Trump's rally in Minnesota ...

[lyman]

Re: Costs of rally. The good citizens will cover the costs in the exact same way they have for any other political campaign. It is no big deal. Trumps supporters are not going to go around trashing the city, etc. They will however end up spending money for all sorts of things like meals, lodging, travel, sight seeing, etc. That will very likely completely off set any actual costs incurred by the city. Now, if someone wants to offer hyper-inflated estimates of costs, they are free to do so. But there is no reason for the actual costs to be any different than when other candidates visited the city. JMHO. Sincerely. bruce.

well said,

[Roadkingtrax]

Meanwhile....the taxpayers of Minneapolis are holding their breath waiting to see if the campaign will cover the city's security costs for the rally. The nerve!!!!

Taxpayers, local or national, are funding these in one way or another. Whatever makes him feel better.

[togor]

well said,

Security for a president is an order of magnitude beyond what it is for regular candidates. It's incorrect to assert that it's no different. Moreover, when did we start taking taxpayers' concerns so lightly? I missed that memo but I'm caught up now.

[dryheat]

Taxpayers pay for hobos to camp out in San Fran. No return at all. A presidential visit is an occasional thing. The poopers-on-sidewalks, is a daily thing infinitum. A presidential visit brings visitors. Poopers, not so much. I hated math in school.

[lyman]

years ago I used to go White Water Rafting

Gauley season, (water released from Summersville Lake,)

mighty good times,


anyhoo,,,


one year, the guides were telling us about a famous rafter the previous season,

seems George W took a trip,

besides the usually Secret Service entourage, and prep work, a SF team or 2 were dropped off weeks in advance, and basically lived in the woods along the river (not exactly easy if you have ever been) to keep an eye out while he went down river,


no one seemed to care about the cost, chalked it up as good training,

couple hillbillies were apparently worried about a still, or weed being found, but the guide said he had not heard that any was found,


Upper Gauley, this is probably the last weekend for it,


good times