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Hardy Parkerson
Join and become a part of the Louisiana
Anti Sales Tax (LAST) Revolt.
Refuse to pay sales taxes, when you can.
If the price is high on an item, but you
would like it anyway; think of how much
more you will have to pay because of
the 9% sales tax added to the price. Then,
revolt and don’t buy it. This way you
save not only the high price of the item,
but amount of the higher sales tax too.
Sometimes you just absolutely MUST buy
an item. Well, there is not much you can
do about the sales tax there; you just have
to pay it. However, as part of the anti-sales-
tax revolt, don’t buy anything that you do
not have to have. Just consider how much
money you are saving: the price of item,
plus the sales tax.
Study ways legally to avoid paying sales
taxes. Keep a record of how much money
you are saving by your “tax revoltâ€, and
brag about it to your friends and relatives.
Encourage them to become a part of the
sales tax revolt with you. Also, learn to
bargain with the merchant by telling him
or her that you have only X number of
dollars that you are able or willing to
pay for the item. See if the merchant will
cut the price to include the sales tax. In
other words, he takes the loss. This will
help the “anti sales tax revoltâ€, for it will
show the merchant how sales taxes are
hurting his business.
Yesterday evening I was at Wal Mart. I
was temped to buy an audio verion of a
book by Joel Osteen, a set of five CDs
read by the author. The price was $24.95,
too much in my opinion; but I thought
about all the good it would do me to get
it and listen to it, so I started to buy it.
Then I thought of the sales tax in excess
of $2.00, so I made a hard choice and
said “No!†Not only did I save the $24.95,
but I also saved over $2.00, in sales taxes.
Hey, I’ll go back to Wal Mart soon and get
the book off the shelf and go to Subway
and have a Coke and read it; all for the
price of the Coke, plus…of course…about
a dime sales tax. Sometimes you just have
to pay sales taxes; but make those times
as few as possible.
AND HOW TO BECOME RICH:
Sales taxes are j ust too high in!
There is even a sales tax on food
and medicine. Save money by
resenting sales taxes and not being
willing to pay them, except when you
absolutely must. You will be surprised
how fast your bank account begins to
get higher and higher. Then invest your
savings VIA a divident reinvestment plan
(DRIP) in some good stock like JOHNSON
CONTROLS, ONEOK and BP AMOCO. Pretty
soon you’ll be rich, if you are not already.
Buy the cheapest options of what you just
absolutely have to have, thus saving money
on the purchase price, as well as on sales tax
on the sum total of the purchase. Also, make
some hard decisions about just refusing
to purchase things that you otherwise ordinarily
would have purchased, absent the Louisiana
Tax Revolt; thus saving both the purchase
price, as well at the 9% Louisiana Government
(including some of its political subdivisions)
Sales Taxes. Then invest that money in ONEOK,
Johnson Controla or BP Amoco…or any other
good stock, by sending it in to the Administrator
of the company’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan,
or “DRIPâ€.
JOIN WITH ME IN THIS GREAT LOUISIANA ANTI-
SALES TAX REVOLT (LAST)! THINK OF HOW MUCH
MONEY YOU WILL BE SAVING TO INVEST IN SOME
GOOD STOCKS. THE DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT
PLANS ARE EVEN GREATER SAVERS, FOR THERE
ARE NOT THE USUAL EXORBITANT STOCK BROKER
COMMISSIONS TO PAY WHEN BUYING AND SELLING
THE STOCKS HELD UNDER A DIVIDEND REINVEST-
ENT PLAN. As usual, there is more to it all than
this, but this is something to think about.
The Black guy was the vistim of Judicial Tyranny. Even if he
was guilty of contempt, twenty-four hours in jail is the standard
for a first-time direct contempt, and usually that’s in lieu of
paying a fine of $100.00, plus costs.
This Black guy did at least twenty-one days in jail before–I’ve
heard via this web-site–the judge reduced the sentence.
The Black guy should be compensated for the Judicially
Tyranneous wrong done to him; and until he is so compensated
by the State of Illinois, no one should visit Illinois, nor purchase
any item nor service originating, passing through or coming from
Illinois, and that includes attending Chicago baseball and football
games. Stand up for youselves, Black Race! Come on Whites!
Let’s stand up for justicee for all U.S. citizens! Don’t let this Judicial
Tyrant do your own that way and remain on the bench!
Sincerely,
Hardy Parkerson, J.D.
Lake Charles, LA
P.S.: Evil men don’t understand the importance of justice,
but those who follow the Lord are much concerned about it.
Proverbs 28:5.
Louisiana has the lowest limits for doctors in the US. They only have to buy $100,000 dollars of coverage. I’ve talked to a number of doctors in Mississippi who have moved to Louisiana because the rates are so much lower here. Yes the rates are high, but much lower than the rest of the country. And I can cite you a number of malpractice stories in this state. I heard many when I was in public office. Maybe a system of strict liability where the state covers all claims, then weeds out the incompetent doctors. All this needs to be reviewed.
So we have to keep it all in perspective.
EDWIN W. EDWARDS' MAILING ADDRESS.
Hon. Edwin W. Edwards
03128-095
Federal Prison Camp
P.O. Box 5010
Oakdale, LA 71462
Bill Boudreaux
Why hasn’t Barack Obama pardoned
Edwin W. Edwards, yet.
Bubba Ortego
Why hasn’t Hardy Parkerson ask President Obama to free Governor
Edwards from prison. It is my understanding that Mr. Parkerson is a good friend of both men. Or is he a real friend?
Bubba Ortego
Why hasn’t Hardy Parkerson ask President Obama to free Governor
Edwards from prison. It is my understanding that Mr. Parkerson is a good friend of both men. Or is he a real friend?.
Bubba Ortego
So now you want our children to listen to lying inexperience boob that speak well ?
Hardy Parkerson
Thanks, Mr. Ortego, for reminding me! I’ll take care of that tomorrow. Again, thanks!
Bill Boudreaux
To: Michael McHale
Does this this respect for the President apply only when there its a Democrat in the White House?
Bill Boudreaux
To: Michael McHale…………
Does this this respect for the President apply only when there its a Democrat in the White House?
