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	Good ol' boy network - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In some areas of the South, the good ol' boy network is said to still exert considerable influence over many aspects of local government, business, and law enforcement.
		The good ol' boy network is said to manifest in institutions such as conservative white Protestant churches and the local bar.
		A related concept, the old boy network in United Kingdom culture describes a similar social phenomenon, yet the derivation is different: "old boy," here, refers to alumni, or former students, that is, former classmates of members.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Good_ol'_boy_network (357 words)

	Taking it to the limit with Bob (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		To be sure, the network is no longer the exclusively white, male league it once was.
		It should also be noted that the Good Ol' Boy Network is not, in itself, an evil organization.
		The problem with the Good Ol' Boy Network is simply that it doesn't like to play by the rules.
	www.stp.uh.edu /vol62/112/OpEd/Op2/Op2.html (538 words)

	Venice Florida! - The Good Ol' Taxpayers Silent Majority Club
		He claims that that the "good ol' boys" and members of various other clubs that are in the area are the "backbone" of our city.
		I wonder if the "good ol' boys" do all the good things they do, including financially backing their hand-picked candidates for city council, because they want to do the right thing or because it's good for business for them.
		Vedder wasn't buying it: "I have found the 'good ol' boys' seem to be people who have contributed unselfishly of their time, talent and money for the betterment of the city but who irritate others.
	www.veniceflorida.com /features/goodolboys.htm (894 words)

	Politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		For years, Georgia Republicans pledged that when they took control of state government they would clean up the stench of corruption emanating from the good ol' boy network that Democrats had developed during 130 years of one-party rule.
		That's all well and good but for the fact that in each case the expenditure of public funds is involved - the tax dollars that come out of your pocket and my pocket and the pockets of millions of Georgians.
		By closing the door to the scrutiny of public records, he will be making government less transparent and opening the door wide to corruption as pervasive as that of the good ol' boy network that the Democrats maintained for so long.
	www.georgiatrend.com /site/page7429.html (721 words)

	UNC-TV ONLINE: Black Issues Forum:Transcripts
		So do you see that good ol' boy network, does it spill over to the campus community or are you contained from that, Dr Fontaine, on campus community like this.
		And you have a lot of people of good will here who are attempting to have it be different for the future.
		Are we satisfied with that in this community and in this state, with still having the good ol' boy network, the segregation.
	www.unctv.org /bif/transcripts/1998/bif1408.html (3355 words)

	Mr. Tito's Phat Daily Column - A RAW Finger of Shame
		For example, the WWF Good Ol' Boy Network© consists of wrestlers that have been in the WWF for ages, along with old time WWF road agents who have been around the sport for years.
		Oh boy, we are already depushing Kurt Angle.
		I hope that makes the Good Ol' Boy Network© and the fans who think that Maven shouldn't be where he's at happy.
	www.lordsofpain.net /news/articles/100385722550375.html (1697 words)

	Film Threat - Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The good ol' boy network is alive and well in Hollywood.
		Only in those cases, the director had the good sense to keep his or her hero's desperate wanderings through the desert limited to a single scene or montage safely ensconced within a real movie.
		The film is also good for a giggle or two before the boys get into truly hot water.
	www.filmthreat.com /Reviews.asp?File=ReviewsOne.inc&Id=2637 (496 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		With the inability of Bill Lardie to control the good ol' boy network in this company, the outlook is bleak.
		Anderson continues to run off good employees while keeping the bad ones [now considered by the community to be an "Anderson Trait"].
		It’s just that Debbie sugar coats it to protect the good ol’ boy network she is involved in.
	www.amarillo-star.com /Anderson1.htm (738 words)

	BatesLine: MeeCiteeWurkor is on a roll (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Finally, some councilors get elected that are immune to the good ol’ boy network that has been in place for many years.
		These heroes of truth set forth to clean up the mess that already existed, and the good ol’ boys are scrambling to save themselves.
		The problem is that the good ol’ boys in Tulsa have teamed up with power and money, biased media reporting, and lies just to keep their little world of privilege in place.
	www.batesline.com /archives/001689.html (272 words)

	press-citizen.com \| opinion \| opinion home
		If a good number of "Democrats" voting Tuesday were Republicans, and some of the Democrats seeking office were elephants in donkey's clothing, we have nothing less than a phony primary.
		And a good number of independents as well as members of the minority party still feel uncomfortable changing their allegiances for a day simply to participate.
		The result is they stay home while members of the majority party elect their county's next leaders - leaders who often are selected not because they necessarily are the best people for the job but because they've got the right connections.
	www.press-citizen.com /opinion/pceditorials/staffedit061004.htm (629 words)

	FreeSpeech.com: Anatomy of the Good Ole Boy Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		FreeSpeech.com: Anatomy of the Good Ole Boy Network
		The Springs House offered a varied menu and did a good lunch time business as it was located in one of the oldest bed and breakfast areas in possibly our nation’s first resort town, because presidents and others came for the reported healing powers of the Spring’s waters.
		A ‘Good Ole Boy’ that obtained my property on the ‘cheap’ could have made a windfall, and a killing, with the inside connections of making such a deal possible.
	www.freespeech.com /archives/001492.html (2855 words)

