Big orange DOT trucks on 93 today....

Pineedles · 10-21-2011, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by shore things

...life with a presidential vacation home in Wolfeboro...

That's on another thread.

ITD · 10-21-2011, 09:00 AM

If there were only some method of transportation, say through the air, that didn't require an airport and could land anywhere, let's say with in a mile or two of where the VP wanted to visit thereby not inconveniencing thousands of people by shutting down interstates...... It's very sad that our government doesn't have that technology or that our leaders are either not bright enough or so narcissistic that they don't use it.

SteveA · 10-21-2011, 09:34 AM

I don't think anyone from NH should complain about anything that has to do with the politicians from either party that want to come to our state.
Combined, our 1st in the Nation Presidential Primary, is worth hundreds of millions of dollars to our economy.

NH is .4% of the US population, kudos to the folks that got this moneymaking scam started 60 years ago this year!

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/ar..._tight/?page=2

The clip below is from the above Boston Globe article about the 2008 campaign. Just imagine what it going to bring to the State this election year.

Let them have all the big Orange Trucks they want!

"In New Hampshire, candidates from both parties have spent more than $23 million on TV ads - $12.3 million on WMUR in Manchester and about $10.8 million on Boston stations. Romney, now trying to fend off McCain's resurgence in New Hampshire, accounts for $9 million of the total. He alone among candidates can dip into his personal wealth to keep his campaign afloat and has already spent at least $17 million of his own money, and possibly much more.

Since February, Romney has purchased $3.9 million in ads on WMUR in Manchester, the state's only network affiliate television station, according to running tallies kept by Dante J. Scala, a political science professor at the University of New Hampshire. That accounts for nearly one-third of the $12.3 million purchased by all candidates on WMUR. As of late last week, Romney's campaign had also bought almost $5 million worth of air time on Boston stations, according to a service that tracks ad purchases by all the campaigns, plus a small amount of time on a Portland, Maine, station.

Also on the GOP side, McCain has spent about $3.6 million on New Hampshire ads; former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, about $2.4 million; Texas Representative Ron Paul, $625,000; and Huckabee, $175,000.

Among Democrats, Obama has spent about $4.2 million on Manchester and Boston TV, followed by Clinton, at about $3.5 million; Edwards, about $1.6 million; and Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico, about $700,000.

The American Federation of Teachers has also purchased more than $300,000 in radio air time for New Hampshire ads in support of Clinton, part of a $1 million "independent expenditure" of direct mail and ads on her behalf in Iowa and New Hampshire, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission."

SIKSUKR · 10-21-2011, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by SteveA

I don't think anyone from NH should complain about anything that has to do with the politicians from either party that want to come to our state.

Agree from the standpoint of the income of the CANDIDATES. Certainly the VP's trip yesterday was not a money maker but an expensive negative cost. Does Nh get reimbursed for that? Don't know that answer.

brk-lnt · 10-21-2011, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by ITD

If there were only some method of transportation, say through the air, that didn't require an airport and could land anywhere, let's say with in a mile or two of where the VP wanted to visit thereby not inconveniencing thousands of people by shutting down interstates...... It's very sad that our government doesn't have that technology or that our leaders are either not bright enough or so narcissistic that they don't use it.

A good idea, but I think personal jetpacks are still a ways off.

ITD · 10-21-2011, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by brk-lnt

A good idea, but I think personal jetpacks are still a ways off.

True, jetpacks aren't the answer, if there were just something else. A machine that could take off vertically, travel large distances through the air and then land practically anywhere. Something that could carry many passengers, be reliable and commercially available since the '50s. If only the government owned thousands of them and made a few available to the president and VP at anytime they needed them, imagine the angst that could be prevented by not inconveniencing the regular folk......

fatlazyless · 10-21-2011, 11:46 AM

Welcome to New Hampshire; Mr Vice President Joe "Bad-Ass" Biden...........you the man......and come on back again and again.......everyone in New Hampshire loves Joe Biden.......and if they don't love him now......then they will starting with the second incredibly successfull term of Obama-Biden, which will run from January 20, 2013 to January 20, 2017.....so's you all need to just get used to it!

gtagrip · 10-21-2011, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Welcome to New Hampshire; Mr Vice President Joe "Bad-Ass" Biden...........you the man......and come on back again and again.......everyone in New Hampshire loves Joe Biden.......and if they don't love him now......then they will starting with the second incredibly successfull term of Obama-Biden, which will run from January 20, 2013 to January 20, 2017.....so's you all need to just get used to it!

