University of Florida College of Education will not bear Jeb Bush's name

[seafan]

UF school won't bear Bush's name

By LLOYD DUNKELBERGER
May 04, 2007

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Earlier in the week, the House dropped its plan to name the University of Florida's College of Education after Jeb Bush before sending the bill (SB 1160) back to the Senate, which adopted it in a 38-0 vote.

Rep. David Rivera, R-Miami, had originally advanced the proposal to name the UF school the "Jeb Bush College of Education,'' after saying he was irked that the university's Faculty Senate had denied the former governor an honorary degree earlier this year.

But Wednesday, Rivera added an amendment to the university naming bill that did not include the Bush proposal but did name the presidential home at Florida International University after former President Ronald Reagan. The House voted 114-0 for the measure. The Senate endorsed the House amendment before sending the bill to Gov. Charlie Crist on Thursday.

As for the Bush proposal, Sen. Paula Dockery, R-Lakeland, a UF graduate who sponsored the original naming bill, said: "It's not going to happen.''

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Does Jeb have the world's largest head?

It looks like a huge, fleshy pumpkin.

[wakeme2008]

2. I see they got the Repug's Memo... Reagun Yes, Bush WHO...

:rofl:

[Proud2BAmurkin]

3. Another big win for the Gators

:yourock:

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

5. YES! this is great

the entire country should forget we ever heard the name.

[muntrv]

4. Naming an educational college after Bush is like naming a detox center

after Cheech and Chong.

[cobalt1999]

8. LOL

good one.

[jsamuel]

10. SAT

Bush is to Education as

A) Cheech is to detox
B) Chong is to pot
C) Crist is to more fair elections
D) All of the above
E) My name is George Bush.


Either A or E is an acceptable answer.

[rodeodance]

6. geesh, that little guy had a tantrum. Naming a college is serious business--!! not

to done in this fashion.

[ngant17]

7. There are more conservative universities in Florida

which might should have felt obliged to honor Jeb, but Univ. of Florida in Gainesville tends to be progressive and IMHO it is the most leftist of the Florida universities. But even so, they do occasionally have some mean conservative streaks once in a while. Might have something to do with the cracker mentality that still exists in this state.

[seafan]

9. Any relief from this madness soothes the soul, no matter how small. n/t

[Hubert Flottz]

11. If it will make them feel any better...

I just took a good healthy Jeb this morning. And then I wiped my George.

[WinkyDink]

12. I can hardly bear it, myself!

[corkhead]

13. They had previously dropped plans for the Al Capone Tax School & Jeffrey Dalmer school of Surgery