	The Coast News 05/01 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Not the lazy, twinkie-eating, couch potato type, Im speaking of the pandering, nothing is clear, I need to be reelected sort of but that is as big as the ego of the good ol` boy who possesses it.
		The good ol` boy network is now on notice that she is a player that should not be taken for granted.
		Speaking of good ol` boys, this summit was my first opportunity to watch San Marcos City Councilman Hal Martin in action.
	members.cox.net /observations/Articles/2001/CoastNews/05.16.html (728 words)

	The Austin Chronicle: Politics: Barbecue and Good Ol' Boys
		HBBQC is the unofficial nickname for the group of senior state police officers who are said to run the Texas Department of Public Safety, both behind the scenes and out in the open.
		The department's increased role in homeland defense, also, is requiring greater sophistication in DPS operations, and this activity threatens to overshadow even the importance of narcotics enforcement.
		But the most eloquent dissent to the Old Boys Network came from Deputy Narcotics Cmdr. Robert Duvall, the officer who showed a conscience, and who first reported the rigged test -- although he appears not to take much pride in his role as whistle-blower.
	www.austinchronicle.com /issues/dispatch/2003-11-21/pols_feature.html (2332 words)

	OL-10503989.htm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Simply - if I could be assured of having a good, fair and objective supervisor as I do now to evaluate my performance under NSPS, I would not oppose the regulation.
		Other good, hard-working, conscientious employees I have work with for many years here at the Defense Supply Center Columbus, Ohio, have expressed the same concerns.
		NSPS allows for the "good ol boy network" to become worse than it is already.
	www.cpms.osd.mil /nspscomments/ol-10503989.htm (146 words)

	Women's Consumer Network Partners with Women.com
		You don't have to be a good ol' boy to network.
		Moss said the Women's Consumer Network, located at http://www.womensconsumer.net, conducts extensive research on companies and selects partners that offer better value on services from career planning to child care referrals, and on products from vitamins to automobiles.
		The network also uses the buying power of its members to negotiate special deals, deeper discounts and enhanced services for its members.
	dc.internet.com /news/print.php/2101_360881 (284 words)

	Old boy network - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the United Kingdom, an old boy network refers directly to social and business associations among former pupils of top independent secondary schools (known as public schools) and, to a lesser degree, to university students (notably Oxbridge), and indirectly to preservation of social elites over time without regard to merit.
		Good ol' boy network In southern United States
		List of famous Old Etonians born before the 18th century
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Old_Boy_Network (132 words)

	DA's race one of county's hottest
		Green has been the subject of a number of accusations, including poor judgment and being part of a "good ol’ boy" network.
		It is easy to remain outside of the system and look in without knowing what is really going on," Green said Friday in response to comments made about his performance.
		However, Green said, "I don’t think the good ol’ boy network exists the way people wish it did.
	www.cortezjournal.com /archives/1news838.htm (1415 words)

	Off the Kuff
		The reason why I say that Horowitz's survey is meaningless is because any college education is a good start to the good life, though of course it's far from the only way to acheive it.
		They were good teachers who respected their students and those students' opinions.
		Nonsubscribers can still watch whatever the network suits choose to air on the main station, anyone else can be their own executive producer.
	offthekuff.blogspot.com /2002_02_10_offthekuff_archive.html (7033 words)

	HoustonChronicle.com - 'Good ol' boy' factor aids suspect coaches
		Berry's case was one of 13 found by the Chronicle in which Texas high school coaches who lost their jobs because of allegations of sexual misconduct involving students were hired by other school districts before the validity of the allegations had been determined by the State Board for Educator Certification.
		She described the coaching fraternity as "the biggest networking system in schools" and added: "For so long, it's been the `good ol' boy' system.
		Perhaps no case speaks to the "good ol' boy" factor better than that of Kyle Powers, who was hired by the College Station Independent School District last April.
	www.chron.com /cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/special/coaches/884403 (3902 words)

	Hernando Today - Online Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		It was 1980 when New York transplant Frank Bierwiler challenged the encrusted power structure of Brooksville's good ol' boy political network that pretty much ran Hernando County a quarter century ago.
		Bierwiler, now 66, was an unlikely candidate in those days to take on the incumbent sheriff, even with a law enforcement background as a New York state trooper and time as administrative assistant for the local sheriff's office.
		Deeply religious, Bierwiler had been active in the church and community for years and had the contacts and good will to organize volunteers and donations.
	www.hernandotoday.com /MGB2YOZ0UVD.html (858 words)

	Wholesale Hair Replacement - Hair Restoration Industry
		We all know who the "Old Guard" is; they are the "good ol' boy" network that has been controlling your industry and who are responsible for heaping the additional misery of substandard products on your clients who are already suffering from the misery caused by hair loss.
		These groups are the last of the good ol' boys that are rummaging around for the last scraps of money.
		Now that the Good ol' Boy network is just about gone and the suppliers have turned their back on the American Hair Loss Council, a new ultra custom hair replacement industry is capable of supplying high quality and undetectable hair systems to the industry and to the end user.
	www.farrell-wholesale.com /industrymessage.htm (1466 words)

