http://joepatriot.com No Blood for Oil Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:40:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I know you will be amazed...but Rick "Pilgrims Pride" Perry also helped secure a $50,000 contribution from Sanderson Farms for the Republican Governors Association. Joe will do some more digging to see how involved they are in this assault on biofuels as well... Be back with more when I determine how far ... http://joepatriot.com/2008/08/rick-pilgrims-pride-perry-gets-more-chicken-money/ Check out this letter I got my hands on from Jim Schwertner that he sent out to other cattle producers.. It appears that Jim is a very large cattle feeder in Texas. It also appears that he is pretty darn friendly with Rick "Pilgrims Pride" Perry -- the governor of Texas that ... http://joepatriot.com/2008/08/a-letter-from-jim-schwertner/ More to come on this...stay tuned...   http://joepatriot.com/2008/08/who-is-jim-schwertner-and-why-does-he-love-foreign-oil-hate-renewable-energy/ Check out the statues up close...again...can't make this stuff up...   http://joepatriot.com/2008/08/enjoy-more-bo/ The man in his own words...   I tell you what...that is a nice little documentary on Mr. Schwertner and his company. It portrays a very nice picture of Mr. Schwertner...a little different than some of the intel that old Joe is picking up. Will be back soon...I am on the trail of something ... http://joepatriot.com/2008/08/who-is-jim-schwertner/ I am so glad my friend Al Gore invented the internet..I just love it! Before the week was up and everyone started their weekend I wanted to thank my loyal readers for paying attention...for reading..for sending in tips on stories to follow. I also wanted to say hello to all my readers ... http://joepatriot.com/2008/08/joe-is-getting-popular/ The following is an editorial published by the Waco Tribune-Herald: “Good government.” That’s what a spokesperson for Gov. Rick Perry said poultry magnate Lonnie “Bo” Pilgrim was interested in when he gave $100,000 to a group chaired by Perry. More likely, this was about Bo Pilgrim. The gift came six days after a ... http://joepatriot.com/2008/07/waco-tribune-herald-perry-and-pilgrim/ This is just breaking now...apparently Gov. Perry is refusing to turn over his travel records for public scrutiny... Huh, wonder why that might be? Read the story here: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/5916553.html Those who doth protest too much...   http://joepatriot.com/2008/07/now-what-is-rick-pilgrims-pride-perry-hiding/ I know this is Texas and all, but come on! It has now come to light that Bo Pilgrim and Pilgrims Pride has paid over $9,000 for Governor Rick "Pilgrims Pride" Perry and his staff to travel to DC for a press conference bashing renewable energy. Read the article here: http://www.dailytribune.net/articles/2008/07/16/news/03.txt "Lonnie "Bo" ... http://joepatriot.com/2008/07/shouldnt-this-be-illegal/ A group of chicken farmers have been pursuing a lawsuit against Pilgrims Pride and its founder, Bo Pilgrim. Among other things, including alleging that Pilgrim is in violation of the Packers and Stockyards Act, the group of farmer growers essentially allege that Pilgrim is screwing them on what he pays for ... http://joepatriot.com/2008/07/is-bo-pilgrim-screwing-farmers/