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Oh my.
grantcart (1000+ posts) Wed Sep-16-09 02:29 PM
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DU Exclusive -- Active DUer announces candidacy for Statewide Office
It is with great pleasure that I am able to advise all DUers that an active DUer is announcing candidacy for statewide office.
after which photograph of the primitive running for office
Jeff Weems is announcing his candidacy for Texas Railroad Commissioner.
The office, a partisan statewide position, has something of an archaic name and nothing to do with railroads but still has major relevance for vast interests in Texas.
The Texas Railroad Commission was formed in the 1890’s to protect farmers from predatory pricing by the railroads. The Texas Legislature later gave the Commission additional regulatory responsibilities, primarily over trucking and oil and gas exploration and production. Over the years, the Commission’s authority over railroads and trucking was reduced, and finally eliminated altogether in 2005.
The Texas Railroad Commission is currently responsible for:
•Regulating oil and gas exploration and production;
•Regulating pipeline (both natural gas and hazardous liquid) safety;
•Regulating certain coal and uranium surface mining operations;
•Setting rates for pipelines and for natural gas utilities;
•Regulating natural gas utility safety measures; and
•Creating and applying programs designed to promote the use of and market for Liquefied Petroleum (LP) or Propane gas.
Jeff's key focus on this campaign is committed to:
ensuring Texas’ vibrant energy industry, protecting Texas’ environment, giving consumers a voice at the commission, and restoring the good name and reputation of the Texas Railroad Commissioners.
Jeff's first policy position in announcing his campaign is to significantly reduce lobbyists ability to influence commission business.
“I propose that Railroad Commissioners be treated like Supreme Court justices – in other words, Texas Railroad Commissioners should be allowed to accept campaign contributions only for the period beginning 9 months before the primary election through a few months after the general election. In these times of energy uncertainty,†Weems said, “Texans must have confidence in the integrity of their commissioners’ decision-making, and that these decisions are not unduly influenced by campaign contributions.†Weems added that this restriction should apply both to campaign contributions and to gifts from lobbyists.
Jeff's website is here: http://jeffweemsforcommissioner.com/contact /
You can send him an email here: jeff@jeffweemsforcommissioner.com
Today is also Jeff's Birthday!
Please join me in congratulating Jeff, send him a personal message and if you are able and inclined a contribution. He will now be posting under jeffweemsforRRC here at DU and is retiring his old name so that past postings here cannot be used by partisan opponents out of context. I can simply say that he had a very strong voice and his opinions were always very reasonable.
One wonders what's up with that, the bold area, last paragraph.
The mountain man primitive who, like all men, nightly pitches his tent one day's march closer to the mausoleum:
ThomWV (1000+ posts) Wed Sep-16-09 05:42 PM
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29. The Texas Railroad Commission was once one of the nation's really powerful institutions.
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And the hopeful politico speaks.
jeffweemsforRRC Donating Member (73 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Sep-16-09 11:23 PM
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91. Here is an example of what I am running against
Edited on Wed Sep-16-09 11:26 PM by jeffweemsforRRC
In the 1950's, Exxon's predecessor in interest took some leases from a rancher in the mid-coastal bend in Texas. Because oil was known to be present, the royalty rate was hefty. Exxon drilled wells there and produced them for decades. Everyone made money. In the 1980's, Exxon approached the royalty owners requesting a royalty reduction to justify further operations. The royalty owners said no under the terms offerred.
Exxon proceeded to plug all of the wells on the lease, despite the request of the landowners/royalty owners who asked that the wells be left intact for another operator to come on board. The wells were plugged.
