{"id":1822,"date":"2006-05-10T06:20:39","date_gmt":"2006-05-10T12:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/nada\/dump-duhbya\/the-money-is-for-duhbyas-friends-only\/"},"modified":"2006-05-09T22:21:19","modified_gmt":"2006-05-10T04:21:19","slug":"the-money-is-for-duhbyas-friends-only","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/nada\/dump-duhbya\/the-money-is-for-duhbyas-friends-only\/","title":{"rendered":"The Money is for Duhbya’s Friends — Only"},"content":{"rendered":"

HUD secretary’s blunt warning<\/a><\/p>\n

[U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso] Jackson, a former president and CEO of the Dallas Housing Authority, was among the featured speakers at a forum sponsored by the Real Estate Executive Council, a national minority real estate consortium.<\/p>\n

After discussing the huge strides the agency has made in doing business with minority-owned companies, Jackson closed with a cautionary tale<\/strong>, relaying a conversation he had with a prospective advertising contractor.<\/p>\n

“He had made every effort to get a contract with HUD for 10 years,” Jackson said of the prospective contractor. “He made a heck of a proposal<\/strong> and was on the (General Services Administration) list, so we selected him<\/strong>. He came to see me and thank me for selecting him. Then he said something … he said, ‘I have a problem with your president.’<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I said, ‘What do you mean?’ He said, ‘I don’t like President Bush.’ I thought to myself, ‘Brother, you have a disconnect — the president is elected, I was selected. You wouldn’t be getting the contract unless I was sitting here. If you have a problem with the president, don’t tell the secretary.’<\/p>\n

“He didn’t get the contract,” Jackson continued. “Why should I reward someone who doesn’t like the president, so they can use funds to try to campaign against the president? Logic says they don’t get the contract. That’s the way I believe.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

[via NewMexiKen<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Maybe you think “Culture of Corruption” sounds wrong. But isn’t it the height of corruption to take away government money from someone because of one statement?<\/p>\n

I really do appreciate how absolutely feckless everyone near Duhbya is. They don’t even try to hide the absolute partisanship — they celebrate it. Hey, they won — it’s their government!<\/p>\n

Had enough? mjh<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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