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Saturday, October 17, 2009

The Bucks Stop Here For Greyhound Abuse And Slaughter

Ninety Seven Million Reasons Why Greyhound Racing In WV Will Continue . by Sam Webber & Jack Swint . WestVirginiaNews@gmail.com
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"we are going to watch everything that happens to these very same people who have caused us thousands of dollars in bills and arthritic problems to our dogs. My dog is on special food because she hardly has any teeth! God certainly did not make her that way! I want all these cold calculating hoods to pay for the horrible suffering our dogs go through after they are no longer winners for the mob"… comments from a Greyhound Pet Owner
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Intro
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On March 10, 2009 Fred Peddicord, chairman of the WV Racing Commission, sent the governor a letter stating how it was an honor to present the annual financial report. And that he was also proud to do so. And, you will understand why when you learn just much money live racing generated in 2008…. Over $700 million!
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And, if we are reading this correctly, the greyhound racing industry alone grossed $97,458,197.00. (WV has two greyhound and two horse race tracks)
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According to the report, $6,589,467.00 was the amount of paid "shares" to the Greyhound Association Members.
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Let’s be completely honest here and now…. The real issue that allows the continued injuries, abuse and slaughter of greyhound racing dogs is the blood money that goes to the city, county and state agencies that benefit from live racing. Owner-breeders like the Dean Miners and Lance Berlands of the racing community are a dime a dozen and can only operate the way they do because the Racing Commission & Legislatures allow them to.
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If any kennel owner loses their contract, another person will take his place. Racetracks have people standing in line trying to buy a kennel contract at any cost. Up to and including bribes and favors.
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When you see the amounts of monies below, and the linked state report, that shows what the greyhound racing generates in this state, you will understand what can cause everyone to bury their heads in the sand. When you combine the monies generated from the horse racing and slot machines, you will finally understand who is behind the curtain controlling the fate of greyhounds in WV.
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State lawmakers also placed a safeguard into the law that protects and ensures live racing continues.
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WV law mandates that each casino has to have live racing in order to have slots and table games. State lawmakers intentionally structured the casino-gambling laws that way. Also, keep in mind, that the actual races don’t generate these millions of dollars, the majority of money comes from the percentage of profit from the slots & table games that goes to the dogs and horses.
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In Order To Stop A Snake You Must Cut It’s Head Off
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What a great paraphrase…. Thousands of people have been trying to stop greyhound racing for all the right reasons. It’s cruel, abusive, barbaric and deadly. And, even though everyone associated with racing knows how brutal this sport is; they would be out of a job, or suffer from the lost revenues if racing stops. Some small communities, like Nitro, WV, base part of their survival on the earned taxes and revenues Tri-State Casino & Racetrack generate each year.
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The only way that greyhound racing will ever end in this state is to stop it at the very top levels. And that will take some lawmaker with the you no what’s to push a bill into law to outlaw greyhound racing permanently. Face reality, that is the only way it will stop! Or, the federal government takes a similar stance against greyhound racing that it did in the Michael Vick dog fighting case.
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But, who is going to go up against the president of the state senate, Earl Ray Tomblin, who is the most powerful politician in the state. Who, also happens to enjoy a conflict of interest between upholding his oath of office while his immediate family earns hundreds of thousands of dollars from greyhound racing.
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It is a proven fact that attempts to stop the injuries, abuse and slaughter of greyhounds in WV is not occurring because of the money people are putting in their pockets from every direction. Plus, no mainstream media wants to cover this ongoing tragedy because they don’t want to upset the Earl Ray Tomblins or anyone connected to the racing industry whose advertising revenues could suddenly stop.
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Who Else Benefits From WV Racing?
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$68,573.00 Paid to WV Counties
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$ 84,705.00 Paid to WV Cities
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$369,346.00 Paid in State Contracts
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$238,346.00 Paid into State Pension & Retirement
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$1,420,970.00 Paid To Veterinarians in WV
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$2,248,600.00 Paid To Local Businesses For Dog-Horse Food/Race Related Goods
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$2,426,351.00 Paid to Simulcast Transmission Costs
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Which brings us to the next issue that keeps WV live racing safe.
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Each greyhound and horse race in WV simulcasts to numerous on and off site betting operations across the country. This nets millions of extra revenue for the casino’s and the state. According to the report, it’s actually $17,688,000.00 just in signal transmissions fees.
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Summary
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There are approx. 44 employee’s directly involved in the racing operations. Ranging from the commissioners, racing executive secretary, racing clerks, investigators, judges and veterinarians. This doesn’t include the private vets, and vet bills that the kennel operations and owner-breeders use. Or, the cost of their medications.
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There are the trainers, handlers and track personnel who depend on this industry for their livelihood. All of the local governments that benefit from live racing. And the millions of dollars a year spent in local businesses that sell the dog and horse food and other race related needs and supplies. Then there are the pharmacies that earn revenue from the prescriptions – medications that they fill for the dogs and or horses.
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And the city, county and state taxes that are generated from those sales.
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The city, county and state revenues generated from the business licenses and state and federal income taxes paid by everyone involved.
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Safe to say that in WV, live racing is a billion-dollar a year industry.
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According to one person we spoke with, "No one wants to admit, or see the abuse and senseless killing of these dogs. Especially while counting their blood money profits."
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It almost seems like a helpless battle for the life of a greyhound dog…. Well, it’s not!!
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Below are the e-mail addresses to WV state lawmakers. Also, the governor and the racing commission if anyone would want to write them e-mails asking for laws to stop this barbaric sport. It only takes one senator or delegate to present a bill to halt greyhound racing once and for all. Other states have banned it, WV can too....
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Our Related Stories (must read expose' shows racing commissions poor audit procedures)http://westvirginianews.blogspot.com/2008/09/coming-this-thursday-at-10am.html
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See How Much WV Casino’s Generate Weekly (spreadsheet available by using the "click here" section)http://www.state.wv.us/lottery/vidsum.htm
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State Officials E-Mail Addresses
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US Senator Jay Rockefeller
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WV State Governor Joe Manchin
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WV State Senators
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WV State House Of Delegates
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WV Racing Commission
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End Of Story...
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Jack Swint & Sam Webber
PO Box 40511
Charelston, WV 25364
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Our Recommended News Websites:.
The WV Examiner
http://www.examinewv.com/
.Huntington News.Nethttp://www.huntingtonnews.net/index.html
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Ironicus Maximus
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Massachusetts voters sided with the dogs as Question 3 - which will ban commercial dog racing in Massachusetts by 2010 - was passed by a 56% to 44% margin. The passage means that commercial dog tracks will be required to close by January 1, 2010. The Greyhound Protection Act (also known as Question 3) calls for commercial dog racing to be phased out during 2009, in time for the January 1, 2010 deadline.
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Congratulations to the people of Massachusetts for putting and end to this cruel sport!
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55 comments:

