American Entertainment 1982

Chapter 264 Making a Covenant

　　After being reminded by his wife's subtle movements that Tommy agreed to their request, Bill walked over with Rosario and her ex-mayor and ex-husband, who had dominated Miami in the 1970s.

“Tommy, this is David and Lorna, Tommy Hawke, Otilia’s husband, founder of Vox TV network, Californian.” Bill introduced the two parties while holding a wine glass.

David Kennedy is fifty-five years old this year. He wears gold-rimmed glasses, is talkative, and likes to laugh heartily when chatting. He seems to be very friendly. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, but went to law school in Miami and then stayed in The reason he said himself was that he liked this city, but Tommy speculated that it might also be for the Kennedy family, whose hometown is also in Massachusetts, to open up territory, although this guy didn't say anything about him and the Kennedy family. relation.

He served as the 31st and 33rd mayor of Miami. During the vacancy in between, he was arrested and was suspended for about five months when he was charged with bribery. However, although The police had evidence, but because he did not confess which senator asked him to help exonerate his son, nor did he disclose which justice he would bribe, the Florida court judge finally announced The charges were dropped and he was reinstated as Miami mayor.

However, after the mayor's term expired, the scandal was deliberately spread to the national level by his opponents. He chose to give up running for re-election and resumed his status as a lawyer. However, he did not represent anyone in any lawsuits. On the contrary, many people in Florida and the Miami area For non-elected government positions, he can usually make the other person's wishes come true as long as he is offered a sufficient price.

Successful cases include getting a guy who had never attended college or had any previous firefighting experience to be the head of the Miami City Fire Department.

Let his second wife Rosario complete the transformation from a real estate agent to a member of the Florida Hospital Cost Control Oversight Committee, the president of the Florida Women's Chamber of Commerce, the president of the United Crime Foundation, a member of the Miami City Council, and the deputy mayor of Miami. .

Also included is a Cuban-American man who married his beautiful young sister to him as his third wife, thus becoming the mayor of Miami from the city commissioner of Miami.

However, David himself believes that his peak period was when he served as mayor of Miami and helped Nixon campaign. Nixon even promised to appoint him as the United States ambassador to Latin American countries after being elected. Unfortunately, a bribery scandal broke out at that time, which made David He lost the opportunity to advance further in politics.

Listening to the names of former President Nixon and former Florida Governor Bob Graham popping up from David Kennedy's mouth from time to time, and the deeds he had already told, Tommy finally understood why this unspectacular guy was worthy of Bill and Sheila Two people came over. It turned out that this guy without any position was actually one of the real powerful people in Miami. Although he did not have a political identity, he still had the powerful energy to make waves in Miami.

For example, this guy mentioned the former governor of Florida and current U.S. Senator Bob Graham.

That is the favorite of both Bill and his wife, and he is the best choice for the Democratic candidate for vice president of the United States. In other words, if Bill is really elected president, his most hoped-for vice presidential partner is this person, who serves as the governor of Florida. In eight years, he has achieved a true balance in all aspects. Both Republicans and Democrats have praised him highly. Polls show that his support rate in Florida reached an astonishing 87% when he left office.

As for his successor, the current governor, Martinez, a Republican, who is bent on making political achievements, the approval rating Tommy saw in the newspaper was an equally astonishing 24%. Not only did the Democrats criticize him, but the public also criticized him from time to time. Even some people in the Republican Party are unhappy with calls for him to resign. This is all due to David Kennedy's push behind the scenes.

Because the new governor actually wants to initiate a change in Florida. He wants to crack down on drug crimes, he wants to fight against public security crimes, and he even launched a campaign to clear prisons of death row inmates, trying to remove those death row inmates who should have been executed long ago but have always been detained. , a real execution.

Maybe he really does it for Florida, but these guys in the Florida political circles feel that Florida does not need his goodwill, so his approval rate will be so miserable that he will never win re-election. The next governor will be replaced by a man from both parties. Recognized as an excellent politician who can achieve a balance in all aspects.

Rosario’s weird pilot bill for death row inmates before that was introduced to counter this guy’s campaign to empty prisons of death row inmates. Although it led to the tragic murder of the Parkers, it was not widely reported by the media at the time. , so Rosario’s bill has received support from many people, who think her bill is very humane.

