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- Spectre74, on 12/16/2007, -8/+56Hmmm. Wonder how many packs of cigarettes u can get with that in prison.
- heymike, on 12/16/2007, -0/+1Surely you are not implying Cheney will ever be punished for this. That is not really how it goes; he will go down in history books as a saint.
- Spectre74, on 12/17/2007, -0/+1I imply nothing sir. I just like to smoke and I am on probation.
- heymike, on 12/16/2007, -0/+1Surely you are not implying Cheney will ever be punished for this. That is not really how it goes; he will go down in history books as a saint.
- AlexLibman, on 12/16/2007, -25/+98Great, our country is represented by a living caricature of a "fortunate son" and a "war profiteer" as his VP... Is this the America you want to live in?
Only a principled statesman like Ron Paul could restore the image of our once-great Republic!- GhostyBoy, on 12/16/2007, -2/+13"Only a principled statesman like Ron Paul"
How about if we, the people, actually got informed and started being accountable for our own world. With or without the good doctor, in the end the responsibility lies within each and every one us to make a positive change.- tybris, on 12/16/2007, -6/+3Stop dreaming.
- d3lta, on 12/16/2007, -10/+2RON PAUL would get rid of all war torn regions so that his companies wouldn't be able to profit from them in the first place!!! RON PAUL FTW!!!
- ISIfunded911, on 12/16/2007, -2/+15You forgot to mention Kucinich and Gravel and Nader.
- Piccolo9833, on 12/16/2007, -4/+0no, he didn't forget them. Kucinich is a nut (though I do agree with his gun policy). Gravel is just another Kucinich. Nader does better writing books
- jacquesm, on 12/16/2007, -2/+13Ron Who ? Seriously, if you think that anybody who will head up your current political system will make a shred of a difference then you need to review the situation from a little more distance. A lot more is wrong with the American political system than the guys at the top. Sure, they'll make a difference, but as long as politicians are in the pockets of big business (and campaign financing pretty much guarantees they are) nothing substantial will change. Fixing this mess is going to take a major overhaul, not just a replacement of the management.
- gwinerreniwg, on 12/16/2007, -0/+4Certainly a Ron Paul administration would lead to MORE privatization and corporate profiteering at the people's expense. After all, Paul believes in a very slim government - so who exactly will provide these services such as constuction, engineering, etc.? Just because we're out of Iraq, doesn't mean our needs disappear - we have other commitments domestic and abroad to deal with. So if our government isn't going to do it, then I have to imagine Paul expects private corporations to do so, leading to EXACTLY the same kind of corporate rape we have today. Except there would be LESS regulation governing this because again, Paul believes is slim government. I like a lot of what I hear Ron Paul say, but I think the answer is more government regulation in this case, not less, as Paul would have.
- rekleiner, on 12/16/2007, -0/+4I have said it before, and I will say it again. Ron Paul is a great man, there is no way he will get into office. The old Bankers who are the real rulers of your country, would never allow that. They have controlled your voting system for at least the last 4 presidents. Ron Paul says he will remove the Federal Reserve, which is OWNED by these bankers and war profiteers. If he makes it into office, he will probably suffer the same fate as other people who tried to stop them(eg. JFK)
I can tell you that Hilary will win the election, with another voting scandal. Who knows they may have found a newer way to accomplish their goals without a scandal this time. She has already been picked by these men. Do you understand how rigged your votes are. These people have been the same people in power for over 50 years. This generation in the US have never had a real say it what happens.
I fear the only way to stop these people at this point is another Revolution. They control every aspect of your lives.
AMERICA NEEDS TO WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=10703290536 ...
http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-7065177340 ...
- GhostyBoy, on 12/16/2007, -2/+13"Only a principled statesman like Ron Paul"
- AlexLibman, on 12/16/2007, -9/+30... or else we'll end up with another caricature, "fortunate wife" vs "9/11 profiteer" in 2008!
- tybris, on 12/16/2007, -2/+5That pretty much sums up the election :)
- thebeefytaco, on 12/16/2007, -4/+27HOLY *****! That's almost as much as Google!