The new/other/alternative operator came on board, reviewing Exxon's plugging reports, and determining that it could reenter the wells rather quickly to reestablish production. New leases were executed. The new operator drilled into the old well bores only to find that the condition of the well bores was not as represented by Exxon in its sworn filings at the Railroad Commission. Old drill bits, perforating tools, and shredded casing were reported in each well bore reentered by the new operator. After over a decade in the courts, where relief was denied eventually on technical grounds, certain parties in Texas (among whom are, amazingly, the Republican Commissioner of the General Land Office) have begun demanding that the Railroad Commissioners do their job and call for public hearings to determine if Exxon indeed filed false reports at the commission (which, if true, could result in millions in fines). The Railroad Commissioners' response to date:
--Crickets--
That is not the way to operate an agency constitutionally structured as a consumer/little guy protection outfit. Hold the hearings. This isn't that hard, folks. Even if they get around to doing it now, it begs the question: Why did you wait so long? Was it the heat?
I appreciate you listening to me.
jeff
He's a joke. A FNG announces a name change for political purposes. :mental: Hell, we can't find any dirt on the guy. He has a limited posting history.
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And the hopeful politico speaks.
He's a joke. A FNG announces a name change for political purposes. :mental: Hell, we can't find any dirt on the guy. He has a limited posting history.
That's 73 posts under his new primitive screen-name.
He's got a lot of posts under his old primitive screen-name.
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That's 73 posts under his new primitive screen-name.
He's got a lot of posts under his old primitive screen-name.
Ah!! Thanks. Anyone know his old name?
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Ah!! Thanks. Anyone know his old name?
I'm checking into it.
However, that does NOT mean I'll find it, so others checking into it too would be helpful.
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I'm checking into it.
However, that does NOT mean I'll find it, so others checking into it too would be helpful.
I'm gonna dig.
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I think I see the problem with the Texas Railroad Commision: They control everything but the railroads.....and now a DUmmie might be on it..."God Save Texas"
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DUmmies are getting smart. Good luck on the digging guys. He's obviously posted some rather fringe lunatic stuff if he felt this was necessary.
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I think I see the problem with the Texas Railroad Commision: They control everything but the railroads.....and now a DUmmie might be on it..."God Save Texas"
The mountain man primitive is right; at one time the Texas railway commission was a powerful institution, given the size and wealth of Texas, perhaps more powerful than entire whole state governments of other states.
It was a scandal, all the skullduggery that took place.....back when Texas was a blue state, but never mind.
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It won't matter if anyone can find any of his past indiscretions. Just the fact being known that he posts on THAT site should/would be enough for most.
All that needs doing is putting it out there and let people go take a look at the stuff that is posted at DU.
KC
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It looks like the DUmmy has been planing his new user name for a while now, so go back and look in the past.
jeffweemsforRRC (73 posts) Mon Jul-06-09 10:03 AM
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6. Paperwork is filed - I'm officially running
Now it is time to raise money and continue contacting folks.
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The Rail Road comission controls a lot of the oil and gas business...including regulatory issues and leases.
Who is the Republican this DUmmie is running against?
I'm going to send him the DU link and a bit of background information about this idiot.
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It looks like the DUmmy has been planing his new user name for a while now, so go back and look in the past.
I think we should help ensure this man never gets anywhere near office. If he has Democrat opponents in a primary I think we should let them know of his background.
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Uh, I think what he meant was he doesn't want his comments, probably idiotic given the DUmp's rep, to be repeated IN context...
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The RRC's serve staggered 6 year terms.
One of the three seats is up for election in 2010, that of Republican Victor G. Carrillo.
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The RRC's serve staggered 6 year terms.
One of the three seats is up for election in 2010, that of Republican Victor G. Carrillo.
Christ! He's the current Chairman! :thatsright:
Back in a few. Got to send a quick email.
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The RRC's serve staggered 6 year terms.
One of the three seats is up for election in 2010, that of Republican Victor G. Carrillo.
Hey, I voted for Victor. Doesn't seem like 6 years ago though ....
KC
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I'm checking into it.
However, that does NOT mean I'll find it, so others checking into it too would be helpful.
I don't know how best to do it, but since his b-day is 9/16, there's got to be a way to check the archives at Skin's island for Lounge Happy B-day threads on 9/16/08 and 2007 and 2006 etc... and then look for people calling him 'jeff' or some way to link the birthday primitives to Texas.