Hardy Parkerson
In Louisiana the State District Judges
get a percentage of the money paid
to a professional bailbondsman for
a bail bond; so that the higher the
bonds are set, the more money the
judges get. A bailbondsman can do
a better job getting a bond lowered
than a lawyer can, for the judges
know that if he the bond is lowered
to what the bailbondsman requests,
the bondsman will then post the
bond, and the Judge or Judges (of
that particular court) will get a
percentage of the money spent for
the bail bond. Also, the District
Judges can assume that the bail-
bondsman will not ask for it to be
lowered any more than for the full
amount that the defendant is able to
pay for the bailbond, for it also works
that the higher that the bonds are
set, the more money the bailbondsman
gets when he gets paid for posting the
bailbond. The same is not true for
city court judges, however; they do not
get a percentage of the money paid
to a bailbondsman. Therefore,
only city Judges should be allowed
to set the amount of bailbonds, for
they do not have a financial conflict-
of-interest in deciding the amount
at which to set bailbonds.
There is more to it all than this, but
this is something to think about.
If lawyers can’t have financial
conflicts-of-interest, then why should
State District Judges be allowed
to have them! No wonder bail
bonds are set so high by State
District Judges!
Sincerely,
Hardy Parkerson, J.D.
Tulane Law School, Class of 1966
Hardy Parkerson
How about some more Jerry Lee Lewis music on Jim’s Music Selections? And some Mickey Gilley? Even some Jimmy Swaggart music?
Jimmy Valle
This site is really exciting.
It even takes requests
Jimmy Valle
This site is really exciting.
It even takes requests.
Hardy Parkerson
http://www.gentileforsenator.com/
Wow! Over 56,000 hits! That’s
fantastic. Such interest in a candidate
from the up and coming Libertarian
Party. What do you think about that?
To me that’s really something, as his
website has been on line only a short
period of time.
Cracker Jack Man
isn’t Billy Cannon a convicted felon ?
Cracker Jack Man
DeWayne, I consider you one of the great thinkers of our time.
Hardy Parkerson
Our Favorite Son Jim Brown made the
newspaper in Lake Charles today
in Mike’s Jones’ “Our Past†column, under the “25 Years Agoâ€
section, that it was reported in the December
5, 1984, edition of the AMERICAN PRESS that
Secretary of State Jim Brown, speaking at the
200 persons attending the West Calcasieu Association
of Commerce banquet, told those in attendance that,
“If you don’t do it yourself, no one is going to do it for you.â€
Hardy Parkerson
Our Favorite Son Jim Brown made the
newspaper in Lake Charles today
in Mike’s Jones’ “Our Past†column, under the “25 Years Agoâ€
section, where it was reported in the December
5, 1984, edition of the AMERICAN PRESS that
Secretary of State Jim Brown, speaking to the
200 persons attending the West Calcasieu Association
of Commerce banquet, told those in attendance that,
“If you don’t do it yourself, no one is going to do it for you.â€
Hardy Parkerson
For years each day at six A.M./
He went to church and bowed his knee/
And gently said, “Dear God, i’ts Jim.â€/
And when he rose, we all could see/
The Presence came and dwelled with him.
As years went by, the chastening rod of time/
Left him so ill and drawn/
His path to church is now untrod,/
But in his room each day at dawn/
He hears a voice, “Dear Jim, it’s God.â€
-Tankersly
Hardy Parkerson
Dog for Sale – A guy is driving around the back woods of Montana and he sees a sign in front of a broken down shanty-style house: ‘Talking Dog For Sale ‘ He rings the bell and the owner appears and tells him the dog is in the backyard.
The guy goes into the backyard and sees a nice looking Labrador retriever sitting there.
‘You talk?’ he asks.
‘Yep,’ the Lab replies.
After the guy recovers from the shock of hearing a dog talk, he says ‘So, what’s your story?’
The Lab looks up and says, ‘Well, I discovered that I could talk when I was pretty young. I wanted to help the government, so I told the CIA. In no time at all they had me jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms with spies and world leaders, because no one figured a dog would be eavesdropping.’
‘I was one of their most valuable spies for eight years running. But the jetting around really tired me out, and I knew I wasn’t getting any younger so I decided to settle down. I signed up for a job at the airport to do some undercover security, wandering near suspicious characters and listening in. I uncovered some incredible dealings and was awarded a batch of medals.’ ‘I got married, had a mess of puppies, and now I’m just retired.’
The guy is amazed. He goes back in and asks the owner what he wants for the dog.
‘Ten dollars,’ the guy says.
‘Ten dollars! This dog is amazing! Why on earth are you selling him so cheap?’
‘Because he’s a liar. He never did any of that stuff.
Hardy Parkerson
How about more Jerry Lee Lewis on Jim’s Music Selections? And Mickey Gilley?
Hardy Parkerson
“This is what I find most encouraging about the writing trades. They allow mediocre people who are patient and industrious to revise their stupidity, to edit themselves into something like intelligence. They allow lunatics to seem saner than sane.” – Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Hardy Parkerson
From Tony Gentile’s website: Lake Charles Optimist Club has Tony G as guest speaker. T raveling across the state Tony G was scheduled to speak at the Optimist Club in Lake Charles.
The meeting was held at Seafood Palace on Enterprise Blvd. The food was awesome!
Tony spoke for about fifteen minutes before fielding questions from the audience. His message was well received. There were many good questions posed by the members and Tony handled them well.
“I would like to thank my good friend Hardy Parkerson and the Lake Charles Optimist Club for the opportunity to be their guest speaker. Everyone there made me feel like I was at home.”
Tony also met with one of his supporters and friend John Burmiester from Longville. All in all it was a great outing! s/Anthony “Tony†Gentile, Candidate for U.S. Senate
Hardy Parkerson
Yes, I’ll agree with you that Governor Edwards’ prosecution was political and that he was unfairly sentenced and should be immediately released from prison and in due course pardoned.
Cracker Jack Man
Remember it was the Democrats that put Edwin Edwards in prison.
Bill Clinton, Jenet Reno, Eddie Jordan and no Louisiana elected
Democrat called the White House to stop it.