	Get Sound Analysis - Vote Utah
		Davis is content with these simple moments, content with his house in a quiet neighborhood of Holladay, content with his business a couple of minutes from his house, his brother, his partner for 18 years.
		Government, he says, has become a good-ol' boy network, and it bugs him.
		If it really is the good-ol' boy network, then the doors are closed to me and they're closed to you.
	www.voteutah.org /coverage/kuer_transcripts/0615_davis.html (1192 words)

	Southpinellas: 'Strong' issues stir discourse at forum
		In the middle are the other three candidates in this year's election: Julie Christman and Anastasios "Taso" Papargiriou, who are focusing their campaigns on issues most relevant to the district they are vying to represent, and Ed Ruttencutter, who is pitching himself as an alternative to both of the city's factions.
		The seven candidates faced their opponents Thursday in a forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters, but the answers coming from the front of the City Commission chambers were disrupted by activity in the back of the room.
		Ruttencutter plugged himself as "the only independent network you're hearing from tonight" and pointed out that he is unconnected to developers or builders.
	www.sptimes.com /2002/03/10/SouthPinellas/_Strong__issues_stir_.shtml (1383 words)

	Augusta Focus Commentary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		What it really boils down to is members of the grand jury feel that fl folks are getting a little too uppity in their positions and the days of the good ol’ boy network are slowly fading away.
		But it may be a sad time for the “Boss Hoggs” of Hazard County, also known as rural Georgia good ol’ boys.
		The noise wasn’t as loud as expected but please believe that those country boys are sitting around seething because lawmakers pulled together to strip the emblem from the bill and Gov. Sonny Perdue conducted his business like a true coward.
	www.augustafocus.com /NEWSARCHIVE2003/commentary5103.htm (849 words)

	The Bull Pen - Baseball's GM hiring practices
		The "good ol' boy" network is alive and well.
		I do, however, think that minorities and whites should be encouraged to continue pointing out the latent racism embedded within "The Old Boys' Network" or any patronage system and continue pushing for change.
		I think it might say more about his lack of quals if he was given interviews for all 4 jobs this past off-season and was hired for none.
	www.rotojunkie.com /forums/printthread.php?t=6848 (1060 words)

	WWW.YLP.US (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		We are happy to be your neighbors, and have been very impressed with the many good people that are in this park.
		We have tried to effect change in the park, but it has been very challenging to make a difference because of the indifference of the good ol boy network that prevails in this park.
		I served on the YLOA Board (2002/2003) and got a good taste of what is and has been going on in this corporation at the Board and committee levels.
	www.enoch.com /ylp/about.html (219 words)

	Arianna Online Forums - Death to the Good Ol' Boy Network: New Southern Black Sheriff Fires 27 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		But many of those fired said their only crime was having supported Hill's white opponent, the incumbent, Stanley Tuggle, for the $86,000-a-year post, and in retaliation lost their livelihoods and were humiliated.
		"As hard as we in the South fight to break stereotypes, here's a good ol' boy sheriff stereotype: my way or the highway," said Doug Massengale, 48, a major and commander of the field division with two sons in college who was fired after 29 years of service.
		Yes, like the big new problem in America is fl bosses firing white workers (note that not all the fired workers were white.), while the opposite hasn't been seen since the late 50's.
	www.ariannaonline.com /forums/showthread.php?t=18605 (1530 words)

	Eye - FOOD: Armadillo: Where the boys are - 05.20.93 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		For all you single women out there are wondering where the lions are, forget fitness clubs and the `telepersonals' and head on over to the good ol' boy network you'll find toe- tapping and line-dancing at the Armadillo Texas Grill.
		A suited Bay St. boy nearby seems to be enjoying his spicy beer shrimp pasta ($10.61) and it does look good.
		Chicken fried steak ($9.91), is a skinny little bit of sirloin, dipped in batter and deep-fried to imitate southern fried chicken -- an idea from another time when beef was actually cheaper than chicken.
	www.eye.net /eye/issue/issue_05.20.93/foodanddrink/fo0520.htm (677 words)

	Fairfield County Weekly: House on Fire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Retired Fire Captain Donald Day describes a culture of racism and sexism within the Bridgeport Fire Department, a "good ol' boy network" bolstered by a mysterious organization, the Bridgeport Firefighters for Merit Employment, Inc.
		"They've allowed that good old boy network to flourish...They are separate from the regular union, and let me say that not every white firefighter on the job was a member of BFME.
		Whatever happens in open court, the city is prepared, according to associate city attorney John Mitola, "to fight to the end." Should the plaintiffs prevail in this case, the good ol' boys in the department appear to still have the BFME to represent their interests.
	www.fairfieldweekly.com /gbase/News/content?oid=oid:20243 (2481 words)

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