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I don't know how best to do it, but since his b-day is 9/16, there's got to be a way to check the archives at Skin's island for Lounge Happy B-day threads on 9/16/08 and 2007 and 2006 etc... and then look for people calling him 'jeff' or some way to link the birthday primitives to Texas.
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Good idea, USA4ME.
I agree with the comments above that because he posts at DU that should automatically disqualify him from running for office, especially in Texas.
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My email to Mr. Carrillo:
Commissioner Carrillo,
I thought it should be brought to your attention that a candidate for your seat on the RRC, a Mr. Jeff Weems, has chosen to not only announce his candidacy on one of the most hard core Liberal websites in the United States, but he's also soliciting it's members for donations. The website, www.democraticunderground.com is on par with the Daily Kos and Huffington Post as a bully pulpit for the most extreme Liberal views espoused in this country. The offices of this website, located in Washington, D.C. have been investigated on numerous occasions by the United States Secret Service for threats against President Bush and other elected Republican leaders. These are the kind of people and radical beliefs that your opponent has cast his lot with in an effort to take your seat and influence control and policy over the vast natural resources our wonderful states holds.
Sir, as a fellow Texan and someone proud to call Midland my home we can not let Mr. Weems kind of ultra-radicalism seep into the Oil and Gas business. At a time when our Nation as well as our State needs to look inside our borders for the energy resources this country needs, we can't afford another Liberal pushing the Green Agenda of the Democrat Party in D.C. Thank you in advance for taking the time to read this and I hope it helps in your re-election.
Here is the link to the article on DU where Mr. Weems announces his bid for the TRRC.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6563121
Sincerely,
SSG XXXX X. XXXXXXXXX
Here is his email addy if anyone else would like to contact him: commissioner.carrillo@rrc.state.tx.us
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My email to Mr. Carrillo:
:bow: :bow: :bow:
Excellent, TRG.
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:bow: :bow: :bow:
Excellent, TRG.
Thank you sir.
Note to lurking DUmmies...blow me.
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Thank you sir.
Note to lurking DUmmies...blow me.
You know, I would like to know why someone would try to hide the fact he hangs around Skins's island.
Me?--I have no problem, and in fact am proud, that I hang around here.
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:cheersmate: Great letter and as a former Texan I am going to compose my own letter
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Wed Sep-16-09 02:29 PM
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DU Exclusive -- Active DUer announces candidacy for Statewide Office
Sorry to break it to you sparky, but this is no longer a DU exclusive. :bird: :evillaugh:
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Sent.
Sir:
Probably by now, you've heard from someone else, perhaps a couple of people, alerting you to the plans of a Mr. Jeffrey Weems, who is running for the Texas railway commission.
Being a Nebraskan, I myself have no connection with Texas, but also being an American, I have grave concerns about the quality of our elected officials, whether president of the United States or dog-catcher somewhere down in a small town in Florida.
These are times that demand honest, humble, principled elected officials--and elected officials who have experience in real life in the real world, not dreamy idealists or narcissists.
http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,33833.0.html
I hope this is of interest to you.
Thank you, sir, and have a good day!
[real name deleted]
[real mailing address deleted]
(no telephone number, as am deaf, and a telephone does me no good)
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My email to Mr. Carrillo:
Here is his email addy if anyone else would like to contact him: commissioner.carrillo@rrc.state.tx.us
Consider it done, and a big ole Texas-sized Thank You to Frank and all that take the time to scour the Dump to find this info.
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Consider it done, and a big ole Texas-sized Thank You to Frank and all that take the time to scour the Dump to find this info.
I'm still curious as to why a primitive wouldn't want it known, that he hangs around Skins's island. It's like the primitive's ashamed of it, or something.
It's sort of like when Pedro Picasso took that job with that Democrat fund-raising organization; they asked him to mute, to stop entirely, his posting there.
One wonders why.
Me?--if anyone asked, I'd be proud to mention I hang around here.
<<has nothing to hide, even mistakes.
