"NOORVIK, Alaska (AP) - One down, more than 309 million to go.

U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert Groves on Monday began the 2010
count of the nation's residents in a village in Alaska's arctic
hinterlands.

The first person tallied in Noorvik, an Inupiat Eskimo community of
650, was Clifton Jackson, a World War II veteran and the town's oldest
resident.

"It's all downhill from now," Groves said after exiting Jackson's
house.""


...."Groves and other officials were taken from the airport to the
village school by sled, with dog teams driven by schoolchildren. He
even took a turn on the reins.

After eating whale meat and gathering with village officials and
elders, Groves was driven to Jackson's house in a 4-wheeler. Dressed
in heavy Arctic gear, he walked to the door with a briefcase in hand."

...."Residents prepared a day of festivities with traditional dances,
an Inupiat fashion show and a feast of subsistence foods including
moose and caribou."

http://www.ktnv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11878417

Oren wrote in news:77csl59curhml2j5lmfd26us14qohbmbpi@
4ax.com:

"NOORVIK, Alaska (AP) - One down, more than 309 million to go.

U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert Groves on Monday began the 2010
count of the nation's residents in a village in Alaska's arctic
hinterlands.

The first person tallied in Noorvik, an Inupiat Eskimo community of
650, was Clifton Jackson, a World War II veteran and the town's oldest
resident.

"It's all downhill from now," Groves said after exiting Jackson's
house.""


..."Groves and other officials were taken from the airport to the
village school by sled, with dog teams driven by schoolchildren. He
even took a turn on the reins.

After eating whale meat and gathering with village officials and
elders, Groves was driven to Jackson's house in a 4-wheeler. Dressed
in heavy Arctic gear, he walked to the door with a briefcase in hand."

..."Residents prepared a day of festivities with traditional dances,
an Inupiat fashion show and a feast of subsistence foods including
moose and caribou."

http://www.ktnv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11878417


That makes sense. Why spend 44 cents to just mail a form when you can
**** away maybe 10-20k grandstanding. They're as blatently wreckless with
government money as AIG.

On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:09:07 -0600, Red Green
wrote:

http://www.ktnv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11878417


That makes sense. Why spend 44 cents to just mail a form when you can
**** away maybe 10-20k grandstanding. They're as blatently wreckless with
government money as AIG.

I know a horse and pony show when I see one....

BTW 20k is way shy of the cost.

A bear skin briefcase cost plenty.

On 1/25/2010 20:09, Red Green wrote:


That makes sense. Why spend 44 cents to just mail a form when you can
**** away maybe 10-20k grandstanding. They're as blatently wreckless with
government money as AIG.

Apparently you didn't hear that the government is going to blow $300
Million to advertise the census:

http://www.cleveland.com/nation/inde...300_milli.html

On Jan 26, 8:40*am, George wrote:
On 1/25/2010 20:09, Red Green wrote:



That makes sense. Why spend 44 cents to just mail a form when you can
**** away maybe 10-20k grandstanding. They're as blatently wreckless with
government money as AIG.

Apparently you didn't hear that the government is going to blow $300
Million to advertise the census:

http://www.cleveland.com/nation/inde...s_bureau_start...

Consider it a stimulus spending package to benefit the media.

Mike

Oren wrote in
:

On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:09:07 -0600, Red Green
wrote:

http://www.ktnv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11878417


That makes sense. Why spend 44 cents to just mail a form when you can
**** away maybe 10-20k grandstanding. They're as blatently wreckless
with government money as AIG.

I know a horse and pony show when I see one....

BTW 20k is way shy of the cost.

A bear skin briefcase cost plenty.

Yea, probably 100k. Hey, when you divide it 1 or 2 trillion, it's justified
is probably the way they look at it.