2016 Postmortem

politicaljunkie41910

(3,335 posts) Mon Apr 18, 2016, 11:06 PM Apr 2016

Has anyone figured out how much Bernie's weekend visit to the Vatican cost taxpayers?

The article I read said that he flew overnight after the debate and was accompanied by 10 members of his family. How much more expansive did the Secret Service detail have to be, including extra vehicles, when you have 10 additional members of the family traveling with the Candidate? Delta coach fares for a last minute trip (one week notice) from New York to Rome Italy are $2086 each. I hope he didn't use his Government Credit Card to charge his and his family of ten's tickets in order to get the Government rate on his last minute airfare.

I'm okay with the fact if he charged the Sanders for President Campaign. I can't think of a better use of those 6 million contributors contributions of $27 or less for a weekend junket to Rome to score political points. Hanging out in the hallways of the Vatican City Hotel not knowing who you might run into at 6:00a.m. "Hey Pope Francis. Fancy meeting you here. Jane and I and our 10 members of the family, just stepped out of our hotel room to see whether Jane needed a sweater for our tour of Vatican City before we have to leave for the airport to return to New York."

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Has anyone figured out how much Bernie's weekend visit to the Vatican cost taxpayers? (Original Post) politicaljunkie41910 Apr 2016 OP

$143,607 snooper2 Apr 2016 #1

Money well spent. Skink Apr 2016 #2

NO worries - I heard he used a shit-load of Frequent Flyer miles and YUGE AARP dscounts. jmg257 Apr 2016 #3

He was invited as a Senator not a Presidential Candidate. dogman Apr 2016 #4

I keep reading that as "Weekend at Bernie's" ... ScreamingMeemie Apr 2016 #5

Ha ha ha ha ha ha! Punkingal Apr 2016 #6

Rather spend my tax dollars on that than a f.....g bomb or drone to kill children. Punkingal Apr 2016 #7

I hope it cost a fucking bundle. cherokeeprogressive Apr 2016 #8

You mean to tell me he doesn't get a loaner Lear from Walmart? nt Snotcicles Apr 2016 #9

He'd have to sit on their board for that Art_from_Ark Apr 2016 #12

Yes. Way less than one check to Hillary for a one hour speech. imagine2015 Apr 2016 #10

If you charter a plane, do you pay for the plane passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #11

lol. nt ecstatic Apr 2016 #13

Lame! 7wo7rees Apr 2016 #14

I too can't think of a better use of campaign funds than to campaign Lordquinton Apr 2016 #15

Do you know the cost of the wars so far, since spending tax payer dollars is an area you ViseGrip Apr 2016 #16

just another member of the oligarchy spending wads of cash on himself and his family for a political msongs Apr 2016 #17

I know you feel the 840high Apr 2016 #18

snooper2

(30,151 posts)

1. $143,607

Reply to politicaljunkie41910 (Original post)

Mon Apr 18, 2016, 11:07 PM

Apr 2016

Skink

(10,122 posts)

2. Money well spent.

Reply to politicaljunkie41910 (Original post)

Mon Apr 18, 2016, 11:10 PM

Apr 2016

And if it was from disenfranchised taxpayers it was still well spent.

jmg257

(11,996 posts)

3. NO worries - I heard he used a shit-load of Frequent Flyer miles and YUGE AARP dscounts.

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Mon Apr 18, 2016, 11:11 PM

Apr 2016

dogman

(6,073 posts)

4. He was invited as a Senator not a Presidential Candidate.

Reply to politicaljunkie41910 (Original post)

Mon Apr 18, 2016, 11:12 PM

Apr 2016

I think Bernie will do the right thing. How much does it cost the government to deal with both Hillary and Bill? Who cares?

ScreamingMeemie

(68,918 posts)

5. I keep reading that as "Weekend at Bernie's" ...

Reply to politicaljunkie41910 (Original post)

Mon Apr 18, 2016, 11:12 PM

Apr 2016

Did I ever tell y'all about the time I went into labor watching that movie? No?

Punkingal

(9,522 posts)

6. Ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Reply to ScreamingMeemie (Reply #5)

Mon Apr 18, 2016, 11:32 PM

Apr 2016

Punkingal

(9,522 posts)

7. Rather spend my tax dollars on that than a f.....g bomb or drone to kill children.

Reply to politicaljunkie41910 (Original post)

Mon Apr 18, 2016, 11:34 PM

Apr 2016

cherokeeprogressive

(24,853 posts)

8. I hope it cost a fucking bundle.

Reply to politicaljunkie41910 (Original post)

Mon Apr 18, 2016, 11:35 PM

Apr 2016

BTW, your post seemed halfway serious until your second paragraph. Right off the fucking rails it went.

Stick around (or not), you have much to learn about credibility.

Snotcicles

(9,089 posts)

9. You mean to tell me he doesn't get a loaner Lear from Walmart? nt

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Mon Apr 18, 2016, 11:39 PM

Apr 2016

Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)

12. He'd have to sit on their board for that

Reply to Snotcicles (Reply #9)

Mon Apr 18, 2016, 11:42 PM

Apr 2016

imagine2015

(2,054 posts)

10. Yes. Way less than one check to Hillary for a one hour speech.

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Mon Apr 18, 2016, 11:39 PM

Apr 2016

passiveporcupine

(8,175 posts)

11. If you charter a plane, do you pay for the plane

Reply to politicaljunkie41910 (Original post)

Mon Apr 18, 2016, 11:41 PM

Apr 2016

Or the number of people you put on it?

I've never done it, so I seriously don't know.

I am thinking he would not have used anyone else's money but his own to take his family members other than Jane, cause that's the way he rolls.

I doubt they added extra protection for the kids and Jane...he gets protection as a candidate, but probably not his whole family, until he's actually a President. Otherwise, his whole family would all have protection all the time now, and I don't think it works that way.

How many more of these silly threads are queued up guys? You are making fools of yourselves.