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He will tell the DU peeps that his opponents will misconstrue his fellowship in DU land, and he needs to "distance" himself in order to win the election. What he means is that he doesn't want his "official" name to be associated with a forum that posts such inane tripe. That is my opinion.
Would be fun to see on the news.
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He will tell the DU peeps that his opponents will misconstrue his fellowship in DU land, and he needs to "distance" himself in order to win the election. What he means is that he doesn't want his "official" name to be associated with a forum that posts such inane tripe. That is my opinion.
Would be fun to see on the news.
We will judge Mr. Weems the same way the President asked us to judge him...by the company he keeps.
Frank thanks for the assist from the Sand Hills.
I'm curious to know how long that thread will stay up once one of the lurkers runs back over there telling $kimmer that we've alerted normal people to a thread on his perverted website?
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Now a DUmmie ALERT! on the biggest conservative web-site on the internet:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2341881/posts?page=40
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You know, I would like to know why someone would try to hide the fact he hangs around Skins's island.
Me?--I have no problem, and in fact am proud, that I hang around here.
I'm with you Coach, I consider it a badge of honor!
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Why have none of the DUmmies called him out about wanting to keep his previous posts hidden? He's telling them that he is ashamed of what he may have posted in the past, but they let it slide, or they don't get it. I wonder why he even bothered to tell them, because he is now linked to the moonbattiest of the moonbats with his real name. :mental:
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Why have none of the DUmmies called him out about wanting to keep his previous posts hidden? He's telling them that he is ashamed of what he may have posted in the past, but they let it slide, or they don't get it. I wonder why he even bothered to tell them, because he is now linked to the moonbattiest of the moonbats with his real name. :mental:
Maybe a mole could ask said DUmb**** that question . . .
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Maybe a mole could ask said DUmb**** that question . . .
Sorry, I don't have any left, and I think they have logged my ISP. Last time I tried opening up an account, all I got was a message telling me it would be 24 business hrs before I could post. That was a week ago!
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I spent a good part of my lunch break trying to make links between his gratuitous "look at me I'm running for office" post and personal relationships he's formed with other DUmmies during his tenure at DU. I hit a wall, but I'll keep looking. He mentioned having sent some other DUmmy some posters "a year ago".
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I spent a good part of my lunch break trying to make links between his gratuitous "look at me I'm running for office" post and personal relationships he's formed with other DUmmies during his tenure at DU. I hit a wall, but I'll keep looking. He mentioned having sent some other DUmmy some posters "a year ago".
Where's Mama? She might be able to identify this poser.
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Even if his name isn't discovered, just the fact that he's posting at a site that has as much hatred for America and bigotry towards those who disagree with them as does Skin's island is enough to use as a weapon. The intelligent thing to do would have been to PM fellow Texans and asked in private for money and their vote and never publicly reveal that he's a member there, but whoever said primitives were smart.
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Even if his name isn't discovered, just the fact that he's posting at a site that has as much hatred for America and bigotry towards those who disagree with them as does Skin's island is enough to use as a weapon. The intelligent thing to do would have been to PM fellow Texans and asked in private for money and their vote and never publicly reveal that he's a member there, but whoever said primitives were smart.
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That's my take, too. Why in the hell would you expose yourself this way? My guess is, he just wanted to brag and get DUmpster creed for fighting the "Good Fight".
Bwahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!11
More than likely it will turn him belly up like a three day old dead codfish!
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Why have none of the DUmmies called him out about wanting to keep his previous posts hidden? He's telling them that he is ashamed of what he may have posted in the past, but they let it slide, or they don't get it. I wonder why he even bothered to tell them, because he is now linked to the moonbattiest of the moonbats with his real name. :mental:
I noticed that too, I thought the DUmpmonkey's spoke truth to power. I wonder what little gems will be found when his old DUmp name is discovered?
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I noticed that too, I thought the DUmpmonkey's spoke truth to power. I wonder what little gems will be found when his old DUmp name is discovered?
