Comments on: “A couple of things would ring a bell with people” http://www.folo.us/2008/08/02/a-couple-of-things-would-ring-a-bell-with-people/ Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:40:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: MSPolitical http://www.folo.us/2008/08/02/a-couple-of-things-would-ring-a-bell-with-people/#comment-36437 MSPolitical Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:32:19 +0000 http://www.folo.us/?p=2766#comment-36437 Exactly Thirdsouth, thank you. And OF, I knew you knew. I just reflected your snarkiness back to you. There will be no future argument, because of the legislation that Barbour just signed into law (you know, the one he wants to be exempted from). I don't know why you insist on being disingenuous, but it certainly kills any discussion. Ohhhhh.....I suppose I just answered my own question. Exactly Thirdsouth, thank you.

And OF, I knew you knew. I just reflected your snarkiness back to you. There will be no future argument, because of the legislation that Barbour just signed into law (you know, the one he wants to be exempted from).

I don’t know why you insist on being disingenuous, but it certainly kills any discussion. Ohhhhh…..I suppose I just answered my own question.

]]> By: oldfaithful http://www.folo.us/2008/08/02/a-couple-of-things-would-ring-a-bell-with-people/#comment-36432 oldfaithful Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:13:21 +0000 http://www.folo.us/?p=2766#comment-36432 I knew that, MSPolitical. In any event, it's impossible to resolve this on a blog. I concede the argument. We'll resume the next time a wealthy person wins the governor's race and if a blind trust is established. I knew that, MSPolitical. In any event, it’s impossible to resolve this on a blog. I concede the argument. We’ll resume the next time a wealthy person wins the governor’s race and if a blind trust is established.

]]> By: ThirdSouth http://www.folo.us/2008/08/02/a-couple-of-things-would-ring-a-bell-with-people/#comment-36428 ThirdSouth Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:49:26 +0000 http://www.folo.us/?p=2766#comment-36428 Why shouldn't the trust instrument be revealed to the public without revealing its corpus and income? It may be "blind" to the Governor, but reveal to someone very close to him, in daily contact with him, without penalty for disclosure, everything the Governor wants to know about how his investments are performing. If this is the case, it should be called a "blind faith trust" to accurately describe the naive asleep-at-the-switch response of the press and the populace to a shrewd sleight of hand. Why shouldn’t the trust instrument be revealed to the public without revealing its corpus and income? It may be “blind” to the Governor, but reveal to someone very close to him, in daily contact with him, without penalty for disclosure, everything the Governor wants to know about how his investments are performing. If this is the case, it should be called a “blind faith trust” to accurately describe the naive asleep-at-the-switch response of the press and the populace to a shrewd sleight of hand.

]]> By: MSPolitical http://www.folo.us/2008/08/02/a-couple-of-things-would-ring-a-bell-with-people/#comment-36424 MSPolitical Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:54:01 +0000 http://www.folo.us/?p=2766#comment-36424 Oldfaithful, I was actually positing that you are not stupid, but far be it from me to contradict you. Oldfaithful, I was actually positing that you are not stupid, but far be it from me to contradict you.

]]> By: oldfaithful http://www.folo.us/2008/08/02/a-couple-of-things-would-ring-a-bell-with-people/#comment-36420 oldfaithful Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:35:26 +0000 http://www.folo.us/?p=2766#comment-36420 MSPolitical, you refer to yourself as a cynic and posit that I may be stupid. OK, I give up. Haley has done everything wrong, from setting up the blind trust, to managing it secretly, failing to disclose his continued operation of his "former" firm, and hypnotizing Hood into believing everything is OK. Whew. I feel better now. The truth is out. MSPolitical, you refer to yourself as a cynic and posit that I may be stupid. OK, I give up. Haley has done everything wrong, from setting up the blind trust, to managing it secretly, failing to disclose his continued operation of his “former” firm, and hypnotizing Hood into believing everything is OK. Whew. I feel better now. The truth is out.

]]> By: MSPolitical http://www.folo.us/2008/08/02/a-couple-of-things-would-ring-a-bell-with-people/#comment-36417 MSPolitical Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:53:42 +0000 http://www.folo.us/?p=2766#comment-36417 Oldfaithful, are you really that naive? I have trouble swallowing that. I'm an old cynic, I suppose. Just in case you're not just trying to snow folks, let me roll a thing or two by you: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=washingtonstory&sid=a3O8w8_QJ6KU http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2007/08/impeach-haley-b.html http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=30035cf7-ba1a-456d-8c1a-9941111d50ca I dunno why, since I haven't read all that much that you've written yet, but I have this strange feeling that you just aren't this stupid. Oldfaithful, are you really that naive? I have trouble swallowing that. I’m an old cynic, I suppose. Just in case you’re not just trying to snow folks, let me roll a thing or two by you:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=washingtonstory&sid=a3O8w8_QJ6KU

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2007/08/impeach-haley-b.html

http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=30035cf7-ba1a-456d-8c1a-9941111d50ca

I dunno why, since I haven’t read all that much that you’ve written yet, but I have this strange feeling that you just aren’t this stupid.

