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by CalallenStang » Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:18 am
RGV Pony wrote:CalallenStang wrote:RGV Pony wrote:CalallenStang wrote:couch 'em wrote:ponyte wrote:I thought the Vice President had the best job. All perks and good pay and nothing to do. Of course the down side is one is one heartbeat away from actually working.
The Vice President is the best job I agree. President of the Senate, however, is a horrible job.
Why is Pres of the Senate a horrible job? He doesn't usually actually preside over the Senate, and his job is basically to break a tie whenever one occurs.
That's essentially the same job as Lt. Gov. Ask Dewhurst how "easy" and pleasant of a time he had last legislative session.
Lt. Gov. does a LOT more than the Pres. of the Senate does.
Lt Gov IS the President of the Senate. http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/LTGOV/ltgov.htm
Of Texas. And in Texas, Pres of the Senate does a lot more than the Pres of the Senate of the USA (aka Vice Pres), which is what I was referring to. Most of the duties ascribed to the Pres of the Senate of the USA are carried out by the president pro tem
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by RGV Pony » Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:22 am
CalallenStang wrote:RGV Pony wrote:CalallenStang wrote:RGV Pony wrote:CalallenStang wrote:couch 'em wrote:ponyte wrote:I thought the Vice President had the best job. All perks and good pay and nothing to do. Of course the down side is one is one heartbeat away from actually working.
The Vice President is the best job I agree. President of the Senate, however, is a horrible job.
Why is Pres of the Senate a horrible job? He doesn't usually actually preside over the Senate, and his job is basically to break a tie whenever one occurs.
That's essentially the same job as Lt. Gov. Ask Dewhurst how "easy" and pleasant of a time he had last legislative session.
Lt. Gov. does a LOT more than the Pres. of the Senate does.
Lt Gov IS the President of the Senate. http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/LTGOV/ltgov.htm
Of Texas. And in Texas, Pres of the Senate does a lot more than the Pres of the Senate of the USA (aka Vice Pres), which is what I was referring to. Most of the duties ascribed to the Pres of the Senate of the USA are carried out by the president pro tem
I figured that's where you were headed. Having some fun with you. FWIW, most of the presiding over votes and ceremonial stuff w/ Texas legis. is in session isn't carried out by Lt Gov anyway. Basically whomever it gets handed to. Most of the time last session it was Kim Brimer. But now we're way off topic. How did all this relate to Orsini?
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by CalallenStang » Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:26 am
RGV Pony wrote:CalallenStang wrote:RGV Pony wrote:CalallenStang wrote:RGV Pony wrote:CalallenStang wrote:couch 'em wrote:ponyte wrote:I thought the Vice President had the best job. All perks and good pay and nothing to do. Of course the down side is one is one heartbeat away from actually working.
The Vice President is the best job I agree. President of the Senate, however, is a horrible job.
Why is Pres of the Senate a horrible job? He doesn't usually actually preside over the Senate, and his job is basically to break a tie whenever one occurs.
That's essentially the same job as Lt. Gov. Ask Dewhurst how "easy" and pleasant of a time he had last legislative session.
Lt. Gov. does a LOT more than the Pres. of the Senate does.
Lt Gov IS the President of the Senate. http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/LTGOV/ltgov.htm
Of Texas. And in Texas, Pres of the Senate does a lot more than the Pres of the Senate of the USA (aka Vice Pres), which is what I was referring to. Most of the duties ascribed to the Pres of the Senate of the USA are carried out by the president pro tem
I figured that's where you were headed. Having some fun with you. FWIW, most of the presiding over votes and ceremonial stuff w/ Texas legis. is in session isn't carried out by Lt Gov anyway. Basically whomever it gets handed to. Most of the time last session it was Kim Brimer. But now we're way off topic. How did all this relate to Orsini?
In case Orsini gets nominated as a VP candidate, or decides to run for Lt Gov of Texas, we need him to be aware of the duties and obligations of each office.
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by jackspub » Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:39 am
PonyGirl wrote:If so, it's the most prestigious "face" job in the country. If it's offered, he's gone.
it's so prestigious that kevin white left it for duke
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by tristatecoog » Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:49 am
The former president of the ND alumni association recently left to work in finance at Dean Foods. I guess ND jobs aren't the end all be all.
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by RednBlue11 » Tue Jul 08, 2008 2:10 pm
jackspub wrote:PonyGirl wrote:If so, it's the most prestigious "face" job in the country. If it's offered, he's gone.
it's so prestigious that kevin white left it for duke
i think its one of those places that looks good from the outside but when you get there you realize that its falling apart (the stadium...what a dump) and in the end its still South Bend, Indiana...in no place is it easier to have a conversation with a guy who uses his own car as a taxi with a mullet that rivals b. melrose.
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by Scoops » Tue Jul 08, 2008 3:34 pm
jackspub wrote:PonyGirl wrote:If so, it's the most prestigious "face" job in the country. If it's offered, he's gone.
it's so prestigious that kevin white left it for duke
The dollars that are created by the NBC contract DO make it a top-flight job, even thought it's in Indiana. As much as I hate the Dookies, at least he left for another high-profile job. It's not like Kevin White left South Bend for North Texas State College of Denton.
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by jackspub » Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:16 pm
Scoops wrote:jackspub wrote:PonyGirl wrote:If so, it's the most prestigious "face" job in the country. If it's offered, he's gone.
it's so prestigious that kevin white left it for duke
The dollars that are created by the NBC contract DO make it a top-flight job, even thought it's in Indiana. As much as I hate the Dookies, at least he left for another high-profile job. It's not like Kevin White left South Bend for North Texas State College of Denton.
you dont leave the "most prestigious job in the country" for a basketball school.
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by Horseshoe » Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:31 pm
You do if that "basketball school" is so high-brow it is something of a Notre Dame starter kit, with the biggest intake of TV dollars (or close to it) in the country. In this case, Duke has ESPN in its pocket, as Notre Dame football does with NBC, although it doesn't have an exclusive contract to have every game shown, no matter how much Dickie V. wishes that was the case.
If there are underlying political issues that made Kevin White want out, Duke is an "acceptable" landing destination where he doesn't lose much face by walking away from the NCAA's largest cash cow.
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by RednBlue11 » Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:34 pm
it's likely that mr. white will sounds like [deleted] vitale in 2-3 years if all goes well
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by Horseshoe » Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:23 pm
If there was a second who sounded like that screaming idiot, the clashing soundwaves might crumble the earth to its very core.
One Vitale is horrible. More than one would be a crime against humanity.
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by jackspub » Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:18 pm
Horseshoe wrote:You do if that "basketball school" is so high-brow it is something of a Notre Dame starter kit, with the biggest intake of TV dollars (or close to it) in the country. In this case, Duke has ESPN in its pocket, as Notre Dame football does with NBC, although it doesn't have an exclusive contract to have every game shown, no matter how much Dickie V. wishes that was the case.
If there are underlying political issues that made Kevin White want out, Duke is an "acceptable" landing destination where he doesn't lose much face by walking away from the NCAA's largest cash cow.
http://www.sportingnews.com/experts/mat ... 323-p.html
i guess notre dumb isnt the most prestigious job in the country, steve-o made the right decision.
the notre dame ad job isnt for a real ad
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