- 1randomguy08, on 12/16/2007, -3/+1Nothing is as much as google =p
- ChromaVita, on 12/16/2007, -1/+61,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,001- tybris, on 12/16/2007, -2/+2OK, now try a googolplex
- ChromaVita, on 12/16/2007, -1/+61,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
- 1randomguy08, on 12/16/2007, -3/+1Nothing is as much as google =p
- Berkana, on 12/16/2007, -5/+161Keep in mind the following as well:
* Halliburton will be moving their HQ to Dubai, to avoid those pesky taxes and to make their paper trail out of reach to US prosecutors who want to recover evidence of wrongdoing. Meanwhile, they make billions off of US tax payers through their war profiteering. Utterly despicable.
* Halliburton did business with Iran through overseas subsidiaries to circumvent US sanctions against Iran. (Ironic--no just plain evil, while on top of that, Cheney is drumming the war drum to go bomb Iran.)
Cheney and Halliburton symbolize the worst of corporate greed and political corruption. May they burn in hell.- Aroundtown27, on 12/16/2007, -1/+7Just to let you know.... only the CEO is moving there
- JCM0165, on 12/16/2007, -0/+3to Hell?
- nebion, on 12/16/2007, -1/+6There are a lot of questionable things going on here, but the single most blatant one is that a government should not, under any circumstances, award any contracts to a corporation that is strongly associated with anyone with power to influence that decision.
That's simply a ridiculously obvious door to corruption, why would anyone want to condone that?
Halliburton might have questionable ethics even without the connections, but the connections are really the things that should be strictly regulated.- Balt, on 12/16/2007, -1/+1I have to agree with you on that. These contracts were awarded, not bid on. They knew what companies they wanted to get the contracts. Bidding was not allowed. The concept is the same though. We bomb the hell out of these countries then make money by rebuilding them. If another company, that was not associated with either of them, were given the contract it would be much different. But by awarding the contracts instead of allowing companies to bid, you lockout any competition.
- Arcesius, on 12/16/2007, -1/+2I like your thinking, but how about a real place, like jail, for them to burn/rot.
- theutopian, on 12/16/2007, -0/+2Not that I'm defending the tards destroying our country, but Halliburton is not relocating to Dubai. KBR is, who were a subsidiary of Haliburton but have since been spun off as a separate company. It's still wrong, just wanted to clarify the facts.
- Berkana, on 12/16/2007, -0/+2Do you really think such a lucrative company as KBR, even if officially spun off, is not still deeply connected to Halliburton?
According to ABC News, Halliburton is moving to Duabi, not just KBR: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=294193 ...
- Berkana, on 12/16/2007, -0/+2Do you really think such a lucrative company as KBR, even if officially spun off, is not still deeply connected to Halliburton?
- hoovcluck, on 12/16/2007, -3/+1Cheney in '08!!!!!!!!!!
- graphak, on 12/16/2007, -0/+1hmmm, no wonder there is so much activity in Dubai...take a look at all the amazing new architecture.
- finmaccool, on 12/16/2007, -0/+1Cheney and Halliburton are moving into the worlds tallest building in Dubai built by their heros-THE BIN LADEN GROUP!!!!
- Aroundtown27, on 12/16/2007, -1/+7Just to let you know.... only the CEO is moving there
- themacx, on 12/16/2007, -10/+4crime doesn't pay....
- Berkana, on 12/16/2007, -1/+10To be honest, if that were so, we'd have a lot fewer criminals. It is up to the rest of us to make it not pay; if left unchecked, crime pays extremely well.
- GhostyBoy, on 12/16/2007, -2/+6Whoa, whoa, slow down there, cowboy. That would mean investigating something and I think we all know that the only people who want to investigate anything are tin-foil hat wearing lunatics.
- ISIfunded911, on 12/16/2007, -1/+3Are you ready to start a revolution and kill the criminals? Because criminals have a lot of money, and money corrupts society very deeply, let us not be naive. Basically, capitalism leads directly to the current situation. So society will not change deeply without replacing money with one of several kinds of alternative currencies, like local money, and/or money with a date limit,...
