Ya, but fck cancer tho...cryption said:
Good thing she isn't mayor
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Former Mayor Sylvester Turner could ultimately go down in history as one of the most corrupt mayors in American history. Turner has never been punished for his alleged bid-rigging and other forms of corruption that he's been engaging in, which date back decades, not to mention the suspected orgies he held with Black businessmen back during the 1990s. Many of them were the benefactors of the potentially rigged City of Houston contracts once "SLY" was able to weasel, squirm, slither, and manipulate his way into becoming Mayor of Houston after several failed attempts. And now "SLY" wants to succeed the Honorable Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee when she steps aside? No freaking way!!! Former Mayor Sylvester Turner, according to sources, is very ill and doesn't need to ever hold public office again.
I have heard he prefers men from someone close to him.Al Bula said:
lol wtf!? This shi* is nuts.Quote:
Former Mayor Sylvester Turner could ultimately go down in history as one of the most corrupt mayors in American history. Turner has never been punished for his alleged bid-rigging and other forms of corruption that he's been engaging in, which date back decades, not to mention the suspected orgies he held with Black businessmen back during the 1990s. Many of them were the benefactors of the potentially rigged City of Houston contracts once "SLY" was able to weasel, squirm, slither, and manipulate his way into becoming Mayor of Houston after several failed attempts. And now "SLY" wants to succeed the Honorable Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee when she steps aside? No freaking way!!! Former Mayor Sylvester Turner, according to sources, is very ill and doesn't need to ever hold public office again.
I thought that was pretty widely known after the whole airport intern thing.trip said:I have heard he prefers men from someone close to him.Al Bula said:
lol wtf!? This shi* is nuts.Quote:
Former Mayor Sylvester Turner could ultimately go down in history as one of the most corrupt mayors in American history. Turner has never been punished for his alleged bid-rigging and other forms of corruption that he's been engaging in, which date back decades, not to mention the suspected orgies he held with Black businessmen back during the 1990s. Many of them were the benefactors of the potentially rigged City of Houston contracts once "SLY" was able to weasel, squirm, slither, and manipulate his way into becoming Mayor of Houston after several failed attempts. And now "SLY" wants to succeed the Honorable Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee when she steps aside? No freaking way!!! Former Mayor Sylvester Turner, according to sources, is very ill and doesn't need to ever hold public office again.
I am not convinced that situation was what some folks tried to blow it up into. Turner had a habit of telling city departments to find positions to hire his friends. Maybe this one just got more attention because the position was classified as an internship, but there were times when I used to manage HR for a division of Public Works I was told the mayor wanted me to find so-and-so a position and hire them immediately. In one instance, I had to hire someone with a long DV rap sheet who would never have been allowed to work for the city due to the nature of those offenses, not to mention he didn't meet the minimum qualifications for the position.Marvin_Zindler said:I thought that was pretty widely known after the whole airport intern thing.trip said:I have heard he prefers men from someone close to him.Al Bula said:
lol wtf!? This shi* is nuts.Quote:
Former Mayor Sylvester Turner could ultimately go down in history as one of the most corrupt mayors in American history. Turner has never been punished for his alleged bid-rigging and other forms of corruption that he's been engaging in, which date back decades, not to mention the suspected orgies he held with Black businessmen back during the 1990s. Many of them were the benefactors of the potentially rigged City of Houston contracts once "SLY" was able to weasel, squirm, slither, and manipulate his way into becoming Mayor of Houston after several failed attempts. And now "SLY" wants to succeed the Honorable Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee when she steps aside? No freaking way!!! Former Mayor Sylvester Turner, according to sources, is very ill and doesn't need to ever hold public office again.
The rot runs long and deep. That's so shady.Ryan the Temp said:I am not convinced that situation was what some folks tried to blow it up into. Turner had a habit of telling city departments to find positions to hire his friends. Maybe this one just got more attention because the position was classified as an internship, but there were times when I used to manage HR for a division of Public Works I was told the mayor wanted me to find so-and-so a position and hire them immediately. In one instance, I had to hire someone with a long DV rap sheet who would never have been allowed to work for the city due to the nature of those offenses, not to mention he didn't meet the minimum qualifications for the position.Marvin_Zindler said:I thought that was pretty widely known after the whole airport intern thing.trip said:I have heard he prefers men from someone close to him.Al Bula said:
lol wtf!? This shi* is nuts.Quote:
Former Mayor Sylvester Turner could ultimately go down in history as one of the most corrupt mayors in American history. Turner has never been punished for his alleged bid-rigging and other forms of corruption that he's been engaging in, which date back decades, not to mention the suspected orgies he held with Black businessmen back during the 1990s. Many of them were the benefactors of the potentially rigged City of Houston contracts once "SLY" was able to weasel, squirm, slither, and manipulate his way into becoming Mayor of Houston after several failed attempts. And now "SLY" wants to succeed the Honorable Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee when she steps aside? No freaking way!!! Former Mayor Sylvester Turner, according to sources, is very ill and doesn't need to ever hold public office again.
