tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012366747492399470.post7796853439573700634..comments2023-09-07T06:01:31.574-07:00Comments on That's Not Poker: Ms. Duke goes to WashingtonMarshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05026007603250510224noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012366747492399470.post-91977988234362138532007-11-17T14:22:00.000-08:002007-11-17T14:22:00.000-08:00Yeah, that's very cool. Thanks for pointing it out...Yeah, that's very cool. Thanks for pointing it out, Martin.royalbaconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18161270363498369220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012366747492399470.post-76123934900840526142007-11-16T14:20:00.000-08:002007-11-16T14:20:00.000-08:00Ya I heard that Barry was going to be the one to r...Ya I heard that Barry was going to be the one to represent us and was pretty excited about it. I would never pick Annie friggin Duke to be his replacement, but damn, after reading that transcript, I have to say she really hit a home run.Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05026007603250510224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012366747492399470.post-16376005409927064482007-11-16T11:48:00.000-08:002007-11-16T11:48:00.000-08:00The Bear (Barry Greenstein) was slated to be the P...The Bear (Barry Greenstein) was slated to be the PPA rep at this congressional hearing, but Annie was chosen during the final decision, as she had made a very positive impression during their private visit to the senators. Bear said that Annie "showed the diversity of poker" and really opened up some senators' minds that poker players could be intelligent and be a woman. <BR/><BR/>Apparently this made some senators pay attention to the issue, which can only be good. Really interesting stuff, and you can hear more here at Barry's audio blog: http://www.pokerroad.com/_/the_bear_blog/11-15-07/jtrey333https://www.blogger.com/profile/06702556464073696564noreply@blogger.com