Shady Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Must be nice being a government employee, competetly sheltered from economic reality, spending other people's money on videos, Las Vegas conferences complete with catered food and drink and a mock red carpet with a paparazzi theme. GSA Again Under Fire, Now Over Video SpoofThe same government agency already under fire for wasteful spending at a Las Vegas conference is under further scrutiny today for a newly discovered video featuring a U.S. General Services Administration employee joking about excess government spending. The video features a GSA employee, identified as Hank Terlaje, playing the ukulele to the tune of Travie McCoy & Bruno Mars’ “I Wanna Be a Billionaire,” and rapping about what life would be like were he to become the GSA administrator, or in his parlance “Commissioner.” Among his promises, ironically, is that the agency would “never be under OIG investigation.” ABC News The worst part of this, is that this particular agency is suppose to keep government accountable regarding how it spends tax money. /facepalm To sum it up: Four days, 300 people, $823,000 in taxpayer money down the drain (including $146,000 in catered food and drink). They also followed neither federal procurement laws nor their own policy on conference spending. On the bright side, so far 8 people have been fired, and one suspended. Hopefully there's more to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BubberMiley Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 (edited) Old news. Already fired. Still waiting for your outrage at Peter McCay. Edited April 9, 2012 by BubberMiley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shady Posted April 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Old news. Not really, it happend 4 days ago. Still waiting for your outrage at Peter McCay. Who's that? For what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signals.Cpl Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Must be nice being a government employee, competetly sheltered from economic reality, spending other people's money on videos, Las Vegas conferences complete with catered food and drink and a mock red carpet with a paparazzi theme. The worst part of this, is that this particular agency is suppose to keep government accountable regarding how it spends tax money. /facepalm To sum it up: Four days, 300 people, $823,000 in taxpayer money down the drain (including $146,000 in catered food and drink). They also followed neither federal procurement laws nor their own policy on conference spending. On the bright side, so far 8 people have been fired, and one suspended. Hopefully there's more to come. I saw john Steward talking about this. Funny and sad at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GostHacked Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Not really, it happend 4 days ago. Who's that? For what? Why so obtuse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakeyhands Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 To sum it up: Four days, 300 people, $823,000 in taxpayer money down the drain (including $146,000 in catered food and drink). They also followed neither federal procurement laws nor their own policy on conference spending. On the bright side, so far 8 people have been fired, and one suspended. Hopefully there's more to come. Ohhhhh... that Obama and the Unions!!!!! You must be absolutely incensed at the wasting of your AND my tax dollars on such frivolous things. Thank you Shady for posting this ermmm... post! The more Government waste we uncover the better, in fact OFF WITH THEIR HEADS I SAY!!!! You know what, I am so pissed at this that I am writing as we speak to The President. My Rep, My Senator.. EVERYONE DAMNIT!!!!!!! oh... wait... yeah.... damn. I'm Canadian and so are you!!!! Perhaps we should both get pissed off at the CPC for all of their wasting of our tax dollars instead? I dunno... what do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shady Posted April 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Ohhhhh... that Obama and the Unions!!!!! I didn't say anything about Obama, or the unions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubberMiley Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 (edited) I didn't say anything about Obama, or the unions. Nor anything about Peter MacKay. Edited April 10, 2012 by BubberMiley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shady Posted April 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Nor anything about Peter McKay. You didn't ask about Peter McKay, you asked about Peter McCay. And I asked who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GostHacked Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 You didn't ask about Peter McKay, you asked about Peter McCay. And I asked who? Obtuse much? What's obtuse? Durrrrrr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shady Posted April 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Obtuse much? What's obtuse? Durrrrrr. So what am I suppose to be outraged at? And what does it have to do with the GSA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubberMiley Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 I love provoking cowardly deflections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Weber Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 I love provoking cowardly deflections. Wait a minute... I thought I was the "cowardly deflection" used most by the poster in question??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shady Posted April 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 I love provoking cowardly deflections. You don't have to provoke deflections, just post accurately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GostHacked Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 So what am I suppose to be outraged at? And what does it have to do with the GSA? You've been on the board long enough that many of us here know when you are trying to play stupid. You knew exaclty what the other person was talking about, to the point of pointing out the misspeling of MacKay's name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shady Posted April 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 You've been on the board long enough that many of us here know when you are trying to play stupid. You knew exaclty what the other person was talking about, to the point of pointing out the misspeling of MacKay's name. Actually, I have no idea what the other person is talking about. How about a link? And what does that have to do with hijacking my GSA thread? I can't post about the GSA without having to discuss Peter MacKay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubberMiley Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 You didn't ask about Peter McKay It's hard to believe you knew how to spell his name anyway, considering... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dre Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 (edited) Stories like this, the F35, and the zillion dollar G20, might each piss off different political constituencies but they all have one thing in common. They are all proof that the political class cannot be trusted. Edited April 10, 2012 by dre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shady Posted April 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 It's hard to believe you knew how to spell his name anyway, considering... What does that say about you then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GostHacked Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Stories like this, the F35, and the zillion dollar G20, might each piss off different political constituencies but they all have one thing in common. They are all proof that the political class cannot be trusted. Quite right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubberMiley Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 (edited) What does that say about you then! That I wouldn't use a misspelling on an Internet forum to try to deflect a question. Naturally I only asked because I knew you didn't have the character to say that is just as bad. Thank you for demonstrating just how far you will go to avoid being forthright. Edited April 10, 2012 by BubberMiley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shady Posted April 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 That I wouldn't use a misspelling on an Internet forum to try to deflect a question. Go hijack somebody else's thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakeyhands Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 You don't have to provoke deflections, just post accurately. There is some advice. Good advice. Advice one should adhere to always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubberMiley Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Go hijack somebody else's thread. The topic is government waste. Peter MacKay is a current and relevant example. Your example is not so current because everyone responsible has already been fired. What's your point? Do you want them to all be rehired so they can fire them again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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