Invoice from Obama coverage another view of campaign

[a kennedy]

Bob Zaltsberg

Call this column “Another look inside the presidential campaign” ... or, “That was one great turkey sandwich!”

It’s a story about April 11, the day H-T reporter James Boyd tagged along with Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on a swing through southern Indiana. Boyd drove to Columbus, got on a bus and rode back to Bloomington, where Obama stopped at the Women’s Little 500 and then walked through Nick’s.

The bus had begun the morning in Indianapolis and continued on to Terre Haute for an evening event. Last week, we got a bill from the Obama campaign, which we expected. We didn’t want or expect a free ride or free food.

The details of the invoice were surprising, however.

Meals: $115.62.

Bus: $226.17.

Supplies: $5.54.

Files: $91.41.

Invoice total: $438.74.

The bus fare seems fair, with Boyd taking up a seat that could have been occupied all day through the cross-state swing.

Full article: http://www.heraldtimesonline.com/stories/2008/06/23/digitalcity.qp-5807963.sto

[JNelson6563]

1. Seems little whiney to me.

And yes, as the article states later, maybe they should follow behind the bus instead of utilizing the "all inclusive bus package".

When Elizabeth Edwards came to our town durin gthe 2004 campaign we (our county Dem party) helped pay for the event as asked. Even though Kerry had boatloads of money and ended up not spending what? Some 20+million or something? Bewut what the hey, we did our bit for the campaign. Also, we didn't whine about it afterward.

Julie