Is it possible there was some truth to the rumors? Sure, but it's also possible patronage is the more likely answer.
This was well known after Dolcefino wrecked Sly's mayoral candidacy in the mid-90s.Marvin_Zindler said:I thought that was pretty widely known after the whole airport intern thing.trip said:I have heard he prefers men from someone close to him.Al Bula said:
lol wtf!? This shi* is nuts.Quote:
Former Mayor Sylvester Turner could ultimately go down in history as one of the most corrupt mayors in American history. Turner has never been punished for his alleged bid-rigging and other forms of corruption that he's been engaging in, which date back decades, not to mention the suspected orgies he held with Black businessmen back during the 1990s. Many of them were the benefactors of the potentially rigged City of Houston contracts once "SLY" was able to weasel, squirm, slither, and manipulate his way into becoming Mayor of Houston after several failed attempts. And now "SLY" wants to succeed the Honorable Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee when she steps aside? No freaking way!!! Former Mayor Sylvester Turner, according to sources, is very ill and doesn't need to ever hold public office again.
CyAg86 said:
Sky had a friend, probably lover, who he helped fake his death back in the '80's in a life insurance scam. Dolcefino was involved uncovering the scam and there was a Dateline episode about it. He has been a con man for 40+ years.
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Sylvester Turner's client "disappeared" in Galveston Bay and was later found in a Spanish prison…after the insurance paid on the life insurance claim. During Sylvester's first campaign for Houston mayor in 1991, Wayne Dolcefino found him living in a house with Dwight Thomas (since the home Turner owned with his wife was outside the city). Dwight had introduced Sylvester to a man named Sylvester Foster a "male model" and "hairdresser." Turner prepared a will for Foster who then went missing from a boat in Galveston Bay and then worked to probate the will and have Foster declared dead in order to collect the life insurance funds.
CheeseSndwch said:
Is this why SJL ran for mayor? I could never figure out what her true motivation was. If she had won she would have stayed relevant in politics, reduced her travel requirements and been close to the med center for any foreseeable treatment.
How can you not be proud to call a man like that your (former) mayor?!CyAg86 said:
Sky had a friend, probably lover, who he helped fake his death back in the '80's in a life insurance scam. Dolcefino was involved uncovering the scam and there was a Dateline episode about it. He has been a con man for 40+ years.
Which makes him a top notch (D) candidate.maroon barchetta said:
His refusal to admit he knew the boy toy that got the IAH job, despite multiple instances of news footage showing said boy toy getting into or out of the vehicle Sly was riding in, made it seem like something was definitely being swept under the rug.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee issued the Following Statement: pic.twitter.com/1WnKAN2CQs
— Sheila Jackson Lee (@JacksonLeeTX18) June 3, 2024
It was either Boo Boo or Sh-t Ass. Possibly F-ck Face.BBRex said:
I wonder who wrote that?
If they're willing to get behid Edwards, SJL should drop her re-election bid now and enjoy the time she has left with her family.Ryan the Temp said:
After 30 years her office is finally going to start providing constituents with the services they deserve?
Yep. It wouldn't be surprising if she doesn't even make it to November...not that that will stop her constituents from re-electing her.Irish 2.0 said:If they're willing to get behid Edwards, SJL should drop her re-election bid now and enjoy the time she has left with her family.Ryan the Temp said:
After 30 years her office is finally going to start providing constituents with the services they deserve?
Pancreatic cancer is basically death sentence. She won't be able to fulfill her duties while in treatment because the treatment regiment is extremely intensive and invansive.
She should take this time to be with her family. I've seen how quickly pancreatic cancer attacks and her days are numbered.
YellAg2004 said:Yep. It wouldn't be surprising if she doesn't even make it to November...not that that will stop her constituents from re-electing her.Irish 2.0 said:If they're willing to get behid Edwards, SJL should drop her re-election bid now and enjoy the time she has left with her family.Ryan the Temp said:
After 30 years her office is finally going to start providing constituents with the services they deserve?
Pancreatic cancer is basically death sentence. She won't be able to fulfill her duties while in treatment because the treatment regiment is extremely intensive and invansive.
She should take this time to be with her family. I've seen how quickly pancreatic cancer attacks and her days are numbered.
Bondag said:YellAg2004 said:Yep. It wouldn't be surprising if she doesn't even make it to November...not that that will stop her constituents from re-electing her.Irish 2.0 said:If they're willing to get behid Edwards, SJL should drop her re-election bid now and enjoy the time she has left with her family.Ryan the Temp said:
After 30 years her office is finally going to start providing constituents with the services they deserve?
Pancreatic cancer is basically death sentence. She won't be able to fulfill her duties while in treatment because the treatment regiment is extremely intensive and invansive.
She should take this time to be with her family. I've seen how quickly pancreatic cancer attacks and her days are numbered.
Dead people voting for dead people. What a time to be alive.