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2016 Postmortem

GeorgiaPeanuts

(2,353 posts) Wed Mar 30, 2016, 08:56 AM Mar 2016

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Police Chief: Bernie Is the First Candidate to Ever Offer and Pay Police Overtime

Police Chief: Bernie Is the First Candidate to Ever Offer and Pay Police Overtime

http://vetsforbernie.org/2016/03/chief-says-bernie-first-ever-to-pay/

IOWA (VFB) — When Presidential candidates come to town, local police departments spring into action to ensure not only that candidate’s safety, but the safety of the public and everyone involved. Substantial time and resources are spent planning and executing such events, which if not reimbursed by the campaigns, must be covered by local taxpayers.

“I think a lot of people just assume that those costs are being reimbursed, and they aren’t,” Marshalltown, IA Police Chief Mike Tupper, told me over the phone Tuesday afternoon.

“I am happy to report that Bernie Sanders paid.”

Not only did Sanders pay, “He actually asked up front how much, and he paid those costs, which makes him the first candidate to do so in my 23 years [of law enforcement in Iowa].”

In a class of his own!

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Police Chief: Bernie Is the First Candidate to Ever Offer and Pay Police Overtime (Original Post) GeorgiaPeanuts Mar 2016 OP

I guess that's his experience as a mayor showing through. n/t winter is coming Mar 2016 #1

definitely. redwitch Mar 2016 #11

Good! Cops bust their asses and are underpaid pinebox Mar 2016 #2

Wonder why Clinton thinks it's too beneath her to pay them, they work damn hard GeorgiaPeanuts Mar 2016 #5

Clinton Leaves Bills ... To Be Paid... Later! CorporatistNation Mar 2016 #9

it's the right thing to do... tk2kewl Mar 2016 #6

That's a great website! beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #3

Time to donate to Bernie again!! n/t FourScore Mar 2016 #4

K&R Thank for posting Mbrow Mar 2016 #7

K&R! nt riderinthestorm Mar 2016 #8

It's called "walking the walk" and Bernie's been doing it all his life. pdsimdars Mar 2016 #10

winter is coming

(11,785 posts)

1. I guess that's his experience as a mayor showing through. n/t

Reply to GeorgiaPeanuts (Original post)

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 09:03 AM

Mar 2016

redwitch

(14,938 posts)

11. definitely.

Reply to winter is coming (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 09:58 AM

Mar 2016

hubby has been a mayor and he was very impressed with Bernie for doing this.

pinebox

(5,761 posts)

2. Good! Cops bust their asses and are underpaid

Reply to GeorgiaPeanuts (Original post)

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 09:05 AM

Mar 2016

GeorgiaPeanuts

(2,353 posts)

5. Wonder why Clinton thinks it's too beneath her to pay them, they work damn hard

Reply to pinebox (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 09:44 AM

Mar 2016

CorporatistNation

(2,546 posts)

9. Clinton Leaves Bills ... To Be Paid... Later!

Reply to GeorgiaPeanuts (Reply #5)

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 09:54 AM

Mar 2016

Hmmm? Overtime offer by Clinton... NOT likely!

tk2kewl

(18,133 posts)

6. it's the right thing to do...

Reply to pinebox (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 09:50 AM

Mar 2016

but cops are not underpaid everywhere.

click this link to see how Nassau County, NY pays cops: http://data.newsday.com/long-island/data/nassau/nassau-county-payroll/#s:department=police|o:c=;|

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)

3. That's a great website!

Reply to GeorgiaPeanuts (Original post)

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 09:19 AM

Mar 2016

Bernie's a mensch, no doubt about it.

FourScore

(9,704 posts)

4. Time to donate to Bernie again!! n/t

Reply to GeorgiaPeanuts (Original post)

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 09:30 AM

Mar 2016

Mbrow

(1,090 posts)

7. K&R Thank for posting

Reply to GeorgiaPeanuts (Original post)

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 09:50 AM

Mar 2016

riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)

8. K&R! nt

Reply to GeorgiaPeanuts (Original post)

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 09:50 AM

Mar 2016

pdsimdars

(6,007 posts)

10. It's called "walking the walk" and Bernie's been doing it all his life.

Reply to GeorgiaPeanuts (Original post)

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 09:57 AM

Mar 2016

I pray to God we deserve him to be our President.

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