Comments on: RuPaul is expensive http://www.palmettoscoop.com/2008/07/14/rupaul-is-expensive/ REINVENTING THE S.C. SCENE Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:44:34 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Columbia City Council: The definition of sad irony http://www.palmettoscoop.com/2008/07/14/rupaul-is-expensive/comment-page-1/#comment-468579 Columbia City Council: The definition of sad irony Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:55:54 +0000 http://www.palmettoscoop.com/?p=1928#comment-468579 [...] group that has spent their way into a $9 million budget shortfall with $1.6 million phantom hotels, $10,000 drag queen performances, and $3,000 “team-building” retreats. Posted in Around SC, Top Story [...] [...] group that has spent their way into a $9 million budget shortfall with $1.6 million phantom hotels, $10,000 drag queen performances, and $3,000 “team-building” retreats. Posted in Around SC, Top Story [...]

]]> By: Laura http://www.palmettoscoop.com/2008/07/14/rupaul-is-expensive/comment-page-1/#comment-147254 Laura Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:07:04 +0000 http://www.palmettoscoop.com/?p=1928#comment-147254 Since I am an SC native who has lived in Columbia and had friends held up at gunpoint, I'm qualified to respond I suppose. Your post is inflammatory and ridiculous-- hospitality funds cannot be used for operating expenses or for staff. Any journalist should know that. It's a one-time allocation, whereas this mystical 1/3 of a police officer is hired indefinitely at a salary, plus benefits, plus overtime, plus equipment, plus training .. which adds up to a real cost of about $100,000 annually. Hospitality funds are designed to be used for these purposes -- to be given to community groups and other organizations to have festivals to attract people (of any gender, race or orientation) to Columbia to spend their money in restaurants, hotels and bars. That will in turn generate more (gasp) hospitality funds to be given away next year. Since I am an SC native who has lived in Columbia and had friends held up at gunpoint, I’m qualified to respond I suppose. Your post is inflammatory and ridiculous– hospitality funds cannot be used for operating expenses or for staff. Any journalist should know that.
It’s a one-time allocation, whereas this mystical 1/3 of a police officer is hired indefinitely at a salary, plus benefits, plus overtime, plus equipment, plus training .. which adds up to a real cost of about $100,000 annually. Hospitality funds are designed to be used for these purposes — to be given to community groups and other organizations to have festivals to attract people (of any gender, race or orientation) to Columbia to spend their money in restaurants, hotels and bars. That will in turn generate more (gasp) hospitality funds to be given away next year.

]]> By: Brad http://www.palmettoscoop.com/2008/07/14/rupaul-is-expensive/comment-page-1/#comment-145854 Brad Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:10:38 +0000 http://www.palmettoscoop.com/?p=1928#comment-145854 McLovin' you forgot one thing. The moneys you are talking about are statutorily forbidden from being used on what you are griping out. Read the statute. Additional police forces ain't in there. And it was a conservative General Assembly that passed that statute. Maybe we should spend the money on reading and critical thinking education programs for adults like yourself. It will bring in more tourists -- all the folks that won't visit here because they thing we're a bunch of backwoods dolts. Even better, instead of playing armchair politico, why don't you run for office and change things? It is a small enough town its possible. McLovin’ you forgot one thing. The moneys you are talking about are statutorily forbidden from being used on what you are griping out. Read the statute. Additional police forces ain’t in there. And it was a conservative General Assembly that passed that statute. Maybe we should spend the money on reading and critical thinking education programs for adults like yourself. It will bring in more tourists — all the folks that won’t visit here because they thing we’re a bunch of backwoods dolts. Even better, instead of playing armchair politico, why don’t you run for office and change things? It is a small enough town its possible.

]]> By: Nick http://www.palmettoscoop.com/2008/07/14/rupaul-is-expensive/comment-page-1/#comment-145372 Nick Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:31:12 +0000 http://www.palmettoscoop.com/?p=1928#comment-145372 Yes, you wouldn't want gays and lesbians to come to Palmetto and spend any money here, would you? That would be horrible!!! Yes, you wouldn’t want gays and lesbians to come to Palmetto and spend any money here, would you? That would be horrible!!!

