Filmmakers Document Quest to Secure Congressional Earmark for ‘Museum of Gov’t Waste’
- Posted on March 5, 2012 at 10:41am by
Billy Hallowell
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The federal government isn’t known for being stellar at a great many things. But when it comes to government expenditures, some critics on both sides of the aisle would likely agree that officials and departments have become experts at advancing waste.
Shrimp “working out” on treadmills. A robot that can fold laundry. Gelatin wrestling. The impact of FarmVille on personal relationships. We’ve reported about the bizarre ways in which the government spends taxpayer dollars before. It is this very topic — waste — that has led two filmmakers to create a documentary like none other.
In a new Daily Caller piece, it is revealed that filmmakers Ellen and Jim Hubbard have been working diligently to try and obtain a Congressional earmark for the creation of the Museum of Government Waste (a monument to useless federal expenditures).
In their new film which documents the process, aptly titled, “The Museum of Government Waste,” the Hubbards showcase their five-year journey to lobby Congress for the creation of the building. The Daily Caller has more:
The point of the film and project, Ellen Hubbard said, is to show the absurdity of what special pet projects Congress chooses to spend money on and the process one has to go through in order to obtain an earmark.
“In the beginning it started off as, ‘what’s the ultimate ridiculous earmark that we can come up with?’” Hubbard said in a phone interview with The Daily Caller, referencing taxpayer-funded museums dedicated to magic, wheels, tea pots and prison.
Despite understanding that they would be unlikely to actually obtain such an earmark, the Hubbards made a serious go at it anyway.
“We ended up hiring a lobbyist, we met with members of Congress, their staffs, several lobbyists,” Ellen Hubbard said.
The star of the film is radio talk show host Greg Knapp. Watch Knapp describe the documentary in a special teaser, below:
While the Hubbards haven’t yet revealed whether they were successful in receiving an earmark, they do plan to open an actual museum to document government waste with the help of David Williams of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance. Read the full DC report here.
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The Gooch
Posted on March 6, 2012 at 11:52amNice try, but you cannot shame the shameless.
Report Post »sailorbill
Posted on March 5, 2012 at 5:53pmSoooo, whatever happened to the Golden Fleece Award that was instituted by Representative Les Aspen of Wisconsin? That was a long long time ago, on a planet far, far away.
Report Post »Workforit
Posted on March 5, 2012 at 5:47pmThe “feel good” story of the day!
I’m in!
Report Post »shimauma
Posted on March 5, 2012 at 3:40pmThis is a great IDEA!!! Government money for the display of the waste of government money!! I always wanted to apply for a government grant to sculpt dog poo into the shape of barry hussien obama, then I would light it on fire and set it on the stoop of the White House, ring the doorbell and run like crazy. Just seeing barry shake his fist and yelling while his feet are covered in flaming dog poo should be worth a couple hundred thousand of our tax dollars don’chu think?
Report Post »afflicted
Posted on March 5, 2012 at 3:05pmThey would need a building the size of the pentagon to house this thing. Eh…who am I kidding! Pentagon would be waaaaay too small!
Report Post »TXWildfire
Posted on March 5, 2012 at 12:36pmOh man, I really hope these guys are NOT half way there and I seriously hope these guys are not serious. It’s immensely hilarious, but we can just dedeicate a website to all the ridiculous stuff government wastes our hard earned money on. Now that I think about it I think we already have one.
Report Post »http://www.cagw.org/
http://www.wastewatchersinc.org/
And these are just a few that I googled. I really hope they’re not serious. Really.
governmentCorruptionDestroysAmerica
Posted on March 5, 2012 at 12:18pmA Great Stimulus Plan thatt could reduce the deficit! Just spend about $100B to build it and pay for it by eliminating the $400B in wasteful spending identified in last week’s GAO report. And the Obama/Biden administration could probably do it without going through Congress. That would be icing on the cake!
Report Post »forthepeople
Posted on March 5, 2012 at 12:09pm“Sometimes if you want to see a change for the better,
Report Post »you have to take things into your own hands.”
Clint Eastwood
Conkuur
Posted on March 5, 2012 at 12:06pm::writescheck:::
Report Post »Grasshopper42
Posted on March 5, 2012 at 11:58amHow about the creation of the “Department of Redundancy Department”.
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