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President Obama spent $516,000 of taxpayers’ money on “Prom Week” video game
wordpress ^ | October 18, 2012 | Dan from Squirrel Hill

Posted on 10/18/2012 7:32:09 PM PDT by grundle

President Obama spent $516,000 of taxpayers’ money on “Prom Week” video game

On September 22, 2008, candidate Obama said:

“I am not a Democrat who believes that we can or should defend every government program just because it’s there… We will fire government managers who aren’t getting results, we will cut funding for programs that are wasting your money and we will use technology and lessons from the private sector to improve efficiency across every level of government… The only way we can do all this without leaving our children with an even larger debt is if Washington starts taking responsibility for every dime that it spends.”

However, after he won the election, President Obama spent $516,000 of taxpayers’ money on a video game called “Prom Week.”

I guess this means that based on his own words, he doesn’t consider this spending to be “wasteful.”

This is one of the reasons why he wants to raise taxes?

I “hope” we “change” the person who is President in the upcoming election.



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1 posted on 10/18/2012 7:32:10 PM PDT by grundle
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To: grundle

A video game that costs $500,000 dollars? There has to be more to it than that.


2 posted on 10/18/2012 7:34:32 PM PDT by Venturer
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To: grundle

Yep, we sure do need this. Wow, how could we ever had Prom without an app like this provided by the gub/mint. Makes our kids smart.


3 posted on 10/18/2012 7:35:09 PM PDT by rovenstinez
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To: Venturer

What is “Prom Week”??

How much liquor and sex does it glorify for kids??

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BTW, Venturer some games can cost many millions to develop but there is no good reason for taxpayers to pay for any of it.


4 posted on 10/18/2012 7:44:44 PM PDT by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: ping jockey

What more is there to know? It’s an entry from Coburns “Waste Book”. There’s a link to the book in the original article.


6 posted on 10/18/2012 7:55:28 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (My faith and politics cannot be separated)
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To: grundle

Wow, the graphics look early 90’s.


7 posted on 10/18/2012 8:10:23 PM PDT by Irenic (The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheel barrow)
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To: grundle

Under the heading of “Wasteful govt. spending” ...
All the local tv stations were chorteling about the govt. provided urinal cakes which audibly cautioned against drunk driving that had been stolen from local drinking establishments.
Maybe they will be returned w/a picture of Obama for a target?
Just wondering...


8 posted on 10/18/2012 9:13:32 PM PDT by bog trotter
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To: grundle

I’m sure Obama never has been to a prom.


9 posted on 10/18/2012 9:43:11 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici (Dumb or Dumber? Biden or Obama?)
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To: GeronL

Is that hat he did? Paid to develop a Video game?


10 posted on 10/19/2012 4:35:11 AM PDT by Venturer
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To: Venturer

That is what the story says


11 posted on 10/19/2012 6:23:11 AM PDT by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: grundle
This was reported on Breitbart. Feds Drop 516K on Prom Week Video Game    
12 posted on 10/19/2012 6:30:27 AM PDT by liberalh8ter (If Barack has a memory like a steel trap, why can't he remember what the Constitution says?)
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