Nader is right: there should be an upper limit to the quantity of money anyone can earn and possess. Anyone who does not agree is not wise, pathologically materialistic, and is prisonner of a brain totally shaped by commercials since childhood.- Berkana, on 12/16/2007, -1/+2Uh, no. You need to learn a lesson or two about money. Start here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy-fD78zyvI
- ISIfunded911, on 12/16/2007, -0/+3You need to look at part 4 of the video you recommend:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0p8LepIuVM
It is about money reform, and they propose local barter money.
- ISIfunded911, on 12/16/2007, -0/+3You need to look at part 4 of the video you recommend:
- Berkana, on 12/16/2007, -1/+2Uh, no. You need to learn a lesson or two about money. Start here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy-fD78zyvI
- tybris, on 12/16/2007, -4/+2Who taught you that? Of course it does...
- Berkana, on 12/16/2007, -1/+10To be honest, if that were so, we'd have a lot fewer criminals. It is up to the rest of us to make it not pay; if left unchecked, crime pays extremely well.
- d3lta, on 12/16/2007, -3/+20"The Vice President has sought to stem criticism by signing an agreement to donate the after-tax profits from these stock options to charities of his choice, and his lawyer has said he will not take any tax deduction for the donations."
Hmm, I'm guessing sometime in the next year or two a Lynne Cheney Foundation will be set up for civilian contractors (and their children) who work(ed) in war torn regions. - Abominous, on 12/16/2007, -5/+16"Cheney has pledged to give proceeds to charity."
Well that's downright civil of him.- fakingbush, on 12/16/2007, -1/+16so he does not need to pay any tax.
- pintomp3, on 12/16/2007, -1/+9given this man's track record with the truth, i wouldn't count on it.
- brad3378, on 12/16/2007, -0/+5I'd like to see him donate to this charity: http://www.amputee-online.com/amputee/support_site ...
- kreneskyp, on 12/16/2007, -0/+2of course they are still just options. he hasn't spent any money to turn them into stock*. My guess is he'll just wait till after he leaves office and then cash them in. "i'm not vp anymore so its not ill gotten gains anymore".
*stock options aren't the same thing as stock. they are just stock thats been reserved for him at a specific price. Some options have a time limit associated with them IE 10 years and they go away. A high level executive such as cheney is more likely to get terms that include a long expiration date, or none. Cheney can hold onto the options until they expire with no risk. - sgglynn, on 12/17/2007, -0/+1A charity where 95% of the cash goes to "administrative expenses" and happens to be headed by a close family friend
- GhostyBoy, on 12/16/2007, -6/+27It's nice to know that heroes like Dick Cheney have been able to reap well deserved rewards for spreading freedom around the world.
- raskali, on 12/16/2007, -0/+3Dammit, he's not being rewarded enough. I just hope some of the hundreds of billions of dollars his cronies in the pentagon have skimmed from the books, end up in Mr. Cheney's Swiss bank account.
- ebeasy, on 12/16/2007, -6/+10Why as Americans do we allow the same old dog and pony show ? Everyone is running around talking about the issues that everyone wants to hear about except the truth. That as long as the same people are making money they are willing to sacrifice anything, including the American people. Cheney and Halliburton is the same as Bush and the special interests groups,i.e. big oil, pharmaceuticals, and WAR !
- epicstruggle, on 12/16/2007, -3/+20From wiki:
In recent years the company has become the center of several controversies involving the 2003 Iraq War and the company's ties to U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney. Cheney retired from the company during the 2000 U.S. presidential election campaign with a severance package worth $34 million.[23] As of 2004, he had received $398,548 in deferred compensation from Halliburton while Vice President.[24] Concerns have been raised regarding the possible conflict of interest resulting from Cheney's deferred compensation and stock options from Halliburton. However, before entering office in 2001, Cheney bought an insurance policy that guaranteed a fixed amount of deferred payments from Halliburton each year for five years so that the payments would not depend on the company's fortunes.[24] He is legally bound by an agreement he signed which turns over power of attorney to a trust administrator to sell the options at some future time and to give the after-tax profits to three charities. The agreement specifies that 40% will go to the University of Wyoming (in Cheney's home state), 40% will go to George Washington University's medical faculty to be used for tax-exempt charitable purposes, and 20% will go to Capital Partners for Education. The agreement states that it is "irrevocable and may not be terminated, waived or amended," preventing Cheney from taking back the options at a later date.[24]- Sogui, on 12/16/2007, -5/+6I know the rep that Cheney has, but seriously... he says he's going to donate it all to charity, and it looks like he's doing just that. I'm surprised he's even doing that with his deferred compensation since that's technically money he earned in the 90's and is getting it back now. If he's donating his own salary to charity, something tells me he won't be hording the proceeds of those stocks.
