In May, June and July, there was rarely a Sunday when the governor Bobby Jindal didnt board a taxpayer-funded helicopter to attend church services in far-flung parts of the state. He traveled by helicopter to churches less frequently in March and April.
Over five months, Jindal took more than three dozen helicopter trips. Fourteen were to attend church services, according to state records.
Governor Bobby Jindal worshipped in Hornbeck, Many, Logansport, Angie, Elizabeth, Harrisonburg, Columbia, Winnsboro, Coushatta, Robeline and Anacoco.
At least two aides usually accompanied Bobby Jindal along with his security detail and State Police pilots. The public pays their salaries as well as the fuel and upkeep for the helicopter.
The helicopter that the governor Bobby Jindal uses the most costs $1,200 an hour to operate — about $45,000 for five months of church visits.
September 3, 2009 on MSNBC with Rachel Maddow
1 comment:
Gaddy seems like a sensible one :-)
There's so few of them around these days.
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