Gov’t Group Spent $20K on Drumsticks for ‘Teambuilding Exercises’
- Posted on July 24, 2012 at 4:13pm by
Becket Adams
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The General Services Administration (GSA) has been in hot water ever since agency administrators were caught throwing lavish and ultra-expensive parties at the expense of the U.S. taxpayer.
And although much has been uncovered, we’re still discovering the extent to which GSA officials were engaged in wasteful spending.
The latest: $20,000 for drumsticks. No, we’re not kidding. $20,000.
“A new hearing is scheduled to investigate another case of lavish spending by the GSA. The government agency is accused of forking over $270,000 for a performance rewards ceremony that included $20,000 worth of drumsticks for attendees,” Fox News Insider reports.
“The drumsticks were used in some sort of teambuilding exercise,” the report adds.
[A quick side note: Back when this author used to work in a music store, a decent pair of drumsticks cost about $7.50. So, unless the ones the GSA purchased were gold-plated, they bought about 2,666 pairs of drumsticks. Awesome.]
(Related: ‘Over the Top’: New Video Shows Excesses of GSA’s Vegas Trip in Stunning Detail)
Rep. Jeff Denham during an interview on Fox discussed the GSA scandal and the fact that “even after the president issued an executive order saying no more conferences, they still kept doing it.”
“On an annual basis, they are spending over a quarter of a million a year, and it’s got to stop,” Rep. Denham said of the GSA.
“The biggest part of the problem is this is the agency that sets the standard for every other agency in government, so if they are doing this you can see how bad the rest of government is,” he added.
Exit question: How many times did they have to watch the teambuilding video to be able to get through that interview without cracking up?
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Comments (44)
Bryansblog
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:39pmAre all of you mean spirited people? Or are you all just that stupid? Get a life, it was only$20,000!
Report Post »What the“ hello” are you all fussing about? After all it is helping the economy of course! Not only that but money spent at private companies comes back to the government in the form of taxes, duh!
What? Wait, you mean? OH, you mean the government only gets a portion of that money back and all of the money was tax payer money OH? Wait so it was all tax payer money so it really wasn’t government money to begin with right? So what’s the big deal, it‘s just your government throwing away your money so it’s no sweat off their nose! Wait a freaking minute, it’s my government throwing away my hard earned money I paid in taxes and those sorry blanky-blanks are wasting it on stupid freaking drumstick..OMG!! Maybe if more people understood!
Please be sure to register to vote and in November vote to take back America, throw phony hope and change away!
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Tigress1
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 9:39amI’m sick of this. Don’t people know how to do ANYTHING anymore without spending money? The purpose of the “game” was probably some kind of rhythm thingy. Couldn’t they have just clapped their hands? That would have been FREE!!!!
Report Post »scarletworm
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:54amSounds like excellent training for the Occupy drum circle.
Report Post »Searchingforthelight
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:04amWe would have saved thousands had they hired Tony Robbins, and they not only would have learned something they would have felt something too.
Report Post »chingachgook
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 9:21pmyou can bet the the folks who set this up got a pile of points to use for free stays at this hotel complex. Just a thought. You know that they probably were there a head of time to arrange everything too. you know like a week. I have no information on such things just guessing. What to you think. There is a reason for everything nothing happens for no reason.
Report Post »chingachgook
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 9:16pmIt is a shame. I bet there are a number of people there wishing they were home working instead of being used as a prop for this management experiment. How would you like to have to sit through this ridiculous presentation. If these people were not required to be there I bet most would have walked out and gone home. Just a big waste of money and people’s time.
Report Post »Structure21
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 9:08pmAnother stellar showing of the fiscal wisdom of the government.
Report Post »LOJ
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 8:50pmDefund the GSA, they are spending tax payer money like its water on every thing imaginable! Start calling the House they hold the purse strings!
Report Post »TheSitRep
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 8:18pmLook at’em, they love it!
Report Post »Dave Chappell
LeadNotFollow
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 7:37pm…
Report Post »That’s my money, you morons!
Stop wasting my money!
KangarooJack
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 5:55pmFunny thing is…so many in the audience felt really “weird” doing this….lol
Report Post »quiltgal
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 5:36pmWe all know where this government agency’s attitude of wise-guy, no-limit, soak-the-stupid-taxpayer spending came from–it filtered down from “above.”