Anonymous said...

We would like the names of these 44 employees DIRECTLY involved with this massacre of beautiful dogs and perpetuating the violence.(not to mention illicit drugs)
THAT IS THE SNAKE'S HEAD!

Anonymous said...

Well, it is smelling more and more in West Virginia.
The "Big Easy" is looking like tax evasion.

Regarding this, Jack and Sam, I know Marena Riggins lives in Abilene, Kansas but has a house/apartment in Wheeling?
Can you tell us more about her, please. She is looking very much like the "Queen of Mean". And we all know what happened to Leona.
"Only the little people pay taxes".
Remember that?

Anonymous said...

It is absolutely preposterous that TOMBLIN, who is ruling the entire REGIME up there is not booked for missing checks, hundreds of millions in cash "lost" or PAID OUT, to politicians, and other crooks.
There are billions in taxes to come back to the people. WHERE IS IT?

Anonymous said...

We want all these racing commission creeps to show us what happened to the "mathematical errors" that amounted to hundreds of millions in "lost revenue" for the PEOPLE OF WEST VIRGINIA.
We do not need racing or cruelty or drugs or the BAD IMAGE West Virginia receives from all the CROOKED PEOPLE soaked in bribes and conspiracies.
All the INTIMIDATION from TOMBLIN and HIS PEOPLE are KILLING WEST VIRGINIA!
We have talent but nowhere to go except OUT!
Where is the help we need to RECOVER?

Anonymous said...

