I can't stop laughing!

[shraby]

about the sex scandal...

"It gets even more interesting: the man who has been identified as the CEO of Shirlington has a 62-page rap sheet (I recently obtained a copy) that runs from at least 1979 through 1989 and lists charges of petit larceny, robbery, receiving stolen goods, assault, and more. Curiously—or perhaps not so curiously given the company's connections—Shirlington Limousine is also a Department of Homeland Security contractor; according to the Washington Post, last fall it won a $21.2 million contract for shuttle services and transportation support. (I tried to contact Shirlington but was unable to get past their answering service.)"

Who gave the guy the contracts and how much of the contract cost went to delivering the hookers to the hotels? Gots to get me some popcorn NOW!
:popcorn: :popcorn: :rofl: :rofl: :popcorn: :popcorn:

[babylonsister]

1. A limo company got a 21.2 million contract?

for shuttle services/transportation support? They don't even make them??? :wow: :wow:

[robbedvoter]

5. They must heve been extremely looong limos! Miles long!

[Tuesday_Morning]

11. That's a chunk of change...

for...um... shuttle services.

[TreasonousBastard]

14. Oh, yeah, a lot more often than you would think...

we're not talking about Tony or Achmed with a stretch or two in the driveway. I spent a little time in the limo biz, and contracts for transportation were the norm-- they were the bread and butter of most companies, and gummint contracts were common. Some "limo" companies have hundreds of cars, vans and buses and are full-service transportation companies. One of the companies I worked for had a contract with Ft. Monmouth that was worth up to over a grand a day just for airport rides, and the owner was later arrested for bribing county officials for a multimillion dollar contract to transport Medicare patients.

[NMDemDist2]

16. and they don't even have an office? just an answering service

:argh:

[MadMaddie]

2. Oh.....Dear......it just keeps getting better and better doesn't it?

:rofl: :popcorn:

[annabanana]

3. this deserves more than popcorn...

beer & chips for me..

[gordianot]

10. It deserves at least buffalo wings.

I have Champagne ready when/if Rove gets frog marched. When Bush leaves I will have a block party.

[fooj]

17. BWAHAHAHAHA!

When Bush leaves I will have a block party.

No kidding. I told my hubby the very same thing! LOL!!!

[SoCalDem]

12. Blue fishies, anyone?

[kentuck]

4. If we can't laugh at this...?

We can't laugh at anything. :rofl:

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. Oh dear. Those pious republicans aren't mixed up in a scandal, are they?

I can't believe it.

[woodsprite]

7. I guess they figured that

stains wipe off black limos alot easier than blue dresses.

[AlCzervik]

8. looks like the sba has been good to him.

http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:utFfv0FJz3IJ:www.swingforthegreen.com/+Shirlington+Limousine&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=7&client=safari

[DemReadingDU]

9. Finally, a sex scandal!

Now we can impeach

[babylonsister]

13. Speaking of...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1043278

[Pithy Cherub]

15. Oh Hell! A limousine felon from the swamp of Homeland Security

to go along with pedophiles and FEMA fashion coordinators. You can not make this crap up. Mix in one republican CIA Director who may have been at the party with republicans. This is the republican version of a tupperware party.

oh. my. word. LOL! :rofl:

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

18. Link please? Sheesh these guys just kill me. So Homeland Security

grants a 21 million buck contract to a company whose CEO has a rapsheet the length of a novel?

These guys really are just a front, for larceny and money laundering. Homeland Security, and the whole * administration.

[caligirl]

19. Contract info, fired from Howard University, given Award by HS

Borrower Makes Investment

Shirlington Limousine was a thriving small business at the Reagan Washington National Airport until the airport was closed following the September 11, 2001, terrorists attacks. Chris Baker, CEO, said that the business struggled to survive until in 2003 he learned about the September 11th Small Business Assistance Fund being managed by the WACIF. Under the program, WACIF provided grants and loans to businesses at the airport who suffered financial loss due to the closing of the airport. Shirlington Limousine received a combination of grants and loans, which has enabled the company to recover from its losses.. “WACIF’s assistance to Shirlington Limousine at a critical time has made it possible for my company to not only bounce back, but to grow,” stated Baker. Since receiving assistance from WACIF, Shirlington Limousine has received a federal contract from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

{In April of 2005, he was one of more than 20 small businesses that received the agency’s Small Business Achievement Award during the agency’s first small business awards ceremony.}

In appreciation for the assistance received from WACIF, Chris Baker and Lucretia Pearce (Shirlington chief operating officer) each invested $5,000. “We decided to make an investment in WACIF so that we can be partners with the organization in assisting other small businesses in the Washington metropolitan area,” stated Baker.http://www.swingforthegreen.com /


Reminds me of Tenet getting an award.



A brief mention of the contract:
http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:HD8aoKDFagIJ:www.nr... :
The Commissioners
From:
William M. Dean, Assistant for Operations, Office of the EDO
Subject:
SECY-03-0053 WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK
ENDING APRIL 4, 2003

Contract Award
As a result of a competitive small business set-aside procurement, a fixed-price contract
No. NRC-10-03-140, was awarded to Shirlington Limousine and Transportation on March 24,
2003. The purpose of this contract is to provide on-call transportation services for NRC senior
staff. The period of performance is six months with one six-month and two one-year options. The
total estimated contract amount, including options, is $342,555



Effective Aug. 1, 2002, Howard suspended Shirlington from operating any Howard University Bus Services (HUBS) and also revoked Shirlington's privilege to operate for other University venues on campus.

The four-page letter sent by the Office of Material Management Department said Shirlington was suspended for at least one year from conducting any services regarding, "all colleges and schools of the University, all administrative offices, Howard University Hospital, and all other entities that use the University funds for the acquisition of goods and services."

The suspension letter also stated the grounds for Shirlington suspension. The allegations included failure to provide copies of maintenance records, failure to provide evidence of workman's compensation insurance, cited on numerous occasions for poor bus cleanliness, poor implementation of two-way communication system, and subcontracted to Thomas Tours without written authorization from the University.
http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:Rn15mphxwYwJ:www.th...