]]> By: Indy http://www.palmettoscoop.com/2008/07/14/rupaul-is-expensive/comment-page-1/#comment-145115 Indy Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:42:05 +0000 http://www.palmettoscoop.com/?p=1928#comment-145115 I don't care if it is gay or straight...forget about entertaining us and set about to provide basic services! Instead of Ru-Paul...how bout buy a damn calculator so you can balance the checkbooks. The leadership of this town ought to be in jail... I don’t care if it is gay or straight…forget about entertaining us and set about to provide basic services!

Instead of Ru-Paul…how bout buy a damn calculator so you can balance the checkbooks. The leadership of this town ought to be in jail…

]]> By: Fabu-Lance http://www.palmettoscoop.com/2008/07/14/rupaul-is-expensive/comment-page-1/#comment-144968 Fabu-Lance Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:10:43 +0000 http://www.palmettoscoop.com/?p=1928#comment-144968 Hey South Carolina If any Gay Brits show-up send them north, to Rhode Island CASH MAKES FRIENDS Sample our "Northern Hospitality" ...and low crime rate "FBI Stats" Fabu-Lance ...Newport Rhode Island Hey South Carolina

If any Gay Brits show-up send them north, to Rhode Island

CASH MAKES FRIENDS

Sample our “Northern Hospitality” …and low crime rate “FBI Stats”

Fabu-Lance …Newport Rhode Island

]]> By: anonymous http://www.palmettoscoop.com/2008/07/14/rupaul-is-expensive/comment-page-1/#comment-144752 anonymous Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:50:53 +0000 http://www.palmettoscoop.com/?p=1928#comment-144752 SC Nixes "So Gay" Ad Campaign I smell a coverup. http://www.wsav.com/midatlantic/sav/news.apx.-content-articles-SAV-2008-07-14-0021.html SC Nixes “So Gay” Ad Campaign

I smell a coverup.

http://www.wsav.com/midatlantic/sav/news.apx.-content-articles-SAV-2008-07-14-0021.html

]]> By: Bob Z http://www.palmettoscoop.com/2008/07/14/rupaul-is-expensive/comment-page-1/#comment-144723 Bob Z Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:32:11 +0000 http://www.palmettoscoop.com/?p=1928#comment-144723 I am from Massachusetts and you sir are an idiot. I have lived in Columbia for 8 years. There seems to be a lot of gay people here, more then I saw in mass. If this funding comes from taxpayer money, whats the big deal? As long as the money spent on this gay festival is proportionate to their tax contribution relative to straight people who cares. Let them be gay, more ladies for me. And if you can't protect yourself, you are a fag. I am from Massachusetts and you sir are an idiot. I have lived in Columbia for 8 years. There seems to be a lot of gay people here, more then I saw in mass. If this funding comes from taxpayer money, whats the big deal? As long as the money spent on this gay festival is proportionate to their tax contribution relative to straight people who cares. Let them be gay, more ladies for me. And if you can’t protect yourself, you are a fag.

]]> By: johndozier http://www.palmettoscoop.com/2008/07/14/rupaul-is-expensive/comment-page-1/#comment-144705 johndozier Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:22:58 +0000 http://www.palmettoscoop.com/?p=1928#comment-144705 We should re-name Columbia city hall as "Hog Wallow Central" considering how much pork comes out ot there. We should re-name Columbia city hall as “Hog Wallow Central” considering how much pork comes out ot there.

]]> By: Adam Fogle http://www.palmettoscoop.com/2008/07/14/rupaul-is-expensive/comment-page-1/#comment-144664 Adam Fogle Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:53:15 +0000 http://www.palmettoscoop.com/?p=1928#comment-144664 That all have very poor or completely non-existent oversight. That all have very poor or completely non-existent oversight.

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