The Veterinarians of WV are looking like where the crimes should be blamed because THEY are the ones who CAN prevent bad things happening to the Greyhounds.. THEY are the ones who should be reporting all the brutality and all the goings-on that they DO know about and do nothing about.
We look forward to your report of these "Doctors" of Greyhounds. How they can keep their heads high is despicable.
Wouldn't it be nice to strip them of their "degrees"...unless they paid for them like everybody else seems to do down there.
What a DUMP!

Anonymous said...

Marena Riggins is 56. How long she has been destroying Greyhounds is unknown to me but known to others.
At 150 pounds, and 5'7" she looks pretty "normal" with her brown eyes and her brown hair and one might even think she is not "rough" as most who are involved with the "mob" and "The Killing Fields of Chapmanville, West Virginia".
"She distances herself from the whirligig" was a remark that speaks volumes. But she breathes for it. She lives it. And since she continues , she has no regrets.
She, of course, has her actual home in Abilene, Kansas and would be perfectly set-up for treating Greyhounds "like cattle". It's home to her, after all.
Many people can look almost refined, like Leona Helmsley, or Ruth Madoff but there is always something amiss when you look into their eyes. There is no "connection". There is no desire to become "close". And it is exactly this lack of "sensitivity" that makes this type of "killer". A woman with no thought about live baiting, baby pigs, raccoons, kittens or cats. it makes no difference. She is not maternal. Her milk is greed and it flows fast and hard.
I would personally like a story about this "woman" and wonder why one has never been done. She has a certain power in this "industry " like no other and one must ask "why" and one must ask "how".
She obviously has taken her money very seriously and also her cruelty. She has gone "far". It is this "success" story of a female so huge in this epic story of slaughtering Greyhounds, drugging Greyhounds, live-baiting Greyhounds and without a care that I ,and millions like myself, want justice for this pure and defenseless breed.
Of course, Marena and those like her would never raise a dog even slightly violent like herself. Like a true criminal, she goes after the "submissive".
We are going to look into Marena Riggins and hope very soon, that the bricks leading to Kansas will one day, be clean and beautiful again, before people like her were born.

Anonymous said...

MARENA DE VENAH

Dedicated to "Ironicus Maximus"


MARENA
GONNA BE A CLEANAH
AND GET MEANAH
IN HER CELL.
WITHOUT HER LOOK.
WITHOUT HER HOOK.
WITHOUT HER SACK.
SHE'S GONNA CRACK.
AND THAT'S A FACT.
SHE'S GONNA
PFST. PFST. PFST. PFST. PFST.
SHE'S GONNA
PFST. PFST. PFST. PFST. PFST.
SHE'S GONNA
PFST. PFST. PFST. PFST. PFST.
BOOM!
HERE COMES DR. GLOOM.
NO-ONE REALLY KNOWS
WHICH WAY SHE GOES.
SHE'S KIND OF GLAD.
NEXT DAY SHE'S BAD.
SOMETIMES A TAD
TOO STOKED.
GETS PROVOKED.
KINDA ICE.
NOT NICE.
SHE'S GONNA
PFST. PFT. PFST. PFST. PFST.
SHE'S GONNA
PFST. PFST. PFST. PFST. PFST.
SHE'S GONNA
PFST. PFST. PFST. PFST. PFST.
MARENA!
WATCH OUT!
MARENA!
WATCH
OW, OW, OW, OW OW.
WATCH
OW, OW, OW, OW, OW.
WATCH
OW, OW, OW, OW, OW.
WATCH OUT!

Anonymous said...

Jack and Sam, when you pinpoint one or two or three people, it makes a lot of sense as then we can get right down to the business of exposing their illegalities.
The cruelty of all this "industry" is mind-boggling and one can only wonder why it has never stopped. Other states are into the business of education, pharmaceuticals, technology, transportation, etc. It is extremely backwards to not only steal what money has been made, but to keep it from truly helping the state. To "grow" cruelty" is shocking and perverse. Is it any wonder the West Virginians are "battered"!
This story is about sheer Mafia at its lowest. They don't even try to look good. They are all stupid and enjoy publicly conning the very people they are there "to serve".
Their day will come and hopefully, very soon.

Anonymous said...

Jack, what is the point of sending emails to criminals? Like they are going to do anything to stop their money laundering, racketeering and bribes! MOBSTERS are MOBSTERS!

