Posted on 09/06/2005 10:15:17 AM PDT by Abigail Adams
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For public relations reasons he should go.
That is a great idea.
You know, my grandmother always told me that money doesn't buy class...
and I have seen more evidence of that in the last week or so, than ever before.
I think that Oprah's picture should be right above that saying in a book of quotes...
She has billions of $$$$ put 0 cents worth of class.
I understand, if he goes any place...he'll visit the ravaged Gulf Coast region, again.
Some of us have become the monsterous teachers of the past.
Say, aren't you the one who trashed the Live Hurricane threads with your petty bickering last night? Damn. What did you do that for? I was liking those threads. Nearly 50,000 posts were in those 15 threads and they were like a historic archive of this historic, catastrophic event. I'm bummed. Can't we all just get along?
Not only does he have the platform- within days his words are busily at work in the minds of 8 yr old kids...
Another judge's records sought in probe
Windhorst one of four Jeff jurists subpoenaed
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
By Michelle Krupa
West Bank bureau
State Judge Steve Windhorst said he has received a federal grand jury subpoena for records of political donations from Bail Bonds Unlimited, bringing to four the number of Jefferson Parish jurists to acknowledge being called to the investigative panel since ex-Judge Alan Green's mail fraud conviction.
Windhorst said he will comply with the subpoena, which asks for documentation of campaign contributions, gifts or other things of value from Bail Bonds Unlimited or its executives, Louis and Lori Marcotte.
"Any further comment on this pending matter would be inappropriate," Windhorst said in a two-sentence statement.
State 5th Circuit Court of Appeal Judge Susan Chehardy, state Judge Kernan "Skip" Hand and Justice of the Peace Steve Mortillaro of Jefferson's 5th Justice Court confirmed last week that they had received similar grand jury subpoenas for testimony and records of any contributions or gifts from Bail Bonds Unlimited or its employees beginning in 1995.
The requests were to be answered by Friday, attorneys close to the subpoena recipients said.
Green was found guilty June 29 of one crime stemming from the federal government's 6 ½-year Operation Wrinkled Robe inquiry, which has focused in large part on the corrupting influence of Bail Bonds Unlimited on judges and jailers in Gretna. The trial jury deadlocked on six other charges against Green, including racketeering and conspiracy.
Company documents presented at the trial showed that more than a dozen members of Jefferson's political elite, judiciary and legal community received favors or gifts from Bail Bonds Unlimited. Windhorst, Chehardy, Hand and Mortillaro were among those named.
According to an internal company register, Bail Bonds Unlimited used its extensive property holdings around the courthouse to provide free parking for at least 24 people who worked for eight judges. Windhorst's staff had four spaces, the document shows; he has declined to comment about the free parking.
Windhorst, 48, was elected to the 24th Judicial District Court bench in 1996 after serving five years in the Legislature. A Republican from Gretna, Windhorst previously worked as a Jefferson Parish prosecutor and as a Sheriff's Office reserve deputy.
Others who acknowledged receipt of grand jury subpoenas in recent days were Jefferson Parish President AARON BROUSSARD and Metairie lawyer David Sherman, subpoenaed because of their official roles in Hand's campaigns, lawyers close to the case have said. Metairie lawyer Gerald Nielsen also got a subpoena because of his role in Chehardy's campaigns, his attorney said.
Metropolitan Crime Commission President Rafael Goyeneche said revelation of the recent subpoenas has surprised many court observers who had expected the investigation to wind down after Green's trial.
"The perception was that it was over, and these subpoenas point out that maybe those assumptions were incorrect, and there's still trails that the federal government is following," he said.
The recent spate of subpoenas, however, does not mean the grand jury will hand down more indictments in the ongoing corruption probe, said former federal prosecutor Donald "Chick" Foret, now a criminal defense attorney.
"Sometimes in investigations, the government tosses its net into the waters to determine whether or not anybody is going to come in and cooperate," he said. "I don't know that you can read anything inculpatory or exculpatory into this. Probably the only thing you can read into this is that the investigation is still alive."
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We're still having them, Sam.
I just put you on the ping list.
And I should add to the discussion that Joe Bastardi of AccuWeather is predicting the possibility of another Gulf storm later on this week. There is currently a disturbance off the coast of Cape Canaveral that shows signs of moving across the Florida peninusula and into the Gulf. Joe hopes he is wrong and so do I.
Blanco told reporters today that the federal offer was "TOO COMPLEX".
According to Fox News, first I've heard of that.
A stunningly incompetent woman.
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Under The Peter Principle you'll see Blancos headshot. Turning on car windshielded wipers would be too complex for her.
Well, he's sending Cheney to Louisiana this week. I would love to be a fly on the wall for THAT visit!
A house on fire!
Whoa, think of all the stuff they would have to move out of the way? and the bodies not collected yet.
WWL just said Orleans and Jefferson Parish schools wont open til Sept 2006.
What terrific information and presented beautifully. Thank you.
So Clinton DID vote to approve FEMA being put under Homeland Security.
Somehow I'm hearing "flip flop". LOL
Not saying Oprah wouldn't contribute. Of course she would. Just that there would be an alterior motive in it for her as well. Collect those horror stories, find the worst of them, make sure they are Bush haters, and we'll put 'em on the show.
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Don't think for a minute that in the land of Oprah all things and everyone are Pre-screened before camera time to coincide with her rose tinted view of the way the world oughta be. Reality, collosal natural disasters be darned.
Bad hurricane! Bad Bad hurricane! Hurricane Katrina should've done a smack down on Oprahs big behind to set her straight ...on the path towards Christ instead of her vision of Hollywoods Glitteratti Dome
I'm sorry to hear that, SE Mom. On so many levels.
The celebrity culture has such an effect on young kids, and there's no way to unring the bell except through example and your son's finance's calm explanations.
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