Where was John Breaux, Chris John, Mary Landrieu and all the others that could have stopped this. They all wanted Edwin Edwards out of Louisiana
politics. It wasn’t the Republicians that got Edwin. It was Democrats.
Hardy Parkerson
One reason the jails are so full in Louisiana
is that the bonds are set so high, because
the Judges who fix the amount of the bail
bonds get a cut of the money paid to a
professional bondsman for such bonds.
This is a legalized way for the bailbondsmen
to “launder†money to the judges to have them
fix the amount of the bonds higher, for the
higher that the bonds are set, the more money
the bailbondsmen get. It’s the scandal of the Nation,
when it comes to Human and Constitutional Rights!
Right here in Louisiana! But nobody cares! Nobody,
that is, except me, and the thousands of men, and
some women, who languish in prison in Louisiana
unable to make bond and awaiting a trial which
never seems to come. The problem is so grave in
Louisiana that a new practice has developed
in the so-called Criminal “Justice†Sustem, and
that is of pleading guilty to GET OUT OF JAIL,
rather than pleading guilty and going to jail.
Again, there is more to it all than this, but this is
something to think about.
Sincerely,
Hardy Parkerson, Chairman
Louisiana Democratic State Centeral Caucus for Jindal
127 Greenway Street
Lake Charles, LA 70605
(337) 337-6086
P.S.: And, yes! The practice of housing prisoners from
other jurisdictions is indeed profitable; that is, for those
who “own†and run the prisons; but not for the taxpayers who
have to pay to build and to run and maintain those
prisons. TAXES ARE TOO HIGH IN LOUISIANA! HMP
Hardy Parkerson
Hooray for Jindal! He’s listening to me.
He needs to cut all Louisiana state govern-
ment agencies back. Taxes are too high in
Louisiana. We even have a tax on food.
We have to pay even 14-cents to the state
government for the privilege of buying the
cheapest little cup of coffee Starbucks
sells. Keep up the good work, Governor Jindal!
You are the best Democrat we have had in
the Governor’s Mansion in many years…
at least since Governor Edwards was there.
Sincerely,
Hardy Parkerson, Chm.
Louisiana State Central Democratic Caucus for Jindal
127 Greenway Street
Lake Charles, LA 70605
337-377-6086 hparkerson@suddenlink.net
Hardy Parkerson, J.D.
A large part of the responsibility for drunk driving and the damages, dangers, destruction and death it causes should be placed on every aspect and level of the alcoholic beverage industry. Also, the State of Louisiana Government itself is liable for promoting such damages, dangers, destruction and death, for it is one of the great profiteers off of the alcoholic beverage industry through its taxes on alcoholic beverages. The State of Louisiana should discourage the alcoholic beverage industry–rather than promote it and profit off of it. There is more to it all than this, but this is something to think about.
Hardy Parkerson
Our favorite son Jim Brown made the Lake Charles
AMERICAN PRESS newspaper again today in Mike
Jones’ “Our Past†column under the heading “25 Years
Ago”, as follows:
“Original Louisiana Purchase documents have been on
display this week at the Lake Charles Civic Center./ The
Exhibit includes the original agreements between the
United States and the Dutch banks in Amsterdam
which made funds available to the U.S. to make the
purchase./ Secretary of State Jim Brown hosted
an evening viewing of the display earlier this week.
Among those persons attending were Richard Reid, Mrs.
S.L. DiCarlo, and Curtis and Emma Vincent, Jim
Crawford, and McNeese State University president Dr.
Jack Doland.â€
Hardy Parkerson
Dear Senator,
An interesting thing happened at the Mall in Lafayette this afternoon. As I was sitting in the food court/coffee area, I sat next to two attractive ladies and accidentally overheard one of them suggest to the other that she might want to read that book by Secretary of State Jim Brown. I couldn’t help interrupting them and asking what book, to learn it was Justice Denied. Then I told them that I had been your friend since we were in the same class in law school; and, when I did, one of the ladies–the prettiest–said that you had spoken to her Rotary Club in Kaplan about six years ago when she learned of and purchased the book. Small world, eh! Keep up the good work!
Sincerely,
Hardy Parkerson, J.D.
Retired Lawyer (for a while, anyway)
Tulane Law, Class of 1966
P.S.: I met Ken Starr at a Christian Law Professors meeting in New Orleans recently and we had a nice chat. I did not mention Clinton, and I noticed nobody else did either. Despite the Clinton thing, he seemed like a pretty nice guy. He is the Dean of the Law School at Pepperdine University in California. HMP
Hardy Parkerson
Dream on, Martha!
Cracker Jack Man
Mr. Parkerson, I suppose the pastor at your church dosen’t ask money.
I suppose you worked years without asking for a money from your clients.
Hardy Parkerson
The following is my response to the first inquiry I received folllowing the first appearance of my ad concerning the Louisiana Navy:
Dear Ms. Cropley,
Was nice talking with you this morning! As I told you, you were my first call in response to the ad. I am excited about the possibilities. I will do my best to keep you informed of the progress as I attempt to design and establish the Louisiana Navy. Of course, initially it will be a Calcasieu Parish project, but I can envision it’s being all over Louisiana; for, after all, it is and will be the “Louisiana Navyâ€. Texas has one; why not Louisiana!
My e-mail address is hparkerson@suddenlink.net. My home address, and for a while the mailing address of the LA Navy, is 127 Greenway Street; Lake Charles, LA 70605.
Sincerely,
Lt. Hardy Parkerson, J.D.
Commander – LA Navy
U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE TONY GENTILE ON THE ISSUES:
Do you want:
Socialized or Government run healthcare? No. I will listen to you.
An energy bill that cripple Louisiana’s economy? No. I will listen to you.
Open borders while our country is at war? No. I will listen to you.
Higher taxes and bigger government? No. I will listen to you.
Our fellow countrymen fighting a war with one hand tied behind their backs, in other words don’t fire unless fired upon? No. I will listen to you.
Big businesses like the banking industry being bailed out with your tax dollars especially after they have soaked you for years on interest rates? No. I will listen to you.
The government limiting firearm ownership on law abiding citizens? No. I will listen.