Anonymous said...

Jack did you ever try to connect with ABC, NBC, CNN, whoever else...what ads would they need from these bums?

Anonymous said...

Where did the hundreds of miliions of dollars go? What on earth is taking so long for these idiots to figure it out?

Anonymous said...

More than half of the USA does not permit this tragic and ruthless "entertainment". When you promote destruction of life, that is exactly what is reflected in society.
There are casinos all over the world without dogs and people prefer it that way. The only people keeping the Greyhounds as slaves are these very same crooks and heartless thugs like Tomblin and everyone he touches. If the government would do its job, there would be less crime and that state could make a comeback just in casinos and collecting off the mobsters that stole West Virginia!

West Virginia News said...

It just takes one honest politician to get the ball rolling... or a bunch of crooked ones that get bombarded with e-mails day in and day out from everyone concerned about the greyhounds being tortured and killed. If enough people keep at them, they will have to concede and stop racing in WV.

Anonymous said...

I agree with Jack, bombard the hell out of the politicians with e-mails demanding they stop this shit. E-mail the governor too. Overload their dam servers with e-mails and maybe they will get the message!!

Anonymous said...

Come on DOG LIST PEOPLE!!!!!!!!
THIS IS IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EMAILS ARE EASY AND EFFECTIVE!
MOVE THAT WHIRLIGIG OUT!

Anonymous said...

We are with you! Everybody get this on the road and nail these politicians with emails.

Anonymous said...

WE LOVE YOU JACK SWINT AND IRONICUS MAXIMUS!

Anonymous said...

You Dirty Politicians

You Dirty Politicians,
Get Into the Kitchen.
You Gonna Get A Lickin'.
Swat! Swat! Swat!

Joe: You Know Joe-Joe,
He's Gotta Really Go-Go-Go.
Then, there's Moe.
He's such a Schmoe.
Ok. Curly.
He's Such a Burly Whirli, Gig -Gig,
He's Such a Burly Whirli, Gig -Gig.

Pacino? Deniro? Who's the Hero?
Don't Know. Not Yet.
Let's Make a Bet.
On Who we Get-Get-Get.
I say Streep.
Screw Streep.
I want Close. So Verbiose.
So, Cruuuuel.
Make Gayle, Drooool.

You Dirty Politicians
Get Into That Kitchen
You Gonna Get a Lickin'.
Swat! Swat! Swat!

We're makin' a Mooooovie.
Gonna be,
So Groooooovey.

Swat! Swat! Swat!
Swat! Swat! Swat!
Swat! Swat! Swat!
Swat! Swat! Swat!

Chris Carpenter said...

Why won't you post my comment?? Hmmm??

West Virginia News said...

To Chris Carpenter, What comment are you referring to?

Chris Carpenter said...

I sent one earlier this morning...seems to have interestingly not made it to the list....

West Virginia News said...

OK... if you'd like, re send it? If you dont want to, thats OK too. But I assure you, if we received a comment we would put it up as long as it was related to the story.

SW

Anonymous said...

Chris is just being a "little threatening".
watch. he's going to come back with a big, snarl and nothing.
They are all like that. Maybe off his meds or zero for action in the "real" sack.

Anonymous said...

Hey CHRIS CARPENTER? We all want you to come on back!
You got a problem with this "Doug" guy? What is it?

Anonymous said...

We are still waiting to know how much "Chris" makes off the slavery of Greyhounds.
Why don't you answer, Mr. Mouth?

Just A Swingin said...

Hey Carpenter, everyone is waiting on you to pop up out of your hole and make some stupid jackass statement.

Whats a matter, you outside playing on the whirligig?? rabbit got your tongue??

Anonymous said...

Chris Carpenter has a problem with the Doug Guy because the Doug Guy is obviously a witness to a lot of crimes.
Too bad the Doug Guy did not leave his email.
Hey Chris. Leave yours.

Anonymous said...

Well Doug seen some guns and some drugs. God only knows what they are feeding those poor dogs.
Better be some real action down there. No-one wants these dogs suffering anymore.

Anonymous said...

Truth be told. "Chris Carpenter" has forgotten he called himself "Chris Carpenter" and he can't find what page he is on.

