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Posted on 2/21/26 at 7:53 am to
Posted by The Cool No 9
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Posted on 2/21/26 at 7:53 am to
I started watching narcos again. Last night was the episode he was shot in BR. He refused government protection not sure it would've made a difference.
Posted by bamarep
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Posted on 2/21/26 at 9:01 am to
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I need to get around to reading Roger Reaves book.



There's an audio version narrated by Roger himself.
Posted by Cheese Grits
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Posted on 2/21/26 at 10:15 am to
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There's no way that a political nothing like Clinton could be pushed to the front of the line without institutional help from the deep state.


Being around Bill in the 80's, you are a whackadoodle.

Bill's rise was the interaction with Al Gore Sr.
Carter had the Cox sisters
Obama had Warren Buffet
Regan had the Annebergs
DJT had the mob
Sleepy Joe had Fortune 500 (DE is #1 for old money HQ's)

Both Bushes had oil money going back to the early history in Pennsylvania and the East Coast.

Folks need to stop thinking conspiracies and think what happens when you combine ARROGANCE and ENTITLEMENT.
Posted by 777Tiger
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Posted on 2/21/26 at 10:19 am to
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Being around Bill in the 80's


not making a political statement at all, but Clinton was/is a brilliant mofo, and smart as a whip when it came to shifting gears on the fly, had to when he was always in as much hot water as he was
Posted by RentToOwn
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Posted on 2/21/26 at 10:58 am to
Kind of surprised to see how many people actually believe that Barry was killed in a shootout


If One was to go into protective custody, they would for sure want the cartel to know they refused protective custody. Hiding in plain sight would be much easier once the cartel guns you down on your way to work at the Salvation Army lol

Dude probably lived a somewhat normal life after his “death”
Posted by BIB
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Posted on 2/21/26 at 6:49 pm to
Link?
Posted by Cheese Grits
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Posted on 2/22/26 at 6:46 am to
Say what you will about Bill, when I was around him back then he was an equal opportunity poon hound.

Multiple women of varied ages said he shared attraction with Elvis Presley in terms of his ability to get the ladies panties to drop.
Posted by Sam Quint
Member since Sep 2022
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Posted on 2/22/26 at 7:08 am to
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just launched a podcast where they discuss a lot of the whole ordeal.

What’s the podcast
Posted by Icansee4miles
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Posted on 2/22/26 at 7:14 am to
And a short while later, that same Globalist cartel pushed forward another no name into two terms, even though he was born in Kenya.
Posted by 777Tiger
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Posted on 2/22/26 at 7:48 am to
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he shared attraction with Elvis Presley


baw did have charisma, “Elvis was his code name used by his SS security detail, btw
Posted by The Cool No 9
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Posted on 2/22/26 at 8:50 am to
Bill was gov of a small poor southern state that nobody nationally paid attention to hence he did whatever he wanted there often on taxpayer dime. I guess he never quit and found more ways to do it and on a bigger scale. Whale of a politician and with Perot disrupting the field he beat Herbert and became president.

I don't personally lend myself to thinking the deep state gave him permission to get to the White House that seems a bit of a stretch for me
Posted by The Cool No 9
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Posted on 2/22/26 at 8:50 am to
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Posted by 777Tiger
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Posted on 2/22/26 at 8:58 am to
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hence he did whatever he wanted there often on taxpayer dime. I guess he never quit and found more ways to do it and on a bigger scale.


right out of the politician handbook

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I don't personally lend myself to thinking the deep state gave him permission to get to the White House that seems a bit of a stretch for me


neither do I, not making a political statement, just an observation but he was a very smart guy and born to be a politician, I did a press charter that tagged along with Air Force 1 when he was running for re-election, got a few glimpses of him in action off audio/video, the baw was running the show, my dad had a luncheon with him when he was in office and was very iimpressed with him, I've done a few other political charters and no one I was ever around had the charisma and "charm" that he did, they by and large seem like sleazy snake oil salesmen to me and you can see right through their schtick
Posted by Sailjuggernaut
Member since Jan 2024
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Posted on 2/22/26 at 9:16 am to
While writing this I knew there would be someone like you to claim it wasn't true. I did not let them in the room due to the liability it would have caused the hotel. It very basic knowledge in the hotel industry.

Don't believe it. I don't give a F!

What a moron.
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
90612 posts
Posted on 2/22/26 at 9:18 am to
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Sailjuggernaut


what years were you there? I've stayed in that hotel many times, used to be a really nice facility
Posted by Tigers2287
Member since Apr 2023
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Posted on 2/22/26 at 9:20 am to
I met Roger Reaves about a year ago, he was doing a interview with Barrys son, went to the place Barry died, and his grave site. I believe Reaves does a pocast, i dont remember the name of it.
Tbh, I didnt know who he was. He popped up in front of me and said "do you know who Barry Seals is?"
"Well yeah."
"I spent 37 years in jail over that."
"Well ok lol"
Very interesting man say the least. I did meet Barrys son too. My work is where they met up and started their day. I went down the rabbit hole the rest of the day.
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
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Posted on 2/22/26 at 9:21 am to
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Carlos Arango aka Cumbamba aka Miguel Velez who was Griselda Blanco's second favorite hitman after Jorge “Rivi” Ayala was the actual shooter


He was a pretty good artist too apparently

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In the summer of 2003 I sent Cumbamba a letter introducing myself and requesting an interview. He politely declined.

He closed the letter with, “I wish you all luck on this journey as well as on your lives.” He then added an odd postscript: “Later on I will send you a surreal watercolor painting that may interest you.”


Posted by riverdiver
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Posted on 2/22/26 at 9:27 am to
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He refused witness protection which was his best route to not get killed so easily. He chose poorly. Can’t blame that on the judge.


Just playing devils advocate, he likely knew that even WITH witness protection the CIA could still find him and send the cartel after him.
Posted by Sailjuggernaut
Member since Jan 2024
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Posted on 2/22/26 at 12:50 pm to
I was there as a desk clerk around '84 when I graduated UNO, then went to the downtown Hilton for about 9 months and then returned to the Airport Hilton as Assistant and then the Director of Front Office.
This post was edited on 2/22/26 at 6:38 pm
Posted by Cheese Grits
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Posted on 2/22/26 at 2:25 pm to
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he did whatever he wanted there often on taxpayer dime.


Most politicians I ever knew, especially this in power after the 1980 election were OPM folks. Back int the day it was called deep pockets but short hands. Modern media lets them all get way with picking the taxpayer wallet then blaming the other side.
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