — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 14:28:42 -0800

I wonder whether S and B admits babes...all reference here seem to be to "the boys." Could it be a gay club? If so, can't they now come out? Postroad, from the 60 Minutes article: But Skull & Bones now has women, and it's become more multicultural. "It has gays who got the SAT scores, it's got the gays who got the straight A's," says Brooks. "It's got the blacks who are the president of the right associations. It's different criteria. More multicultural, but it's still an elite, selective institution."

By: scody

scody — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 15:50:48 -0800

dangnabbit! Soyjoy beat me to it.

By: hama7

hama7 — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 15:52:37 -0800

Prescott Bush is Jules Verne.

By: zaelic

zaelic — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 15:59:40 -0800

Mo: I find the S&K strange enough, but how many American presidential dynasties have grave desecration as one of their proudest moments? And you gotta admit, it would be hard to deny that Geronimo was a real American hero. He didn't have to make up lies about why he went to war. And, he actually went...

By: wsg

wsg — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 16:12:35 -0800

Lying and thievery have been Bush family traditions for generations.

By: quonsar

quonsar — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 16:31:03 -0800

and we keep right on rewarding such behavior. here's hoping the violent removal of theives and liars from office will someday become an even bigger american tradition.

By: dhartung

dhartung — Tue, 11 Nov 2003 00:20:14 -0800

A directional mike and a webcam. Total Information Awareness does have its uses! GNN has a well-linked overview on Skull & Bones, including the surprising hold that the Russell Trust has on Yale (i.e. owning much of the campus) but plays down the masturbation angle. For my money, Rosenbaum had the mikes in the wrong place. (Admitting women must have made this part of the initiation that much more interesting.) Anyway, he's been a bit obsessed -- here's his 1977 article for Esquire. And if you want to play mix and match with the current administration, be my guest.

By: Civil_Disobedient

Civil_Disobedient — Tue, 11 Nov 2003 00:28:45 -0800

Just a small quasi-ego-trip: My great-great-grand uncle was the man responsible for bringing in Geronimo and making peace with him. Yay.