I think 5 or 6 people have sent this to me already. And it’s funny every time I see it.
When State Representative Tom Pischke isn’t busy declaring that Hillary Clinton donating Congressional Candidate Liz May is the TRUE Republican in the Congressional race, he’s doing the on-line equivalent of standing at the entrance of an off ramp with a sign begging for cash.
Representative Pischke has taken to gofundme to beg for money to go to the National Republican Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. And he’s not just asking for the price of a coach seat on the plane – apparently he’s going for first class, and seeking $5000 to go to the GOP National Convention:
There’s just a few problems with Tom putting up a beg button. $5000? I mean, rooms aren’t cheap, but good lord. I’ve gone to two national conventions, and I don’t think I spent half of that much either time. My first convention I spent several days in a car going to NYC with a number of people and we bunked several to a room – but that’s how lifetime memories are made.
Most delegates going to this voluntary convention volunteer to do so fully prepared to pay their own way. Not to mention his attendance isn’t assured. Once you get past your county, it goes to a regional submission, and finally the State GOP’s executive board. So, there’s the issue that he hasn’t actually been chosen yet.
I suppose if Representative Pischke can get other people to pay for him to go to a national political convention, he can certainly do that. But there are plenty of others who are willing to bear the cost themselves.
But, I guess that’s how TRUE Republicans roll..
Personal responsibility?
Hey! I’m looking at this really nice red convertible to drive to the Republican National Convention. Do I need it? Can I afford it? No but it is a once in a life time opportunity. Please donate to my GoFundMe site.
Please donate for my vacation.
Maybe he should help the SD GOP raise money to win elections.
Sometimes Rep. P doesn’t do or say very smart things. This is one of them.
What assurances do I have this won’t be used for child support payments?
If he’s concerned about helping real Republicans win elections, he should help Zikmund defeat progressive Zellmer.
Then there is this: https://www.gofundme.com/f/nick-combs-funeral-costs?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unknown&utm_campaign=comms_vw8+nick-combs-funeral-costs
You can’t make this stuff up.
1980 as a member of Reagan Youth was my once in a lifetime opportunity. I worked 60+ hours a week all summer to be able to go.
Oh, yeah, my neighbor’s Dad whose son also was going, gave us both $20 when we left.
Troy, seven of us shared a van to get there, and I recall we drove through the night, so no hotel room (plus nobody wanted to share a bed with Troy).
Last time I went, both Brock and Don Greenfield bunked with me one night.
Apparently there’s a luxury option that I wasn’t aware of
Lee,
Through the night out and back. Meals were sandwiches at public rest stops on the way.
I believe Tom promised in writing that, if selected, he was ready, willing, and able pay his own way, without relying on any fundraising to attend the Charlotte event. We can debate semantics, but IMHO his “go fund me” solicitation represents a direct and explicit violation of his pledge. Given that the total number of delegates chosen to attend the national convention will be lower than the total number put forward by the counties… I’m not supremely confident Rep. Pischke will be a member of SD’s delegation.
do you have a copy of this writing?
I remember when Jenna Hager was passing around her begging bowl to go to a convention where she stood in front of a green screen and taped a speech like it was in front of a live convention. Sorta pathetic.
Tom if you cant afford going you shouldn’t of pursued it. Maybe he is taking people with him. That might justify the price tag.
This is just corrupt to panhandle money for a trip he does not know he is going to take. It is also deceiving the taxpayers that this kind of money is needed for the trip. Shame on him.
Anonymous at 4:29 the taxpayers have nothing to do with it
On the other hand we did experience sticker shock over the cost of meals and lodgings for the 2916 convention. $5000 might not be that far off.
Please don’t send Bozo’s like this to represent us SD GOP.
No.
This guy is not a conservative. His district needs to sending him packing and I don’t mean to the convention.
All Pischke cares about is MAD DAD stuff….
Here’s a thought…don’t sign up to do something you can’t afford to do?
good post
So don’t run for office then. How much money do our elected officials have in their war chests? Maybe they should spend less time fundraising and more time solving problems.
So do the Repubs need to cull some of their own? Does this bozo have a primary? Or is this just another water bearer you need for your super-majority?
This all makes it look like he is a money-grubbing socialist deadbeat.
Is the point of this post to report that somebody is raising funds for a trip he might not take, or that he seems to need more money than is considered reasonable? $5000 does seem to be a lot, unless he’s planning to take his family.
It costs a lot of money to go to a convention. That’s a fact we learned in Cleveland. We skipped the $50/plate daily breakfast with the North Dakota delegation, opted for the $10 breakfast which wasn’t included in the motel’s $275/night charge instead. That turned out be the best bargain, because a bottle of water and a hotdog at the convention center Itself cost $11. At least the motel restaurant stayed open for us late at night so we could order real food and listen to people complain about how they never had to pay for their meals at conventions before.
There are a lot of vacation destinations we could have chosen for what we spent going to Cleveland. Once in a lifetime is enough. Staying home and watching the convention on TV is enough.
If Tom wants to go, good for him.
First prize, a week in Cleveland. Second prize, you have to stay for two weeks 😜🤪. Will they get major league football this year?
I could have spent two weeks in Cleveland; Roger Meyer said he was lonely on the credentials committee there. If I’d been there two weeks I probably would have had to resort to dumpster diving for food.
One of the “meals” we were told we would get was “Supper” at the Rock n Roll hall of fame. It turned out to be like grazing the samples at Sam’s Club. You waited in line for ten minutes and got a grape on a toothpick. You waited in another line for five or ten minutes and got a wheat thin with a 1/4 tsp smudge of pate. Then another line and got one of those tiny little soufflé cups with a 1/2 tsp dab of mousse. So we walked about a mile to find a real restaurant. It was packed with starving delegates and their guests.
Another “meal” we were promised was a “lunch” put on by AT&T. It consisted of cookies and caprese-kabobs.
If you hadn’t filled up on breakfast before leaving the motel, you weren’t happy.
At the convention center, if you didn’t want a hot dog you could go just outside where a vendor was grilling hamburgers but the line was really long and they ran out. Often.
If Tom plans to serve on a committee he will be there for two weeks. He’s going to need $5000.
Why wouldn’t they have football. It’s time to open up SD and America and let people make their own choices.