Philly to Obama: Hey, you owe us money, too!

This morning, I mentioned Team Obama/DNC’s unpaid bills in Chicago.
Guess what? The Team of Deadbeats owes the City of Brotherly Love, too (hat tip -David R):
BARACK OBAMA spent a record $760 million getting himself elected president. But his campaign, Obama for America, still owes Philadelphia nearly $24,000 for several pre-election events, and the cash-strapped city hasn’t given up its collection efforts.
The most expensive event was an Oct. 4 rally on the Parkway, featuring Bruce Springsteen. The city’s expenses came to $9,050, including sound systems, lighting, platforms, bleachers and clean-up costs.
There were smaller charges for a series of Obama appearances on Oct. 11, at Progress Plaza, the Mayfair Diner and Vernon Park, and $3,666 for a Joe Biden rally at Marconi Plaza the day before the election.
Mechelle Sabb, special-event coordinator in the Managing Director’s Office, said the bills remain unpaid in spite of a December letter sent to Obama headquarters in Chicago, warning that non-payment could jeopardize his welcome at future events in Philadelphia or Fairmount Park.
Calls to the White House press office were referred to Democratic National Committee, which sent Clout back to the White House. No one would talk on the record, but one source said the campaign would quickly write a check to cover the charges.
Ed Morrissey calls it “deadbeatonomics.”
In other words: BAU.
Business as usual.
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Suckers!
Might “deadbeatonomics” be more correct?
I know, I know…I’m being picky.
Pedant.
Why would BO pay his bills? I mean philly, chicago, denver, dc etc… should all be so thankful the messiah graced them with his presence. Give da poor guy a pass why don’cha.
/sarcoff.
Maybe they can get stimulus funds to cover this. Or would this come out of the TARP dunds?
On February 20th, 2009 at 4:06 pm, jbh45 said: (#4)
How true.
While you are being sarcastic, I think The One’s people actually think that way.
Maybe BHO will point to all those debts and claim his own piece of the Swindle-us pie.
Obama’s not paying the bills is just leading by example.
Obama is setting the example we all can believe in. I believe I don’t have to pay these bills..the gobment will catch ‘em.
I bet Bush paid all his bills.
Amazing how The One is so generous with our money, yet so stingy with his own.
It’s a narcassistic personality trait.
In the future, these cities should require that the DNC put down a deposit in advance, and following the event the DNC would get any remaining funds back.
Weren’t there similar posts about Hillary Clinton’s campaign being delinquent on their bills? And although I’m sure there will be trolls disputing this allegation, it seems to be Democrat candidates or their political committees much more likely to do this. However, given the number of members/former nominees of the Obama administration who have been negligent about paying their taxes, I guess this type of behavior shouldn’t be too surprising.
That’s the liberal way!
He sure does owe a lot of people a lot of things!
I don’t know why everybody’s picking on this guy, who’s struggling to get along on only 750 million dollars or so. I know, why doesn’t Congress pass a bill to bail out Democrat creditors? I’ll bet he’d sign it.
OT – from Whitehouse.gov web site. More of what us responsible scmucks can expect for Obama:
Thursday, February 19th, 2009 at 6:55 pm
Executive Order: Establishment of the White House Office of Urban Affairs
yipee!
Maybe The One needs a bailout, after all, he must be upside-down on his mortgage too.
So what about all those suckers who buy government bonds to pay for Porkulus? Betcha he’s planning to stiff them, too. How can you wreck a superpower without wrecking its credit rating?
Hey, Philly, render unto The One that which belongs to The One… All of it! After all, you helped elect him. STHU comes to mind. Elections have consequences – right?
Hint for next go around: Stay away from Chicago politicians. Got it?
Yep. Let’s bring the Detroit model Nation Wide!!
Why wouldn’t I be surprised if somewhere in the stimulus package there would be a single sentence that gives money to the DNC to pay Obama’s campaign bills?
These people are the true champions of voodoo economics. I am optimistic that the market and the average American will spank these guys in the next two elections and roll back their marxist mob tyranny.
Wow.
Good thing I got paid cash for that Obama rally I performed at in Philly!
HAHAHAHA
Cough it up, Barack!
RWR
http://www.rightwingrocker.com
I would be shocked if it did. It’s quite obvious that His Loftiness believes he’s above such pedestrian trivialities like paying ones debts.
That’s for the ‘little people’
I have a $20 bill right here – and I will send it to the first reporter that has the cajones to ask The One – “When ya gonna pay the campaign debts you owe?”
That money’s safe – not one reporter in America has had the spine or the guts to ask His Adoration where the money for the Porkzilla Thieft Act is coming from.
Well, some do – like Lady Michelle and Sir Glenn – but you know the Goon Squad isn’t going to let them within a Chicago mile of coming within earshot of The Messiah
I guess the taxpayers are supposed to believe that Obama gracing us with his presence is payment enough?
Of course Demos are deadbeats. I say we just keep nominating all of them for cabinet posts until they pay their taxes and bills up to date.
The LAST thing Obama would want to do would be to make Americans think there are two sets of rules.
I’m sure he has people behind the curtain working on a kickback first, before paying up.
Hey, Obama!
I’ll take that $20 now!
It’s called Obamanomics, bringing “other people’s money” to a whole new level.
Time to clean guns.
ECS
Just waiting for the hyperinflation to kick in. That way the $24,000 they owe will be more like 38 cents.
Exactly, what’s the big deal? Bunch of whiners!
/sarc
Wait! The One flew over my state. He owes me.
After he flew over the cuckoo’s nest no doubt. That one is insane and he has that nasty mental disorder!
Well, the entire swindle us economics plan is deadebeatonomics.
Carter’s 2nd term.
Anybody else not see this coming?
Bueller?
Bueller?
Bueller?
ROFLOL And this moron is “trying” to run this country???? ARGHHHH Just take me out and shoot me now.
The Dems have a zillion dollars in their coffers and they can’t get these bills paid?
GAH! Typical. SO typical.
First you have to prove to me that you’re a member of the press. Shouldn’t be hard – prove to me that you’ve had lunch with Chris Matthews
Reparations gone wild.
Well we will see what is left when it is time to pick up the pieces. Hopefully, something will be left to start over?
This has to go into the Guinness Book of Records, eh? Between the election and the inauguration, almost a billion dollars; this has to be the largest amount of money ever spent in the shortest period of time by one man on himself.
Sweet! BlameAmericaLast, you hit the nail on the head with that one.
Now, we just need to find a good solid conservative that will energize the country in the way Reagan did so we only have to suffer one term with The B.O.
It’s gonna be tough.
I have no sympathy for the useful idiots of the Windy City or the City of Brotherly Love. They helped to elect this deadbeat, now you can pay for his play.