We're almost finished the novel, Chris. Almost the last chapter before the .....

Big Big Swooooooooooooooop!

Anonymous said...

Chris lives in North Carolina?

Anonymous said...

He sure got quiet all of a sudden. Must be stuck on the whirligig and cant get to his computer.

Anonymous said...

Wow! Is that a fact or just a comment? Chris uses a WHIRLIGIG?
Oh ...he must be great friends with Marena, Roper, Parker, and on and on and on. Anybody know if Ken Strawbridge uses a Whirligig?
Oh let's just lay it out...name the people who USE THE WHIRLIGIG! They have caused so much suffering. Time to put THEM in the sacks.
And maybe do a Mike Vick special.

Anonymous said...

Rumor has it that Daddy Dumb -Dumb
Is on the Run-Run.
But we gotta treat,
For the not so discreet.
K?
K?
K?
KKK?

Anonymous said...

Sheesh. I am with ya for the final chapter. Keep us posted.

Anonymous said...

"Oh oh...somebody's in trouble!"

Anonymous said...

What a "Double-Header"!

Ironicus Maximus and Jack on our "Special" Friday Hound Blogging.
Is no-one getting a "little nervous" up there?
You must all be "Icemen" de-sensitized by the whirligig.
Never mind. We have our ways of making you feel "the love".
"Railbird Valentine"?

Anonymous said...

Earl Ray Sr. and Freda getting tossed worse than live bait on Ironicus Maximus!
You two are headed for the pen.

Anonymous said...

Ain't no Valentine on Ironicus Maximus for FREDA and EARL RAY SR. The town is pissed!

Anonymous said...

Look at Ironicus Maximus! The town people have headed over there and we are hearing what we never heard about Freda and Earl Sr. before. They sound like a freak show!
I just wonder if Freda ever washes her hair. Gross!

Anonymous said...

I heard that Earl Ray Sr. and the local "legals" had a way of making people disappear if they ever got in the way.
How did they do that? Threats?
I also heard Earl Ray Sr. kills a ton of dogs.
Creepy , twisted and sick. All of them.
May they all finally pay and the keys to their jails thrown to the wind.

Anonymous said...

I and many of our friends have all written Senator Jay Rockerfeller. Let us hope he will ban racing and finally get rid of the gangsters . They breed more perversions every day.

Anonymous said...

Earl Ray Sr. sits at the very top of the stairs at his reserved table for four so he can, like a bird of prey, watch people and the restaurant action. Oh yea...he is cheap like dirt, alright. At most, he orders appetizers. He takes off after the dogs have raced to go buy a meal at half the price at the concession stands. The guy has no soul and never, ever tips.

Anonymous said...

THAT is why EARL RAY TOMBLIN is BILKING WEST VIRGINIA!
LIKE FATHER . LIKE SON.

Anonymous said...

"mind your p's and q's"....like a mystery...it is unfolding...
Does "P" mean John Parker? (Alabama-Texas)

Anonymous said...

I can tell you I was a witness to John Parker and all his intimidations.
People were scared shitless of John Parker because he would "rip your heart out", in public or with a private email.
There is a reason these "people" want your name...it's called harassment. And they are pros at it.
Of course, they are so "clever" they often give false names totally upfront online, and are so criminal, many believe that they are their names! (And they may have ten of them. And they believe in every one.)

Anonymous said...

Amen to that!

Anonymous said...

Why on earth does John Parker have such a huge interest in scaring people off? What is there to hide?
And if he knew there was something to hide, is he not involved?

Anonymous said...

Hello ? Calling JOHN PARKER?

Anonymous said...

If you had thousands of dead dogs and had to hide that fact, that's why you tell people to "STFU"!

Anonymous said...

Well finally someone who speaks my mind!

Anonymous said...

Lets be specific. John Parker (and people like him) is a piece of SHIT that deserves the same fate that greyhounds face everyday.

Anonymous said...

What is the connection between John Parker, Alabama-Texas and Mike Green, West Virginia?

Anonymous said...

What do you think!
What's the common factor?
GREYHOUNDS!
And all without their logs.

Anonymous said...

Anybody know if the people sent a lot of emails to the politicians?
Any feedback on that?

Anonymous said...

Maybe Jack and Sam will keep us posted on those results with emailing .

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