Guess Who Gets To Repair Damage From Hurricane Katrina? That's right, Halliburton

[SWC Bonfire]

they should have let Mookie, CBF, Michael Moore, and Nbandan build it...

I don't think a shovel would "fit" any of their hands...

[whottt]

I don't have to emancipate myself from ...you need to emancipate yourself from Liberal Ignorance...and use some common business sense...develop that and you might be able to free yourself from your visceral and unjustified hatred of Rich White people.

The relationship between the US GOVT and Haliburton existed before W was even born...the relationship has grown stronger because of a business strategy developed by Haliburton of specializing in fields of interet to the US GOVT...and by aquiring other companies of interest to the US GOVT.

You can say they are profiteers...and you'd be right about that...but if they weren't doing it someone else would be...that is what you fail to see...

Aint no one going to do it for free...

And seeing as how Haliburton owns the patents for just about the entie Oil Industry...anyone else you hire is going to do a ter job...

Why the do you think Iran and Libya hire them?



The fact is there is really no other American company quite suited to the needs of American industry like Haliburton, this is wholly by their design, and the only other companies you could hire are foreign ones...who have foreign employees, and all that money would be going into foreign companies, using inferior engineering processes... that...

I do have problems with this company...I think their logistical support of the US Military in the Iraq war has sucked ass...but the bottom line is that we don't have any alternatives...and Halibruton's 65 year relationship with the US Military probably leaves them as the most qualified to do the job...I am damn sure not going to hire a ing foreign company to support our military.

[mookie2001]

you might be able to free yourself from your visceral and unjustified hatred of Rich White people.

I never said I hated white people and you know it i said they were "full of " GET IT RIGHT but if you keep saying enough maybe your grand ol friends will believe it

The relationship between the US GOVT and Haliburton existed before W was even born...

yes

the relationship has grown stronger because of a business strategy developed by Haliburton of specializing in fields of interet to the US GOVT

exactly

You can say they are profiteers...and you'd be right about that...

yes in the worst way because they take outlandish numbers out of thin air, then charge more and finish late

but if they weren't doing it someone else would be...

naturally
post of the year?

Aint no one going to do it for free...

true

And seeing as how Haliburton owns the patents for the Oil Industry...anyone else you hire is going to do a ter job...

I wonder how that happened

the bottom line is that we don't have any alternatives...

so it would seem

Halibruton's 65 year relationship with the US Military probably leaves them as the most qualified to do the job...

yes because they get every job
haliburton is not federal/gov/military, and the government has made them that

I am damn sure not going to hire a ing foreign company to support our military.

naturally
who would?

[j-6]

In a disaster of this magnitude, there will be plenty of work in the city rebuilding process for anyone that wants a piece of it, including Halliburton and Bechtel. Remember, it took like nine months of around the clock work to clean up the 16 acre WTC site. Just the city of New Orleans, no suburbs included, is 350 square miles.

Second, aren't we at least a little fortunate that the former CEO of the largest construction company in the world, and the one with the biggest chunk of the rebuilding process, is the Vice President? I'm certainly not a fan of the administration, but this is right up Cheney's alley. Hate on him all you want, but the right guy is in the right place for rebuilding the Gulf Coast.

[boutons]

I bet cheney knows all about operational details/logistics on the ground, probably just financial/bottom-line/big picture/con-man type.

as veep, he has nothing to contribute to the actual cleanup/construction. why would cheney have any role in the re-building? that's up to the architects/planners/municiplaties/contractors. he fits in nowhere, go back on vacation, why TF would he want to get his hands dirty, take on ANY responsibilities when he's got the softest job, most inconsequential job in the world.

[hussker]

Hey, I think this is a good thing. When I went to Afghanistan in 2004, KBR (Kellogg Root Brown) a Halliburton subsidiary, took care of my clothing, my food, my morale, etc... I am sure that means nothing to you who fight against your country and for your own agendas, but it meant a lot to me and the thousands I was deployed with.

Before many of you were old enough to spell without the "SPELLING BEE SAYS" toy, I was in Desert Storm. Yes, google it, it did happen and I was there with thousands of my compadres, some of whom (most of whom) are/were your relatives. This has to be true in a major military town like SA. No real morale support for that one compared to what we have now.

In my non-partisan book, KBR has proven themselves a viable asset to reconstruction and Halliburton deserves the contract. By the way, Halliburton/KBR has done much better since the "Tin Man" became involved in the exceutive branch as VEEP and divorced himself from the organization.

Just another affirmation of my non-partisan belief system.

Hugs,
Hussker

[Hook Dem]

Hey, I think this is a good thing. When I went to Afghanistan in 2004, KBR (Kellogg Root Brown) a Halliburton subsidiary, took care of my clothing, my food, my morale, etc... I am sure that means nothing to you who fight against your country and for your own agendas, but it meant a lot to me and the thousands I was deployed with.

Before many of you were old enough to spell without the "SPELLING BEE SAYS" toy, I was in Desert Storm. Yes, google it, it did happen and I was there with thousands of my compadres, some of whom (most of whom) are/were your relatives. This has to be true in a major military town like SA. No real morale support for that one compared to what we have now.

In my non-partisan book, KBR has proven themselves a viable asset to reconstruction and Halliburton deserves the contract. By the way, Halliburton/KBR has done much better since the "Tin Man" became involved in the exceutive branch as VEEP and divorced himself from the organization.

Just another affirmation of my non-partisan belief system.

Hugs,
Hussker

Will you please refrain from telling the truth? It's confusing the lefties here!

[The Ressurrected One]

Here's where I THANK GOD I bought alot of shares in the last quarter of 2002!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NO I am not a "hal" employee.I am a HAL owner! YESSSSSSSS!!!!!!! Currently tripled my $$$!

Should have bought them in the 80's...

[The Ressurrected One]

whottt youve got to emancipate yourself from mental slavery.
you LIKE, defend and build up a huge CORPORATION over and over? a corporation, big business
why?
because "libs" dare to ask if there is something more to them and these contracts they get over and over, like you said "profiting" from our worst of days, making record PROFITS

Where do you think money comes from?

[j-6]

I bet cheney knows all about operational details/logistics on the ground, probably just financial/bottom-line/big picture/con-man type.

Perhaps, but he probably still knows how to get ahold of the operational details/logistics guys from when he would call and about profit margin.