Our taxes going to fund big farm bills to subsidize their products for the production of ethanol when we have an abundance of crude oil in the Gulf of Mexico? No. I will listen to you.
To let in as many illegal immigrants into our country as we can fit? No, I will listen to you.
Politicians deciding what is right for you regardless of what you tell them? No. I will listen to you.
Our leaders selling their votes and frequenting ladies of the night forever continuing the poor image of our state? No. I will listen to you.
Are you for costly and dysfunctional class action lawsuits and other junk litigation that you indirectly pay for through higher prices and other ways, that impede economic recovery and job creation, and that also are an obstacle to health care cost reduction. No. I will listen to you.
Isn’t it time somebody listens to you the taxpayer? Yes. I will be “Listening to youâ€.
S/Tony Gentile
Libertarian Party Candidate for U.S. Senator from Louisiana
Cracker Jack Man
This Tony Gentile can write all the papers on “the” issues he wants as to amuse himself and impress you Mr. Parkerson.
But he won’t get more than 1% of the votes in the U S Senate race.
This wanna-be has no experience as a leader, he has never won approval of Louisiana voters in any election. We already elected an idiot with no management experience as President of the United States. Now the people of Louisiana are being to elect an unproven, uneducated person to the U. S. Senate.
Louisiana has been embarrased enough over the years.
Last least Vitter is an effective hardworking lawmaker, and I plan to vote for him again.
Cracker Jack Man
Has this Gentile fellow, filed with the Federal Election Committee yet. The deadline has now past. It might interesting to see how much money he has collected, but not reported.
Mr. Choupique
Don’t worry Cracker Jack, this guy probably doesn’t need to file. He is more likely self financing his little ego trip. And on a refinery worker’s income he won’t be able stroke himself to long. So don’t get all worked up over this guy, he’s going nowhere fast. We never see him mentioned in the press. Its obvisious they aren’t taking him as a serious candidate.
Mr. Choupique
Don’t worry Cracker Jack, this guy probably doesn’t need to file. He is more likely self financing his little ego trip. And on a refinery worker’s income he won’t be able stroke himself to long. So don’t get all worked up over this guy, he’s going nowhere fast. We never see him mentioned in the press. Its obvisious they aren’t taking him as a serious candidate.
Hardy Parkerson
“True Penance”
Latin is a language/
As hard as it can be./
You can speak it to your neighbor,/
You can speak it to a tree.
Neither will understand you,/
No, not in the least;/
That is, unless your neighbor/
Is a Roman Catholic priest.
Then you can tell him “MEA CULPA, MEA CULPA, MEA CULPA!”/
That Latin confessional sen’ence;/
And he’ll tell you, “…go and sin no more,/
And read Latin as your penance!”
(Humor intended!)
Big Sammy Downs
Someone posted this on another forum…..
George Clooney needed to pay off the Obama budget debt
If we use George Clooney to explain the magnitude of the Obama [b]$3.8 trillion[/b] budget.
Clooney’s telethon for Haiti raised [b]$66 million[/b]. Big number, right?
George Clooney would have to have a [b]$66 million[/b] telethon [i][u]every day[/u][/i] for the next
[b]158 years[/b] to match Obama’s spending in this budget. Does that help put it in perspective?”
A $66 million telethon every day for the next 158 years!.
This is a great way to illustrate just how much money that we don’t have that Obama is spending.
Big Sammy Downs
George Clooney needed to pay off the Obama budget debt
If we use George Clooney to explain the magnitude of the Obama $3.8 trillion budget.
Clooney’s telethon for Haiti raised $66 million. Big number, right?
George Clooney would have to have a $66 million telethon every dayfor the next
158 years to match Obama’s spending in this budget. Does that help put it in perspective?”
A $66 million telethon every day for the next 158 years!.
This is a great way to illustrate just how much money that we don’t have that Obama is spending.
Mr. Choupique
Louisiana has lose a great human being and great lawyer in the passing of Robert Boudreau, 79, of Lake Charles died Feb. 7,2010, at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. Mr. Boudreau was born in New Orleans but lived in Lake Charles his entire life. After graduating from Lake Charles High, Bobby Boudreau attended Tulane University, where he was a member of SAE fraternity. He received his law degree from Tulane and then moved to Lake Charles to practice law with Kaufman, Anderson Law Firm. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Cathedral, where he served as a trustee for many years. Bobby was recently practicing law with The Woodley-Williams-Boudreau Law Firm. Bobby touched the lives of many friends and family and will always be remembered for his many good times. During his years of practicing law, Bobby chaired many boards and was an active member of his community.
His funeral was at 10 a.m. today (Tuesday, Feb. 9,)from Immaculate Conception Cathedral. Graveside services will follow at Graceland Cemetery.
The only place the people of New Orleans came together was for the Super Bowl. Probably the lowest voter turn out in decades. New Orleans has had thousands of chances to come together, and hasn’t. As long as the Landrieu crime family is in New Orleans, nothing will change. Electing Louisiana’s Chief Tour Guide as mayor won’t save the problems.
HJardy Parkerson
One of the tenets of the Conservative political
philosophy is that the government which governs
least governs best. In Louisiana–especially in
Calcasieu Parish–we have too much duplication of
governmental services, especially in the delivery of
so-called “law enforcementâ€. We have the Lake
Charles City Police that we pay for to handle traffic
matters in Lake Charles. Yet the streets of the City
of Lake Charles are filled with Calcasieu Parish
Sheriff’s cars pulling people over and writing them
tickets. We the taxpayers are being made to pay
double, if not triple and more–consider also the
McNese State University Police Department that
patrols the streets of the city also doing the same
thing. If you are a political Conservative, then
protest to those in authority that we are having to
pay too much taxes for duplication of governmental
services. The same thing applies to colleges and
universities. Why should the taxpayers have to
pay for two colleges in one town, two college
presidents, two sets of faculty, two sets of faculty
retirements, two college libraries, etc., as they
are being made to do with both McNeese State
Football University and Sowela Technical College?
There is more to it all than this, but this is something
to thnk about.
Siincerely,
Hardy Parkerson, Chm.
Louisiana State Central Democratic Caucus (for Jindal)
[Jindal, like Ronald Reagan, is really a Democrat at heart.]
