Post Office paid almost $32 million for Lance Armstrong sponsorship

Hot Air ^ | January 15, 2011 | Ed Morrissey

[george76]

When wondering how the US Postal Service could find itself in a $7 billion hole, perhaps decisions like this might explain it. Court documents in a fraud probe involving doping allegations in Lance Armstrong’s cycling team show that the USPS paid almost $32 million for a four-year sponsorship from 2001-2004:

Even apart from the fraud allegations, the fact that USPS shelled out $32 million for this endorsement over four years seems like a good point on which to question the other decisions being made by USPS management. If Tailwind turns out to be utterly clean, they still managed to find a sucker.

[glorgau]

“Let’s face it, no one give a hoot about cycling in the US.”

I do. They got the #1 spot and _lots_ of good publicity.

Lance Armstrong - with his recovery from cancer and all that - was one of the best spokespersons that they could have possibly picked. Can't ask for much more than that.

[Vaduz]

Is USPS management a bunch of ex-congressmen?.

[DennisR]

Bingo - like the USPS needs to advertise so we know it exists???

[The Comedian]

Another article mentioned that the USPS received an estimated $103.6 million of domestic value in return for their investment. That doesn’t sound too bad.

That's using the "$103.6 million saved or created" calculator.

Gimme a break.

What are you, a postal employee?

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[Logic n' Reason]

certainly one person's opinion...but if you're going to spend all this energy whining...why don't you put it to good use where the waste is far greater????

Say....Dept. of Education? National Endowment for the Arts?....Dept. of Energy??? And many many others!

[Imnidiot]

Just reporting the news.
I can never be a postal employee. I’m a member of a segment of our population that is on the bottom rung for Federal hiring. Too much education, wrong skin color, wrong gender.

[The Comedian]

I’m a member of a segment of our population that is on the bottom rung for Federal hiring. Too much education, wrong skin color, wrong gender.

You forgot to append "vitriolic racist".

That's our Star of David now.

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[meyer]

certainly one person's opinion...but if you're going to spend all this energy whining...why don't you put it to good use where the waste is far greater????

Say....Dept. of Education? National Endowment for the Arts?....Dept. of Energy??? And many many others!

The topic of the thread involves the postal service wasting $32 million sponsoring Lance Armstrong. Which is particularly significant when they can't even handle the simple task of delivering the mail reliably. There are plenty of other threads where we can discuss other forms of government waste.

And it ain't "whining" to point out such waste in government entities, regardless of how insignificant you may deem it. This is $32 million wasted. All of the waste should be dealt with, not just that which you deem important.

Feel free to start your own thread about the Department of Education if you wish. I'll probably point out what a waste that is as well.