 Listening to David telling these interesting stories about Florida as if he were telling a joke, Tommy just wanted to sigh, with such politicians and people with cerebral palsy, Florida really lives up to its reputation as a place of outstanding people.

His ex-wife, Rosario, nicknamed Rona, was ten years younger than him and was a very charming Cuban girl. Tommy even suspected that this middle-aged Cuban woman might have had an affair with Bill, because before he and Bill While David was chatting, the Cuban woman had been close to Bill's ear several times, whispering affectionately.

But David shouldn't mind, because he already has a third wife, Mia Suarez, who is still a Cuban woman. She is just 32 years old this year. She is a ballet dancer by profession and has a brother named Ze. Ver Suarez, current mayor of Miami.

The city of Miami belongs to him, David Kennedy. Even if he cannot continue to be the mayor because of the scandal, he can still rely on his power to push his ex-wife to the position of vice mayor and his current wife's brother. Promote the position of mayor, in the name of democracy.

If it weren't for the concern that Tommy behind Jeff LaVine owns multiple national and even global TV networks, and was replaced by an ordinary local funder, he would have no interest in owing Bill and Diane, a couple with huge appetites. As a favor, I can deal with a little flea like Jeff LaVine in Miami.

Tommy can also understand the other party's honesty to him. He is a financial sponsor and the other party is a politician. The relationship between us is not competition, but cooperation. David already knows his own strength through Bill, so he should inform Tommy as much as possible at this time. His own ability proved that Tommy's friendship with him, at least in Florida, must be worth the money.

But in fact, Tommy was not interested at all in this guy's talk about showing off his huge power in Florida. He was not a businessman engaged in traditional industries. He needed friends like David Kennedy in every big city in the United States. Help solve the headaches of cheap land, cheap labor, tax breaks, worker strike intervention, etc. In addition to Keybank in New York, Vox in Washington, and BT in Los Angeles, his investments in the computer industry are all in Silicon Valley, which is Stanford If there are really problems that need to be solved on the university's territory, Stanford professors working in those companies or cooperating on certain projects can also be directly asked to come forward. As for some larger industry-related policy issues, they need to be faced directly by Congress. This Raising regional local snakes is of little use, and it would be more cost-effective to hand over the money to lobbying firms on K Street in Washington.

"The old couple are currently surrounded by Republican lawyers." Tommy was already drowsy when he heard that the other party was still chatting in the same way as dealing with gentlemen. This made Tommy too lazy to listen anymore and directly introduced the topic forcefully: "Jeff's campaign manager feels that although Lorna can inherit Jeff's seat, it does not mean that she can take a vacation next."

"Of course, confront Illyana Leti in advance." David Kennedy nodded: "Tom and I have talked about this issue with Lorna. He blamed the current governor for the other party's attack on Lorna with the Parker couple's murder case. , she is bringing up the past in order to promote the clearing of death row inmates and to engage in **** massacres, and by binding that idiot Governor Martinez to her, her approval rating will definitely drop."

“I think it would be best if Mr. Governor’s execution order is passed. How many execution orders has he signed?”

"This year alone, there are ninety-seven."                                                                                                                                                                                                "Then let the Florida State Legislature pass a dozen? When he was a gentleman, he also mentioned Illyana Leti’s name.”

"I think so too. I can get the state Legislature to pass some death warrants as soon as possible. If Tommy, your BT and Vox can pay special attention, we can even get President Bush to go through the process before he comes to help that woman stand up. The news headline is, When the president arrived in Florida, Republicans held massacres of Cubans and black people to welcome him."

Tommy looked at David Kennedy dissatisfied. The old guy really thought that he was a young and ignorant country boy. Bush came to Florida to support Illyana Leti, and his own TV network attacked him with such a hot headline. Tommy I believe that Bush may not continue to pay attention to the outcome of this kind of regional election in the future, but he will definitely concentrate on thinking about how to deal with himself, the person who has damaged his reputation. The most important thing is to do it in such a hurry, and the situation will return to the In the previous state, Jeff basically had no chance of winning in the future, and Illyana Leti was also severely injured by Jeff. The biggest winner is still this bastard's ex-wife.

Really thought that Bill told him that he agreed to let Jeff give up his seat in the end because of his energy and the pressure from Bill and his wife, so now he still feels that he can help him attack his opponent with all his strength?

