So, this little pay raise issue should be dead by now. I mean, we all went through 3 weeks of hell over this, and then Jindal vetoed, and everything should be puppies and rainbows now. But noooo…
We’re really not trying to beat a dead horse here, but with legislators like Senator Ann ‘Mercedes’ Duplessis trying to play us all for fools, we feel compelled to comment. This newest piece of entertainment from Duplessis was found in the political section of the Advocate yesterday:
Duplessis: Photos of her car misleading
State Sen. Ann Duplessis said the legislative pay raise issue was skewed by those who do not believe elected officials are credible.
As an example, she pointed to the photo of her Mercedes that popped up on the Internet before the governor vetoed the pay raise.
Duplessis, D-New Orleans, said the car is part of her compensation package as a banker.
“It’s a 10-year-old, broken down vehicle,” she said.
Uhm, excuse me? Senator Duplessis, really. Thanks to good-government organizations like the Louisiana Action Council, we all saw the pictures of your pretty little Benz, and it’s quite obvious to anyone with at least one functioning eye that you don’t drive a “10-year-old, broken down vehicle”. How stupid do you think we are? But just to prove how very right we are, observe the following.
This…is Senator Duplessis’ Mercedes Benz, S-500:
And this is what a very nice ‘98-99 Mercedes Benz S-class looks like:
Now, I’m no car expert, but it only took about 30 seconds of glancing at both of these pictures to figure out that they’re not the same car, and the first one is obviously a newer model than the latter. Shocker.
Something else I found humorous was that over the weekend, the 2007 disclosure forms from every member of the legislature were released. And guess what? Senator Ann ‘Mercedes’ Duplessis’ husband reported being paid $43,500 by Churchill Downs Louisiana Horse Racing Co. Huh. That’s weird.
Again, we’re not really trying to keep this issue alive. I mean, I’d much rather look at other things besides pictures of old S-class models all morning. But just FYI, Senator Duplessis: If you keep this going, we don’t at all mind clarifying the pile of lies and other assorted deceit you insist on attempting to feed to the general public.
Rather amused,
-Your friendly neighborhood blogger
I love her excuse that the car is part of a compensation package. Hmm, how many folks get a car that retails for the price of a small house as part of a compensation package? And as for the age of the car, what company would give a “10 year old, broken down vehicle” as part of your benefits package anyway?
I think I’m more interested in the $43 grand her husband got from the Louisiana Horse Racing Industry. Could it be his severence package when he was a stable boy? LOL!
In spite of the fact that Congress has only a 9% approval rating, they have given themselves a raise. While ordinary Americans are struggling to make ends meet, Congress continues to live the good life. They just don’t get it. Some Republicans tried to block the raise, but they failed.