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October 25, 2009

SundayBreaker: BISD's Thomas speaks, we re-post

Did you see this? It aired on Friday night. LIES! ALL LIES!
Thomas says all lies

Hmmm...those must be some soft costs. Lies, right? Actually, a lie is an intentional distortion of the truth. Someone must be distorting, but who? Then again, what do "Mr. and Mrs. Beaumont" know about construction, anyway?



20 Gator-baiters:

Sneeky said...
WHen does he get impeached? kicked out? run out of town? Who are the supporters of this man? They need to go with him.
October 25, 2009 7:02 AM

Anonymous said...
For all of you brainiacs out there, look at the "inflation" line of $72,759,006. Now explain where does that money apply?
October 25, 2009 7:19 AM

Anonymous said...
Well this brainiac doesn't see the inflation cost from $100,000 to $1 million for a scoreboard. That's SOME INFLATION.
October 25, 2009 8:02 AM

Anonymous said...
I thought that inflation was 0% and that is why the government recently announced that there would be no cost of living increase for social security recipients. Some economists have also predicted deflation. Thomas is full of it.
October 25, 2009 8:13 AM

Buddy said...
Doc Thomas be using that Viagra again - that's where the 'inflation' is coming from.
October 25, 2009 8:20 AM

S. said...
Ah, Jackie is a lovely woman. Good to see her back in the anchor chair.

As for that large toad sitting across from her, I still think we the denizens of Beaumont are the problem. But obviously Dr. Carroll Thomas is not helping matters much with the accusations of lying he leveled at the local print media. He must be reading the Rahm Emanuel manual on how to win friends and influence people. We don't need no "Chicago Way" here. I would have rather heard Dr. Thomas defend the expenditures in an adult way. Maybe there was a good reason the price tag went up, but I'll be damned to hell if we ever find out the real story.

Channel 12 and Jackie Simien went on a limb and ran the story so I would like to know why you drips at the Enterprise didn't get someone on the record to stand by your story. It makes me think you want to stir the pot but not catch the heat.

To quote Anne:
YOU PUSSIES!
October 25, 2009 8:21 AM

Anonymous said...
thomas tactics remind me of your president,attack any media outlet that doesn't fall in line with him and support his views. Can we say suppression of 1st amendment rights?
October 25, 2009 9:58 AM

Anonymous said...
Did you catch Doc Thomas on the KBMT am show? 30 minutes of Jackie tossing up softball questions and Doc. T flapping his lips with lie after lie. UNFREAKING BELEIVEABLE!! It is like the song where the guy gets caught cheating on his woman, gets caught on camera and the refrain goes "It wasn't me". Thanks Gator, for using BISD's own information that they used to promote passing the bond to remind everyone that the multi-purpose complex was budgeted at 29 mil, not 44 mil
October 25, 2009 12:06 PM

Anonymous said...
I just do NOT think that The Examiner declined a interview or a opportunity to promote itself on tv love me some Jackie BUT i do not belive the Examiner nor the Enterprise declined or refucsed to comment on this story....their is no story here just another BISD saying one thing and Dr.C doing another
October 25, 2009 12:49 PM

Anonymous said...
If you attach a proportional amount of the inflation figure to the complex, it only brings the costs up to about $35m, still far from where the costs are now.
October 25, 2009 7:38 PM

Anonymous said...
For argument's sake let's just say there is inflation (which there isn't yet but there will be severe inflation within the next 4 years). Anyway, there is 72 million allotted for inflation. The complex budget was 29 million. This is rougly 10% of the 295 million total facilities budget. What is 10% of 72 million? That is 7.2 million. So, at most you could argue the complex would be 29.8 million plus 7.2 million or 37 million. However, the reality is there has been virtually no inflation so it is BLATANTLY obvious that Thomas is a flat out liar.
October 25, 2009 7:50 PM

S Haywood said...
I am glad I dont live in the BISD...
72 Million for Inflation?
October 25, 2009 7:54 PM

BISD Employee said...
The Examiner has an entire newspaper and infinite barrels of ink to print whatever rebuttal it has to Dr. Thomas' comments. Why would they give Channel 12 legitimacy for coming to the party late? The Examiner broke the over-budget story and now they've broken the story about the FBI looking at BISD. Maybe they will get something done finally. I work at the admin building and we see Jerry Jordan in the building nearly every day. He is always picking up stacks of documents from the boss' office. You would think they might look at that stuff before he beats them over the head with it.
October 25, 2009 9:18 PM

rbblum said...
Still believe a full official investigation should be called for . . . otherwise, why couldn't the original dollar amount for all construction projects presented be altered or escalated to a cool billion. And why shouldn't there be an in-depth audit with all individuals involved . . . as well as determining when the errors and omission insurance would come into play. If the total costs in question are obligated to spent by the taxpayers, several individuals should start having to earn it or at least substantiate it on paper.
October 26, 2009 12:40 AM

bopper said...
No wonder there are so many private schools and folks home-schooling their children. Why can't BISD get some stimulus money from Emperor BO 1st?
October 26, 2009 5:36 AM

Anonymous said...
Inflation - oh, you don't understand what Dr Thomas and the board mean by inflation. Mr & Mrs Beaumont are thinking about the econ 101 definition that you learned in college. Dr Thomas and the school board are talking about how they are going to inflate the costs to get whatever they want! LOL Same word - different meanings. BISD voters, you are getting what you voted in! Now you have a chance to change it - but will you?
October 26, 2009 6:24 AM

S. said...
To BISD Employee: Why would the Enterprise and Examiner give Dr. Thomas' accusations "legitimacy" with their silence.

This is not a matter of petty competition or who broke this story first. The superintendent has outright accusing them of lying. That charge should be answered.
October 26, 2009 7:56 AM

BISD Employee said...
S. Do you really think The Examiner will miss an opportunity to write another story about BISD? They have been doing it for years. He just left our building.
October 26, 2009 9:49 AM

Joe said...
BISD Employee, watch your step. If Dr. Thomas wants to find you he can. IT can see every website you've been to.
October 26, 2009 1:44 PM

Dumplin said...
Doc Thomas' time is getting shorter and shorter.


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