Favre and ex Gov Byrant**
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Favre and ex Gov Byrant**
Both should be in jail.
That article reminded me that really good journalism does exist.Quote:
Originally Posted by BeardoMSU
What did you find wrong with it? It looks like Favre couldn't convince private investors the company was viable and could produce ROI so he found a crooked politician to rip tax payers off.Quote:
Originally Posted by HancockCountyDog
Nothing - i thought it was a really well researched article that reminded me that good journalism can exist.Quote:
Originally Posted by OLJWales
My bad Hancock. I mistook your "does" with "doesn't".Quote:
Originally Posted by HancockCountyDog
It was just a natural reflex on here to assume everyone is in disagreement with everything.Quote:
Originally Posted by OLJWales
... But yes, that's what Journalism is and should be.
US politics are a sad state of affairs. Across the board. (Short) Term limits for everyone and banning politicians from working as lobbyists after their terms are a necessity if we want to at least slow the tide of corruption.
Someone care to give a simplified summation on what happened? I hate to readQuote:
Originally Posted by basedog
Some folks did some bad things...Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawg-gone-dawgs
They pale in comparison to Roger Wicker and Trent LOTT......JMO
LMAO.Quote:
Originally Posted by BeardoMSU
ETA: Gonna try to go rep cuz I'm still giggling with watery eyes. It'll prolly get commie 17'd but at least I can award myself with a participation trophy for showing up and trying.
I’m failing to find where Phil did anything illegal. Bad judgement, for sure. Unethical, probably so. But what is illegal and would send him to jail? And I could certainly be wrong. What am I missing?Quote:
Originally Posted by trob115
Waller was our best bet at making some of this happen. He was going to make it to where lobbyist couldn't reach out during legislative season which would have at least been a step in the right direction.Quote:
Originally Posted by PMDawg
However Reeves had the lobbies in his pocket and in such all the money. As a result we elected another career politician out for his own agenda.
Haley Barbour as wellQuote:
Originally Posted by lastmajordog
Diverting federal funds not intended for their use but investment instead-1Quote:
Originally Posted by somebodyshotmypaw
Accepting stock for using his political power to get #1 done -2
Just to get things started
Favre basically hired as lobbyist, got Phil to divert federal funds, day Phil got out of office he received stock, the company then sold the idea to another company and hired the scientist making the company that Mississippi invested in basically worthless, Phil's welfare guy gets busted in another scheme. Phil gets nervous and gives up his stock in a company that now sits idle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawg-gone-dawgs
That's about what I got out of it. Didn't read the whole thing. I'll let others correct me where I'm wrong.
I’m not seeing where Phil is the one diverting the funds. I could be wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheLostDawg
Phil didn’t accept any stock. That part is clear.
I think it’s sleazy, but I’m not seeing the illegal and jailable offense on Phil’s part.
"But newly uncovered text messages show that, at the very least, Favre told Bryant that New had started funneling public funding to the drug company shortly after he began advocating on its behalf.Quote:
Originally Posted by somebodyshotmypaw
As governor, Bryant assisted Prevacus, the company at the center of Mississippi’s ongoing welfare embezzlement scandal, in finding investors and gaining favor with federal regulators.
Then, two days after he left office, Bryant agreed by text to accept stock in the company."
"In a three-hour-long interview with Mississippi Today on April 2, Bryant said that despite the timeline revealed through the candid messages – which he acknowledged “doesn’t look good” – he never intended on accepting stock in Prevacus and did not read his texts carefully enough to pick up on the fact that the company had received public funding in the first place."
First off do you believe him? Second, "did not read his texts carefully enough", this makes me laugh. He had many texts and conversations. Politicians are very greedy and sneaky.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheLostDawg
You've changed your story. First you say he received or accepted stock. Now you said he agreed by text to accept stock. The truth is HE NEVER ACTUALLY RECEIVED THE STOCK. The article says that. I think it's dirty as crap. But the fact that he didn't actually receive the stock after he found out public money was used will be the thing that keeps him out of jail. That difference is huge.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheLostDawg
And [insert name of any other American politician here] as well. I mean, I see the trend that's trying to be established here, but it's laughable. Any politician above the most very local level that anyone reading this has ever voted for is a dirty crook. And the local ones are often amongst the worst of them. I only exclude them because there are at least SOME local ones who aren't dirty.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheLostDawg
I agree. I think what he meant is he got caught and should have used more obscured wording so he could cover his butt a little betterQuote:
Originally Posted by basedog
I will post again.Quote:
Originally Posted by somebodyshotmypaw
Should have kept reading buddy.
"In a three-hour-long interview with Mississippi Today on April 2, Bryant said that despite the timeline revealed through the candid messages – which he acknowledged “doesn’t look good” – he never intended on accepting stock in Prevacus and did not read his texts carefully enough to pick up on the fact that the company had received public funding in the first place."
"Never intended" which is admitting he did since this is obviously going over your head
That should have paid off for ya, Beardo....Quote:
Originally Posted by BeardoMSU
https://c.tenor.com/M0m37ZMcROgAAAAd...evil-smile.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by TUSK
I may vote Republican but it damn sure ain't cuz I Love the party. I just consider them the lesser of the 2 Evils regarding policy but I NEVER hide from the truth and on the surface thus far, this shit stinks REAL Bad. Regardless of party, Dogs like this just don't hunt. This smells like jail time and I reckon we'll see as investigations continue.
Doesn't matter.. he agreed to accept stock and KNEW about diversion of public funds! Both are crimes!Quote:
Originally Posted by somebodyshotmypaw
Ignorance is no excuse for breaking the law...lock him up...thanks
Thank you biscuit for doing such a good job simplifying the obvious. When you look at these email exchanges Tween Bryant and Favre and the connected arrests thus far, there's no logical conclusion other than they got their hands caught in the cookie jar and should pay a heavy price.Quote:
Originally Posted by BiscuitEater
I think you need to read better “buddy”. He never took the stock because the crap hit the fan. I certainly believe “he intended to” despite his denial. But the crap hit the fan and he didn’t take it. He’s telling Ms Wolfe that “he never intended to” meaning he wasn’t going to do it (which I think is a lie). I absolutely believe he was going to take the stock and the only reason he didn’t is because everything blew up, which might be what saves him.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheLostDawg
Biscuiteater says agreeing to accept and knowing about diversion of funds could be a crime. And he might be right. I don’t know. But so far all indications are that he didn’t take stock, but only because it blew up before he could.
An example is an AD offering a job to Saban, then to Lincoln Riley, and finally hiring Croom. Then you tell the press that “I never intended to hire Saban or Riley”. The truth is that you absolutely intended to, even though you didn’t.
Same.Quote:
Originally Posted by OLJWales
Unfortunately that's not the way it works. If it was, the Clintons, the Pelosis, the McConnells, the Bidens, and probably the Trumps would all be in jail (amongst many many others from both parties).
It looks bad but no laws were broken.
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Originally Posted by Jack Lambert