Bill Boudreaux
Isn’t that Hardy Parkerson a Genius?
Bill Boudreaux
Isn’t that Hardy Parkerson a Genius?
Bill Boudreaux
TO: Susie Labry. Can you tell the few readers here exactly what any of the Lt. Governors have done for the people of our great state? Other than use taxpayer’s money to travel the state and prepare themselves for a run for Governor.
Join and become a part of the Louisiana
Anti Sales Tax (LAST) Revolt.
Refuse to pay sales taxes, when you can.
If the price is high on an item, but you
would like it anyway; think of how much
more you will have to pay because of
the 9% sales tax added to the price. Then,
revolt and don’t buy it. This way you
save not only the high price of the item,
but amount of the higher sales tax too.
Sometimes you just absolutely MUST buy
an item. Well, there is not much you can
do about the sales tax there; you just have
to pay it. However, as part of the anti-sales-
tax revolt, don’t buy anything that you do
not have to have. Just consider how much
money you are saving: the price of item,
plus the sales tax.
Study ways legally to avoid paying sales
taxes. Keep a record of how much money
you are saving by your “tax revoltâ€, and
brag about it to your friends and relatives.
Encourage them to become a part of the
sales tax revolt with you. Also, learn to
bargain with the merchant by telling him
or her that you have only X number of
dollars that you are able or willing to
pay for the item. See if the merchant will
cut the price to include the sales tax. In
other words, he takes the loss. This will
help the “anti sales tax revoltâ€, for it will
show the merchant how sales taxes are
hurting his business.
Yesterday evening I was at Wal Mart. I
was temped to buy an audio verion of a
book by Joel Osteen, a set of five CDs
read by the author. The price was $24.95,
too much in my opinion; but I thought
about all the good it would do me to get
it and listen to it, so I started to buy it.
Then I thought of the sales tax in excess
of $2.00, so I made a hard choice and
said “No!†Not only did I save the $24.95,
but I also saved over $2.00, in sales taxes.
Hey, I’ll go back to Wal Mart soon and get
the book off the shelf and go to Subway
and have a Coke and read it; all for the
price of the Coke, plus…of course…about
a dime sales tax. Sometimes you just have
to pay sales taxes; but make those times
as few as possible.
AND HOW TO BECOME RICH:
Sales taxes are j ust too high in!
There is even a sales tax on food
and medicine. Save money by
resenting sales taxes and not being
willing to pay them, except when you
absolutely must. You will be surprised
how fast your bank account begins to
get higher and higher. Then invest your
savings VIA a divident reinvestment plan
(DRIP) in some good stock like JOHNSON
CONTROLS, ONEOK and BP AMOCO. Pretty
soon you’ll be rich, if you are not already.
Buy the cheapest options of what you just
absolutely have to have, thus saving money
on the purchase price, as well as on sales tax
on the sum total of the purchase. Also, make
some hard decisions about just refusing
to purchase things that you otherwise ordinarily
would have purchased, absent the Louisiana
Tax Revolt; thus saving both the purchase
price, as well at the 9% Louisiana Government
(including some of its political subdivisions)
Sales Taxes. Then invest that money in ONEOK,
Johnson Controla or BP Amoco…or any other
good stock, by sending it in to the Administrator
of the company’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan,
or “DRIPâ€.
JOIN WITH ME IN THIS GREAT LOUISIANA ANTI-
SALES TAX REVOLT (LAST)! THINK OF HOW MUCH
MONEY YOU WILL BE SAVING TO INVEST IN SOME
GOOD STOCKS. THE DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT
PLANS ARE EVEN GREATER SAVERS, FOR THERE
ARE NOT THE USUAL EXORBITANT STOCK BROKER
COMMISSIONS TO PAY WHEN BUYING AND SELLING
THE STOCKS HELD UNDER A DIVIDEND REINVEST-
ENT PLAN. As usual, there is more to it all than
this, but this is something to think about.
Sincerely,
Hardy Parkerson, J.D., Chm.
Louisiana Anti-Sales Tax (LAST) Revolt
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/bizarre/6569564.html
The Black guy was the vistim of Judicial Tyranny. Even if he
was guilty of contempt, twenty-four hours in jail is the standard
for a first-time direct contempt, and usually that’s in lieu of
paying a fine of $100.00, plus costs.
This Black guy did at least twenty-one days in jail before–I’ve
heard via this web-site–the judge reduced the sentence.
The Black guy should be compensated for the Judicially
Tyranneous wrong done to him; and until he is so compensated
by the State of Illinois, no one should visit Illinois, nor purchase
any item nor service originating, passing through or coming from
Illinois, and that includes attending Chicago baseball and football
games. Stand up for youselves, Black Race! Come on Whites!
Let’s stand up for justicee for all U.S. citizens! Don’t let this Judicial
Tyrant do your own that way and remain on the bench!
Sincerely,
Hardy Parkerson, J.D.
Lake Charles, LA
P.S.: Evil men don’t understand the importance of justice,
but those who follow the Lord are much concerned about it.
Proverbs 28:5.
Hey Tommy. Everyone decries the cost of their insurance, no matter what the field…right? Look at the following link:
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2004/rpt/2004-r-0541.htm
Louisiana has the lowest limits for doctors in the US. They only have to buy $100,000 dollars of coverage. I’ve talked to a number of doctors in Mississippi who have moved to Louisiana because the rates are so much lower here. Yes the rates are high, but much lower than the rest of the country. And I can cite you a number of malpractice stories in this state. I heard many when I was in public office. Maybe a system of strict liability where the state covers all claims, then weeds out the incompetent doctors. All this needs to be reviewed.
So we have to keep it all in perspective.
Hon. Edwin W. Edwards
03128-095
Federal Prison Camp
P.O. Box 5010
Oakdale, LA 71462
Why hasn’t Barack Obama pardoned
Edwin W. Edwards, yet.
Why hasn’t Hardy Parkerson ask President Obama to free Governor
Edwards from prison. It is my understanding that Mr. Parkerson is a good friend of both men. Or is he a real friend?
Why hasn’t Hardy Parkerson ask President Obama to free Governor
Edwards from prison. It is my understanding that Mr. Parkerson is a good friend of both men. Or is he a real friend?.
