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Dinner with La. gov. goes $1 at auction
AP via Yahoo! ^ | December 13, 2006 | MICHAEL KUNZELMAN

Posted on 12/13/2006 6:22:07 PM PST by Brilliant

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To: Brilliant
He won't be dining at the governor's mansion, however: A chamber official will go in Maddox's place.

Not only was the winning bid for dinner with the governor $1, the winner doesn't even want to show up to the dinner!

21 posted on 12/13/2006 7:33:57 PM PST by ctdonath2
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To: rintense; Diddley Squat

Ping


22 posted on 12/13/2006 7:36:56 PM PST by Torie
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To: Brilliant

99 cents too much.


23 posted on 12/13/2006 7:40:44 PM PST by SAJ (debunking myths about markets and prices on FR since 2001)
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To: gb63

Either you are revising history or you think people here at FR are stupid. The tears were so fake, barbie dolls were cringing.

He told a completely made up story (AKA LIED) about something that did NOT happen and YOU expect us to have sympathy for him now. GET REAL!

Yes other parishes had it bad, as well as the whole lower half of the state of Mississippi. Don't expect sympathy for that cretin now by involving the dead. Lots of people had it bad and crying boy was no help. You do know he is a national joke now, don't you?


24 posted on 12/13/2006 8:00:10 PM PST by packrat35 (guest worker/day worker=SlaveMart)
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To: packrat35

"He told a completely made up story (AKA LIED) about something that did NOT happen"
He said that the mother of the manager at the facility had died on Friday. That the manager had called her on the phone, saying someone would come to get her. That was made up. She actually died on Monday, the day the St. Rita nursing home went under about nine feet of water. She did die. I replied to the poster who responded to the sentence of mine that a lot of people cried that week. A lot of us cried for St. Bernard Parish. None of this has anything to do with what happened in New Orleans.


25 posted on 12/13/2006 8:07:46 PM PST by gb63
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To: gb63
His appearance on Meet the Press was terrible acting. Those tears were as phony as they come newbie.
26 posted on 12/13/2006 8:17:48 PM PST by LdSentinal
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To: fieldmarshaldj; cajungirl
Does somebody have the LA Freepers *ping* list ? This is great stuff.

Well, this article has been posted twice in the LA sidebar so it should be getting some visibilty, but cajungirl might know who has the LA list.

27 posted on 12/13/2006 8:23:55 PM PST by Diddle E. Squat (An easy 10-team playoff based on the BCS bowls can be implemented by next year. See my homepage.)
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To: packrat35; gb63

How about the people of Jefferson Parish?

your debate seemed poignant, so I went looking....here is what I found:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Broussard

http://www.recallbroussard.com/ (videos here)

personally, I can't get past the fact that he forced pump operators to evacuate WHO WANTED TO STAY to operate the pumps!! Like I said.....How about the people of Jefferson Parish?


28 posted on 12/13/2006 8:25:56 PM PST by Vn_survivor_67-68
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To: Torie

I would have bid $500 if I could have brought along a camera crew! No Borat stunts, just a few simple questions...


29 posted on 12/13/2006 8:31:15 PM PST by Diddle E. Squat (An easy 10-team playoff based on the BCS bowls can be implemented by next year. See my homepage.)
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To: LdSentinal

So because you think his tears were phony, none of what actually happened in Jefferson or St. Bernard matters, none of the deaths and underwater homes ignored by both the government and the press - that is not important to you. He may have put on some show on Meet The Press. I went by the words as reported in the papers. I and hundreds of other people were trying to get into St. Bernard to get people out. I lost a house in that Parish as did my niece and a nephew. All under ten feet of water.
And I don't like people accusing me of making things up. I probably have posted about 1000 comments, some with pictures. I tried to contribute now, because I recently retired. This is about the only fun I have left in life, here on FR.
Since I'm a 'newbie', maybe I should crawl away in shame and be quite?


30 posted on 12/13/2006 8:33:12 PM PST by gb63
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To: Vn_survivor_67-68

Exactly, the man is an a$$


31 posted on 12/13/2006 8:34:30 PM PST by packrat35 (guest worker/day worker=SlaveMart)
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To: Diddle E. Squat

That would not be a level playing field. Blanco is no Tony Snow.


32 posted on 12/13/2006 8:37:05 PM PST by Torie
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To: gb63

You are projecting. No one here claimed nobody died, just that Broussard is a joke, a lair, and in a fair world would be in jail serving time.


33 posted on 12/13/2006 8:39:22 PM PST by packrat35 (guest worker/day worker=SlaveMart)
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To: Torie
BTW, did you happen to catch this article last month?

Louisiana Governor Poll: Jindal 52% - Blanco 20%

34 posted on 12/13/2006 8:41:57 PM PST by Diddle E. Squat (An easy 10-team playoff based on the BCS bowls can be implemented by next year. See my homepage.)
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To: Diddle E. Squat

No I didn't. Apparently the state doesn't mind corruption, but is less tolerant of deer in the headlights behavior.


35 posted on 12/13/2006 8:44:56 PM PST by Torie
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To: gb63
So because you think his tears were phony

I saw his appearance last year and it was quite phony. And his blaming the Bush administration for Katrina was just an attempt to deflect blame.

Since I'm a 'newbie', maybe I should crawl away in shame and be quite?

Why not? And this phony retard with you.


36 posted on 12/13/2006 8:45:02 PM PST by LdSentinal
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To: packrat35

I have read about the errors he made, and I agree with you. I was responding to statements about him crying. I didn't see any TV during that time. I read the WikiPedia entry the other day. Having talked with the guy in person, I know he's a story-spinner. I only learned about the pumping station mess when I read the Wiki entry.
I was mostly concerned with the response to my statement that a lot of people cried that week.


37 posted on 12/13/2006 8:49:46 PM PST by gb63
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To: gb63

I was preparing to post back and say I would give up posting on FreeRepublic. Then you posted and said I should go. So, since you want me to stop posting, I won't.


38 posted on 12/13/2006 8:54:19 PM PST by gb63
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To: LdSentinal

Sorry, post #38 is for you. You have me so shook up, I'm posting to my self...


39 posted on 12/13/2006 8:56:47 PM PST by gb63
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To: gb63

You responded to yourself. You're worse than Broussard (if that's possible).


40 posted on 12/13/2006 8:57:21 PM PST by LdSentinal
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