Trump Puts His Foot Down, Says No to Boeing!

[Edge-]

Are you serious right now? rofl...

I mean, sure. If you bother to entirely ignore context and reality - http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-...222-story.html

[araine]

still like new, well there you have the right wing problem on display, i am sure that truck on cinderblocks runs like new as well

[Tijuana]

I mean, sure. If you bother to entirely ignore context and reality - http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-...222-story.html

I can't read that story with my ad block on. Can you not make the point yourself, without the help of a journalist?

[TZucchini]

Hell, we were charged $60 million and several years just to wipe some damn dirt and mold off of the capitol dome

Those were blue collar American jobs. What do you have against blue collar American iron workers? Don't you have anything better to bitch about?

[Edge-]

I can't read that story with my ad block on. Can you not make the point yourself, without the help of a journalist?

Just disable it temporarily and give it a read, it delves into why the restoration needed to happen and why it cost so much.

Sorry for using a news article as a source of information?

[Tijuana]

Just disable it temporarily and give it a read, it delves into why the restoration needed to happen and why it cost so much.

Sorry for using a news article as a source of information?

I think you misunderstood me. 60 million seems cheap to me. The scaffolding construction and rental alone is millions.

[alexw]

Are you serious right now? rofl...

Just putting up the scaffolding plus the rental fees for all those months is millions alone. Do you even business. bro?

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Because while they may be the preferred provider of a commercial airliner, there is a lot of competition in military jets.

Its Orlong, the lifelong union man who hates unions.

Who knows what goes on inside a head like that.

[Tijuana]

Its Orlong, the lifelong union man who hates unions.

Who knows what goes on inside a head like that.

Little, if anything.

[Shadowmelded]

http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign...-air-force-one

[Garnier Fructis]

The ass-pulling of numbers continues.

[Tijuana]

http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign...-air-force-one

So, we are paying them 170 million dollars to determine what we want them to sell us. This clearly is not the total cost, however.

""We are currently under contract for $170 million to help determine the capabilities of these complex military aircraft that serves the unique requirements of the President of the United States," Boeing said in a statement."

[Grapemask]

Posts like these, written so blindly to favor Trump, to the point of such painfully willful ignorance, make me feel so sad deep down inside.

[Kujako]

Posts like these, written so blindly to favor Trump, to the point of such painfully willful ignorance, make me feel so sad deep down inside.

To be fair, the OP was posting like this long before Trump was a candidate.

[kail]

That article only says that the Air Force earmarked $1.65 billion for the planes. It doesnt say thats the final price. The government never pays the initial cost for things. We ALWAYS get screwed by the contractors. Costs always soar, and projects are ALWAYS delayed. Hell, we were charged $60 million and several years just to wipe some damn dirt and mold off of the capitol dome

So what your saying is...the cost should be regulated? It's called a free market man, make up your mind at some point. Or just keep up the Trump echo I suppose.

[Tijuana]

The real purpose of this tweet, is for Trump to look like he is "getting to the bottom of things". I wonder how much his tweets will drive our daily discussions here, in public, and in the media. I foresee four years of trying to figure out how to apply the use of "totally" to constitutional law, etc.

[Bumkin]

All hail God Emperor Trump the saviour of the united states of America and all humanity, the bringer of light, the deporter of illegals, the wall builder, the creator of jobs, the deal maker and the best twitterer!

[Draco-Onis]

I am so glad that now our domestic and foreign policy is being discussed and decided over twitter, Trump is bringing such respect and decorum to the presidency it's not like previous protocols existed for a reason. What do we have to look forward to next? Maybe he can skype the intelligence briefings oh wait he dodges those not exciting enough.

[Paranoid Android]

I am so glad that now our domestic and foreign policy is being discussed and decided over twitter, Trump is bringing such respect and decorum to the presidency it's not like previous protocols existed for a reason. What do we have to look forward to next? Maybe he can skype the intelligence briefings oh wait he dodges those not exciting enough.

I have a hard time ranting about my favorite football team in 140 characters. I'm glad Trump can set your policies in the same character limit.

[LaserSharkDFB]

Why though? Seems like a bad way to run a business.

More than that, it seems like maybe it could seem like bribery. Free stuff to government, even if not to a specific person, seems like a bad precedent.

[Tijuana]

Why though? Seems like a bad way to run a business.

How do you think business is done? You think big deals are made just by the bean counters? Get real.