I bet he don't want any Texan seein all the crap he's posted about them
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Now ya'll know he didn't post all that BS at the DUmp.....
It was his girlfriend posting using his DUmp name.
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Now ya'll know he didn't post all that BS at the DUmp.....
It was his girlfriend posting using his DUmp name.
What you're saying is . . . It was one of Pitt's sock puppets! :o :o :o
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I don't know why ya'll need to dig. Just 2 links are needed. 1 the announcement with the fact he's hiding his former name and 2 a link to the Troofer forum with the note that this is the kind of people DU attracts.
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If anybody finds the primitive's former screen name, please advise Sarge or USA4ME or LC EFA or Tucker13 or Chris or myself, via personal message--don't post it in a public area, because it might need verified first, and we don't want egg on our faces.
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If anybody finds the primitive's former screen name, please advise Sarge or USA4ME or LC EFA or Tucker13 or Chris or myself, via personal message--don't post it in a public area, because it might need verified first, and we don't want egg on our faces.
That is correct we'd sure hate to malign the wrong America-hating, ape-crap crazy, leftist DUmmie....
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=180x58516
From earlier this month:
sonias (1000+ posts) Tue Jun-30-09 04:14 PM
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Jeff Weems for Railroad Commissioner
Off the Kuff blog 6/30/09
We’ve been hearing plenty about the top of the ticket for Democrats in 2010, but there are still several slots to fill. One of them is the Railroad Commissioner seat held by Victor Carrillo. Via email to Carl Whitmarsh, here’s a name for you:
Jeff Weems is running for the Democratic nomination for Texas Railroad Commissioner in 2010, hopefully earning a chance to square off with Republican incumbent Victor Carrillo.
Jeff is currently the precinct Chair for Precinct 274. He is an oil and gas litigation attorney, representing exploration companies, service companies and landowners. Before becoming an attorney, he worked in the industry for years, first as a laborer on drilling rigs, next as a mud man, then as a landman. He has been an attorney for 19 years. He works with Harrison, Bettis, Staff, McFarland & Weems, a mid-sized Houston litigation firm.
Jeff is running because he knows the energy industry inside and out. He knows that the Railroad Commission can do so much more than it does now. The incumbent Republican commissioners are far too ready to take contributions from companies with matters pending before the commission, even when they are not up for election. Even more importantly, the current commissioners have demonstrated a bias toward the gas utilities when rate cases are heard, which ends up costing the citizens of Texas dearly. In addition, Jeff will balance the desires of the operators seeking to drill and complete wells with the need to protect Texas’ environment (such as in the Barnett Shale).
Thank you Jeff Weems for stepping up to run. This is going to be a great run.
Jeff is a regular DU member who has signed up with a new user name for his run at office - jeffweemsforRRC
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Any chance Sonias is actually Mr. Weems and he's tooting his own horn?
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Any chance Sonias is actually Mr. Weems and he's tooting his own horn?
Sonias is latino. A girl latino, but a girl latino in Texas.... http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=180x59052
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jeffweemsforRRC (75 posts) Wed Sep-16-09 09:54 PM
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60. DU ROCKS THE HOUSE!
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I don't know if you all know this - I am a trial lawyer - so it is easy for me to stand up in front of a bunch of people and tell them exactly what I think - in fact, I thrive on it.
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I am a trial lawyer..... "I have spent my entire life and the family fortune training to be a professional liar. I would rather climb a greased telephone pole backwards and stand atop it to tell a lie on credit than to stand flat footed on the ground and tell the truth for cash."
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Has anyone received a response from Mr. Carrillo? I sent him an e-mail as well, and haven't gotten a reply.
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Has anyone received a response from Mr. Carrillo? I sent him an e-mail as well, and haven't gotten a reply.
I sent one, too, but I never for a minute expected a reply anyway.
I just want him to use the information, much more so than to bother writing back to any of us.
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Has anyone received a response from Mr. Carrillo? I sent him an e-mail as well, and haven't gotten a reply.
Nothing in my inbox today.