So now you want our children to listen to lying inexperience boob that speak well ?
Thanks, Mr. Ortego, for reminding me! I’ll take care of that tomorrow. Again, thanks!
To: Michael McHale
Does this this respect for the President apply only when there its a Democrat in the White House?
To: Michael McHale…………
Does this this respect for the President apply only when there its a Democrat in the White House?
In Louisiana the State District Judges
get a percentage of the money paid
to a professional bailbondsman for
a bail bond; so that the higher the
bonds are set, the more money the
judges get. A bailbondsman can do
a better job getting a bond lowered
than a lawyer can, for the judges
know that if he the bond is lowered
to what the bailbondsman requests,
the bondsman will then post the
bond, and the Judge or Judges (of
that particular court) will get a
percentage of the money spent for
the bail bond. Also, the District
Judges can assume that the bail-
bondsman will not ask for it to be
lowered any more than for the full
amount that the defendant is able to
pay for the bailbond, for it also works
that the higher that the bonds are
set, the more money the bailbondsman
gets when he gets paid for posting the
bailbond. The same is not true for
city court judges, however; they do not
get a percentage of the money paid
to a bailbondsman. Therefore,
only city Judges should be allowed
to set the amount of bailbonds, for
they do not have a financial conflict-
of-interest in deciding the amount
at which to set bailbonds.
There is more to it all than this, but
this is something to think about.
If lawyers can’t have financial
conflicts-of-interest, then why should
State District Judges be allowed
to have them! No wonder bail
bonds are set so high by State
District Judges!
Sincerely,
Hardy Parkerson, J.D.
Tulane Law School, Class of 1966
How about some more Jerry Lee Lewis music on Jim’s Music Selections? And some Mickey Gilley? Even some Jimmy Swaggart music?
This site is really exciting.
It even takes requests
This site is really exciting.
It even takes requests.
http://www.gentileforsenator.com/
Wow! Over 56,000 hits! That’s
fantastic. Such interest in a candidate
from the up and coming Libertarian
Party. What do you think about that?
To me that’s really something, as his
website has been on line only a short
period of time.
isn’t Billy Cannon a convicted felon ?
DeWayne, I consider you one of the great thinkers of our time.
Our Favorite Son Jim Brown made the
newspaper in Lake Charles today
in Mike’s Jones’ “Our Past†column, under the “25 Years Agoâ€
section, that it was reported in the December
5, 1984, edition of the AMERICAN PRESS that
Secretary of State Jim Brown, speaking at the
200 persons attending the West Calcasieu Association
of Commerce banquet, told those in attendance that,
“If you don’t do it yourself, no one is going to do it for you.â€
Our Favorite Son Jim Brown made the
newspaper in Lake Charles today
in Mike’s Jones’ “Our Past†column, under the “25 Years Agoâ€
section, where it was reported in the December
5, 1984, edition of the AMERICAN PRESS that
Secretary of State Jim Brown, speaking to the
200 persons attending the West Calcasieu Association
of Commerce banquet, told those in attendance that,
“If you don’t do it yourself, no one is going to do it for you.â€
For years each day at six A.M./
He went to church and bowed his knee/
And gently said, “Dear God, i’ts Jim.â€/
And when he rose, we all could see/
The Presence came and dwelled with him.
As years went by, the chastening rod of time/
Left him so ill and drawn/
His path to church is now untrod,/
But in his room each day at dawn/
He hears a voice, “Dear Jim, it’s God.â€
-Tankersly
Dog for Sale – A guy is driving around the back woods of Montana and he sees a sign in front of a broken down shanty-style house: ‘Talking Dog For Sale ‘ He rings the bell and the owner appears and tells him the dog is in the backyard.
The guy goes into the backyard and sees a nice looking Labrador retriever sitting there.
‘You talk?’ he asks.
‘Yep,’ the Lab replies.
After the guy recovers from the shock of hearing a dog talk, he says ‘So, what’s your story?’
The Lab looks up and says, ‘Well, I discovered that I could talk when I was pretty young. I wanted to help the government, so I told the CIA. In no time at all they had me jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms with spies and world leaders, because no one figured a dog would be eavesdropping.’
‘I was one of their most valuable spies for eight years running. But the jetting around really tired me out, and I knew I wasn’t getting any younger so I decided to settle down. I signed up for a job at the airport to do some undercover security, wandering near suspicious characters and listening in. I uncovered some incredible dealings and was awarded a batch of medals.’ ‘I got married, had a mess of puppies, and now I’m just retired.’
The guy is amazed. He goes back in and asks the owner what he wants for the dog.
‘Ten dollars,’ the guy says.
‘Ten dollars! This dog is amazing! Why on earth are you selling him so cheap?’
‘Because he’s a liar. He never did any of that stuff.
How about more Jerry Lee Lewis on Jim’s Music Selections? And Mickey Gilley?
“This is what I find most encouraging about the writing trades. They allow mediocre people who are patient and industrious to revise their stupidity, to edit themselves into something like intelligence. They allow lunatics to seem saner than sane.” – Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
From Tony Gentile’s website: Lake Charles Optimist Club has Tony G as guest speaker. T raveling across the state Tony G was scheduled to speak at the Optimist Club in Lake Charles.
The meeting was held at Seafood Palace on Enterprise Blvd. The food was awesome!
Tony spoke for about fifteen minutes before fielding questions from the audience. His message was well received. There were many good questions posed by the members and Tony handled them well.
“I would like to thank my good friend Hardy Parkerson and the Lake Charles Optimist Club for the opportunity to be their guest speaker. Everyone there made me feel like I was at home.”
Tony also met with one of his supporters and friend John Burmiester from Longville. All in all it was a great outing! s/Anthony “Tony†Gentile, Candidate for U.S. Senate
Yes, I’ll agree with you that Governor Edwards’ prosecution was political and that he was unfairly sentenced and should be immediately released from prison and in due course pardoned.
Remember it was the Democrats that put Edwin Edwards in prison.
Bill Clinton, Jenet Reno, Eddie Jordan and no Louisiana elected
Democrat called the White House to stop it.