"David, I said, Jeff must win, and your ex-wife can only wait for me to give her food. This is the only condition for cooperation. Otherwise, we will continue to play with our own dolls. The game continues, and I It doesn't matter." Tommy emphasized his tone and said to the other party:

“As the Bible once said, I will give you vegetables that bear fruit everywhere and trees that bear seeds, so that you can eat them. If you harm anyone’s life, I will punish you.”

 David was slightly surprised at first, but then he smiled and said, "It sounds like I, Noah, have made a covenant with God."

"Isn't it? God gave life to Noah and all things, and I gave your ex-wife political life." Tommy did not deny it, and said in an unruly manner: "I have the final say on how to play the game."

"Don't be nervous, Tommy, of course I have no objection." David took a deep look at Tommy, and then glanced at Hillary who was always focused on chatting with Otilia in the distance and didn't get close at all, and then he smiled without a trace. Angry, he said to Tommy, "No problem."

Bill, the chicken thief, was actually observing the two people from the side. Even if the conversation between the two turned out to be a little explosive at the end, he did not stop him. Instead, he waited until he was sure that David had taken a step back, and then stepped forward with a little regret in his heart. Changed the topic.

 He was actually looking forward to Tommy provoking David, and then David would help Tommy teach a lesson in Miami, because in that case, the old guy would owe him another favor.

It's a pity that this old **** saw through his and Diane's little thoughts again. He was indeed a little angry because of Tommy's reaction, but when he found that he and Diane didn't step forward immediately, he was keenly aware that Tommy's words might be what he said later. , it was the trap set by the couple and Tommy, which caused him to go crazy and worsen the situation. Needless to say, he owed the couple a big favor.

Thinking of this, Bill felt a little bit strange about Tommy. This guy was too mature, and his previous chats did not sound like an energetic young man. So a slight change in mood could easily alert the old foxes, unlike Stephen and the couple who sang together before. Double act, every time a politician who was angered by the arrogant Stephen was deceived and owed a favor.

Seeing that David Kennedy did not get angry, Tommy quietly gave Bill a helpless look, then walked towards Otilia and invited his girlfriend to dance on the dance floor.

After Tommy left, Hilary and Stephen walked over while chatting. David then looked at the couple and said with some dissatisfaction: "Even if it is your little trick, this young man's behavior is too arrogant. I forget the last time I saw such an arrogant country boy."

"Of course it's me, I'm a country boy too, have you forgotten?" Bill said with a smile: "But you'd better swallow your arrogance, David, Tommy is stronger than you see."

 “Really?” David smiled.

Stephen, who had been silent next to him, hugged Gina and said lightly: "Yes, if you want to try to make trouble for him, I will tell you the content of the first level of the game, that is Bill, Dai An and many powerful people in the military Democratic Party will talk to you immediately about the compensation issue that you have caused them to lose tens of millions or more."

"That's too exaggerated, Stephen, he's not you." David laughed when he heard Stephen's words. He was quite familiar with Stephen. After all, Stephen's grandfather was a major financial backer of the Democratic Party, and his father was a key figure in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. ’s assistant health secretary, and nearly every Democrat serving in Congress has received donations from the Bean family, including his David Kennedy boss, former Florida Governor and current Senator Bob Graham.

So even if Stephen is young and arrogant, he takes it for granted. After all, whoever has so many senators and congressmen standing behind him has the right to be arrogant.

Stephen drank the wine in one gulp, and then walked towards the dance floor with Gina in his arms: "Of course he is not me, Mr. Kennedy, the second level is me, and the content of the second level is that I will stop all donations to the Democratic Party this year. , and then you need to go to the Democratic National Committee and explain in detail to those Democratic congressmen who have not received donations why Stephen Penn stopped making large donations to the Democratic Party. Of course, the premise is that the first level is over and you have not Suicide or accidental death."

David Kennedy's expression changed, and Stephen looked back at him and laughed: "It's just a joke. I learned it from Tommy. That guy often scares people like this."

 After saying that, he hugged Gina and slid onto the dance floor.

Hillary smiled and spoke, repeating Stephen's words: "It's just a joke, David, don't take it to heart."

"What else can I say? Of course, send the external relations secretary over and let Rona's team listen to the other party's instructions." David Kennedy sighed and spread his hands: "No wonder that guy didn't talk about anything. , he asked the external relations secretary to join his team, and now I understand that he arrogantly gave Lorna a bite of leftover food just because you and your wife were lobbyists."

 (End of this chapter)