Christie saves taxpayers gas money

[ugonow]

by avoiding getting stuck in traffic---www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/05/gov_christie_arrives_at_sons_h.html Gov. Christie arrives at son's high school baseball game in State Police helicopter
Published: Tuesday, May 31, 2011, 7:05 PM Updated: Wednesday, June 01, 2011, 5:40 AM
By Star-Ledger Staff The Star-Ledger
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie arrived at his son's baseball game this afternoon aboard a State Police helicopter.

Right before the lineup cards were being exchanged on the field, a noise from above distracted the spectators as the 55-foot long helicopter buzzed over trees in left field, circled the outfield and landed in an adjacent football field. Christie disembarked from the helicopter and got into a black car with tinted windows that drove him about a 100 yards to the baseball field.

During the 5th inning, Christie and First Lady Mary Pat Christie got into the car, rode back to the helicopter and left the game. During a pitching change, play was stopped for a couple of minutes while the helicopter took off.

Christie's eldest son, Andrew, was the starting catcher for Delbarton High School, in Morris Township. The governor played the same position of catcher when he was in high school.

The game was being held at St. Joseph Regional High School in Montvale in Bergen County. Christie watched the game from the stands, flanked by State Police security guards.

"It is a means of transportation that is occasionally used as the schedule demands," said Christie spokesman Michael Drewniak in an email. "This has historically been the case in prior administrations as well, and we continue to be judicious in limiting its use."

The governor had no public events on his schedule, offering no insight to where he might have been traveling from. He had a private meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Drumthwacket, the governor's mansion, in Princeton. He is meeting with a group of Iowa donors who have publically expressed a desire to persuade him to run for president in 2012.

Christie was ferried to the field in a brand-new AugustaWestland helicopter, purchased at a cost to taxpayers of $12.5 million. "

[Savoir Faire-Demogague in NJ]

Christie was ferried to the field in a brand-new AugustaWestland helicopter, purchased at a cost to taxpayers of $12.5 million.

Govs of big states quite commonly have helicopters to transport them. Nothing outrageous here, except to the issue of using state property to attend personal events. And the article makes no mention of where he was traveling from. He could have been in Cape May, roughly 160 miles away.

As is noted here:
It is a means of transportation that is occasionally used as the schedule demands," said Christie spokesman Michael Drewniak in an email. "This has historically been the case in prior administrations as well, and we continue to be judicious in limiting its use."

[Savoir Faire-Demogague in NJ]

PS: this thread violates the COC pertaining to misleading thread subject titles.

[ugonow]

PS: this thread violates the COC pertaining to misleading thread subject titles.

Are you serious,I was trying to be humorous,not misleading...Good Lord

[Savoir Faire-Demogague in NJ]

[973beachbum]

Jun 1, 2011 9:42:40 GMT -5 Savoir Faire-Demogague in NJ said:

PS: this thread violates the COC pertaining to misleading thread subject titles.

But he did save people money on gas. Just think of all the traffic jams his motorcade would have caused.

[AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP]

I think my governor, my president, my ceo-- etc, I want them using their time efficiently.

[ugonow]

JMO, I don't think governors should be using helicopters to see their son play in a local high school game,or any local family function. I find it hard to believe there would be so much defense of it if it were a dem .

[❤ mollymouser ❤]

Well.

It may have saved ordinary unleaded from the pump gas, but isn't avgas more expensive?

[mwcpa]

this is funny.... given this title of another post that was intended to blast our president for all of his travels....I guess both sides have expensive travel needs on the back of taxpayers...

"Air Force One needs additional crews"

[❤ mollymouser ❤]

Well, I can't complain ~ my wonderful DH travels around in military aircraft at taxpayer expense ALL the time. ;D