BigRedBuster Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 From December 2016. LINK Quote Donald Trump on Tuesday called for the cancellation of a Defense Department contract with Boeing to build the next generation of presidential aircraft, decrying the deal as too expensive. “Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force One for future presidents, but costs are out of control, more than $4 billion. Cancel order!” the president-elect wrote on Twitter. “The plane is totally out of control. It’s going to be over $4 billion for Air Force One program and I think it’s ridiculous," Trump elaborated in brief comments to reporters at Trump Tower. "I think Boeing is doing a little bit of a number. We want Boeing to make a lot of money, but not that much money.” 1 Link to comment
GSG Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said: LINK Yeah, some of that was in the article I posted. He was against it before, but now he's going to have it done 'his way' so it's no big deal. It's all about his ego Link to comment
Danny Bateman Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 58 minutes ago, GSG said: I didn't know where to put this s#!t In a lot of ways this is a metaphor for our politics right now. They say Donald Trump is a poor person's idea of a rich person. In the same way, there are far too many people who only care about projecting the image of a good president and presidency. Their idea of that, at least. This is meant to placate those types. People who think we've got to have the newest & flashiest transportation to befit such a great man doing business on behalf of the U.S. around the world. Of course, Trump just wants it so he can live in the utmost comfort. It's a sad byproduct of electing a reality TV president - people want reality TV things. Yesterday, I heard on the radio the federal government stopped funding an evidence-based guideline database for doctors and other healthcare professionals. It cost $1.2M annually. That's a tiny fraction of what this AFO upgrade will cost. It's likely less than the cost of one golf trip for him. Our priorities are screwed up at the moment. A higher emphasis is put on Trump trying to live like a king than providing good medicine to people. 3 Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 9 minutes ago, Clifford Franklin said: Yesterday, I heard on the radio the federal government stopped funding an evidence-based guideline database for doctors and other healthcare professionals. It cost $1.2M annually. That's a tiny fraction of what this AFO upgrade will cost. It's likely less than the cost of one golf trip for him. I saw this also and marked it up as one more thing that makes no sense. Link to comment
schriznoeder Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Wow. Just wow... In a Normal Country, Sacha Baron Cohen Would Have Just Ended This Republican Lawmaker's Career 1 Link to comment
ZRod Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 53 minutes ago, schriznoeder said: Um... Weren't the first 3 or 4 items he lists literally approved under the Obama administration to be enacted? 2 Link to comment
schriznoeder Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 10 minutes ago, ZRod said: Um... Weren't the first 3 or 4 items he lists literally approved under the Obama administration to be enacted? Shhh, don't tell anyone. It might cause Newt to ruffle his perfected coiffed hair. Link to comment
knapplc Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Yeah. Hey. Don't do this. Vandalism like this, or smashing in the window of a local political office isn't going to accomplish anything. These stars are like $40k or $30k or something. There'll be surveillance video of this, and I hope the idiot who did it pays for a replacement. Link to comment
funhusker Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 11 minutes ago, knapplc said: Yeah. Hey. Don't do this. Vandalism like this, or smashing in the window of a local political office isn't going to accomplish anything. These stars are like $40k or $30k or something. There'll be surveillance video of this, and I hope the idiot who did it pays for a replacement. You’re correct that this accomplished nothing. But it’s the second time it’s been destroyed, they don’t have to replace it. Link to comment
Moiraine Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 1 hour ago, knapplc said: Yeah. Hey. Don't do this. Vandalism like this, or smashing in the window of a local political office isn't going to accomplish anything. These stars are like $40k or $30k or something. There'll be surveillance video of this, and I hope the idiot who did it pays for a replacement. Why couldn't they have just taken a dump on it? Link to comment
ZRod Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 2 hours ago, Moiraine said: Why couldn't they have just taken a dump on it? Why waste a good s#!t? 1 Link to comment
Moiraine Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 "They stole our jobs and they plundered our wealth, but that ended," Trump said. Just like that! What a hero. Link to comment
commando Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 lol....i think this might be true Link to comment
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