Being in Ohio, we've had more visits from both candidates, their wives and running mates than I can count. I know that up until a few weeks ago, their visits were tallied up as costing something like $45,000. All taxpayer money. They're (not 100% sure who "they" are. Whoever would send such a bill, I imagine) going to be sending bills to the campaigns to see if they can get back any of that cost. I somehow doubt that'll happen, but I'm curious to see how it turns out.
So, I won't add fuel to the sour grapes fire regarding who won the debate Wednesday night.
Oh no, of course you wont. And specifically, what sour grapes fire would that be again?
What troubled me though was the elevation of security beyond anything I'd ever seen with a presidental visit.
Yeah, those are old blues eh? Bush visited my city in 04. The SS lopped off the tops of all these trees to clear the view or something. The trees have still not recovered from the poor pruning. They never will.
the taxpayers, funded this security, not his campaign.
Yeah, fuck that, we should not waste money trying to avoid our president being killed! Defund the secret service!
Wow, it took you three edits to come up with this emoting drivel?!! And, as per usual, you could't respond to the point of the post, angry man. I am starting to sincerely pity you.
Seriously, this post convinced me that the secret service has taken over the country in a dastardly and wasteful cabal. What do you think we should do about it if not shut down their wasteful spending?
Film's comment: "Russian Prime Minister and President-elect Vladimir Putin on Monday arrived at Moscow's Kremlin where he will be inaugurated as Russia's president, for a third term. Putin was elected as president on March 4, 2012 in the first round, with 63.6 percent of the vote."
What evidence do you have that the taxpayers funded the security? I mean, there's certain things that just are paid for by the security detail budget, but I don't know if it gets billed back to the campaign or not.
As far as faces looking out of windows, the Texas Book Depository would like a word.
I don't think that's a terribly evenhanded description of Benghazi.
It is a fact. And my point was they went overboard with the window thing and the premadonna-esque security, dated historical reference notwithstanding.
What is a fact? Something that you say? Cmon. If you think that the tax payers are paying for it, I can believe it, but you don't know if it's getting charged back to the campaign any more than I do. You're just dismissing the possibility outright.
And I'm not necessarily sure that the US taxpayers shouldn't be paying for it anyway. He's the president, his security is important to all americans.
Lastly... prima donna esque? Seriously? This man gets 400% more death threats than Bush II did -- up to 12000 a year. Every one of those threats needs to be investigated. So you can call the caution dated, but I'm not going to believe that you're regarding it in a very evenhanded manner.
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Oh no, of course you wont. And specifically, what sour grapes fire would that be again?
What troubled me though was the elevation of security beyond anything I'd ever seen with a presidental visit.
Yeah, those are old blues eh? Bush visited my city in 04. The SS lopped off the tops of all these trees to clear the view or something. The trees have still not recovered from the poor pruning. They never will.
the taxpayers, funded this security, not his campaign.
Yeah, fuck that, we should not waste money trying to avoid our president being killed! Defund the secret service!
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Sounds good to me. The guy wanted the job, he can take care of himself. Use some of his large salary to buy bodyguards if he wants them.
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"Russian Prime Minister and President-elect Vladimir Putin on Monday arrived at Moscow's Kremlin where he will be inaugurated as Russia's president, for a third term.
Putin was elected as president on March 4, 2012 in the first round, with 63.6 percent of the vote."
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As far as faces looking out of windows, the Texas Book Depository would like a word.
I don't think that's a terribly evenhanded description of Benghazi.
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And I'm not necessarily sure that the US taxpayers shouldn't be paying for it anyway. He's the president, his security is important to all americans.
Lastly... prima donna esque? Seriously? This man gets 400% more death threats than Bush II did -- up to 12000 a year. Every one of those threats needs to be investigated. So you can call the caution dated, but I'm not going to believe that you're regarding it in a very evenhanded manner.
EDIT: Oh, and here's my link for that fact about his death threat rates: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/barackobama/5967942/Barack-Obama-faces-30-death-threats-a-day-
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