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DonCoquixote

(13,976 posts) Wed Nov 27, 2013, 07:31 AM Nov 2013

City of Tampa will not be reimbursed for $677,000 in RNC costs [View all]

http://www.wmnf.org/news_stories/city-of-tampa-will-not-be-reimbursed-for-677000-in-rnc-costs

No surprise at all. Not only were GOP people known for trying to haggle hotel rates that were already low, but contractors made a point to try and discourage GOP types from actually doing things in the city. In part, that was because Ron paul was threatenign all sorts of mayhem.

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City of Tampa will not be reimbursed for $677,000 in RNC costs [View all] DonCoquixote Nov 2013 OP

Cheapskates all the way. hobbit709 Nov 2013 #1

Not just that DonCoquixote Nov 2013 #2

This should be a warning Shankapotomus Nov 2013 #3

Gee, I wonder what the gopers would say if it was DiverDave Nov 2013 #4

If it were the Dems ... zbdent Nov 2013 #5

Surprise the rethugs ran up a tab and left others to pay for it. How original - NOT. Tigress DEM Nov 2013 #6

It was expected that they would do that. darkangel218 Nov 2013 #7

That should come out of the pockets of the local pols who submitted the bid n2doc Nov 2013 #8

sadly, I agree DonCoquixote Nov 2013 #9