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In reply to the discussion: The Two Major Reasons Why NSA Needs to Spy on US: [View all]RufusTFirefly
(8,812 posts)28. Soitenly
In charge of selling the facilities for the Postal Service is CB Richard Ellis Group, one of the world's largest real estate companies, chaired by San Francisco financier Dick Blum. CBRE, which has worked with the post office since 1997, was awarded the exclusive contract to market Postal Service facilities in 2011. Blum is married to Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., a relationship some critics of the post office have duly noted.
Source: sfgate.com ("Grim outlook for post office buildings"
Also:
Selling off the Post Office: Berkeley calls out Richard Blum
And this, from the Save the Post Office site:
The Postal Services contract with CBRE has become the subject of considerable controversy. Postal lessors the people who own the 24,000 properties housing post offices have complained about various aspects of the new arrangement, including the commission they must pay CBRE when leases are renewed. CBRE is also the Postal Services real estate agent for the sale of postal facilities, so its been targeted by critics for its role in the sale of historic post office buildings. The fact that the Chairman of CBREs Board of Directors is Richard Blum, husband of California Senator Dianne Feinstein, has fueled the controversy.
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And threat of blackmail also intimidates our government officials and makes them useless...
cascadiance
Jul 2013
#3
Once her husband has sold off most of the country's priceless post offices...
RufusTFirefly
Jul 2013
#9
With the limited resources left to us, it is sad that we let the 1% waste so much,. of our world.
Civilization2
Jul 2013
#11
IMO, a lot of the anti-Snowden propaganda is to keep people from asking the dreaded question:
winter is coming
Jul 2013
#12
What I think we need to be doing is to massively protest foe COMPLETE CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM (CCFR)
Dustlawyer
Jul 2013
#13
Yes, she wanted Schwarzenegger to win... Susan Kennedy was on her and his staffs...
cascadiance
Jul 2013
#40
Quote from Bill Casey, an actual CIA director, in the first speech he ever gave to new CIA recurits:
truedelphi
Jul 2013
#25
Yes like I stated in the OP, there are simply no historical records in existence
truedelphi
Jul 2013
#33