Gee..surprise..TX 's Lockheed/Boeing "picked" to build Marine One

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Guess they picked the right amount of donation$ to give chimp...so did he throw another company into the mix just to make it LOOK LIKE it was not another no-bid contract scandal?


http://www.mysanantonio.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D87TE6S81.html


It's a long way from Amarillo to Washington, but local folks were closely following Friday's announcement about a new presidential helicopter.

The Navy's decision to pick Lockheed Martin Corp. and subcontractor Bell Helicopter Textron figures to be an economic and confidence boost for Fort Worth and Amarillo, where Bell plans to build the aircraft's frame.

"We're excited and happy," said John Teague, vice president of business development for the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce. "We think it's going to bring a lot of people here, and it's pretty prestigious to be building the helicopter for the president."
Gov. Rick Perry called the announcement "great news for Texas."

The contract will create about 150 jobs in Amarillo and another 150 in the Fort Worth area, said Bell spokesman Bob Leder. The company has about 7,200 workers in Texas. The Navy picked Lockheed over Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. to build 23 copies of Marine One. The first machine is expected to be finished in 2009, with all 23 built by late 2014