Trust me,

Before I posted this I checked over 15 of them out and they're correct.

Just some insight, this is not to start a war and you people know who I am talking about, just some info.

For anyone interested here is the Snopes.com article on this email.

I knew I should have checked before posting my link!

It bears repeating, lisah.

Well, I've been on here a long time and I hate it when some people get on here who are new, probably couple of months, usually not even banded, and been able to vote maybe 3 of 4 years if they're lucky and act like they know the difference between Dems and Rebuplicans. I won't wast e my time with you. You just LOVE arguments and I just don't have the time. So, when you grow up, learn some things, get banded, give me a yell until then leave me the hell alone. I won't be back to this immature, uninvolved, worthless, uninspring, useless thread.

There, fight with someone else.

Older, Banded, Rebulican and know what I'm talking about.

Oh come on. You've been here a while, so what did you think would happen when you posted this "list"? Did you think it wouldn't be challenged?

43, banded, Democrat and I too know what I'm talking about... :heh:

It reminded me of the she held a flight on the tarmack because she was getting a trim when she was first lady. Anybody else remember that one?

I don't remember that at all. I do remember a flap over I thought it was Bill Clinton getting a haircut, and it was blown out of proportion.

http://politus.blogspot.com/2004/04/debunked-clintons-haircut-at-lax.html

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Haircut: a Tale With a Life of Its Own

JONATHAN SCHELL. Newsday. Long Island, N.Y.: Jul 18, 1993.

AT 4:30 in the afternoon on Tuesday, May 18, President Bill Clinton boarded Air Force One, at Los Angeles International Airport, after playing a game of basketball with children in the city. Waiting for him there was Cristophe, a renowned hairdresser of Belgian extraction who catered to Hollywood stars and had on occasion cut Hillary Clinton's hair. At 4:52 p.m., the Secret Service and airport officials closed two of the airport's four runways, as is customary when Air Force One takes off or lands. A few minutes later, they requested a delay of 20 minutes. Meanwhile, Cristophe cut Clinton's hair. Air Force One took off at 5:48. Air traffic came and went on time, with the exception of an unscheduled air taxi, which took off 17 minutes after leaving the gate - two minutes late by Federal Aviation Agency standards.

The bare fact that the president had had a haircut on Air Force One was reported the next day by Reuters. On that day also, Valery Kuklinsky, a reporter in the L.A. bureau of UPI, called Elly Brekke, a spokeswoman for the FAA in L.A., to ask whether the president's haircut had delayed air traffic. Brekke stated that the air control tower had told her that the arrival of two incoming flights - one from Yuma, Ariz., the other from Palmdale, Calif. - had been delayed. On the 20th, Kuklinsky's findings were released, and Lois Romano, of the Washington Post, revealed that the hairdresser had been Cristophe, and that his fees were in the $200 range. The two crucial elements of the story, the airport delays and the high price of the haircut - the two wings, so to speak, on which the story would fly - were now in place.

The day after that, Glenn Kessler of this newspaper filed a Freedom of Information request for information about delays. Some five weeks later, he got his answer, which revealed that in fact there had been none.

In the meantime, however, the story of the haircut, including the misinformation regarding delays, was winging its way around the world

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Lisa: I'm pretty sure we ran that person off. Not that we necessarily meant to, however.

Older than most, banded, undeclared political party, and darned sure know what I'm talking about when it comes to ugly smear tactics.

Oh for goodness sake! Isn't this called LapBandtalk? I don't recall it being called politicalcandidatetalk. I think it's great that this board does allow discussions of a political and religious nature (many other places will delete threads about politics and religion), but I would hope folks don't get so wound up over a simple political discussion that arrows start flying and people start threatening to leave. It's awesome that there are subforums here for people to discuss things other than just the band, but it is a discussion, everyone has different views, that's what makes the world go 'round. When someone starts a thread, especially of a political or religious nature, there is always going to be someone who believes differently than you do. And since this is a forum, there will be contrary responses.

I hope no one leaves over the RnR discussions either! There is a TON of great support here, and if someone doesn't like off-topic discussions, all they need to do is not read threads in this folder. It even says "Enter at your own risk" right on the folder.

I'm older than all of you, have been banded the longest, and been voting for 40 years, so does that give me the final word on this topic?

Yes. So, what is the word?!

It bears repeating, lisah.

It does, and not just 'cause I'm feeling cranky this morning.

I'm getting SOOOOOO flipping tired of rumors being repeated as facts. People not researching. Like the haircut non-story, that now is being attributed to Hillary, not Bill who actually got the haircut. Lots of people count on people believing the worst.

Lisa: Great reporting. Keep up the good work.

If someone posts something about a political candidate that is true, it is welcome here and people can debate and discuss. When someone posts something that is patently false and is biased and hateful and borne of a smear campaign, they deserved to get pounded here.

Freedom of speech is a good thing. There need to be some checks and balances though, no matter which side of the fence you're on.

Yes. So, what is the word?!

The final word is: Enough!!

You look just like my daughter.

See!

Lisa: I'm pretty sure we ran that person off. Not that we necessarily meant to, however.

Older than most, banded, undeclared political party, and darned sure know what I'm talking about when it comes to ugly smear tactics.

I'm sorry she felt she had to leave. I find these thread educational - and being banded isn't the only thing in my life. Just one of the best!

:high5: :faint:

So I won't call you Grandpa TOM, you're DAD!

:high5: :faint:

So I won't call you Grandpa TOM, you're DAD!

That makes you Laurend's aunt.

That makes you Laurend's aunt.

That's good by me!