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California: Davis aide: Oracle deal bad for state --TESTIMONY PLACES BLAME ON OTHER STATE OFFICIALS
The San Jose Mercury News ^
| May. 21, 2002
| Noam Levey and Dion Nissenbaum
Posted on 05/22/2002 5:29:42 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Edited on 04/13/2004 3:29:22 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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SACRAMENTO - As lawmakers threatened to subpoena Oracle officials to testify, the governor's deputy chief of staff conceded Tuesday that California had signed a bad deal with the software company but blamed other state officials for their lack of scrutiny.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: calgov2002; california; campaign; contributions; davis; election2002; mismanagement; oracle; simon
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;Carry_Okie; SierraWasp; Gophack; eureka!; ElkGroveDan; Libertarianize the GOP...
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
"I'm concerned about the fact that we were given information that was inaccurate or not complete," Susan Kennedy told legislators... Kennedy, one of Gov. Gray Davis' top aides, put the last signature of approval on a memo recommending the deal in May 2001. But she said Tuesday that she had done so only because she had been assured by officials overseeing the contract that it would save taxpayers millions of dollars....
There you have it folks, the first top-level implementation of the Clinton-administration-made-famous "Bozo Defense" in the latest Dim-Bulb Davis scandal "Oracle-Gate."
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posted on
05/22/2002 6:00:25 PM PDT
by
Henchster
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
"Kennedy, put the last signature of approval on a memo recommending the deal in May 2001. But she said Tuesday that she had done so only because she had been assured by officials overseeing the contract that it would save taxpayers millions of dollars by consolidating the state's software purchases.
I guess this also means that she would sign a "Blank Check" with no support documentation ....because "She Had Been Assured by Officials" that this was normal practice and would save taxpayers millions of dollars .....
Next Case .....Dr.
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posted on
05/22/2002 6:05:24 PM PDT
by
GoldnGate
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
So he's only incompetent then?
NaW.
(That's a real news flash...)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Dim-out Davis has started the blame-somebody-else game. Or, as another freeper has already pointed out, the "bozo defense"(tm).
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posted on
05/22/2002 6:26:53 PM PDT
by
jimtorr
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
"``I'm concerned about the fact that we were given information that was inaccurate or not complete,'' Susan Kennedy told legislators during a hearing into the six- to 10-year database software contract."Translation: "We were caught, damn it."
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
And Davis continues to pass the buck ... it's not my fault, I didn't know about it, I fired the person who did it, yada yada yada.
I hope the public doesn't buy his lies and machinations.
Dump Davis.
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posted on
05/22/2002 7:25:28 PM PDT
by
Gophack
To: Gophack
Davis continues to pass the buck ... it's not my fault, I didn't know about it, I fired the person who did it ....
I hope the public doesn't buy his lies and machinations. I hope so too!
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posted on
05/22/2002 7:54:10 PM PDT
by
heleny
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach;Grampa Dave;Liz;ElkGroveDan;helena
BAD DEAL FOR STATE 'What happens when there are 'jokers' that are WILD'?
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posted on
05/22/2002 9:52:40 PM PDT
by
d14truth
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
This Deputy Chief of Staff, Susan Kennedy, is obviously short on brains.
Thus, I assume she's long on boobs.
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posted on
05/22/2002 10:01:59 PM PDT
by
okie01
To: okie01
just looks like an average soccer mom!
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; liz
Nah! she looks like a career Rat, who has been caught demanding bribes, taking bribes and now is saying "I don't recall. I can't remember! Our aides did it! I know nothing! I didn't know the Whoreacle Bribe, er offer, was loaded.
Look at her eyes, even with the gunite makeup, she looks terrible.
I pinged Liz for a woman's view of this Rat caught in the spot light!
To: Grampa Dave;ernest atthebeach;d14truth
One look at that blank face, I
know how she landed her job; on her back, not with her brain. LOL.
That phony " Who, me lie?" look. The faked look of dismay. She's saying, " Man, I'm in deep doo-doo."
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posted on
05/23/2002 7:06:19 AM PDT
by
Liz
To: Liz
You are so bad (compliment!)!
I knew that you would have a great come back.
To: Grampa Dave;liz
That phony " Who, me lie?" look. The faked look of dismay. She's saying, " Man, I'm in deep doo-doo." ROFL!!!
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; liz
Isn't Liz great to clear up these mysteries for the males of Free Republic.
To: Grampa Dave,Liz
Yes, indeed !!!.
Get over to the latest thread started by NormsRevenge.
It's on the Calgov2002 thread and titled ---Oracle's donation plans were known
To: Liz
Bump!
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posted on
05/23/2002 9:20:35 AM PDT
by
Gophack
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