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TSA Sealed $50-Million Sequester-Eve Deal to Buy New Uniforms
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| March 5, 2013
| Elizabeth Harrington
Posted on 03/05/2013 7:40:57 AM PST by george76
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To: george76
Good news is that at least at ATL the “long line” stuff is pure crap. Easiest security line ever this morning. Literally not one person waiting. If this is the price to pay for sequester lets do it every week :-)
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posted on
03/05/2013 9:39:08 AM PST
by
Wyatt's Torch
(I can explain it to you. I can't understand it for you.)
To: Dudoight
And they can’t afford to incarcerate the illegal criminals.
To: george76
The DHS insider said that the TSA is to be the administrations “enforcement agency”. It would make sense that they are being given preferential treatment. They need to look good while they harass the American people.
To: RicocheT
That would give them honor and standing they haven’t earned.
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posted on
03/05/2013 9:57:06 AM PST
by
TurboZamboni
(Looting the future to bribe the present)
To: conservativebabe
The DHS insider said that the TSA is to be the administrations enforcement agency.Is this more of that moronic Ulstermann crap? No offense to you WHATSOEVER but Ulstermann is a weed. The guy writes great fiction, but almost everything claimed never pans out.
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posted on
03/05/2013 10:02:58 AM PST
by
Lazamataz
(Republicans have the same policies as the Democrats, except for the part where they win elections.)
To: george76
Why do you need $50 million for uniforms?
Oh wait, that’s right, to account for waiting times, and payoffs.
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posted on
03/05/2013 10:08:54 AM PST
by
wastedyears
(I'm a gamer not because I choose to have no life, but because I choose to have many.)
To: Lazamataz
Yeah, I know Ulsterman is thankfully, not too credible. I believe I read it from a CanadaFreePress source. Which I don’t know is any more reliable.
Having said that, with this administration and with the reputation of the TSA, it wouldn’t surprise me AT ALL. It just seems to kind of fit nicely into a little package...
To: NEMDF
I saw that.....$50 Mil/less than 50K employees =====>$1,000 uniform cost per employee!
How can it cost so much??? Here's what's provided:
initial uniform issue consisting of 3 long sleeve shirts, 3 short sleeve shirts, 2 pairs of trousers, 2 ties, and one belt, sweater, socks, and jacket. ..... "TSA may authorize an annual uniform allowance for officers to assist with uniform replacement expenses but officers will be responsible for cleaning, maintaining, and replacing worn uniforms."
That's a lot of money for such a large order.
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posted on
03/05/2013 10:11:58 AM PST
by
Girlene
To: Vaduz
Just another round of Obama&Co shell game.It makes one wonder just how much is for uniforms and how much is going to skimming, palm greasing, kickbacks, and the like.
I'd also bet the majority of the uniforms will be made/assembled in Mexico, with the origin of the components unknown to the reader of the label.
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posted on
03/05/2013 10:34:52 AM PST
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing)
To: Resolute Conservative
Don’t forget the epaulets, shoulder boards, campaign ribbons, maybe a few color guard flags ( btw what is the battle flag of the TSA? ) -——aaaannnnd the ammo pouches for all that ammo they been buyin’? Like Marines do they give them a new set of Unis when they send them into battle?-————————Just picturing the typical morning formation: Colonel TSA commands “Report!”. TSA private reports: “sir we’ve managed to clusterflock at least five flights and a flock of geese this morning with everyone in position to bleep up snow plowing and landings this afternoon.-—Sir!” There’s just too much to work with here-—gotta quit before I hurt myself——Semper Fi
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posted on
03/05/2013 10:44:33 AM PST
by
cherokee1
(skip the names---just kick the buttz)
To: NEMDF
They also now own 450 million bullets or approx. 7,000 for each of its 65,000 armed-security officers.
I should remind everyone the “H” stands for Homeland, so for whatever reason, they are preparing for major combat on US soil.
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posted on
03/05/2013 10:51:12 AM PST
by
PGR88
To: PGR88
I should remind everyone the H stands for Homeland, so for whatever reason, they are preparing for major combat on US soil.
So are the citizens, apparently. Tried to buy ammo lately? It is snapped up instantly.
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posted on
03/05/2013 10:58:19 AM PST
by
ZX12R
To: COBOL2Java
I never understood why the part of the pants right above the knee is so much wider than the leg, while the pant around and below the knee is practically a tight fit.
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posted on
03/05/2013 12:20:05 PM PST
by
wastedyears
(I'm a gamer not because I choose to have no life, but because I choose to have many.)
To: Girlene
That's a lot of money for such a large order. Apparently no volume discount, either. But, hey, when it's OPM, who cares?
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posted on
03/05/2013 12:57:01 PM PST
by
ELS
To: george76
Anyone know how many times they have changed uniforms? It seems like every few years they get new ones.
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posted on
03/05/2013 2:18:55 PM PST
by
matt04
To: george76
The elbows always wear out the quickest...
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posted on
03/05/2013 2:37:20 PM PST
by
Libloather
(The epitome of civility.)
To: george76
Well, then, tax the Mexican workers and managerials in those factories. They get the money that should have gone to US workers who pay US taxes, let them help finance their own paychecks.
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posted on
03/05/2013 3:52:27 PM PST
by
Eleutheria5
(End the occupation. Annex today.)
To: george76
I was in LaGuardia airport the other day. Going through the pre-screen line I had to listen to male TSA Holder person working the metal detector chatting up the female TSA Holder person working the x-Ray machine. He was coming on to her obviously trying to hook up after work.
All funded by my tax dollars.
FUBO
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posted on
03/05/2013 4:15:42 PM PST
by
Gabrial
(The nightmare will continue as long as the nightmare is in the Whitehouse)
To: Gabrial
All together now.
“This is what tyranny looks like”.
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posted on
03/05/2013 4:35:29 PM PST
by
Lets Roll NOW
(A baby isn't a punishment, Obama is)
To: george76
Brown shirts! Get’cher brown shirts here!
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posted on
03/05/2013 9:39:37 PM PST
by
ponygirl
(Be Breitbart.)
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