[NewRomeTacitus]

No, I've personally met those guys myself but make no presumptions to "knowing" them. I was trying to illustrate the difference between my reality and what he claims. According to his posts he hob-knobbed with that crowd as some sort of groupee/contributor. I was merely a functionary in the right place at the right time.

[FBD]

Agreed.
There's a chasm of difference between shaking a high powered pols hand, exchanging a pleasantry; VS having inside knowledge and the connections he claims to have.