You CAN catch more flies with honey than with vinegar, but DON'T lie to us Billy Long! Don't threaten us either!

Frequent bus riders will remember yesterday's post of Billy Long and the postal service meeting last night: Do you think Billy thought we wouldn't remember this or maybe HE didn't remember this?

It gets better.

Attendees at the meeting told the bus driver that Billy Long denied ever saying he wanted to privatize the postal service, saying that those who said that were lying.

Long said, "You catch a lot more flies with honey than you do with vinegar. So, when you tell stories about me through some of your representatives that I want to privatize the Postal Service, which is an out and out lie, that doesn't help you any with me or my office. So...."

Someone videotaped the meeting and here is a video of Long's statement:





On June 17, 2010, under the statement "I understand that my answers to this questionnaire will be considered public record and that CCAGWPAC* will be distributing them to its members and supporters, and the media", Billy Long signed the pledge.

"I will support legislation aimed at protecting taxpayers by privatizing government-sponsored corporations and enterprises such as the United States Postal Service, the housing government-sponsored enterprises such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and the Tennessee Valley Authority. Entities like the USPS, Fannie and Freddie are proven economic failures that operate at losses constantly. Service and profitability would be enhanced by privatization." (Italics mine, this italicized highlights are Billy's handwritten comments to question 8.



Don't lie to us, Billy Long, don't lie to us.

"You catch a lot more flies with honey than you do with vinegar. So, when you tell stories about me through some of your representatives that I want to privatize the Postal Service, which is an out and out lie, that doesn't help you any with me or my office. So...."

And that last bit, the part where you say "that doesn't help you any with me or my office. So...." --- what is that supposed to mean? Does that mean if you don't like what we say about you you won't help us?

Or maybe you'll just try to ignore us? Or don't answer questions? Or maybe even keeps an 'enemies list'?

Gee, I've been there before. "Is you is or is you ain't my constituency?"

Here is a complete screen capture of Long's complete responses to the CAGW survey: Your attention is directed to Long's answer to question 8.











Occupy 417 videotaped the meeting, including Long's comment:"You catch a lot more flies with honey than you do with vinegar. So, when you tell stories about me through some of your representatives that I want to privatize the Postal Service, which is an out and out lie, that doesn't help you any with me or my office. So....".

Long makes his 'threat' at about 1:14:00 Occupy417 USPS Center Closure Meeting

*The Council for Concerned Citizens Against Government Waste Political Action Committee
1320 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Suite 1075
Washington, DC 20004