Action Alert: ACCENTURE is awarded U.S. CONTRACT FOR BORDERS (Foreign Corporation!)

New York Times ^ | June 2, 2004 | Eric Lichtblau & John Markoff

[Petronski]

Such class.

That's what yo mama said when I climbed out of her bed this morning....just like any other day.

[Eurotwit]

Though there has been incidents where Arthur Andersen and Andersen Consulting have colluded illegally after the separation of the two.

People are just human I guess and many of the older partners obviously had close relationships before the split. I would guess that shady deals like this probably took place at least until the scandals a few years ago.

[Poohbah]

Here is justification for a national draft. Put the draftees on the border, what argument can you express about defending your Country's borders?? (Am sure some can)

19,942 miles of border, guarded by persons who have been given a choice between being border guards and going to prison. A significant number of these draftees will be red diaper babies.

That sounds like a GREAT way to secure the border.

[Bobby Chang]

And guess who was involved in making the tax laws anti-business?

Bill Clinton, no less.

[Poohbah]

Folks who go off on a headline like this sans facts make me wish that stupidity was physically painful.

[Poohbah]

How so? IIRC, we've been stupid enough to tax Americans and American companies on their overseas income (great way to encourage trade deficits, BTW) for decades.

[Carcharodon]

Given that US corporations run other countries public services and often very badly, this foreigner can't but be satisfied now the shoe is on the other foot for once.

Still, I can understand why Americans would be so concerned.

[rdb3]

This thread is so full of idiots and their idiotic statements it's making me depressed about Free Republic. Ridiculous opinions are one thing, but when people have NO knowledge of the facts and spout off as if they are experts, it's too much.

My friend, let not your heart be troubled. Just know that populists/wannabe-fascists masquerading as fiscal conservatives have infested this digital board.

If you hold this in mind, it keeps things in their proper perspective.

Besides, these types are good for laughs! ;-)

[1rudeboy]

What do you think makes people unwilling to admit they made a mistake on a bulletin-board? For chrissakes, we're anonymous. Is it some sort of reverse penis envy?

[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

What's the difference? They'll be outsourcing all the work to Indians, Chinese and Russians anyways.

[1rudeboy]

I invite any of you to post something about China Airlines, and watch our international "experts" gather and share knee-jerk reactions. It would be a hoot to see how long it takes before someone mentions that China Airlines is a Taiwanese corporation trading on the Taiwanese Stock Exchange. Usually, that sort of information is buried in the thread, and the reactions continue since none of our experts bother to read it anyway. The thread turns into a virtual equivalent of a chicken recently separated from its head. It's a hoot.

[1rudeboy]

we're doomed

[always vigilant]

:They were entirely different companies by the time of Enron. The consulting practice paid about $1 billion just to get the divorce, which was a bargain since the accounting firm was demanding $14 billion."

Actually, Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) OFFERED to pay Arthur Andersen $1 billion but the AA partners said no way they wanted the full $14 billion. That’s when they went to arbitration. The only thing Andersen Consulting lost was the use of the name Andersen. The accountants at AA got zilch.

[rdb3]

What do you think makes people unwilling to admit they made a mistake on a bulletin-board? For chrissakes, we're anonymous. Is it some sort of reverse penis envy?

Pride and vanity are the reasons.

[gubamyster]

ping

[Bikers4Bush]

Screw this it'll be worthless if handled by a foreign company.

[taxed2death]

LOL....I'll second that. Poobah and I are finally in agreement on something.

.....who would have thought.......;)

[JTHomes]

Having worked for Accenture (not anymore), their structure is pretty decentralized. Individual Partners try to sell work to companies with the cash to afford their high consulting fees. Can't speak for the politics of any particular Partner, but I doubt any concerted leftist agenda. Most common ideology is cash. Anyway probably also didn't hurt in the bid process that Accenture donated a lot of free consulting to government agencies and NYC to track missing and dead from 911. Accenture lost people in the towers too.