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 | re: Just met Bert Jones!! - beachdude on 5/15/13 at 10:22 pm
Steven Dupuis of Opelousas. I think he may have still been in the legislature as late as 1980, but am not sure. His daughter, Jones' wife, is Danielle....
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Tiger Rant
| re: Just met Bert Jones!! - beachdude on 5/15/13 at 7:46 pm
Went to his wedding. The reception was in an old, tiny hotel in Opelousas. He married a state senator's daughter. Both are very nice people. (There were several NFL players and coaches there, but the only one I remember talking to was Ted Marchibroda, the head coach of the Colts.)...
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Political Talk
| re: Former NSC spox Tommy Vietor goes on the record re: Benghazi talking points - beachdude on 5/15/13 at 6:08 pm
How would you like to be the father of a son whose body lay in a flag draped coffin at your feet and be told by the President of the United States and the Secretary of State that he was killed by a mob incited by a video and that we were going to get the guy that produced the film that the video was...
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O-T Lounge
| re: Billy Sol Estes - beachdude on 5/15/13 at 2:03 am
Yep. Conspiracy a-go-go. ...
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Political Talk
| re: Give it up for Tawanna Brawley... - beachdude on 5/13/13 at 6:08 pm
The Reverand Al and another dude were also cast in judgment in the case and paid up. (Or, rather Sharpton's "supporter's" donated the money to him to pay up.)Note: I still cannot believe that he has a TV show....
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Political Talk
| re: Pelosi: IRS problem stems from court ruling - beachdude on 5/13/13 at 3:25 pm
I believe she was also one of the first ones back last September to blame the Benghazi attack on the Republican controlled House because it had cut budgetary funding for State Department embassy security....
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Political Talk
| Friday's Off the Record or Background meeting with press representatives - beachdude on 5/12/13 at 11:32 am
Has anyone from any of the outlets invited to this meeting held prior to the White House press conference on Friday divulged what it was about?...
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O-T Lounge
| re: This guy mapped all the dialects in the United States (tldr alert) - beachdude on 5/12/13 at 10:49 am
I don't believe that New Orleans and New York accents in the late 20th and early 21st centuries are the result of small, random trade and cross cultural influences in the early 19th century. I think the similarities are the result of early to mid 20th century influences in both locales of large Ita...
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Political Talk
| re: Here's why CBS is busting Sharyl Attkisson's chops Re:Benghazi - beachdude on 5/11/13 at 9:13 pm
I saw that on the news today and am amazed that I had not heard or read of it somewhere before. And, Rhodes was actively involved in editing and rewriting the "talking points".
Also, Jay Carney used to work for or contribute to both CNN and ABC, was Time magazine DC bureau chief, and is marrie...
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O-T Lounge
| re: Why Aren't ED Pills Like Viagra and Cialis OTC Meds? - beachdude on 5/11/13 at 8:50 pm
And, that ought to put an end to this thread....
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Political Talk
| re: Career Government Employees...You Need to Make News - beachdude on 5/11/13 at 4:59 pm
It isn't a question of being an appointee. If you are an "employee" (perform the work for a salary), you may be protected. If you reported a corrupt practice and were fired, then you might recover under a particular whistleblower law depending on the facts of the case. I don't know your situatio...
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Political Talk
| re: Career Government Employees...You Need to Make News - beachdude on 5/11/13 at 4:30 pm
[quote]They will fire me...[/quote]
Not necessarily. Here is a link to a brief introduction to "whistleblower" laws: http://www.whistleblowers.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34&Itemid=63....
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Political Talk
| re: Explain to me how this is not egregious: - beachdude on 5/11/13 at 2:59 pm
[quote]The REAL question is why the whistleblowers chose to lawyer up and roll...[/quote]
I would bet that one or more of them is going to file a civil suit based on employment discrimination and adverse personnel decisions regarding what happened to them both before and after they attained whist...
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Political Talk
| re: Which news agencies were invited to today's off-the-record press briefing? - beachdude on 5/11/13 at 12:11 am
Ah. I see the facetiousness now. I should read more completely, more often....
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Political Talk
| re: Which news agencies were invited to today's off-the-record press briefing? - beachdude on 5/11/13 at 12:04 am
That may be inaccurate. A) No Washington Post?, and B) Why more than one CSPN?...
