While Doris Hinks was after one thing that the Councilors had lost $78,000 at the Community Center, a lot of other folks were after them for spending a lot less money ($9,400) but on a much higher profile event – President Obama’s campaign stop in Rochester where the City Council just said “no big deal – let’s spend the money” without going, seemingly, through the normal and formal process. I don’t live there (or near there) but the impression I get is that it is very much a Democrat type town. Thus, when the informal decision was “An honor – just make the in-kind contribution to the Obama Presidential campaign just like Obama does things as President: with other peoples’ money.
Problem is, lots of people had lots of problem in their elected leaders not being sensitive to the fact that folks don’t want their taxpayer money spent in supporting political campaigns – regardless of which party the pol is from! Here’s two; more after the jump!
Omer Oullette Norm Ellis
Not that Obama would pay the bill anyways – he’s stiffing town all over, even from 2008. Romney, however, is doing the proper traditional American thing – paying for services received.
David Cook Carlton Cooper
There were others as well – but used their paltry 5 minutes to vent not only about this BUT also to plead that the City Councilors would not sign the Sustainable Communities Initiative / Granite State Future plan
- Rochester Mayor TJ Jean tries to justify the City of Rochester underwriting the Obama 2012 Presidential Campaign
- GrokTV: Rochester City Council Public input on “Sustainable Communities Initiative”- Tom Flaherty
- GrokTV: Rochester City Council Public input on “Sustainable Communities Initiative”- NH State Rep. Sue DeLemus (after the jump)
- GrokTV: Rochester City Council Public input on “Sustainable Communities Initiative”- NH State Rep. Warren Groen
- GrokTV: “After Testimony” interview with – Sue DeLemus, Warren Groen
- GrokTV: Look what the Big Flashlight found at the Community Center – a $78,000 piece of stupidity