That's a strange view to have based on all the complaining you do about taxes!

RailroadJoe · 10-21-2011, 03:40 PM

ITD They call them helicopters.

AC2717 · 10-21-2011, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by RailroadJoe

ITD They call them helicopters.

Problem is our government is not practical

RailroadJoe · 10-21-2011, 04:59 PM

Not practical, heck they aren't even anything I can think of.
Or can't print.

Jonas Pilot · 10-21-2011, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by ITD

If there were only some method of transportation, say through the air, that didn't require an airport and could land anywhere, let's say with in a mile or two of where the VP wanted to visit thereby not inconveniencing thousands of people by shutting down interstates...... It's very sad that our government doesn't have that technology or that our leaders are either not bright enough or so narcissistic that they don't use it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhF4gu87rn0

10-21-2011, 09:34 AM	#3
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,054 Times in 497 Posts	Big Picture... I don't think anyone from NH should complain about anything that has to do with the politicians from either party that want to come to our state. Combined, our 1st in the Nation Presidential Primary, is worth hundreds of millions of dollars to our economy. NH is .4% of the US population, kudos to the folks that got this moneymaking scam started 60 years ago this year! http://www.boston.com/news/nation/ar..._tight/?page=2 The clip below is from the above Boston Globe article about the 2008 campaign. Just imagine what it going to bring to the State this election year. Let them have all the big Orange Trucks they want! "In New Hampshire, candidates from both parties have spent more than $23 million on TV ads - $12.3 million on WMUR in Manchester and about $10.8 million on Boston stations. Romney, now trying to fend off McCain's resurgence in New Hampshire, accounts for $9 million of the total. He alone among candidates can dip into his personal wealth to keep his campaign afloat and has already spent at least $17 million of his own money, and possibly much more. Since February, Romney has purchased $3.9 million in ads on WMUR in Manchester, the state's only network affiliate television station, according to running tallies kept by Dante J. Scala, a political science professor at the University of New Hampshire. That accounts for nearly one-third of the $12.3 million purchased by all candidates on WMUR. As of late last week, Romney's campaign had also bought almost $5 million worth of air time on Boston stations, according to a service that tracks ad purchases by all the campaigns, plus a small amount of time on a Portland, Maine, station. Also on the GOP side, McCain has spent about $3.6 million on New Hampshire ads; former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, about $2.4 million; Texas Representative Ron Paul, $625,000; and Huckabee, $175,000. Among Democrats, Obama has spent about $4.2 million on Manchester and Boston TV, followed by Clinton, at about $3.5 million; Edwards, about $1.6 million; and Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico, about $700,000. The American Federation of Teachers has also purchased more than $300,000 in radio air time for New Hampshire ads in support of Clinton, part of a $1 million "independent expenditure" of direct mail and ads on her behalf in Iowa and New Hampshire, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission." __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown

10-21-2011, 11:46 AM	#7
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,796 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 301 Thanked 1,026 Times in 746 Posts	Welcome to New Hampshire; Mr Vice President Joe "Bad-Ass" Biden...........you the man......and come on back again and again.......everyone in New Hampshire loves Joe Biden.......and if they don't love him now......then they will starting with the second incredibly successfull term of Obama-Biden, which will run from January 20, 2013 to January 20, 2017.....so's you all need to just get used to it! __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!

10-21-2011, 09:00 AM	#2
ITD Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 2,936 Thanks: 478 Thanked 695 Times in 390 Posts	If there were only some method of transportation, say through the air, that didn't require an airport and could land anywhere, let's say with in a mile or two of where the VP wanted to visit thereby not inconveniencing thousands of people by shutting down interstates...... It's very sad that our government doesn't have that technology or that our leaders are either not bright enough or so narcissistic that they don't use it.

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10-21-2011, 03:40 PM	#9
RailroadJoe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 620 Thanks: 259 Thanked 158 Times in 100 Posts	ITD They call them helicopters.

10-21-2011, 04:59 PM	#11
RailroadJoe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 620 Thanks: 259 Thanked 158 Times in 100 Posts	Not practical, heck they aren't even anything I can think of. Or can't print.