Where was John Breaux, Chris John, Mary Landrieu and all the others that could have stopped this. They all wanted Edwin Edwards out of Louisiana
politics. It wasn’t the Republicians that got Edwin. It was Democrats.
One reason the jails are so full in Louisiana
is that the bonds are set so high, because
the Judges who fix the amount of the bail
bonds get a cut of the money paid to a
professional bondsman for such bonds.
This is a legalized way for the bailbondsmen
to “launder†money to the judges to have them
fix the amount of the bonds higher, for the
higher that the bonds are set, the more money
the bailbondsmen get. It’s the scandal of the Nation,
when it comes to Human and Constitutional Rights!
Right here in Louisiana! But nobody cares! Nobody,
that is, except me, and the thousands of men, and
some women, who languish in prison in Louisiana
unable to make bond and awaiting a trial which
never seems to come. The problem is so grave in
Louisiana that a new practice has developed
in the so-called Criminal “Justice†Sustem, and
that is of pleading guilty to GET OUT OF JAIL,
rather than pleading guilty and going to jail.
Again, there is more to it all than this, but this is
something to think about.
Sincerely,
Hardy Parkerson, Chairman
Louisiana Democratic State Centeral Caucus for Jindal
127 Greenway Street
Lake Charles, LA 70605
(337) 337-6086
P.S.: And, yes! The practice of housing prisoners from
other jurisdictions is indeed profitable; that is, for those
who “own†and run the prisons; but not for the taxpayers who
have to pay to build and to run and maintain those
prisons. TAXES ARE TOO HIGH IN LOUISIANA! HMP
Hooray for Jindal! He’s listening to me.
He needs to cut all Louisiana state govern-
ment agencies back. Taxes are too high in
Louisiana. We even have a tax on food.
We have to pay even 14-cents to the state
government for the privilege of buying the
cheapest little cup of coffee Starbucks
sells. Keep up the good work, Governor Jindal!
You are the best Democrat we have had in
the Governor’s Mansion in many years…
at least since Governor Edwards was there.
Sincerely,
Hardy Parkerson, Chm.
Louisiana State Central Democratic Caucus for Jindal
127 Greenway Street
Lake Charles, LA 70605
337-377-6086
hparkerson@suddenlink.net
A large part of the responsibility for drunk driving and the damages, dangers, destruction and death it causes should be placed on every aspect and level of the alcoholic beverage industry. Also, the State of Louisiana Government itself is liable for promoting such damages, dangers, destruction and death, for it is one of the great profiteers off of the alcoholic beverage industry through its taxes on alcoholic beverages. The State of Louisiana should discourage the alcoholic beverage industry–rather than promote it and profit off of it. There is more to it all than this, but this is something to think about.
Our favorite son Jim Brown made the Lake Charles
AMERICAN PRESS newspaper again today in Mike
Jones’ “Our Past†column under the heading “25 Years
Ago”, as follows:
“Original Louisiana Purchase documents have been on
display this week at the Lake Charles Civic Center./ The
Exhibit includes the original agreements between the
United States and the Dutch banks in Amsterdam
which made funds available to the U.S. to make the
purchase./ Secretary of State Jim Brown hosted
an evening viewing of the display earlier this week.
Among those persons attending were Richard Reid, Mrs.
S.L. DiCarlo, and Curtis and Emma Vincent, Jim
Crawford, and McNeese State University president Dr.
Jack Doland.â€
Dear Senator,
An interesting thing happened at the Mall in Lafayette this afternoon. As I was sitting in the food court/coffee area, I sat next to two attractive ladies and accidentally overheard one of them suggest to the other that she might want to read that book by Secretary of State Jim Brown. I couldn’t help interrupting them and asking what book, to learn it was Justice Denied. Then I told them that I had been your friend since we were in the same class in law school; and, when I did, one of the ladies–the prettiest–said that you had spoken to her Rotary Club in Kaplan about six years ago when she learned of and purchased the book. Small world, eh! Keep up the good work!
Sincerely,
Hardy Parkerson, J.D.
Retired Lawyer (for a while, anyway)
Tulane Law, Class of 1966
P.S.: I met Ken Starr at a Christian Law Professors meeting in New Orleans recently and we had a nice chat. I did not mention Clinton, and I noticed nobody else did either. Despite the Clinton thing, he seemed like a pretty nice guy. He is the Dean of the Law School at Pepperdine University in California. HMP
Dream on, Martha!
Mr. Parkerson, I suppose the pastor at your church dosen’t ask money.
I suppose you worked years without asking for a money from your clients.
The following is my response to the first inquiry I received folllowing the first appearance of my ad concerning the Louisiana Navy:
Dear Ms. Cropley,
Was nice talking with you this morning! As I told you, you were my first call in response to the ad. I am excited about the possibilities. I will do my best to keep you informed of the progress as I attempt to design and establish the Louisiana Navy. Of course, initially it will be a Calcasieu Parish project, but I can envision it’s being all over Louisiana; for, after all, it is and will be the “Louisiana Navyâ€. Texas has one; why not Louisiana!
My e-mail address is hparkerson@suddenlink.net. My home address, and for a while the mailing address of the LA Navy, is 127 Greenway Street; Lake Charles, LA 70605.
Sincerely,
Lt. Hardy Parkerson, J.D.
Commander – LA Navy
Do you want:
Socialized or Government run healthcare? No. I will listen to you.
An energy bill that cripple Louisiana’s economy? No. I will listen to you.
Open borders while our country is at war? No. I will listen to you.
Higher taxes and bigger government? No. I will listen to you.
Our fellow countrymen fighting a war with one hand tied behind their backs, in other words don’t fire unless fired upon? No. I will listen to you.
Big businesses like the banking industry being bailed out with your tax dollars especially after they have soaked you for years on interest rates? No. I will listen to you.
The government limiting firearm ownership on law abiding citizens? No. I will listen.
Our taxes going to fund big farm bills to subsidize their products for the production of ethanol when we have an abundance of crude oil in the Gulf of Mexico? No. I will listen to you.
To let in as many illegal immigrants into our country as we can fit? No, I will listen to you.
Politicians deciding what is right for you regardless of what you tell them? No. I will listen to you.
