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Did anyone besides me wonder how they got all those signs printed and  distributed far and wide, including to all the national parks and  cemeteries overseas only eight to ten hours after the government shut  down?  Take a look at this from someone who wanted to remain anonymous.
 
I have worked in the government on and off for 40 years.  During that  time I became quite familiar with requisitions, bidding, awarding  contracts etc.  It is a time consuming process with bean-counters and  pencil-necked bureaucrats every step of the way.  The simplest request  takes months not days or hours.
 
In less than 8 hours of the  shutdown, miraculously, professionally printed 3X4 foot signs appeared  all over the country in the tens of thousands saying-“this [park,  facility, etc. with custom logos] closed due to government shutdown.   There has not been a government shutdown in 17 years.  These signs were  designed, specifications were determined, signs were then requisitioned, bids were posted and vetted, government contracts were awarded.  The  materials were then ordered and the signs manufactured then distributed  U.S. Mails or freight companies.
 
This shutdown was orchestrated  and planned well in advance at least 6-8 months ago.  Millions of tax  dollars were appropriated and spent in this process.  There is a paper  trail a mile long leading directly to the White House.

Published on Jul 12, 2012 by EngagingConversation