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10. Quid Pro Quo

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Oct 24, 2017, 08:52 AM

Oct 2017

"This for that" (something for something), the very definition of political corruption.

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$300m Puerto Rico Recovery Contract Awarded to Tiny Utility Company Linked to Major Trump Donor [View all] DonViejo Oct 2017 OP

Gee. What can possibly go wrong? joshdawg Oct 2017 #1

How unexpectedly nice that a major project is awarded to a small company from Montana irisblue Oct 2017 #2

Sure enough. dalton99a Oct 2017 #3

Damn. I cannot believe the blatant corruption of this bunch. Laurian Oct 2017 #4

Trump needs to be in jail for this. SunSeeker Oct 2017 #5

At least 4000 dead imho Not Ruth Oct 2017 #7

The whole fascist party needs to go to jail elmac Oct 2017 #31

So what about all the other Turbineguy Oct 2017 #6

With two full time employees they'll have that entire island up and running in no time.... Bengus81 Oct 2017 #8

how much will the kick back be? mopinko Oct 2017 #16

This is TERRIBLE for Puerto Rico. This company isn't going to be Hortensis Oct 2017 #9

I don't believe that they have the right to vote for president Angry Dragon Oct 2017 #14

In Party primaries only. eom DonViejo Oct 2017 #23

They can vote if they have a permanent address on the mainland SCantiGOP Oct 2017 #27

. . . and plenty are moving and/or have already moved to the mainland. ATL Ebony Oct 2017 #36

Quid Pro Quo B Stieg Oct 2017 #10

So much for draining the swamp. LonePirate Oct 2017 #11

A photo of their project managers...not a joke. zaj Oct 2017 #12

From the article Botany Oct 2017 #13

What's wrong with our system of government that we janterry Oct 2017 #15

Puerto Rico should give the contract to Elon Not Ruth Oct 2017 #17

What?!? Tracer Oct 2017 #18

They were hired by PREPA TexasBushwhacker Oct 2017 #44

The efficient free market party is against competitive bidding IronLionZion Oct 2017 #19

Oh, that's what that was about. mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 #20

Trump merely took a hint from Dick Cheney DFW Oct 2017 #21

Grifters gotta grift! FSogol Oct 2017 #22

After a long hard day of thievery, corruption, and racketeering ... it Mueller Time Snake Plissken Oct 2017 #24

Small Montana firm lands Puerto Rico's biggest contract to get the power back on mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 #25

This contract will balloon with a lot of cost overruns. kimbutgar Oct 2017 #26

A House Committee with oversight of PR bankruptcy says it is concerned about deal. mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 #29

Of course, they don't have the manpower nor experience -- the job is over their head. ATL Ebony Oct 2017 #34

How this can happen astounds me. Where are our journalists, our news organizations looking out c-rational Oct 2017 #28

Small Montana firm lands Puerto Rico's biggest contract to get the power back on mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 #30

Thank you for the links mahatmakanejeeves. I should have said why does not MSM beat this drum, c-rational Oct 2017 #32

Here we go again. mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 #37

PR is over a barrel and basically needs the job done ATL Ebony Oct 2017 #33

Here we go not fooled Oct 2017 #35

Trump kept going on about the power grid there JI7 Oct 2017 #38

Oh for fux sakes! pandr32 Oct 2017 #39

Graft and coruption is SOP in Trump world Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2017 #40

This contract was awarded by PREPA onenote Oct 2017 #41

I knew from the beginning that contracts were going to be awarded to his donors and buddies. niyad Oct 2017 #42

Corruption by Trump. Remember Iraq bs. rockfordfile Oct 2017 #43