Our leaders selling their votes and frequenting ladies of the night forever continuing the poor image of our state? No. I will listen to you.
Are you for costly and dysfunctional class action lawsuits and other junk litigation that you indirectly pay for through higher prices and other ways, that impede economic recovery and job creation, and that also are an obstacle to health care cost reduction. No. I will listen to you.
Isn’t it time somebody listens to you the taxpayer? Yes. I will be “Listening to youâ€.
S/Tony Gentile
Libertarian Party Candidate for U.S. Senator from Louisiana
This Tony Gentile can write all the papers on “the” issues he wants as to amuse himself and impress you Mr. Parkerson.
But he won’t get more than 1% of the votes in the U S Senate race.
This wanna-be has no experience as a leader, he has never won approval of Louisiana voters in any election. We already elected an idiot with no management experience as President of the United States. Now the people of Louisiana are being to elect an unproven, uneducated person to the U. S. Senate.
Louisiana has been embarrased enough over the years.
Last least Vitter is an effective hardworking lawmaker, and I plan to vote for him again.
Has this Gentile fellow, filed with the Federal Election Committee yet. The deadline has now past. It might interesting to see how much money he has collected, but not reported.
Don’t worry Cracker Jack, this guy probably doesn’t need to file. He is more likely self financing his little ego trip. And on a refinery worker’s income he won’t be able stroke himself to long. So don’t get all worked up over this guy, he’s going nowhere fast. We never see him mentioned in the press. Its obvisious they aren’t taking him as a serious candidate.
Don’t worry Cracker Jack, this guy probably doesn’t need to file. He is more likely self financing his little ego trip. And on a refinery worker’s income he won’t be able stroke himself to long. So don’t get all worked up over this guy, he’s going nowhere fast. We never see him mentioned in the press. Its obvisious they aren’t taking him as a serious candidate.
“True Penance”
Latin is a language/
As hard as it can be./
You can speak it to your neighbor,/
You can speak it to a tree.
Neither will understand you,/
No, not in the least;/
That is, unless your neighbor/
Is a Roman Catholic priest.
Then you can tell him “MEA CULPA, MEA CULPA, MEA CULPA!”/
That Latin confessional sen’ence;/
And he’ll tell you, “…go and sin no more,/
And read Latin as your penance!”
(Humor intended!)
Someone posted this on another forum…..
George Clooney needed to pay off the Obama budget debt
If we use George Clooney to explain the magnitude of the Obama [b]$3.8 trillion[/b] budget.
Clooney’s telethon for Haiti raised [b]$66 million[/b]. Big number, right?
George Clooney would have to have a [b]$66 million[/b] telethon [i][u]every day[/u][/i] for the next
[b]158 years[/b] to match Obama’s spending in this budget. Does that help put it in perspective?”
A $66 million telethon every day for the next 158 years!.
This is a great way to illustrate just how much money that we don’t have that Obama is spending.
George Clooney needed to pay off the Obama budget debt
If we use George Clooney to explain the magnitude of the Obama $3.8 trillion budget.
Clooney’s telethon for Haiti raised $66 million. Big number, right?
George Clooney would have to have a $66 million telethon every dayfor the next
158 years to match Obama’s spending in this budget. Does that help put it in perspective?”
A $66 million telethon every day for the next 158 years!.
This is a great way to illustrate just how much money that we don’t have that Obama is spending.
Louisiana has lose a great human being and great lawyer in the passing of Robert Boudreau, 79, of Lake Charles died Feb. 7,2010, at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. Mr. Boudreau was born in New Orleans but lived in Lake Charles his entire life. After graduating from Lake Charles High, Bobby Boudreau attended Tulane University, where he was a member of SAE fraternity. He received his law degree from Tulane and then moved to Lake Charles to practice law with Kaufman, Anderson Law Firm. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Cathedral, where he served as a trustee for many years. Bobby was recently practicing law with The Woodley-Williams-Boudreau Law Firm. Bobby touched the lives of many friends and family and will always be remembered for his many good times. During his years of practicing law, Bobby chaired many boards and was an active member of his community.
His funeral was at 10 a.m. today (Tuesday, Feb. 9,)from Immaculate Conception Cathedral. Graveside services will follow at Graceland Cemetery.
http://www.spoke.com/info/p6efP9v/RobertBoudreau
Miss Me Yet?
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2010/02/025553.php
The only place the people of New Orleans came together was for the Super Bowl. Probably the lowest voter turn out in decades. New Orleans has had thousands of chances to come together, and hasn’t. As long as the Landrieu crime family is in New Orleans, nothing will change. Electing Louisiana’s Chief Tour Guide as mayor won’t save the problems.
One of the tenets of the Conservative political
philosophy is that the government which governs
least governs best. In Louisiana–especially in
Calcasieu Parish–we have too much duplication of
governmental services, especially in the delivery of
so-called “law enforcementâ€. We have the Lake
Charles City Police that we pay for to handle traffic
matters in Lake Charles. Yet the streets of the City
of Lake Charles are filled with Calcasieu Parish
Sheriff’s cars pulling people over and writing them
tickets. We the taxpayers are being made to pay
double, if not triple and more–consider also the
McNese State University Police Department that
patrols the streets of the city also doing the same
thing. If you are a political Conservative, then
protest to those in authority that we are having to
pay too much taxes for duplication of governmental
services. The same thing applies to colleges and
universities. Why should the taxpayers have to
pay for two colleges in one town, two college
presidents, two sets of faculty, two sets of faculty
retirements, two college libraries, etc., as they
are being made to do with both McNeese State
Football University and Sowela Technical College?
There is more to it all than this, but this is something
to thnk about.
Siincerely,
Hardy Parkerson, Chm.
Louisiana State Central Democratic Caucus (for Jindal)
[Jindal, like Ronald Reagan, is really a Democrat at heart.]
Isn’t that Hardy Parkerson a Genius?
Isn’t that Hardy Parkerson a Genius?
TO: Susie Labry. Can you tell the few readers here exactly what any of the Lt. Governors have done for the people of our great state? Other than use taxpayer’s money to travel the state and prepare themselves for a run for Governor.