Protesters arrested at Halliburton shareholders’ meeting
By on May 17th, 2006 at 3:31 pm
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At least they didn’t have Cheney there to shoot the protesters.
May 17th, 2006 at 3:39 pmDesignated protest area?…..what a 3 foot circle? Who started this crap?
‘Hey dick, hall e burdon here, about that 370 mile fence, can we hire illegles for $2 bucks a day?
May 17th, 2006 at 3:41 pmToo right. They could have been terrorists.
May 17th, 2006 at 3:41 pmApparently the chairman and CEO has no effing clue why the people were protesting, if his comment was ‘I can’t help it if the former CEO was the vice-president’ – it’s not JUST the connection with Cheney, it’s all the billions they’ve squandered, all of the troops that got sick due to bad food they provided our troops, the list just goes on…
May 17th, 2006 at 3:47 pmhey, look what happens when capitalism replaces democracy….the two cannot go hand-in-hand
May 17th, 2006 at 3:49 pm#5 As the Chinese have figured out, capitalism with political totalitarianism (or fascism if you will) works just fine, even better than all that messy building of concensus, real voting and accountability stuff. ‘Hu’ needs that?
May 17th, 2006 at 3:51 pmThe First Amendment
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
…..Or not
May 17th, 2006 at 4:24 pmOh, heavens to betsy…
May 17th, 2006 at 4:27 pmWhy shouldn’t Bush and his cronies cast aside the First Amendment? They already did so with the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition on unreasonable search and seizure. Looks like the Second Amendment is the only one they stick to no matter what.
May 17th, 2006 at 4:36 pmMy hat goes off to them. I agree #5.
Government places corporate interests ahead of those of its people.
May 17th, 2006 at 4:53 pmIs it only the left that has some super-duper power to impose their views on others? I mean how many neocons crashed the Democratic convention and tried to disrupt it? How many religious fan antics are demanding that you join their church? How many carnivores are demanding that vegans eat meat? Yes you have a right to your opinion but you don’t have a right to force them on anybody. If you truly want to protest Halliburton, buy a single share, attend the shareholders meeting, and demand they do whatever it is you are demanding. Trust me the stockholders are not about to change because you hold a goofy sign outside their meeting. Conversely you are simply the butt of their jokes INSIDE the meeting.
May 17th, 2006 at 5:02 pmHalliburton should hold its meetings in Cheney’s undisclosed location.
May 17th, 2006 at 5:22 pm#12 – The shareholders don’t want to meet in Cheney’s ass.
May 17th, 2006 at 5:28 pm#11 RRS, first, thank you for your service to our country. Second, NO, the left apparently has NO power whatsoever, due to King George. What you seem to miss is that most people on the left adamantly support the Constitution of the United States, which I believe you swore to protect and defend.
May 17th, 2006 at 5:42 pmFrom the article:
Then the directors lied to the shareholders. When Mr. Cheney was CEO of Halliburton, he gave a speech in which he said (to the effect), ‘God didn’t see fit to put oil only in friendly countries. Sometimes the oil is in countries with bad regimes, but must go where the business takes us.’ (This is the gist, not a quote.)
What he was saying was that US Law prohibited them from doing business in certain countries but they did it there anyway. And if they “legally” couldn’t do it through their supposed-American divisions, then one of their divisions not subject to US law would do it. They HAVE done business where it was prohibited by the government, which is why those shareholders wanted that policy. The directors who said they “refrain” from doing business where it was illegal under US law were lying. Now, the question is: Is it illegal for company executives to lie to the shareholders at a shareholders’ meeting?
May 17th, 2006 at 6:12 pmGive me a moment to fix that last post in #15.
May 17th, 2006 at 6:13 pmI don’t know what happened.
Shareholders rejected a request by a group of Texas and Kansas shareholders for adoption of a policy based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Halliburton directors, noting that the company does business in more than 100 countries and refrains from doing business where prohibited by the U.S. government, did not support the proposal.
Then the directors lied to the shareholders. When Mr. Cheney was CEO of Halliburton, he gave a speech in which he said (to the effect), ‘God didn’t see fit to put oil only in friendly countries. Sometimes the oil is in countries with bad regimes, but must go where the business takes us.’ (This is the gist, not a quote.)
What he was saying was that US Law prohibited them from doing business in certain countries but they did it there anyway. And if they “legally†couldn’t do it through their supposed-American divisions, then one of their divisions not subject to US law would do it. They HAVE done business where it was prohibited by the government, which is why those shareholders wanted that policy. The directors who said they “refrain†from doing business where it was illegal under US law were lying. Now, the question is: Is it illegal for company executives to lie to the shareholders at a shareholders’ meeting?
(That’s better.)
May 17th, 2006 at 6:15 pm“How many religious fanantics are demanding that you join their church?”
Guess you’ve never heard or seen of Mormons or Baptists, Retired Republican…
Hey, how about television and movies being censored from profanity or nudity?
How about the idiots who stand outside abortion clinics? (holding the goofy signs you make fun of even)
I’ll give you a clue, these are all conservatives doing exactly what you said they don’t do, and forcing their views on others, Retired Republican. How about using your brain for a second or two.
May 17th, 2006 at 6:26 pmRight 3rdman. It’s not the Liberal Episcopalians trying to create a theocracy. I don’t think they’re the ones trying to ban “The DaVinci Code” either.
May 17th, 2006 at 10:41 pmSpeaking of which…I rarely go see a movie, maybe once or twice a year. But there are 3 movies I really want to see this summer. The Right is trying to ban the fictional movie, while Big Oil is trying to dispute the factual one. I can’t wait to see the negative spin on Pirates of the Caribbean.
May 17th, 2006 at 10:50 pmConversely you are simply the butt of their jokes INSIDE the meeting.
Comment by Retired Republican Soldier #11
Retarded Republiscum
…’til November…
May 18th, 2006 at 9:27 am