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‘Shutdown’ Day 7: Government Buys $47,174 Mechanical Bull
Cybercast News Service ^
| October 7, 2013 - 3:21 PM
| Eric Scheiner
Posted on 10/08/2013 11:06:47 AM PDT by Olog-hai
The government shutdown may be keeping furloughed federal workers at home, but on Monday the U.S. Army contracted to buy a mechanical bull.
The $47,174 contract was awarded on Oct. 7 to Mechanical Bull Sales Inc. of State College, Penn. …
Lt. Col. Hank McIntire of the Utah National Guard tells CNSNews.com that the mechanical bull is regularly used as a tool by recruiters at fairs and other events. …
(Excerpt) Read more at cnsnews.com ...
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KEYWORDS: army; bull; bullofheaven; mechanicalbull; military; porkulus; shutdown
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To: bigheadfred
Mechanical bulls have no balls...........that’s why the Army wants them.....................
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posted on
10/08/2013 11:30:13 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(TANSTAAFL always wins. Always...........................)
To: Red Badger
Mechanical bulls have no balls...........that’s why the Army wants them..................... You're damn right! Go Navy!!
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posted on
10/08/2013 11:33:36 AM PDT
by
mc5cents
(Pray for America)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
10/08/2013 11:37:01 AM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
To: mc5cents
Semper Fi, from an old Marine...................
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posted on
10/08/2013 11:37:59 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(TANSTAAFL always wins. Always...........................)
To: kitkat
"Okay, what’s a mechanical bull, and what the heck does it do?"
It's there to keep a smile on the mechanical cows' faces, of course!
To: Olog-hai
Essential.
</socialism>
</Obama>
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posted on
10/08/2013 12:01:14 PM PDT
by
1010RD
(First, Do No Harm)
To: abigkahuna
Spot on. It’s time to put government out of business.
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posted on
10/08/2013 12:02:50 PM PDT
by
1010RD
(First, Do No Harm)
To: Fresh Wind
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posted on
10/08/2013 12:03:11 PM PDT
by
1010RD
(First, Do No Harm)
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
10/08/2013 12:08:32 PM PDT
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
10/08/2013 12:10:50 PM PDT
by
Leep
(Peak oil? We have reached peak debt!)
To: Fresh Wind
Turban Cowboy
Don’t insult Americans. /s
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posted on
10/08/2013 12:11:05 PM PDT
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
To: Olog-hai
Bronco Bama
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posted on
10/08/2013 12:15:35 PM PDT
by
JPG
(Putin Does Obama.)
To: Red Badger
Did they buy one of these to go along with it?
To: Olog-hai
The government is shut down, but the bull-sitting continues.
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posted on
10/08/2013 12:17:10 PM PDT
by
married21
( As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
To: Olog-hai
Makes perfect sense to me as the government needs a Mechanical Bull to service us just like a real bull services a cow.
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posted on
10/08/2013 12:19:19 PM PDT
by
Wurlitzer
(Nothing says "ignorance" like Islam! 969)
To: Olog-hai
And this is just an example of expenses we know about. G-d knows what kind of expenses they are hiding from the public and what they are wasting our $$$ on when they think we’re not looking.
To: Red Badger
Ahoy bull!
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posted on
10/08/2013 12:23:37 PM PDT
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: All armed conservatives.)
To: Fresh Wind
I thought Barry was more of a Midnight Cowboy.
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posted on
10/08/2013 12:35:48 PM PDT
by
mojito
(Zero, our Nero.)
To: Olog-hai
Baraq produces Grade AAA Bull every time he opens his mouth. For free.
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posted on
10/08/2013 12:45:03 PM PDT
by
Colonel_Flagg
(My PV2 is my hero.)
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