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when describing this bod and mgt...I wish posters would...when describing this bod and mgt...I wish posters would get the lack of judgement and lack of Ethics right...it seems to me these lack of judgement actions MAY HAVE been directed because of cronyism and lack of ethics...just take a good look at the AA
Started 3 weeks, 4 days ago (2009-12-01 16:31:00)
by thatgoitersmell
it appears this bod gets low scores...with WASTE, duplication, inability to protect company assets, GREED, UNETHICAL transactions, lack of performance, constant EXCUSES by PUSHING THE BUCK, Cronyism, lack of ability regarding the situation at hand and just plain being JERKS, what do they expect?...pity, really...back to the cellar for me!
Started 1 month ago (2009-11-20 09:09:00)
by JoeNormal
In a recent thread, I was going off on one of my anti-cronyism rants and Jason said "Maybe you just don't have enough cronies". Although I think he meant it as a joke, it did start me wondering if there might actually be some sort of value in cronyism. My criticism of it boils down to two things. 1) There's no better way to hide incompetance than by having a bunch of cronies to defend you...
Started 5 days, 13 hours ago (2009-12-21 17:30:00)
by Natalie Pace
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Started 4 days, 17 hours ago (2009-12-22 13:41:24)
by griz
So, Eik, are we talking basic human nature here? People are going to latch on to everything that isn't claimed. Look at the graft, corruption, coersion and cronyism here in the USA among the operatives controlling fraudstreet and DC. It just happens to be the largest theft operation, ever. Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. I just retired from over 30 years in the military-...
Started 6 days, 14 hours ago (2009-12-20 17:24:00)
by USCKhan2007
Quote: Originally Posted by webmasterbob This is one of the more unbelievable threads that I have ever encountered. There is so much to take in, that is hard to even know where to begin. What are your three favorite HOLY SHIT passages/quotes/items? Bob, like you I found much of the information contained within these articles hard to ...
Started 3 days, 10 hours ago (2009-12-23 20:35:00)
by Mr.Badger
Sarcasm and irony. Let's see, now... The 9-11 attacks, Which were planned, funded, and operationally set in motion under Clinton. Planned, funded and operationally set in motion by whom? And why did the various intelligence agencies not pick up on all this, even though they had the information? Bush's government had eight months to stop that disaster and did nothing. Mind ...
Started 6 days, 21 hours ago (2009-12-20 09:57:00)
by ScoutsHonor
Quote: Originally Posted by cbc58 I think maybe we all can agree that the current system is well entrenched, exceptionally well funded and got to where it is because of decades of special interest manuvering and political cronyism. It's not going to change over night and the vast majority of people are unconciously numb and ...
Started 1 week ago (2009-12-19 22:39:00)
by ejmaztec
Quote: Originally Posted by Sir Arsalot Because if the guy is some kind of big cheese locally, that might explain the strange fear they seem to have of speaking out against him and the nasty cronyism going on. A bit of local knowledge would be good. I live near the town but am a bit of a blow-in. I don't even know ...
Started 1 day, 17 hours ago (2009-12-25 14:03:00)
by General Veers
From: CPL (kojakbt22) Dec-18 9:47 am To: CPL (kojakbt22) (8 of 27) 25969.8 in reply to 25969.7 lalaland on Fri, 18th Dec 2009 1:35 pm I thought as a PAP grassroots organization, you need to call open quotations to get the lowest quote for any services that meets RCs needs like what they do in the civil service. Is there not...
Started 2 days, 14 hours ago (2009-12-24 16:29:00)
by TheGhettoHeisman
Quote: Originally Posted by the Bray The University joined a Worker's Rights Consortium, lobbied against Nike, saw their contract run out and then signed a new contract (for a lot more money) with a new company... all to hide cronyism? I think it would have been easier to just get Lloyd's kid a job at Nike....
Started 4 days, 12 hours ago (2009-12-22 18:56:00)
by huh
Copyleft wrote: GJG, once you back yourself into a corner with the inane "Name me one thing government does right" argument, you've pretty much blown the argument. Jason has supplied several examples of wildly successful government programs--there are more, of course. And many, if not most, were instituted over the strenuous--and fruitless--objections of the conservatives at the time. The...
Started 4 days, 12 hours ago (2009-12-22 19:05:00)
by HUH
Copyleft wrote: GJG, once you back yourself into a corner with the inane "Name me one thing government does right" argument, you've pretty much blown the argument. Jason has supplied several examples of wildly successful government programs--there are more, of course. And many, if not most, were instituted over the strenuous--and fruitless--objections of the conservatives at the time. The...
Started 3 days, 17 hours ago (2009-12-23 13:55:00)
by SHOboy
Quote: Originally Posted by jmortensen The problem then is "beltway bandit contracting" and the solution is to fix cronyism, nepotism, graft, etc. Has there ever been a long-term effective solution to those in all of history?
