This has likely been discussed here before, but I couldn't find it. I just found out today that somebody in Clinton's administration removed all of the 'W's' from all the keyboards in the White House when they left in 2000. I got a chuckle.

You mean outright vandalization of the White House? They did a lot more than humorously removed all the W's from the keyboards. It was a disgrace, and shockingly, the media turned a blind eye to it.

You mean outright vandalization of the White House? They did a lot more than humorously removed all the W's from the keyboards. It was a disgrace, and shockingly, the media turned a blind eye to it.

i saw alot of media coverage on it.

if they would have just removed the W's it would have been funny, but from what i remember they trashed the place.

Yeah, what they did to the rest of it was pretty ridiculous, but I don't really see the harm in taking a few w's off of keyboards. Kind of childish behavior for a former president, but that's what makes it funny.

Well, I don't think Clinton instructed his staff to do it. He and Hillary were too busy packing the silverware.

GAO Report
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d02360.pdf ... 20clinton'

Includes the total cost (itemized) and comparison to previous White House transitions. I'd imagine that the cost of this report was significantly higher than the cost of the pranks left by Clinton's staff.

Are you telling me that our president can't get someone to replace 62 W keys on keyboards for less than $5000??? What a fucking rip off! I could BUY 62 keyboards for less than that!

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/cate ... ry_id=5370

Google. First link. BAM! $3500 for 62 brand new keyboards!

GAO Report
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d02360.pdf ... 20clinton'

Includes the total cost (itemized) and comparison to previous White House transitions. I'd imagine that the cost of this report was significantly higher than the cost of the pranks left by Clinton's staff.

Are you telling me that our president can't get someone to replace 62 W keys on keyboards for less than $5000??? What a fucking rip off! I could BUY 62 keyboards for less than that!

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/cate ... ry_id=5370

Google. First link. BAM! $3500 for 62 brand new keyboards!

GAO Report
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d02360.pdf ... 20clinton'

Includes the total cost (itemized) and comparison to previous White House transitions. I'd imagine that the cost of this report was significantly higher than the cost of the pranks left by Clinton's staff.

Are you telling me that our president can't get someone to replace 62 W keys on keyboards for less than $5000??? What a fucking rip off! I could BUY 62 keyboards for less than that!

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/cate ... ry_id=5370

Google. First link. BAM! $3500 for 62 brand new keyboards!

We should have a federal investigation into fraud against the people in charge of repairing all the damage the Clintonista's did to the white house.

No. The Democrats did something wrong once, so the Republicans are always right.

I didn't suggest that. In fact, I advocated another half million dollars of an investigation into Republican fraud and waste that may have totalled $3000 when all said and done. Which is what the original investigation into this BS cost.

Stupid Politicians.

You mean outright vandalization of the White House? They did a lot more than humorously removed all the W's from the keyboards. It was a disgrace, and shockingly, the media turned a blind eye to it.

According to a limited number of EOP, GSA, and former Clinton
administration staff we interviewed who worked in the White House
complex during previous transitions, as well as a press account that we
reviewed, some of the same types of observations that were made
concerning the condition of the White House complex during the 2001
transition were also made during the 1993 transition. These observations
included missing office signs and doorknobs, messages written inside
desks, prank signs and messages, piles of furniture and equipment, and
excessive trash left in offices. We also observed writing in a desk in the
EEOB that was dated 1993. In addition, words and initials were reported
observed carved into desks during the 1993 transition, which were not
reported observed during the 2001 transition. On the other hand, no one
said they observed keyboards with missing and damaged keys during previous transitions, as numerous people said they observed in the White
House complex during the 2001 transition.

Seven EOP staff and one former Clinton administration employee who had
worked in the White House complex during previous transitions made
comparisons regarding the condition of the space during the 2001
transition with conditions during previous transitions. Six EOP staff said
that the condition was worse in 2001 than previous transitions, while one
EOP employee and one former Clinton administration employee said the
office space was worse in 1993 than 2001. Because of the lack of definitive
data available to compare the extent of damage, vandalism, and pranks
during the 2001 transition with past transitions, we were unable to
conclude whether the 2001 transition was worse than previous ones.
Appendix II contains observations and a press account regarding the
condition of the White House office space during previous transitions.