i read here somewhere that he also claimed to get Loydd Benson into the Reserve too.. but that's OK since benson was a RAT, RIGHT???
Posted on 09/08/2004 9:47:59 AM PDT by GOPcapitalist
I already emailed CBS (See-BS). Will watch tonight to see if they offer any of this anti-Barnes evidence.
We are the new press!
When Freepers call into the radio stations they can honestly say "Ben Barnes stole from school children" cause that's what the Sharpstown Scandal was all about.
The Democrat pols and Frank Sharp took the money and ran with it while using a a private high school in Houston as their patsy. They left the school's endowment full of a bunch of overpriced worthless stock and made off with the kids' money!
Thanks for this info. Bump for later.
i read here somewhere that he also claimed to get Loydd Benson into the Reserve too.. but that's OK since benson was a RAT, RIGHT???
Pass it on. Thanks.
In fact, that Barnes was an extremely partisan Democrat then (as he is now) makes his story all the more dubious. Why would a Democrat go out of his way to help the son of a Republican congressman?
let this pass....as GW did with Moore, giving this any thought only gets it more press...See JFKerry trying to work against the Swifts....losing prop!
Lies again! BUMP
Hey, speaking of old Lloyd ---I knew John Kennedy, John Kennedy was a friend of mine, and you're no John Kennedy--
Bentsen, I saw on another thread that it later turned out that Lloyd had never met John Kennedy.
Anybody else heard this or have confirmation?
If only we'd had Free Republic back then, it would have been documented instantly if true.
Hey, were you listening to Don Wade and Roma this morning?
"Ben Barnes is a Cockroach" ping! Spread the word!
Please let me know if you want ON or OFF my Texas or General Interest ping list!. . .don't be shy.
i always wished that Quayle would of answered "Yeah, you're right... I'n NOT JFK! I never slept with Marylin Monroe and I've always been faithful to my wife!!!"
A Texas Democrat who is actually scuzzier than Jim Wright, Martin Frost, Van Den Putte, etc., etc., even to the point of making LBJ look good by comparison?(!)
I'm speechless.
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ref/abouttx/ltgov.html
There are exactly 2 names not linked to official online biographies on this page. One is the guy chosen to fill in as Lt Gov when Bush quit to take the White House. Any guesses as to who the other unlinked name is?
He hallucinates when he drinks, too. And he sees things!
Sent this to everyone in my email address book.
You can find some excerpts from the article by Googling it up, then clicking on the 'cached' text, then clicking on 'cached text only'. Unfortunately, this doesn't bring up the complete article, only excerpts and some of them quite tantalizing.
The article notes that Barnes reputedly wore his only suit when he started work for the legislature, earned $4,800 a year as a legislator and for most of his career, but became a millionaire with interests in radio and TV stations, construction firms, a shopping center, and large land tracts.
It mentions Barnes' nickname of "Bedroom Ben" for his supposed escapades.
According to the article, Barnes also apparently tried to put a tax on all groceries, which Farenthold called the "Barnes Bread Tax."
One excerpt mentions that Barnes has several handicaps, but the excerpt ends at that point. (Drat.)
The article mentions that Barnes was cleared of involvement in the Sharpstown scandal. It says that nothing was ever pinned solidly on Barnes, then goes on the say that a deposition by Frank Sharp (central figure in the Sharpstown scandal) had been interpreted to mean that Barnes had been paid handsomely for his help on legislation.
hehe!
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