Kennedy Center Denied Federal Funding

[lovuian]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-5183053,00.html

Kennedy Center Denied Federal Funding

Tuesday August 2, 2005 2:01 AM


By The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Kennedy Center won't be building a plaza and two new buildings because expected federal funding has fallen through.

Officials with the performing arts center had hoped that money to help pay for the $650 million project would be included in the transportation bill that was passed by Congress last Friday. But budget constraints forced lawmakers to pass the package without the $400 million federal contribution.

Center officials told The Washington Post the project has been postponed indefinitely.

The plaza would have included broad cover over the Whitehurst Freeway, with pools, trees and paths for pedestrians and bikers that would lead back to the National Mall.

New York City-based architect Rafael Vinoly would have designed the two buildings, one dedicated to educational exhibits on the performing arts and the other for rehearsal space.

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I bet if it had the Bush name on it would get the money and even more!!!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-5183053,00.html

[Cha]

1. Money's going to Iraq and I don't

think it's to protect the Soldiers.

[stepnw1f]

2. Yup... Building a Fascist Wonderland in the Heart of the Middle East

That's what is going on there.

[SharonAnn]

3. No, I think it went to Reps to bribe for CAFTA vote.

[Skip Intro]

6. Halliburton announces 284 percent increase in war profits

25 July 2005

"WASHINGTON, July 25 (HalliburtonWatch.org) -- Halliburton announced on Friday that its KBR division, responsible for carrying out Pentagon contracts, experienced a 284 percent increase in operating profits during the second quarter of this year.

The increase in profits was primarily due to the Pentagon's payment of "award fees" for what military officials call "good" or "very good" work done by KBR in the Middle East for America's taxpayers and the troops.

Despite the scandals that plague KBR's military contracts, the Pentagon awarded $70 million in "award" fees to the company, along with four ratings of "excellent" and two ratings of "very good" for the troop logistics work under the Army's LOGCAP contract.

The Pentagon has provided preferential treatment to Halliburton on a number of occasions, including the concealment from the public of critical reports by military auditors."

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[delete_bush]

4. any center with the Bush name on it

WOULD be funded, but it certainly would NOT have any association with the performing arts.

Unless of course there is need for a male cheerleader hall of fame?

[Jim Sagle]

7. Starring Jeff Gannon, of course.

[quiet.american]

21. Yep -- if it were the Reagan Center, the money would flow.

So tired of having a petty bully and his minions running things (into the ground).

[merwin]

5. It's a shame that education and the arts get 0 funding, but the religious

right gets 110% funding.

[Cha]

8. We'd have such a beautiful

Country if the fascist faction didn't exist.

I know how the Iraqis feel..how can we let someone else rule our land?

[halobeam]

9. And housing for the military get cut.

[burrowowl]

10. #%*(%&#)*! Their evil hearts!

The arts, physical education, anything to help grow the mind and benefit the body is denied to pay the likes of Haliburton!

:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

[whistle]

11. The old guns and butter economics, $350 billion pays for a lot

...of social programs, but that's what the war mongers have sucked away in the last 36 months, all to fatten the treasure chests of the ultra-rich!

[lovuian]

12. And I'll add this would have given us jobs here at home!!!

all this other money is going OUT of America!!!

[Lindsay]

13. Unless you're in with the in crowd,

you don't deserve money anyway.

Besides, them arts are librul. Can't be supporting nothing librul.

[Eloriel]

14. Maybe they can ask that foundation DeLay gave 1 Bn to -- ??

That one in Texas, in DeLay's district I think it was.

[cyberpj]

15. FYI - Do a little research on money spent on new White House Rose Garden

I'll be that has the Bush name somewhere too.

It's a HUGE money pit and nothing's getting done, either.

[Erika]

16. This is disgusting

Bush is a political pig.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

17. Arts education makes kids smarter.

We can't have that now, can we?

[oasis]

18. Beauty and art be damned, the US needs to conquer more nations. Just

ask our new ambassador to the UN.

[DBoon]

20. "When I hear the word 'culture' I reach for my gun"

as Hermann Göring used to say.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

19. I'm all for the arts but I'm also anti-pork.

The Transportation Bill? You've got to be fucking kidding me.

If you want funding, ask for it.

The NEA, perhaps?

[MaineDem]

22. No DC Reps/Senators to fight for the pork

Taxation without representation!