Pence stunt costs US big bucks

haymarket · Oct 9, 2017

Drain the swamp. Or build and annex on the swamp.

Yesterday, VP Pence engaged in a blatant political stunt paid for by the US taxpayer costing big dollars.

The price tag for Pence's trip to Indianapolis - CNNPolitics

CNN)How much did Vice President Mike Pence's trip to Indianapolis to watch -- and then abruptly leave -- a football game Sunday between the Indianapolis Colts and San Francisco 49ers cost?

Here is an estimate of just the air costs (which does not include costs of advance personnel, Secret Service or support on the ground):
According to the Air Force, flying a C-32, the model of plane used for Air Force 2, for one hour costs about $30,000. Pence's flight from Las Vegas to Indianapolis Saturday took about three hours and 20 minutes, so it cost about $100,000
Pence then flew from Indianapolis to Los Angeles on Sunday, which took about four hours and 45 minutes, costing about $142,500.

The grand total: about $242,500.

And this fro the party that wants to cut domestic government spending and drain the swamp.

Rexedgar · Oct 9, 2017

“FAKE NEWS”

Wasn’t VP Pence on company time?

countryboy · Oct 9, 2017

haymarket said:
Drain the swamp. Or build and annex on the swamp.

Yesterday, VP Pence engaged in a blatant political stunt paid for by the US taxpayer costing big dollars.

The price tag for Pence's trip to Indianapolis - CNNPolitics

And this fro the party that wants to cut domestic government spending and drain the swamp.

Enough with the feigned concern over government spending, it's simply not believable. :roll:

Aristaeus · Oct 9, 2017

countryboy said:
Enough with the feigned concern over government spending, it's simply not believable. :roll:

Wasting taxpayers money is fine if it's Trump/Pence doing it?

MaggieD · Oct 9, 2017

haymarket said:
Drain the swamp. Or build and annex on the swamp.

Yesterday, VP Pence engaged in a blatant political stunt paid for by the US taxpayer costing big dollars.

The price tag for Pence's trip to Indianapolis - CNNPolitics

And this fro the party that wants to cut domestic government spending and drain the swamp.

BFD. He sent a great message.

iliveonramen · Oct 9, 2017

countryboy said:
Enough with the feigned concern over government spending, it's simply not believable. :roll:

I'm fine when government money is spent on infrastructure, healthcare, education etc.

I'm not fine when it's spent on someone flying to a game they know they will walk out of. It was a political stunt and had no purpose except to rile up his base.

If you don't find anything wrong with that then YOU are the hypocrite if you've ever talked about government waste.

PeteEU · Oct 9, 2017

MaggieD said:
BFD. He sent a great message.

A message of government waste, lying and being a Trump puppet. Yea great message! He also has yet to condemn the new Neo Nazi protests in Charlottesville... guess going after those darn black athletes protesting institutional racism is more important than the white supremacists.

OlNate · Oct 9, 2017

MaggieD said:
BFD. He sent a great message.

haha...did he though, Maggie, mah buddy? Who's mind did he change, for all your tax dollars? It only further crystallized the division... Money well spent? Not so convinced over here...

haymarket · Oct 9, 2017

MaggieD said:
BFD. He sent a great message.

Walking out in phony disgust when your fellow Americans exercise their constitutional rights is a "great message" in your opinion?

disneydude · Oct 9, 2017

haymarket said:
Drain the swamp. Or build and annex on the swamp.

Yesterday, VP Pence engaged in a blatant political stunt paid for by the US taxpayer costing big dollars.

The price tag for Pence's trip to Indianapolis - CNNPolitics

And this fro the party that wants to cut domestic government spending and drain the swamp.

Pence is a dweeb. He is the classic example of a fake.

MaggieD · Oct 9, 2017

haymarket said:
Walking out in phony disgust when your fellow Americans exercise their constitutional rights is a "great message" in your opinion?

Yes. Vote with your feet. If there is one symbol of American unity, our flag and anthem represent two. Their message is completely lost and inappropriate.

haymarket · Oct 9, 2017

disneydude said:
Pence is a dweeb. He is the classic example of a fake.

Hey now... be careful how you talk about our next fearless leader.

:mrgreen:

HowardBThiname · Oct 9, 2017

Aristaeus said:
Wasting taxpayers money is fine if it's Trump/Pence doing it?

Isn't it true that anywhere Pence decided to go would cost money?

I'm getting the distinct feeling that it's only because he made the players look like fools that some are whining about the money that would have been spent no matter where he and his wife went.

disneydude · Oct 9, 2017

MaggieD said:
BFD. He sent a great message.

What message did he send Maggie? His feigned outrage was a joke....and the only ones that don't see it are the ones who can't because they've got their nose so far up Trumps ass that they can't see anything except his butt cheeks.

disneydude · Oct 9, 2017

HowardBThiname said:
Isn't it true that anywhere Pence decided to go would cost money?

I'm getting the distinct feeling that it's only because he made the players look like fools that some are whining about the money that would have been spent no matter where he and his wife went.

He didn't make the players look like a fool. The only one he made look like a fool was himself with his feigned outrage stunt.

HowardBThiname · Oct 9, 2017

haymarket said:
Walking out in phony disgust when your fellow Americans exercise their constitutional rights is a "great message" in your opinion?

I doubt his disgust was phony.

disneydude · Oct 9, 2017

haymarket said:
Hey now... be careful how you talk about our next fearless leader. :mrgreen:

Only if Trump gives up and quits...

HowardBThiname · Oct 9, 2017

disneydude said:
He didn't make the players look like a fool. The only one he made look like a fool was himself with his feigned outrage stunt.

Sure he did. And, teams are starting to forbid players to kneel, so it's all good.

disneydude · Oct 9, 2017

HowardBThiname said:
I doubt his disgust was phony.

Everything that Pence does is phony. His acting is so fake. You can see right through his feigned outrage every time.

disneydude · Oct 9, 2017

HowardBThiname said:
Sure he did. And, teams are starting to forbid players to kneel, so it's all good.

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.....:roll:

HowardBThiname · Oct 9, 2017

disneydude said:
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.....:roll:

You haven't heard that the Dallas Cowboys will bench any player who kneels?

joG · Oct 9, 2017

haymarket said:
Drain the swamp. Or build and annex on the swamp.

Yesterday, VP Pence engaged in a blatant political stunt paid for by the US taxpayer costing big dollars.

The price tag for Pence's trip to Indianapolis - CNNPolitics

And this fro the party that wants to cut domestic government spending and drain the swamp.

The world must be pretty dull today, if we are exciting about the deputy CIC can use a plane or not.

haymarket · Oct 9, 2017

joG said:
The world must be pretty dull today, if we are exciting about the deputy CIC can use a plane or not.

I thought we were draining the swamp and saving the taxpayer money? This is the opposite. And that is relevant and important everyday of the week.

haymarket · Oct 9, 2017

HowardBThiname said:
I doubt his disgust was phony.

Thank you for correcting me. I think you are right. And that makes it twice as offensive.

HowardBThiname · Oct 9, 2017

haymarket said:
Thank you for correcting me. I think you are right. And that makes it twice as offensive.

Only offensive to those who have no integrity.

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