The Roosevelt Blue Room will be rocking with information and laughter as “Politics With A Punch” returns Thursday December 17 to its magnificent environs.
“Punch” is a “political incorrect” founded by Attorney and Bayoubuzz Publisher Stephen Sabludowsky and is co-produced with Jeff Crouere.Crouere, a popular political columnist, radio and television personality emcees this event.
·Brad Edelman, TV Analyst,Former Saints All-Pro Lineman
·Sally Forman, Author, Former Press Secretary for Mayor Nagin
·Mikko, Comedian, Playwright, Actor, Napoleon Impersonator
·Eddie Sapir, Candidate for Councilman-at-Large, Former Judge
·John Young, Jefferson Parish Councilman-at-Large
With elections abound in New Orleans and scandals breaking in Jefferson Parish, the Saints breaking all records in the NFL, there will be plenty about to talk and to laugh.
Doors open at 6pm with the event beginning at 8pm.Dining is available in the Roosevelt.Cocktails are available are the world’s famous Sazerac Lounge after the event.
Last month, “Punch” had standing room only.With the super lineup for Thursday, "Punch" organizers expect the same.
History may not repeat itself specifically, but often times it rhymes……. The drawing of lots to determine ownership or other rights is recorded in many ancient documents, including the Bible. The practice became common in Europe in the late fifteenth and the sixteenth centuries. Lotteries were first tied directly to the United States in 1612 when King James I of England created a lottery to provide funds to the Jamestown, Virginia, settlement, the first permanent British settlement in America. Lotteries were used by public and private organizations after that time to raise money for towns, wars, colleges, and public-works projects…. An early American lottery, conducted by George Washington in the 1760s, was designed to finance construction of the Mountain Road in Virginia. Benjamin Franklin was also a lottery advocate and supported their use to pay for cannons during the Revolutionary War. John Hancock ran a lottery to finance the rebuilding of Faneuil Hall in Boston. Although many lotteries are mentioned in early American documents, the 1999 report of the National Gambling Impact Study Commission (NGISC) describes most colonial-era lotteries as "unsuccessful." Amid concerns about the public harm of lotteries, in the 1820s New York became the first state to pass a constitutional prohibition against lotteries…… The Rise and Fall of Lotteries in the United States….. The southern states relied on lotteries after the Civil War (1861–65) to finance Reconstruction. The Louisiana lottery, in particular, became widely popular. In 1868 the Louisiana Lottery Company was granted permission by the state legislature to operate as the state's only lottery provider. In exchange, the company agreed to pay $40,000 per year for twenty-five years to the Charity Hospital of New Orleans. The company was allowed to keep all other lottery revenues and to pay no taxes upon those revenues. The Louisiana lottery was very popular nationwide and brought in more than 90% of its revenue from out of state. It was also extremely profitable, returning a 48% profit to its operators…… In 1890 the U.S. Congress banned the mailing of lottery materials. The Louisiana lottery was abolished in 1895 after Congress passed a law against the transport of lottery tickets across state lines. Following its closure, the public learned that the lottery had been operated by a northern crime syndicate that regularly bribed legislators and committed widespread fraud and deception in its operations. The resulting scandal was huge and widely publicized. Public opinion turned against lotteries, and by the end of the nineteenth century, they were outlawed across the country….. Written by Geeee, let's try football instead.....
on 12/16/2009
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