- heliox, on 12/16/2007, -0/+1You will be buried for saying that.
- ISIfunded911, on 12/16/2007, -3/+12The trick is that as soon as he will leave the White House, he will get a new job at the top of Halliburton and will receive countless millions. Many politicians win the lottery when they leave politics and go sell their connections to corporations, and most people do not know that, because the corporations owning the media do not tell them...and people are too often lazy intellectually.
- Sogui, on 12/16/2007, -3/+1After the White House I'd bet on him just going into retirement.
- kuwan, on 12/16/2007, -7/+5Wow, it's nice to see there's still some shred of intelligence on Digg. So unfortunate though that probably 98% of people here still think that Cheney might somehow profit from those stock options.
For the last time people, Cheney has turned over power of attorney to a third party. He has no control over when they are exercised nor will he ever see a single penny from them. Everything goes to charity. Try to get that through your pathetically brainwashed heads.- Wartyboskfapped, on 12/16/2007, -6/+5You believe that? It would be stupid to believe a proven liar, a man whose every pronouncement has turned out to be false. Don't make me quote him, it would take up the page.
- heliox, on 12/16/2007, -2/+3It would be more stupid to believe the ***** on digg.
- jamdogg, on 12/16/2007, -4/+7You are a classic example of how easy to control people are. Unquestioningly willing to believe the face value information, you will not press the issue any further. Like a good slave you simply obey and repeat the party line:
"Everything goes to charity. Try to get that through your pathetically brainwashed heads."- zooplibob, on 12/16/2007, -1/+2And you are NOT "unquestionably willing to believe the face value of information"? Take a look at the Hal stock price and please explain how Cheney managed to make 3281% on his investment during 2004. Then get back to me. Thx:
http://money.excite.com/jsp/ct/bigchart.jsp?symbol ...
- zooplibob, on 12/16/2007, -1/+2And you are NOT "unquestionably willing to believe the face value of information"? Take a look at the Hal stock price and please explain how Cheney managed to make 3281% on his investment during 2004. Then get back to me. Thx:
- banzai26, on 12/16/2007, -3/+3Who knew the one person that still supports Dick Cheney reads Digg on the Internets...
- Balt, on 12/16/2007, -3/+3I have to hand it to you, your post is pathetic. What makes you think I or anyone else is going to believe anything they say after it has been proved that they lied about the WMDs in Iraq and about the "research" being done by Iran to make nuclear weapons. 2 lies to get to war and they were not only fed to us but to the entire world. When Bush and Cheney speak, their noses grow like Pinocchio. Stop believing the party line. Even if he does donate the money to charities of his choice, what is to stop him from donating to a charity that he created or that benefits him somehow. At this stage of the game anything is possible. You're not looking at the whole picture.
- Wartyboskfapped, on 12/16/2007, -6/+5You believe that? It would be stupid to believe a proven liar, a man whose every pronouncement has turned out to be false. Don't make me quote him, it would take up the page.
- rcook18, on 12/16/2007, -2/+1Liars lie. Thieves steal. Take your blinders off -- Cheney is currently running interference for Halliburton and he will be financially rewarded for his influence peddling.
- Sogui, on 12/16/2007, -5/+6I know the rep that Cheney has, but seriously... he says he's going to donate it all to charity, and it looks like he's doing just that. I'm surprised he's even doing that with his deferred compensation since that's technically money he earned in the 90's and is getting it back now. If he's donating his own salary to charity, something tells me he won't be hording the proceeds of those stocks.
- Arcnite, on 12/16/2007, -3/+7That was in 2005, wonder what it's like now.
- Ghostalker, on 12/16/2007, -14/+5***** Google, as long as this war is going on (til the next election, easily) I might start investing in Halliburton. I may not come out stinking rich, but I'll be richer then I am now. Good 'ol capitalism.
