New video offers a glimpse inside federal agency's lavish Las Vegas conference

cnn.com ^ | April 7, 2012 | CNN Wire Staff

[Free ThinkerNY]

(CNN) -- Congressional investigators are accusing the General Services Administration of violating its employee gift limit with rewards of iPods, digital cameras and other electronics, just as a video emerged of a lavish conference that shows employees drinking and making jokes about wasteful spending.

The video, obtained by The Huffington Post on Friday, offers a glimpse inside the agency's $820,000 conference in Las Vegas. It has prompted taxpayer outrage, embarrassed the administration and put a spotlight on the wasteful spending by the agency that acts as a real estate agency for the federal government.

[fabian]

we are presently being plundered with the income tax and ruled by many little tyrants, rather than one bad king. it is almost time for that to end.

[maine yankee]

“You see. This is a part of the mess ‘I’ inherited from the last administration. Everyone of these employees were hired by the Bush administration as favors to the Koch brothers.”

[jonascord]

"Everyone of these employees were hired by the Bush administration as favors to the Koch brothers.”

A stinking fish rots from the head...

Who's the Head? Thinking, thinking, thinking...

[cymbeline]

There are too many scandals, deceptions and honest errors costing us billions.

I was angry that NBC nightly news started their show a few evenings ago with this pewee scandal.

[marsh2]

If someone really wanted to take a look at extravagant spending, they would look at how many people from federal aganecies are attanding UN functions all over the globe.

[Dante3]

Have Leno or Letterman said anything about this crazy spending? I stopped watching them when they went ballistic over GOP candidates, even fabricating accusation. Here is a perfect topic for humor and SNL.

[Maudeen]

Does the $820,000 include individual travel and per diem? Maybe not all have turned in their expenses, yet.

[GladesGuru]

Clowns behaving badly.

[ncfool]

Remember back in 2010 when Obama told people not to go to Las Vegas. Seems this might get to be a great campaign issue for the king Obama. Here is a link to a 2010 story.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2442941/posts

[ncfool]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2442941/posts

“You can’t go take a trip to Las Vegas or go down to the Super Bowl on the taxpayer’s dime.” Barak Hussein Obama 2009..

[TurboZamboni]

Your tax dollars at work.
Just the tip of the iceberg. These idiots should all be fired and banned from future employment with the Nomenklatura (AKA gubmint).

The RNC isn’t smart enough to use these in effective ads.

[Las Vegas Dave]

“You can’t go take a trip to Las Vegas or go down to the Super Bowl on the taxpayer’s dime.” Barak Hussein Obama 2009..

BO's comment was meant for the Republicans only..!