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Topic: City of Springfield gives up
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City of Springfield gives up
on Obama/Biden bill
State Journal-Register (IL), by Deana Stroisch
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Original Article
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Posted By:Fosterdad, 10/24/2012 8:59:39 AM
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| Springfield’s budget director says the city is out of options to be reimbursed for expenses associated with hosting then-Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign stop in the fall of 2008. “Short of suing the campaign, which isn’t really going to do anything — it would drag on forever — there’s really nothing we can do,” said Bill McCarty. “We’ve tried.” Obama introduced his running mate, Joe Biden, at the Old State Capitol in August 2008. About 160 police officers and nine civilians helped provide protection for Obama’s visit, according to an invoice from the city.
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Comments:
Our Deadbeat-in-Chief.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Robinsolana, 10/24/2012 9:10:20 AM (No. 8957553)
Sometimes you cannot get the riff raff to pay up.
Call the BBB.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
flyingdc, 10/24/2012 9:23:35 AM (No. 8957596)
Maybe he's counting on his grandchildren to pay it.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Historian58, 10/24/2012 9:34:52 AM (No. 8957632)
The chances of grandchildren are slim to none for Obama. He would not want to burden his two girls with kids, remember? May his family tree end with his kids. Many muslim families are centuries old and may his end without any honor or dignity. In my opinion, that would be a fitting solution to his actions and beliefs. His bloodline would just end and the gene pool would no longer contain any contribution from his line.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
surgedr, 10/24/2012 9:36:00 AM (No. 8957635)
Send the bill to Michael Madigan since he controls the purse strings of Illinois anyway!
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
MattO, 10/24/2012 9:37:45 AM (No. 8957642)
Maybe the campaign can send them some "Lean Forward, were not done with you yet" bumper stickers.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
secondtimelucky, 10/24/2012 9:54:26 AM (No. 8957707)
and if the Leader's IL campaign office were to contact Springfield for a ''last minute'' get out the vote rally, you know the city fathers would all grab their ankles. This is cover for consumption by Springfield citizens. Nothing more.
See folks - we tried to get your money back but no one will listen to us. okay. fine...
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
ohyababy, 10/24/2012 9:59:33 AM (No. 8957726)
Obama/Biden the gift that keeps on giving... Two lowlifes if I have ever seen one.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Peacekeeper_US, 10/24/2012 10:24:51 AM (No. 8957806)
You can't get blood out of a turnip...but you can put a turnip in jail!
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
enuf8, 10/24/2012 11:28:37 AM (No. 8957926)
It appears a repeat is happening in 2012 after the Dem convention. A huge bill is outstanding. Good luck taxpayers. If you voted for him in 2008 and repeat the same in 2012-----well...........
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
snowoutlaw, 10/24/2012 11:45:52 AM (No. 8958002)
Isn't this then an illegal campaign donation?
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Trixlette, 10/24/2012 12:00:04 PM (No. 8958073)
He runs this government the same way, in debt....
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