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DNC refuses to reimburse town for thousands of dollars of overtime costs during Obama visit
foxnews.com ^ | 8/22/12

Posted on 08/22/2012 8:09:13 AM PDT by Justaham

The Democratic National Committee has informed a Connecticut town it will not be reimbursed for the thousands of dollars the city spent on costs for President Obama's fundraising visit earlier this month.

Gordon Joseloff, the first selectman of Westport, says he was informed this week the town's request to have the DNC and Obama for America cover the $14,812 the city paid in police and fire overtime was denied.

The president traveled to the area on Aug. 6 to attend a fundraiser in Stamford and a $35,800 per person dinner at the Westport home of movie producer Harvey Weinstein.

Local officials even shut down two popular public beaches to accommodate the president. They closed the 238-acre Sherwood Island State Park so the president's helicopter could land, and also closed the roughly two-acre Burying Hill Beach -- adjacent to Weinstein's mansion.

The New Haven Register reports that an executive of the Democratic National Committee wrote that as a private organization it did not participate in security, traffic control, fire or emergency planning. She referred questions to the Secret Service.

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1 posted on 08/22/2012 8:09:17 AM PDT by Justaham
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2 posted on 08/22/2012 8:11:53 AM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: Justaham

Hope and Change and Arrogance


3 posted on 08/22/2012 8:15:54 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: musicman

SUCKERS !


4 posted on 08/22/2012 8:16:14 AM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: Justaham

I am looking forward to the first time a town or city refuses to provide police/fire escorts to the DNC and their candidates, (Obama), because they are deadbeats.


5 posted on 08/22/2012 8:19:42 AM PDT by The Working Man
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To: Justaham

Is this the same or a different town from the one he refused to pay for any of the security when he was there?

A few weeks ago he also left his lunch bill for some soldiers to pick up.


6 posted on 08/22/2012 8:21:58 AM PDT by bgill
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To: Justaham

The town should add the DNC to their list of deadbeats and refer the matter to the CT AG for prosecution.


7 posted on 08/22/2012 8:22:21 AM PDT by rod1 (CTLY)
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To: bgill

Unlike Ryan who paid for someone elses tab a week or so ago.


8 posted on 08/22/2012 8:24:39 AM PDT by crz
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To: Justaham

For those not from CT, Westport is largely a home for the 1%, largely socially liberal Republicans and a fair number of Dems. They are actually likely to like Romney just fine.

There are some exceptions. Marlo and Phil Thomas live there.


9 posted on 08/22/2012 8:33:01 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("I love to hear you talk talk talk, but I hate what I hear you say."-Del Shannon)
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To: Dr. Sivana

Phil Thomas?


10 posted on 08/22/2012 8:49:16 AM PDT by PghBaldy
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To: Justaham
What a disgrace! Just think if it was the Republicans doing this to some town!
11 posted on 08/22/2012 8:54:05 AM PDT by timestax (Why not drug tests for the President AND all White Hut staff ? ? ?)
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To: timestax

bttt


12 posted on 08/22/2012 8:55:14 AM PDT by timestax (Why not drug tests for the President AND all White Hut staff ? ? ?)
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To: Justaham

Dims are worse than wimpy...

Wimpy: I’ll gladly pay you wednesday for a Hamburger today...

Dimpy: I’ll gladly use someone else’s monay to pay you with tomorrow for a “free hamburger” today...

Dims are such cheap asses, because they never think THEY should pay they always think “someone else” should always pay...


13 posted on 08/22/2012 8:55:38 AM PDT by GraceG
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To: blueunicorn6

Not to mention that there’s a 9/11 memorial a stones throw away from here. No shock that he didn’t visit. Westport lost a lot of good people that day.


14 posted on 08/22/2012 8:55:48 AM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: timestax

“The town should add the DNC to their list of deadbeats and refer the matter to the CT AG for prosecution”

The CT AG used to be Dick Blumenthal. I’m sure the new one has no inclination whatsoever to prosecute a Dem for anything.


15 posted on 08/22/2012 8:57:19 AM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: Justaham

No sympathy. When dealing with shady folks you get the money up front. No credit.


16 posted on 08/22/2012 9:00:00 AM PDT by soycd
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To: Col Frank Slade

17 posted on 08/22/2012 9:01:33 AM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: Justaham; All

18 posted on 08/22/2012 9:03:22 AM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: Justaham
Here's my bottom line on this issue:

All the Emperor had to do was to split his take from one attendee with the city to cover the overtime costs.

Each attendee paid $ 35,000 to eat with the Emperor. If the Emperor had split the “donation” of one of the attendees the city would have gotten $ 17,500 more than enough to cover the $ 14,000 and change overtime costs etc.

But then when have you ever heard of any Emperor splitting money “donated” to him with any one?

If you are asking why I now call Obama the Emperor, look at his actions since January 2009 and compare them to any of the classical Emperors in history. Is there really a significant difference?

19 posted on 08/22/2012 9:25:33 AM PDT by Nip (TANSTAAFL and BOHICA)
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Before yesterday’s visit, Obama had already cost the Nevada Highway Patrol & Washoe County Sheriff’s & Reno police department more than $350,000 in security costs.

They billed Obama’s campaign.

The answer?

“You should be proud & patriotic in supporting the President of the USA. You will not be collecting a single dime. It is your DUTY.”

Yesterday, traffic on 2 major highways—Interstate 80 & US 395 were bottled up for more than an hour each both coming from & going back to the Reno airport. The return to the airport was in the middle of rush hour.

Not a single dime of extra Presidential Security costs are pre-budgeted by any county or city.

Word is out that Obama will be back in Reno for trip # 4 #5 before November.

Just what they need!!!


20 posted on 08/22/2012 9:40:20 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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