Halliburton Settlement...Avoids Answering Question of Cheneys Responsibility
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If Cheney were here, I'm sure he'd tell you to go fvck yourself... 
Just when you thought the Nixon administration was the worst bunch of crooks and liars.... 
Oh no, crooks and liars have come a long way since then... make no mistake this is 2004, were dealing with MODERN crooks and liars.Tweek said:Just when you thought the Nixon administration was the worst bunch of crooks and liars....
link?
Whoa!
I say we also hold the President Clinton accountable as well since 100's of millions of dollars in no-bid contracts were awarded to Halliburton by the his adminstation for ventures ranging from Haiti to Kosovo during that time frame.
More on Clinton's involvement with Halliburton: http://www.nationalreview.com/york/york070903.asp
I say we also hold the President Clinton accountable as well since 100's of millions of dollars in no-bid contracts were awarded to Halliburton by the his adminstation for ventures ranging from Haiti to Kosovo during that time frame.
More on Clinton's involvement with Halliburton: http://www.nationalreview.com/york/york070903.asp
Left wing consumer advocate group's website here: http://www.citizen.org/congress/builder666 said:
Just for fun, check out JF Kerry's and Ted Kennedy's voting records in last year's congressional session. Note the huge number of bills that Sen Kerry did not even bother to vote on.
I say we hold everybody accountable... then your golden boy would be fahked, wouldnt he.N8 said:
Its so crazy how we try to justify things like the president and his administration being liars and crooks by saying, "but that guy got away with it", fact is clinton isnt in office anymore and we have crooks running the country NOW.
Really? Sez you?golgiaparatus said:
I think he is asking "Where was this anger when (insert Ex-Pres here) was in office doing the same old same old?"golgiaparatus said:
Fact is when "your golden boy" was playing, it wasn't a big concern. Funny isn't it? I am sure there is some conspiracy theory available to explain that too.......
just razz'n you. BUT there tends to be some trueth in jokes (heard that somewhere....)
But the original issue has nothing to do with awarding contracts... it has to do with illegal activities that were done while Cheney was in charge of Halliburton.RhinofromWA said:I think he is asking "Where was this anger when (insert Ex-Pres here) was in office doing the same old same old?"
Fact is when "your golden boy" was playing, it wasn't a big concern. Funny isn't it? I am sure there is some conspiracy theory available to explain that too.......
Typical spin away from the facts and issues...
He would have been my golden boy if I was a comedian... but alas, I am not and he was not my golden boy. I did like him better than Bush though.RhinofromWA said:I think he is asking "Where was this anger when (insert Ex-Pres here) was in office doing the same old same old?"
Fact is when "your golden boy" was playing, it wasn't a big concern. Funny isn't it? I am sure there is some conspiracy theory available to explain that too.......
Totally, if he were not the VP of The America Corporation then he would probably be getting his ass put in a legal vice.Slugman said:
Keep in mind, the no-bid contracts would have looked a lot worse and may have gotten more attention if Al Gore was the former CEO of Halliburton, don't you think?
But yes, that isn't the point, as Slugman pointed out.
But yes, that isn't the point, as Slugman pointed out.
That is quite a trick....reclassing expenses as income.
that is black magic....me thinks.I would love to see that. Unless that is the over simplistic gneralization of the reporter and how they understand it.
Changing expenses into income is like changing water into wine. If you classify it as income you effectively reduce the income....not increase it. Maybe to artificailly inflate some formula indicators used by investors? I don't know.
I came in late and read from the bottomSlugman said:
: I commented on how the report leaves me with questions.Interesting.
Right now they are saying that halliburton rerouted exhaust fumes from their cars exhaust into the gas tank inflating the fluid level of the tank.
Sounds like a lot of hot air to me
*groan* I had to.....
I think the report is not quite laying out the "accounting tricks" halliburton used....I am intersted to know though.
No, we can thank him for the Internet though......Silver said:
I know. It is a sickness.Slugman said:
Regular accounting is bad enough...accounting for construction projects is worse. I wouldn't be surprised if it gets overly simplified in the regular press.
Wow, that is like, THE BEST COMEBACK I've EVER heard!N8 said:Really? Sez you?
Damn, I can't believe I never used that one myself in intelligent debate.
Next time some one posts an article, an makes an entirely reasonable point based on it, rather than trying to argue it rationally, using facts or other evidence, I'll just say 'Really? Sez you?'! I especially like the way you spelt says wrong, how witty!
see, your problem is that you think you are engaging in intelligent debate. if you want to do so and joust w/ the right wing crowd in a well-thought out manner, i suggest you try w/ Burly Surly or Rhino who will offer just that.
N8 is just a cut and paste tool.
N8 is just a cut and paste tool.
narlus said:
Better that than a euro-tool wannabe.
A simplified guess would be you could accelerate the recognization of income by saying the project is further along than it is.....Silver said:
OR
You can delay the costs recognized on the projects.....
OR
A combination of both.
But recording expenses as income just makes ZERO sense (or should it be cents?)
@ myself....
did i mention i was in prague last weekend, drinking delicious half-liters of pillsner urquell and eating roasted rabbit for short change?N8 said:Better that than a euro-tool wannabe.
what exotic parts of louisiana were you poking around in?
narlus said:did i mention i was in prague last weekend, drinking delicious half-liters of pillsner urquell and eating roasted rabbit for short change?
what exotic parts of louisiana were you poking around in?
I was over in Dallas having fun at Six Flags and Hurricane Harbor...
Eating TexMex and swilling Margaritas....
:eviltongu
I think he was sampling the fresh rat with mushrooms and homebrew on the otherside of his basement. It was tough journey and he heard about a terrorist alert from the crickets chirping on his side of the basement but decided to go when he learned their inside information was actually 4 years old :nuts:narlus said:did i mention i was in prague last weekend, drinking delicious half-liters of pillsner urquell and eating roasted rabbit for short change?
what exotic parts of louisiana were you poking around in?
syadasti said:
No one has a basement in LA dork. They would all be in-home swimming pools.
Furthermore, while a member of the rat family, nutria is tastey... esp. w/moonshine.