How To Answer All The HALLIBURTON! Criticisms

Self | October 31, 2004 | JohnRobertson

[John Robertson]

Had a run-in at the gym today. Locker room, Kerry supporter is muttering about how he hates Bush, can't wait till he's gone. Talking to another Kerry Edwards supporter (and yes, our gym is going about 75% for Bush), and he invokes...Halliburton.

That's all they have to say. It's a touchstone. Just say it and nod wisely and knowingly. It conveys: Corruption, proof of corruption, hatred for Bush, etc.

So then I got stupid on him...I pretended like I was really curious, and really interested in what he had to say....

[Prophet in the wilderness]

God uses the simple things to confound the wise.
Hey ? please forgive me, I admit my writing skills are not up to par , but, give me a break here.
My writing skills are a work in progress.
I would have expected that kind of treatment from the libs, but not from here .
God uses the simple things to confound the wise.
God reveals his mysteries to the humble and the simple.

[Peelod]

What's the addy?

I want to offer the services of the Freeper Grief Counseling Response Team.

mmmmm......free beer. /simpson

[Allegra]

Brilliant! I'd loved to have been a fly on the wall for that encounter.

There are at least a few FReepers who work for Halliburton...and we have the temerity not to be ashamed of it, either. HAHAHAHA

[jonrick46]

You could has asked, who else besides Halliburton could have fought the oil fires and restored the oil production in Iraq?

[nopardons]

bttt

[punster]

"I hope he doesn't have the stones to come back for year. If Bush wins, he'll probably quit."

Their may be a sudden rise in demand for Kool-Aid.

[Smartaleck]

It would seem that the Kerry crowd has a great deal of self interest in keeping the Halliburton story going.

"dot connecting" so far.)

"While she has been critical of Halliburton, liberal columnist Molly Ivins notes that "Democrats are involved in similar dealings." She cites former CIA director John Deutsch, who serves on the board of Schlumberger. <<<<< A French competitor of Halliburton.

She also failed to note that another board member of Schlumberger is Jamie Gorelick, deputy Attorney General under Clinton. She was accused by Bush Attorney General John Ashcroft of erecting the "wall" that kept U.S. intelligence agencies from cooperating to discover and prevent the 9/11 terrorist plot.

Deutsch, who also served under Clinton, could have been prosecuted for mishandling classified information. But Clinton gave him a last minute pardon before he left office.

Jamie Gorelick is a partner at Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr
She also serves on several boards, including the Fannie Mae Foundation,<<<<<<<<< the head of Fannie was appt.ed by Clinton and Fannie is under investigation for overstated profits) United Technologies Corporation, Schlumberger,

Limited, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Harvard College Board of Overseers<<<<<<< Harvard is a big contributor to Kerry Camapaign???

From http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/index.asp , http://www.tray.com/fecinfo/ and
http://www.9-11commission.gov/about/bio_gorelick.htm

Gorelick, Jamie S
3/26/2003 $1,000.00
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Fannie Mae/Vice Chair -[Contribution]
JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC

Gorelick, Jamie S
5/23/2003 $1,000.00
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Fannie Mae/Vice Chair -[Contribution]
JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC

Gorelick, Jamie S Ms.
5/4/2004 $1,000.00
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
United Technologies/Member Board of -[Contribution]
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE <----- competitor???????

Gorelick, Jamie S. Ms.
4/28/2003 $2,000.00
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
United Technologies/Member Board of -[Contribution]
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

Andrew Gould Andrew Gould is chairman and chief executive officer of Schlumberger Limited

Jean-Marc Perraud Jean-Marc Perraud is Executive Vice President and CFO of Schlumberger Limited.

[mathluv]

'The story nobody is saying anywhere is Halliburton has lost about 3 dozen people while in Iraq. '

I heard on Fox that the number was about 85 people lost.

[LSU Engineer]

I like this version even better!

[NYC GOP Chick]

"Does Halliburton have any competitors that are not owned by the French or Germans?"

The Bin Laden Group

[Slings and Arrows]

Hmmm...put Ann Coulter inside it, and I can see the appeal.

[petercooper]

You just ask the person to name 1 other company in the world that does exactly what Halliburton does.

[Netizen]

My question is, how do you defend the accusation that Halliburton's employees are mercenaries? Or that all of the contractors killed have been mercenaries.

I don't even know for sure if they have been. Anybody?

[Question Liberal Authority]

In the Vice Presidential debates, Dick Cheney suggested going here:

http://www.factcheck.org/article.aspx@DocID=261.html

[ezo4]

Who gave Halliburton a no bid contract to go into Yugoslavia?

[Lancey Howard]

How To Answer All The HALLIBURTON! Criticisms

Mmmm.... Halle Berton - - she was great in that recent Bond movie. Check out that rack?

[hosepipe]

Who is Halli Burton... ?
a famous actress I think...

[Netizen]

That was a great link, thanks for posting it.