B*sh ancestor blamed for 800 years of misery!

[KurtNYC]

Local historians in Wexford have discovered that George Bush is a descendant of Strongbow, the power-hungry warlord who led the Norman invasion of Ireland thus heralding 800 years of mutual misery.
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The Bush clan - who pride themselves on a distinguished New England family history that can be traced back to the first English in America - may well be looking for a healthy spin on the news. But it seems that Strongbow is not the worst of Bush's newfound ancestors.

The genetic line can also be traced to Dermot MacMurrough, the Gaelic king of Leinster reviled in history books as the man who sold Ireland for personal gain.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1399353,00.html

[Walt Starr]

1. Like ancestor, like descendent

:shrug:

Go figure the man who sold America for personal gain be descended from the man who sold Ireland for personal gain.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

2. Bwahahahaha!

So it's genetic!

[SaveElmer]

3. Clever article...but

Although I see the irony, the fact is that there are ten's of millions of Americans related to this guy. Anyone who can trace their ancestry to British royalty will be descended from him.

[LiberalinNC]

4. Yeah, but I don't see any of the other "descendent's" creating

Wars, etc., for personal gain like W. ;)

[louis-t]

5. I see your point except

that this particular lineage seems to have spawned a plethora of evil-doers. Ow, I think I hurt my tongue.

[roguevalley]

6. then its genetic.