Governor Bobby Jindal Using Taxpayer Money for Helicopter Rides to Church

September 3, 2009 on MSNBC with Rachel Maddow

(The Advocate) In May, June and July, there was rarely a Sunday when the governor didnt board a taxpayer-funded helicopter to attend church services in far-flung parts of the state. He traveled by helicopter to churches less frequently in March and April.

Over five months, Jindal took more than three dozen helicopter trips. Fourteen were to attend church services, according to state records.

He worshipped in Hornbeck, Many, Logansport, Angie, Elizabeth, Harrisonburg, Columbia, Winnsboro, Coushatta, Robeline and Anacoco.

At least two aides usually accompanied him along with his security detail and State Police pilots. The public pays their salaries as well as the fuel and upkeep for the helicopter.

The helicopter that the governor uses the most costs $1,200 an hour to operate — about $45,000 for five months of church visits.

The Governors Office refuses to disclose to the media ahead of time where Jindal will attend services. But a video posted on the Internet last year gives a glimpse into the Catholic governors visits to Protestant churches in North Louisiana.

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[1RadicalOne]

Kudos to the reverend interviewed for understanding separation of church and state. That's rare for deep south preachers.

[GodKillerAtheist]

props to the baptist preacher that caught him...he could well be the most honest theist alive...EVER!

[bucnomore11]

@billoakesattablthree he's a Rhodes scholar, but he's stupid? you are so ignorant that you prob don't even know what that is

[bucnomore11]

@okguy1953 what you just said is either incredibly ignorant or very funny as a pun

[bucnomore11]

@Southiedesi not by accident

[Southiedesi]

she has a bitch's voice :-)

[amaddb04]

I really want to watch this, but this woman's voice drives me insane.

[1RadicalOne]

I am afraid I cannot understand what you are trying to say, since you are using abbreviations unfamiliar to me.

[okguy1953]

@1RadicalOne thaks we needed a gov. who want cut edu. at no level

[billoakesattablthree]

Little Bobby is a very cofused person. This boy takes stupidity to a new level - He's too damn stupid to know what the hell he is doing. Who in the hell elected this moron for God's sake.

[politicaljunkie2287]

Rachel is way to lib for me! Leave Bobby alone

[ffirb]

Jindal is a damn republican Muslim!