- Rotzooi, on 12/16/2007, -4/+9Enjoy spending your bloodmoney, knowing that is was AMERICAN LIVES that paid for your trinkets.
- heliox, on 12/16/2007, -3/+2American lives paid for our country to be free. How do you live with that? You should give all the money you have earned to charities supporting the armed forces.
- dalittle, on 12/16/2007, -1/+1It is not capitalism if a fascist makes the decisions.
- Rotzooi, on 12/16/2007, -4/+9Enjoy spending your bloodmoney, knowing that is was AMERICAN LIVES that paid for your trinkets.
- Sogui, on 12/16/2007, -10/+10This is what I don't get... if he really does donate all the proceeds to charity, then doesn't that shoot all your conspiracies out of the water? We went to Iraq and gave all those bids to Halliburton so he could donate them to the American Cancer Society... the cunning bastard!
- rvandy, on 12/16/2007, -3/+3His cronies at Halliburton are still profiting....a portion of those proceeds will go to the GOP's coffers, and the cycle continues. As evil as Cheney is, I don't think he invaded Iraq for the sole purpose of improving his stock portfolio.
- Wartyboskfapped, on 12/16/2007, -3/+5He's going to donate it to charities of his own choice. Ask yourself what constitutes a charity, who sets up the charity, how is the money dealt with.. please, use some critical thinking skills. Do you really think that this guy is going to give the money to the humane society and not some ***** tax write-off that will benefit him or his cronies? If you believe anything coming out of this guy's mouth, you are as gullible as *****.
- HolisticIsland, on 12/16/2007, -1/+3Sounds like you could use some of those critical thinking skills yourself. It says right in the article "...and his lawyer has said he will not take any tax deduction for the donations."
- jswcat, on 12/16/2007, -1/+4The military/industrial complex that is your elected officials !!!!
- Curlz31, on 12/16/2007, -3/+16Who are these 10% of ''Americans'' that support Cheney? thats what I wanna know
- sacxnz, on 12/16/2007, -2/+17Haliburton shareholders?
- Wartyboskfapped, on 12/16/2007, -1/+6Why are you digging him down? He's probably right.
- Lothar76, on 12/16/2007, -1/+1I guess GhostyBoy is one of them, then.
- hoovcluck, on 12/16/2007, -8/+4I'm not a big fan of Bush but I like Cheney. I fell in love with him when he told that senator to go ***** himself.
- sacxnz, on 12/16/2007, -2/+17Haliburton shareholders?
- theegoist1917, on 12/16/2007, -18/+2does it not bother anybody that a Democrat did all the research for this Republican slander piece and that this article is 3 years old? Hell, if i turned in a college thesis with citations from a 3 year old source with staked interest... the professor would laugh at me.
- Wartyboskfapped, on 12/16/2007, -3/+10Everyone laughs at you.
- heliox, on 12/16/2007, -2/+2Liberals here on Digg do not care about accuracy. Anyone can post ***** on the net, and if it suits their liberal agenda, it is gospel. You guys should know that by now.
- ultralights, on 12/16/2007, -3/+6ive said it once, and ill say it again, the was in Iraq isn't about oil.... Oil will never give you 3281% return on your investment.
- Wartyboskfapped, on 12/16/2007, -0/+3War is incredibly profitable. Read Dwight D. Eisenhower's speech from 1961 warning about this.
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/presiden/speeche ...
"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the militaryindustrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.
We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together." - dood, on 12/16/2007, -0/+1That's what they're saying, though. It did give a 3281% return. Perhaps not directly, but that's not the point.
- Wartyboskfapped, on 12/16/2007, -0/+3War is incredibly profitable. Read Dwight D. Eisenhower's speech from 1961 warning about this.
- mugduster, on 12/16/2007, -3/+1NOT with ME.... he didn't. Not even up to 32.81%
*wishing he did tho - rento, on 12/16/2007, -8/+6Please digg this as much as possible. This should be frontpage news on every newspaper on earth!
- otaru123, on 12/16/2007, -3/+0What's interesting is that there is a massive dip at the end of the graph, and I haven't a clue what caused it. Whatever it is, it can't be a bad thing since the bastard is loosing money.
