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[Doug Henwood]

A choice parenthetical sentence from Alexandra Robbins' Secrets of 
the Tomb, a new book about Skull & Bones:

"On the strength of 1948 Bonesman George Bush's debating performance 
in this arena [the S&B "tomb"], Bonesman and former Ohio congressman 
Thomas Ludlow "Lud" Ashley reportedly asked him upon his appointment 
as United Nations ambassador: 'George, what the fuck do you know 
about foreign affairs?'"