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Jeb Bush Charged Parents' Church $50,000 For Speech; Houston Church Paid More Than Most Corporations
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| 10/6/15
| Jackie Salo
Posted on 10/06/2015 12:49:00 PM PDT by jimbo123
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To: thackney
It’s the humidity that would get to many of us. Access to Corpus Christi and the Padre Islands would be nice, though. If we ever moved back to Texas we’d probably look more at San Antonio. And have to comment that the Money Laundering point in post #9 is spot on. I wish someone in the media was smart enough to bring up the idea in a broader venue as it relates to ALL the candidates and their speaking fees, including and most especially Hillary.
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posted on
10/06/2015 1:24:04 PM PDT
by
katana
(Just my opinions)
To: thackney
>> cows and horses and still drive in for work
It’s mighty helpful to carpool though, if you don’t want to leave for work at 5AM and wait in traffic. I guess that’s one reason you have the cows and horses... one in front, two in back. :-)
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posted on
10/06/2015 1:25:50 PM PDT
by
Nervous Tick
(There is no "allah" but satan, and mohammed was his demon-possessed tool.)
To: jimbo123
Does Trump charge to give speeches? If he does what does he charge? Does he do so to charitable and religious organizations?
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posted on
10/06/2015 1:27:10 PM PDT
by
Jim from C-Town
(The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
To: All
St. Martin's does not appear to have advertised Bush's visit. Although the church frequently promotes its speaker series events, there is no mention of him or a Sept. 30 event on its website or Facebook page. The church has more than 8,400 congregants, but there seems to be no trace on social media of a Bush speech or appearance.
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posted on
10/06/2015 1:27:23 PM PDT
by
jimbo123
To: jimbo123
Jus’ gettin’ back his Sunday contributions with a lil’ interest.
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posted on
10/06/2015 1:27:31 PM PDT
by
Don Corleone
("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
To: Mercat
It is so hot there. So hot. Without air conditioning could anyone live there?
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posted on
10/06/2015 1:28:10 PM PDT
by
Jim from C-Town
(The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
To: marron
I would want to know who provided the $50k to the church to give to Jeb.Sneaky way for Mom and Pop to finance Jeb and get a charitable tax deduction at the same time. Political contributions are not tax deductible. Church contributions are.
To: isthisnickcool; pgyanke; SE Mom; lacrew; marron; All
St. Martin's does not appear to have advertised Bush's visit. Although the church frequently promotes its speaker series events, there is no mention of him or a Sept. 30 event on its website or Facebook page. The church has more than 8,400 congregants, but there seems to be no trace on social media of a Bush speech or appearance.
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posted on
10/06/2015 1:30:19 PM PDT
by
jimbo123
To: jimbo123
St. Martin's does not appear to have advertised Bush's visit. Although the church frequently promotes its speaker series events, there is no mention of him or a Sept. 30 event on its website or Facebook page. The church has more than 8,400 congregants, but there seems to be no trace on social media of a Bush speech or appearance. (A search for Bush's name on Twitter in the dates from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4 doesn't surface any posts that indicate he was at the church in person or delivered a speech via Skype or video.) He takes $50K from church for a speech and the church doesn't even promote the event? No one mentions it on Twitter? This is just odd.
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posted on
10/06/2015 1:30:36 PM PDT
by
FourPeas
("Maladjusted and wigging out is no way to go through life, son." -hg)
To: FourPeas
Another no-show job for a Bush family member it seems.
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posted on
10/06/2015 1:32:18 PM PDT
by
jimbo123
To: Nervous Tick
Its mighty helpful to carpool though, if you dont want to leave for work at 5AM and wait in traffic. It is not so bad leaving for work at 6am. Not much waiting at that time but you better be prepared to move. Until the highways load up, they move and move fast. I've always preferred starting early and hoping to leave early. I've never had a job with a dependable schedule that made a carpool an option.
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posted on
10/06/2015 1:34:19 PM PDT
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
To: jimbo123
More questions.
If his last name was Branch and he was a former Florida governor would he still command $43,000 per speech?
Why is he worth anything more than a free meal for the benefit of speaking?
Is he that inspiring? What does he say?
‘In order to become a success, I advise you to be born into a long time political family. Use that political clout to become a successful real estate developer utilizing inside information and political contacts to become wealthy enough to exploit your name recognition, family fortune and political clout to be elected governor of a swing state even though you never held elected office in the past.’
Good advice, but can the average person replicate that success?
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posted on
10/06/2015 1:34:21 PM PDT
by
Jim from C-Town
(The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
To: jimbo123
This is sort-of like the multi million dollar donation to the Clinton Foundation from the Baptist Church in Cameroon here awhile back.
I wish I could remember the details. My first thought was, and where did they get the money from that they donated, and I wonder how much was their cut.
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posted on
10/06/2015 1:34:32 PM PDT
by
marron
To: FourPeas
Taking that $50k had to be an act of love. He loves that easy money.
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posted on
10/06/2015 1:38:15 PM PDT
by
doosee
(Captain, we are approaching a new level of Hell.)
To: Jim from C-Town
It looks like Bush pocketed the $50k and didn’t even give a speech to the church.
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posted on
10/06/2015 1:38:46 PM PDT
by
jimbo123
To: Jim from C-Town
My dad got up every morning and put on a long sleeve white dress shirt, a suit and a tie and went to work. No air in the home or at work. He tried to get the company to agree to short sleeve shirts but they would not. It was just the way it was. So who was I to complain. You just got used to it.
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posted on
10/06/2015 1:40:08 PM PDT
by
Mercat
(You don't recommend better diet and exercise for a shark bite.)
To: Mercat
I imagine you would have to, but I can not stand the heat. Every time I am in Houston it seems to be 99 deg with 99% humidity. Just too darn hot.
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posted on
10/06/2015 1:42:22 PM PDT
by
Jim from C-Town
(The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
To: C19fan
She doesn’t shop in mexico?
I bet it wasn’t a SPANISH SPEAKING church, he gives those speeches FOR FREE.
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posted on
10/06/2015 1:43:57 PM PDT
by
Chainsawj
(I don't wanna be buried............................................in a pet cemetery.)
To: Jim from C-Town
I do like the fact that at 67 I tolerate heat quite well. I can wrap up against the cold but heat has to be tolerated. I don’t want to have to stay in-doors in the summer to be comfortable. I read somewhere that kids who grew up in just air conditioning don’t tolerate heat.
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posted on
10/06/2015 1:47:23 PM PDT
by
Mercat
(You don't recommend better diet and exercise for a shark bite.)
To: jimbo123
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posted on
10/06/2015 2:22:31 PM PDT
by
SE Mom
(God, restore our beloved country, amen.)
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