- CReatiVe4w3, on 12/16/2007, -8/+1It's pretty clear you're an unintelligent person by your lack of understanding of the human species, Bangor.
The funnier part is that less than 1% of everyone to read what I just typed won't understand why. - rento, on 12/16/2007, -3/+6after a google search.... http://www.halliburtonwatch.org/
"Covers the corporation's practices including cronyism and corruption." - Anub1s, on 12/16/2007, -2/+7Wait something doesn't add up here, the website here says that they have a contract of $5.8b but the website mentioned in an ealier digg article USAspending.gov which was supposedly partially set up by Obama, says that the contracts for 2005 don't add up to even $100,000. Is something seriously off, or am I just missing something?
- newmoon69, on 12/16/2007, -7/+2Did Halo Burnton get paid. Shrub and FUtus think of nothing else when they rise and before they sleep. When they go out and when they come in. When they start pointless wars and torture people Did Halo Burnton get paid is all they know.
- heliox, on 12/16/2007, -0/+1Intentionally screwing up names make you look quite immature and very stupid.
Just sayin...
- heliox, on 12/16/2007, -0/+1Intentionally screwing up names make you look quite immature and very stupid.
- Winston84, on 12/16/2007, -5/+11Dick Cheney is a traitor and a liar ..
He allowed the Pentagon-attack to succeed and lies about his whereabout on 9-11 2001 .
( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDfdOwt2v3Y )
I say it was the wrong guy who got shot in the face .. - Zlorp, on 12/16/2007, -5/+2this article is over 2 years old
- steveoco, on 12/16/2007, -2/+6And to think, what will it all mean to Cheney in 20 or so years when hes dead? So many young people dying over in Iraq to fund this piece of ***** life for a while... who needs that much money?
- Sogui, on 12/16/2007, -4/+3RTFA he's donating it all, honestly... you can bury me down if he doesn't follow through but according to the article he's already donated all of his deferred compensation (over a half million) to universities and charities.
- AdamGeld, on 12/16/2007, -0/+1That's the biggest crock of crap I've heard yet today. Sounds like money laundering to me anyway. That would make Cheney look all fantastic, and the people he donated his blood money to could just send him back 10%.
- Sogui, on 12/16/2007, -4/+3RTFA he's donating it all, honestly... you can bury me down if he doesn't follow through but according to the article he's already donated all of his deferred compensation (over a half million) to universities and charities.
- BulletsforRingo, on 12/16/2007, -3/+7Bangor,
Please don't generalize all Americans. I for one (and I know I'm not alone on this) detest this war, our politicians and the way that this administration has handled foreign affairs. Do not stereotype hundreds of millions of people (in any sense) based on the actions of a handful of "elected" officials whose opinions are bought and payed for. I'm ashamed that the world's opinion of my country is so horrible, just know that the majority of us didn't help create the stereotype which you so blatantly slander us with. Bush is NOT my president, he does NOT stand for what I believe and I EAGERLY await for his incumbency of the office of president to be over.- Goblinkiller, on 12/16/2007, -2/+3Your government is representing the majority of the population of your country and it might therefor be perfectly correct to generalize that what your government does is what you Americans want. If the majority of your country doesn't agree with your government - then why did the majority of the Americans vote for that government?
I understand that it isn't fun - but it's democracy and the people can't blame their government completely for their country's actions because the government is elected by the people who are responsible for electing a good government. - sedek89, on 12/16/2007, -0/+2i hear a patriot act coming to get your treasonable ass!
- Goblinkiller, on 12/16/2007, -2/+3Your government is representing the majority of the population of your country and it might therefor be perfectly correct to generalize that what your government does is what you Americans want. If the majority of your country doesn't agree with your government - then why did the majority of the Americans vote for that government?
- Chip53, on 12/16/2007, -15/+1BFD! More anti-government spam.
- AdamGeld, on 12/16/2007, -0/+1Seriously, how can you defend Cheney? I can't fathom how you could support him.
- mal1964, on 12/16/2007, -8/+2I'm not saying Halliburton is good but this site has 528 long pages of how bad they are, Agenda is .
