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VIDEO: Flashback: Obama Promised To End "Abuse Of No-Bid Contracts" On Campaign Trail
RealClearPolitics ^ | January 25, 2009 | RealClearPolitics

Posted on 01/25/2010 11:27:48 AM PST by ianschwartz

From a campaign rally in Grand Rapids, MI on October 2, 2008: "I will finally end the abuse of no-bid contracts once and for all. The days of sweetheart deals for Halliburton and the like will be over when I'm in the White House."

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FOX News: The Obama administration this month awarded a $25 million federal contract for work in Afghanistan to a company owned by a prominent Democratic campaign contributor without entertaining competitive bids.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: barackobama; contracts

1 posted on 01/25/2010 11:27:48 AM PST by ianschwartz
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To: ianschwartz

Lie # 5,768,995


2 posted on 01/25/2010 11:28:36 AM PST by FormerACLUmember (The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule. - H. L. Menken.)
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To: ianschwartz

Obamah Lies, Lies and Lies some more!


3 posted on 01/25/2010 11:29:46 AM PST by TexasCajun
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To: ianschwartz

By “Haliburtun and the like” he obviously meant “Companies that don’t give the Democrats large campaign kickbacks.”


4 posted on 01/25/2010 11:30:54 AM PST by CharlesWayneCT
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To: ianschwartz

With all the lying and Democrat defeats, it’s no wonder the guy doesn’t want to hold a press conference.


5 posted on 01/25/2010 11:31:02 AM PST by TexasCajun
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To: ianschwartz

At what point do we arrest the fools that voted for this POS?


6 posted on 01/25/2010 11:32:47 AM PST by maineman (BC EAGLES FAN)
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To: ianschwartz

Obama lied. Is this even news anymore?


7 posted on 01/25/2010 11:35:32 AM PST by Freedom4Life (The 2nd Amendment is in place in case they ignore the others.)
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To: Freedom4Life
I'm sure there is a pic floating around of Bambi and the Perp shaking hands at one of Bambi's all nighters at the White house. It would make a nice poster for the election season.
8 posted on 01/25/2010 11:41:02 AM PST by DAC21
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To: ianschwartz

The Cowardly lyin’ is the biggest POS I have seen in my lifetime


9 posted on 01/25/2010 11:42:18 AM PST by RWGinger
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To: ianschwartz

no-bid contracts?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imeJcqrCmMM

Stimulus funds awarded to contractors and such are all no-bid contracts.


10 posted on 01/25/2010 12:17:48 PM PST by widdle_wabbit
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11 posted on 01/25/2010 2:49:01 PM PST by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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