]]> By: oldfaithful http://www.folo.us/2008/08/02/a-couple-of-things-would-ring-a-bell-with-people/#comment-36409 oldfaithful Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:17:18 +0000 http://www.folo.us/?p=2766#comment-36409 MSPolitical, I was in Pascagoula the day the lady was killed. Tragic at every level. I cannot begin to understand the reasons Haley has shown Graham leniency. If Haley's assets which are in a blind trust are revealed to the public, then Haley will be like the rest of the public and learn just where the trustee has been investing those assets. Hence, the blind trust means even Haley does not know. MSPolitical, I was in Pascagoula the day the lady was killed. Tragic at every level. I cannot begin to understand the reasons Haley has shown Graham leniency.
If Haley’s assets which are in a blind trust are revealed to the public, then Haley will be like the rest of the public and learn just where the trustee has been investing those assets. Hence, the blind trust means even Haley does not know.

]]> By: MSPolitical http://www.folo.us/2008/08/02/a-couple-of-things-would-ring-a-bell-with-people/#comment-36398 MSPolitical Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:45:03 +0000 http://www.folo.us/?p=2766#comment-36398 Well, heck, you made me grin, Oldfaithful. :-) Nope, haven't read even one book on trusts and don't plan to do so, but I would imagine Hood has read one or two. Speaking of trusts, I have about as much trust in Jim Hood as I do in Haley Barbour. Main differences between the two of them is one of them is slightly better looking but the other one has more money. I *have* read the letter Haley's old company sent out (about the fabulous investment possibilities in post-invasion Iraq) when the invasion of Iraq was still "just" talk from the present federal administration. For some reason it inspired a sense of distrust in this suspicious old redneck and rang a bell or two back then. I'd sorta like to see if he still owns a big piece of that firm, and how much tobacco company stock he has. Just for starters. Then I might be interested in knowing if any of the companies he has stock in or owns outright have big post-Katrina contracts. Further, if it's such a non-issue, I have to ask you why the legislature just passed a law on this non-issue, and why the Guv thought this non-issue was an issue for the people following behind him (or else, why would he have signed it)? As far as finding something else to fuss at Barbour about, see my first post. Well, heck, you made me grin, Oldfaithful. :-)

Nope, haven’t read even one book on trusts and don’t plan to do so, but I would imagine Hood has read one or two. Speaking of trusts, I have about as much trust in Jim Hood as I do in Haley Barbour. Main differences between the two of them is one of them is slightly better looking but the other one has more money.

I *have* read the letter Haley’s old company sent out (about the fabulous investment possibilities in post-invasion Iraq) when the invasion of Iraq was still “just” talk from the present federal administration. For some reason it inspired a sense of distrust in this suspicious old redneck and rang a bell or two back then. I’d sorta like to see if he still owns a big piece of that firm, and how much tobacco company stock he has. Just for starters. Then I might be interested in knowing if any of the companies he has stock in or owns outright have big post-Katrina contracts.

Further, if it’s such a non-issue, I have to ask you why the legislature just passed a law on this non-issue, and why the Guv thought this non-issue was an issue for the people following behind him (or else, why would he have signed it)?

As far as finding something else to fuss at Barbour about, see my first post.

]]> By: oldfaithful http://www.folo.us/2008/08/02/a-couple-of-things-would-ring-a-bell-with-people/#comment-36393 oldfaithful Sun, 03 Aug 2008 04:05:24 +0000 http://www.folo.us/?p=2766#comment-36393 MSPolitical, I gotta ask......is that you, Hood or have just never read a book on trusts? MSPolitical, I gotta ask……is that you, Hood or have just never read a book on trusts?

]]> By: MSPolitical http://www.folo.us/2008/08/02/a-couple-of-things-would-ring-a-bell-with-people/#comment-36384 MSPolitical Sun, 03 Aug 2008 01:29:26 +0000 http://www.folo.us/?p=2766#comment-36384 Hahahaha, Lotus, are you trying to pun-nish me? Oldfaithful, I gotta ask . . . is that you, Haley? ;-) Hahahaha, Lotus, are you trying to pun-nish me?

Oldfaithful, I gotta ask . . . is that you, Haley? ;-)

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