- everymahn, on 12/16/2007, -1/+3Predicting the future: Cheney will one day return to Haliburton as Chief Executive for a compensation package worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
His excuse will be that he made his money the old fashioned way... he "earned it". - DestroyFascism, on 12/16/2007, -3/+4What a ***** up system! Being in office and able to hold shares directly / indirectly in a company. It's no wonder American Politics is so completely ***** up! Cheney and Bush MUST go to jail! And take their assets as proceeds of crime! Leave them poor, broke and penniless!
- AdamGeld, on 12/16/2007, -0/+1Jail would mean nothing to people like them. How could you put them in jail anyway? It's almost humorous to actually think of such a thing actually happening. They need to be tried for crimes against all of humanity.
- Hazard26, on 12/16/2007, -0/+0This isn't true. Jail means that they are taken away from their families and all that they have worked for. Does this not sound like a punishment?
Your second statement is more cogent. It would be difficult to put someone in jail for something that isn't illegal (talking about the investment).
Your "crimes against all of humanity" point lacks support. Do you have more information that would make this point more persuasive?
- Hazard26, on 12/16/2007, -0/+0This isn't true. Jail means that they are taken away from their families and all that they have worked for. Does this not sound like a punishment?
- Hazard26, on 12/16/2007, -0/+0While I agree that allowing politicians to hold stock in specific companies creates myriad bad incentives, at least Mr. Cheney is putting the money into charities (40% will go to the University of Wyoming (in Cheney's home state), 40% will go to George Washington University's medical faculty to be used for tax-exempt charitable purposes, and 20% will go to Capital Partners for Education. Source: Wikipedia)
I don't find this so grotesque that he "MUST go to jail", especially since what he has done isn't against the law. And I, for one, think that putting people in jail for things that aren't against the law a bit scarier than charities getting donations.
- AdamGeld, on 12/16/2007, -0/+1Jail would mean nothing to people like them. How could you put them in jail anyway? It's almost humorous to actually think of such a thing actually happening. They need to be tried for crimes against all of humanity.
- Anub1s, on 12/16/2007, -1/+6Isn't this a form of insider trading? At the very least it's a conflict of interest. This shouldn't be allowed. If it's illegal for an insider in a business to trade based on confidential information, it should be doubly illegal for a leader of our ***** to do it. Impeach this fat hypocrite.
- pleiadianagenda, on 12/16/2007, -0/+10Impeach and imprison Cheney. The man is a war profiteer, and a treasonous criminal. He deserves the punishment that treason calls for, and the American people deserve to be free of him, Bush, and this criminal administration.
- kedohmen, on 12/16/2007, -0/+3Daddy's gotsta make a living!
- amightywind, on 12/16/2007, -15/+2I don't see why Vice President Cheney shouldn't be rewarded for wise investing less than any other American. Is it more acceptable to enrich your self as a trial lawyer, like John Edwards, or as a professional presidential candidate like B. Hussein Obama?
- apavluck, on 12/16/2007, -1/+4So, you're saying you don't see a conflict of interest here? I won't restate the obvious.
- Wartyboskfapped, on 12/16/2007, -2/+1Let him do it honestly.
- kedohmen, on 12/16/2007, -0/+6i like how this guy is using Barack he uses Hussein -his middle name. Ohhhh, he has a a bad guy sounding name, oooooohhhhh, he must be a Muslim plant. Dumb ass.
And how is he a professional presidential candidate? Do you mean he acts professional? The I would agree. Or were you trying to say he's a career candidate? - soot, on 12/16/2007, -0/+3"B. Hussein Obama?" ***** you, I know what you're trying to trying to imply when people like you make it a point to say that, and its *****.
That's pretty sick if you're calling Cheney's profiteering a wise investment. He's making money off of our dead soldiers in stock options that he should have no part in owning. - AdamGeld, on 12/16/2007, -0/+1I'm tired of trying to reason with people like you. It does no good.
- robflm256, on 12/16/2007, -0/+7The government relies of uneducated, lazy Americans. The only way Americans can avoid this kind of tyranny is by EDUCATING themselves. Stop watching TV and START LEARNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Goblinkiller, on 12/16/2007, -0/+2Agreed - within knowledge lies power. Without knowledge people can't know what to vote for and if they could vote without knowledge then babies and animals should also be allowed to vote... All democracies are responsible of educating their inhabitants correctly!
