Sunday, November 11, 2007
Bush appoints good buddy and former neighbor to run his Dallas-based presidential library
Email
|
Print
|
Tell us your story
|
Comments (2)
|
DALLAS — President Bush appointed Mark Langdale, 54, current ambassador to Costa Rica, to be president of the George W. Bush Presidential Library Foundation at Southern Methodist University, starting January 1.
Langdale is a former next-door neighbor, office-sharer, friend of Bush, and major donor. In the 2000 presidential campaign, he was a "Pioneer," the club of fund-raisers who pledged to raise at least $100,000. He's given hundreds of thousands of $$ to Republican candidates, including $126K to the Republican party and $55K to Bush when he was governor of Texas. A lady who worked in the office that Bush and Langdale shared said they both ate a lot of M&Ms. What do you suppose his nickname is? Ling-Lang? Lang-Dang? Marky-Mark?
Posted by T.G.
See more stories in:
Find...
Today
GlamAmour's Bewitching Burlesque Remember Abe Weinstein's Colony Club? How about Jack Ruby's Carousel? Dang, you're old. (And dirty!) Hearken back to the golden days of Dallas burlesque with women who tease to please. More info
Blogs
- Deli-cious irony
Square Pegs - I so wish we had laser eyes
Square Pegs - Why I think the ecomomy is even scarier than I thought
Square Pegs
Latest comments
- TravisRex on Dallas' old Parkland Hospital complex will soon reopen as office buildings: I wonder if SWAT and the DEA will still use it for training exercises? I suppose the receptionists w...
- lisagetti on State Fair vendor shows a random act of kindness: Yes, Rich and I loooovvve the Chili Parlor; now even more so! Go Tom! They have been showing us kind...
- Mike Orren on Why I think the ecomomy is even scarier than I thought: *Auto makers have struggled in the past months but they are nowhere near the bottom. The next year i...
- xdavidwattsx on Why I think the ecomomy is even scarier than I thought: Agreed. Auto makers have struggled in the past months but they are nowhere near the bottom. The next...
Latest reviews
- Collin Gouldin on Ricky Ray's BBQ: The food was pretty good, but maybe they should stick to catering… The store front wasn’t very org...
- 1concernedcitizen on Fat Joe's Pizza (Allen): Believe me as an overweight person I know good pizza and I promise you the pizza was nasty. I am not...
- 1concernedcitizen on El Fenix Mexican Restaurant (Dallas / Inwood & Lemmon): Raise the flag and bring more of those great desserts…...
Comments
Rick Yost Verified
You know, if this were the only kind of positions he gave out to his buds I wouldn't mind a bit. He's the prez, he has to get some perks.
I mean, nobody's going to die if this guy screws up.
11 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Scott Doyle Verified
Rick, I believe you underestimate the capabilities of one person. Marky-Mark could easily burn down the joint, killing whomever didn't make it out.
11 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Post a comment
(Requires free PegasusNews.com account.)