A new all time low for partisan politics

[jms62]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

That was definitely why they invaded Iraq, to help Haliburton (a company that Cheney no longer had any affiliation with). I thought you were a relatively bright guy, but if you honestly believe that that was the reason we invaded Iraq, then I will have to reevaluate.

Thanks

[Danzig]

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/28/na...fact.html?_r=0

[bigrun]

Originally Posted by Danzig

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/28/na...fact.html?_r=0

Please...facts are not welcome here by some...only if it comes from Faux

Dan, did you catch thurs nite Stewart show?...if not check it out, first segment.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by bigrun

Please...facts are not welcome here by some...only if it comes from Faux

Dan, did you catch thurs nite Stewart show?...if not check it out, first segment.

I'll do that.a bit behind on viewing shows. Tony and I are in the midst of home renovations. Knocking down walls, new drywall, windows, doors, electric. Good thing we can do it. The price to pay someone would be astronomical.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by bigrun

Please...facts are not welcome here by some...only if it comes from Faux

Dan, did you catch thurs nite Stewart show?...if not check it out, first segment.

Did you even read the article? Apparently you didn't. Here is what it said:

The nonpartisan investigative Government Accountability Office, formerly the General Accounting Office, agreed with the administration’s assessment. It reported in June that the Halliburton subsidiary had been the only company “in a position to provide the services within the required time.” David M. Walker, who as comptroller general is chief of the G.A.O., told a House committee that the no-bid contract was justified “given the war in Iraq and the urgent need for reconstruction efforts.”

On the question of Mr. Cheney’s income from Halliburton, officials of the Bush-Cheney campaign said that before entering office in 2001, Mr. Cheney bought an insurance policy that guaranteed a fixed amount of deferred payments from Halliburton each year for five years so that the payments would not depend on the company’s fortunes. The officials also said he had promised to donate to charity any after-tax profits he made from exercising his stock options. These steps are not unusual for corporate executives who enter government.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/28/na...fact.html?_r=0

[jms62]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

Did you even read the article? Apparently you didn't. Here is what it said:

The nonpartisan investigative Government Accountability Office, formerly the General Accounting Office, agreed with the administration’s assessment. It reported in June that the Halliburton subsidiary had been the only company “in a position to provide the services within the required time.” David M. Walker, who as comptroller general is chief of the G.A.O., told a House committee that the no-bid contract was justified “given the war in Iraq and the urgent need for reconstruction efforts.”

On the question of Mr. Cheney’s income from Halliburton, officials of the Bush-Cheney campaign said that before entering office in 2001, Mr. Cheney bought an insurance policy that guaranteed a fixed amount of deferred payments from Halliburton each year for five years so that the payments would not depend on the company’s fortunes. The officials also said he had promised to donate to charity any after-tax profits he made from exercising his stock options. These steps are not unusual for corporate executives who enter government.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/28/na...fact.html?_r=0

So you think it is OK that Haliburton received Billions in contracts pushing its stock price up because Cheney said he was donating it to charity? Your "unbiased" article doesn't address when Cheney left office. You know with the Options that he could now exercise and Sell at a price that Reflected the Billions in Revenue that was steered towards Haliburton. Again I thank you for the compliment on my intelligence. I think you may achieve average intelligence yourself if you can train yourself to think deeper and not simply regurgitate the party line pabulum that you google.

[Danzig]

Of course I read the article, which included this, which shows Cheney indeed stilll had links, something rupe claims Cheney no longer had. And also in the article it shows haliburton becoming a top contractor during that same time. Coincidence? Lol. Sure.


response to an inquiry from Senator Frank R. Lautenberg, Democrat of New Jersey, the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service reported last year that an official’s deferred salary and stock options could amount to “a continuing financial interest” in the company involved.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Danzig

Of course I read the article, which included this, which shows Cheney indeed stilll had links, something rupe claims Cheney no longer had. And also in the article it shows haliburton becoming a top contractor during that same time. Coincidence? Lol. Sure.


response to an inquiry from Senator Frank R. Lautenberg, Democrat of New Jersey, the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service reported last year that an official’s deferred salary and stock options could amount to “a continuing financial interest” in the company involved.

The CRS did not say that deferred salary "did" amount to a "continuing financial interest". It said that it "could", meaning that it's a grey area. The bottom line is that they found no wrongdoing. It said to avoid conflict of interest that the relationship needs to be disclosed, and that in fact was does in this case. Here is the whole paragraph from your article:

In response to an inquiry from Senator Frank R. Lautenberg, Democrat of New Jersey, the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service reported last year that an official’s deferred salary and stock options could amount to “a continuing financial interest” in the company involved. The report did not mention Mr. Cheney by name or say that such an arrangement was improper. To avoid conflict of interest, the service said, any official with a continuing interest in a company should include the relationship in public financial disclosure statements, a step Mr. Cheney has taken.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by jms62

So you think it is OK that Haliburton received Billions in contracts pushing its stock price up because Cheney said he was donating it to charity? Your "unbiased" article doesn't address when Cheney left office. You know with the Options that he could now exercise and Sell at a price that Reflected the Billions in Revenue that was steered towards Haliburton. Again I thank you for the compliment on my intelligence. I think you may achieve average intelligence yourself if you can train yourself to think deeper and not simply regurgitate the party line pabulum that you google.

I didn't google anything. That was the article that Danzig posted the link to. I simply reposted the link.

By the way, I appreciate the compliment that you think that I at least have the potential to achieve average intelligence. I am going to work on it. I think it is a difficult but achievable goal. I appreciate the encouragement.

[bigrun]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

I didn't google anything. That was the article that Danzig posted the link to. I simply reposted the link.

By the way, I appreciate the compliment that you think that I at least have the potential to achieve average intelligence. I am going to work on it. I think it is a difficult but achievable goal. I appreciate the encouragement.

Good post rupe...hope it bears some fruit...j/k

[bigrun]

Originally Posted by jms62

Thanks