- zooplibob, on 12/16/2007, -0/+1Ok lets start the education with you. Time to educate you on Halliburton's stock price:
http://money.excite.com/jsp/ct/bigchart.jsp?symbol ...
Does that look like a 3281% increase in 5 years, much less the 1 year (2004-2005) claimed in the article?
You have just been educated.
- kedohmen, on 12/16/2007, -0/+1Rara ra ra rawra, stock options good, rara ra -bites head of live chicken- rara ra rarara....
- Tempest261, on 12/16/2007, -1/+7Why isn't he impeached yet?
- hoovcluck, on 12/16/2007, -1/+4because you touch yourself at night
- Tempest261, on 12/16/2007, -0/+2I KNEW IT! It ends TONIGHT.
- hoovcluck, on 12/18/2007, -0/+1I know it sucks I have to stop too
- hoovcluck, on 12/18/2007, -0/+1I know it sucks I have to stop too
- Tempest261, on 12/16/2007, -0/+2I KNEW IT! It ends TONIGHT.
- hoovcluck, on 12/16/2007, -1/+4because you touch yourself at night
- 69mustang69, on 12/16/2007, -0/+5Its sad looking back on the crap we tried to impeach Clinton for..and no one is saying a damn thing for this administration. Sad sad. RP08.
- calinthematrix, on 12/16/2007, -1/+5This is crazy. Why do American people put up with this *****? It blows my mind that in my current company, I cannot hire my wife due to conflict of interest--- no matter how fit for the job she is, yet it is perfectly legal and currently in progress to have people leading a country 100% dependent on oil WHO MADE IT RICH AND HAVE ALL THEIR INVESTMENTS IN OIL! WAKE UP SHEEPLE! IMPEACH THESE ***** ALREADY!
- Feep, on 12/16/2007, -0/+1I mean, okay, but...I don't think these two issues are really related.
- AdamGeld, on 12/16/2007, -0/+1Because they don't care. Americans think if they just ignore it, it will go away. They think it doesn't matter, because someone else will vote them out of office. It doesn't matter if they're out of office, they won't go away.
- skews13, on 12/16/2007, -5/+3well placed, high speed projectiles,is the best solutuion
- mexretroshore, on 12/16/2007, -0/+9Criminals are running this country.
- AdamGeld, on 12/16/2007, -0/+1Criminal seems a very minor word for them.
- sirloin, on 12/16/2007, -2/+2 I understand that they all had lives before becoming public officials and have business contacts and such, wouldit be too much to ask that they give back earnings that occur while in power. We are already paying these guys and there blind trust stuff is a joke. Prove you aitn a lobbists for yourself cheney and prove you support the stupid war you got us into and the troops by giving your proffits from the past 7 years to the soldiers.. amazingly it's about 50k per soldier in iraq was cheneys proffits. I say give it to them your evil heartless bastard. These people are dying, losing limbs, being burnt by ieds all to make you money.
- BuboTitan, on 12/16/2007, -0/+1His profits are already going to charity.
- anvilon, on 12/16/2007, -10/+2Cheney is not up for re-election in 2008. Buried as wrong topic.
- Winston84, on 12/16/2007, -0/+2LOL , we have a Digg Bury Brigade wannabe
- AdamGeld, on 12/16/2007, -0/+1Er... What does that have to do with anything? Does it really even matter anyway?
- optimusprime01, on 12/16/2007, -0/+4Cheney and Bush are ***** Ass Holes... Who mislead the people into a war for their own benefits...
- Todamont, on 12/16/2007, -1/+5That is TREASON. Cheney should be TRIED and EXECUTED.
- Hazard26, on 12/16/2007, -0/+0This isn't treason. This isn't even against the law. Treason, in the more strict sense, is "the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign."
Treason is much more like spying on one's country for the enemy, and much less like donating to charity.
- Hazard26, on 12/16/2007, -0/+0This isn't treason. This isn't even against the law. Treason, in the more strict sense, is "the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign."
- wiihippie, on 12/16/2007, -0/+1Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government. Thomas Jefferson
- synthox, on 12/16/2007, -0/+1Disgusting
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