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Political Talk
| re: IT'S FRIDAY!!! - beachdude on 5/10/13 at 2:57 pm
I thought Osha Minor was Eastern Turkey....
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O-T Lounge
| re: What's going on at Campus Crossing Brightside? - beachdude on 5/9/13 at 7:33 pm
Hot donuts...
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Political Talk
| re: Benghazi Not Watergate - beachdude on 5/8/13 at 11:23 pm
[quote]95% of Americans couldn't find Behghazi on a map.[/quote]
I would bet my house that the percentage would be more like 99.999% couldn't find Benghazi on a map. First, they would have to be able to spell "map" and then locate one. Second, they would have to find the correct continent. Thi...
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Political Talk
| re: Does anybody here know any top secret govt info - beachdude on 5/8/13 at 10:57 pm
[quote]Wow. That's a legit post.[/quote]
Thank you. Every word is true....
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Political Talk
| re: Does anybody here know any top secret govt info - beachdude on 5/8/13 at 9:02 pm
This is sort of a secret and very old. In late 1970 or early 1971, there was a Woodstock type rock festival scheduled (and eventually held) in Washington state. I was in a combat unit stationed in Fort Lewis, WA which was composed mostly of recently returned Vietnam infantrymen who were waiting fo...
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Political Talk
| re: Benghazi Not Watergate - beachdude on 5/8/13 at 3:23 pm
From the very beginning of the break-in in Watergate there was suspicion that it was tied in to either the Committee to Re-elect Nixon or people with White House access. Larry O'Brian (DNC head) looked like the cat that ate the canary every time he was on TV from July 1972 on. When the perps were ...
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Political Talk
| re: Procrastinators Unite! - beachdude on 5/7/13 at 8:02 pm
Manana, dude....
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Tiger Rant
| re: Is the game Thursday night really at 8:00 pm?? - beachdude on 5/7/13 at 1:09 pm
College Station and, in fact most of Texas, is in the Central Time Zone. Only the extreme southwestern part of the state is on Rocky Mountain Time (c.f., El Paso)....
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Tiger Rant
| re: LSU RB Jeremy Hill Suspended (Updated 4/30 with Nola.com story) - beachdude on 4/30/13 at 10:55 pm
Hill was on probation.
Hill pled guilty to a lesser included offense and caught a pretty good break, although we will never know what exactly went on between him and the young girl.
Hill violated the terms of his probation by going to a place where alcohol was served and consuming same. I...
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O-T Lounge
| re: Is college really the best 4 years of your life? - beachdude on 4/30/13 at 10:37 pm
I am sorry for not having read all of the posts on this thread, so I can only surmise some of the responses. However, take it from an old fart, college is infinitely better than any alternative. One can have the rare opportunity to go to college for almost four years, get drafted, survive, and go ...
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| re: Vida Guerra has been on Miami Beach the last couple of days (NSFW) - beachdude on 4/25/13 at 11:52 pm
Most overrated place on the planet: A tie between Miami Beach and Bangkok....
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| re: Just some simple answers to basic questions about Boston Bombers - beachdude on 4/22/13 at 2:02 am
The dude was "rant" over? Thanks. I can now go to sleep....
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| re: Just some simple answers to basic questions about Boston Bombers - beachdude on 4/22/13 at 1:44 am
[quote]...not defend themselves[/quote]
I did not imply that. In fact, I think I specifically indicated that when one is being shot at, one would expect to be firing back. My questions have been essentially how did they (he) die, who shot them, ran over one of them, etc.? There have been no cl...
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| re: Just some simple answers to basic questions about Boston Bombers - beachdude on 4/22/13 at 1:31 am
Good. Fine. Bring the Watertown, Cambridge, MTA, Boston PD dudes (that did the shooting) to a meeting and have them tell the press exactly how bro # 1 died and how bro # 2 was shot at, wounded, attempted suicide, etc. I am more than certain that they deserved it. I only want to know what happen...
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| re: Just some simple answers to basic questions about Boston Bombers - beachdude on 4/22/13 at 1:17 am
Revival technique presupposes a lethal injury. I am concerned with why we would want to kill him in the first place rather than keeping him alive for questioning. Again, I understand that if one is being shot at, one would want to kill the person shooting at you. Been there, done that....
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