Report Post »term limits for congress
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 5:00pmIf the $250k+ folks would just pay their fair share, we would not need to get flustered over a simple team building exercise.
How’d they get them through the TSA screeners?
Luckily, they will recycle them in a few months. Instead of electric rice cookers (Cuba), we’ll get a set of drumsticks from our overseers. And, you better be grateful!
Report Post »quiltgal
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 6:02pmSo true. Every small business owner is itching to fund government drumsticks for the common good. Bring on taxes for drumsticks. And hey, shouldn’t these government workers get some drums to go with the drumsticks?
Report Post »Meyvn
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 4:59pmI want my money back.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 4:51pmI think they should do the Tony Robbins firewalk for team building next time, hot coal is cheap.
Report Post »THX-1138
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 4:55pmThey’d be right at home!
Report Post »Meyvn
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 5:47pmDownhill even.
Report Post »face.chewer
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 4:48pmThey should be made to stick those drumsitcks where the sun don’t shine.
Report Post »marcus_arealius
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 4:50pmYeah, splinter them first and rough up with some 36 grit sandpaper.
Report Post »whatthecrazy
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 4:42pmI want my freakin money back now.
Report Post »SCREW-WINDOWS
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 11:59pmHonest Government mistake they were told to get Drum Sticks and didn’t specify as in icecream.
Report Post »marcus_arealius
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 4:41pmGSA = Government Spending Agency. That’s what they do, SPEND TAX PAYERS MONEY.
It would have been better if they bought baseball bats and had the famous ‘Last man standing contest’.. which involves bats, heads, and a lot of blood.
Report Post »Mike Benton
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 4:40pmMaybe they should whack a couple people over the head with this sticks.
Report Post »paperpushermj
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 4:33pmWhy does this surprise anyone, after all they‘re spending someones else’s money. Give my your Black American Express Card and watch me go to town.
Report Post »THX-1138
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 4:54pmWait, there’s an Express Card just for Black Americans?
Sounds Racist to me…
Report Post »paperpushermj
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 7:55pmHahah Don’t you watch the James Bond movies? Mr Bond uses the Black American Express Card which FYI is not plastic but made of metal.
Report Post »Jim
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 4:30pmI bet 99% of them were thrown away.
Report Post »Lothmar
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 4:38pmNah, the order guy heard there was a meeting of souless life sucking abominations and ordered something they could use to stake them that wouldn’t draw suspicion. Then they realized what the person really meant and decided to call it a ‘team building excercise’.
Report Post »Lothmar
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 4:26pmWhen you dont have to worry about the cost why shop around?
Report Post »paperpushermj
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 7:58pmHence the advantage goes to the Private Sector
Report Post »Mutiny
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 4:26pmYes, more government spending!!!! I am sure the GOP has a fix for this. This is all Obama’s fault. He is the only president ever to have dumb spending!!!!
Wait, what? The GOP spends stupid amounts of money also? So basically the problem is both sides are unwilling to really cut spending and we are going to go bankrupt?
Voting for the lesser of two evils still gives you evil. Quit voting for evil.
Report Post »Madmilo
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 4:33pmMut, You are so smart. Got it all figured out, Huh?
Report Post »marcus_arealius
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 4:38pmI’d vote for Jesus Christ but he is not a natural born US citizen.. and his birth certificate is missing.
Report Post »Lothmar
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 4:46pm@ Marcus – Well to be fair, that certificate is an artifact that is pretty darn old and the former administration likely lost it when they collapsed.
Report Post »Mutiny
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 5:13pm@mad
You disagree with me?
Report Post »SREGN
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 4:25pmSo let me get this straight: if you don’t pay your taxes you go to jail, but if you steal the taxpayers’ money and waste it nothing happens to you.
Report Post »RightUnite
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 4:32pmThat second part only works if you’re part of the corrupt administration.
Report Post »paperpushermj
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 4:35pmYou get promoted
Report Post »Lothmar
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 4:35pmRing a ding ding you are correct sir. Government job application?
Report Post »Mutiny
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 5:14pmQuit voting for the lesser of two evils/ The problem will fix itself.
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 4:25pmThey could have just shown this video instead….
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=song+i+don%27t+want+to+work&mid=E020921A69DFD09291B5E020921A69DFD09291B5&view=detail&FORM=VIRE1
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