{"id":82625,"date":"2026-09-29T21:29:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T01:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=82625"},"modified":"2026-09-29T21:29:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T01:29:38","slug":"polk-county-commissioner-defends-private-jet-trips-but-cant-do-math","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/09\/29\/polk-county-commissioner-defends-private-jet-trips-but-cant-do-math\/","title":{"rendered":"Polk County Commissioner Defends Private Jet Trips but can&#8217;t do math"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Satire<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch the video<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Polk County Comm Satire\" width=\"1110\" height=\"833\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uUYoRyZ-WWo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Polk County Commissioner Rick Wilson responds to David Butler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He says he and the other four are \u201cpretty good on math.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Okay\u2026 let\u2019s check the homework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\u2708\ufe0f\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tb6\/1\/16\/2708.png\"> \u201cIt\u2019s cheaper for us to do that than fly commercial.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Forget Southwest, Delta, or American Airlines \u2014 apparently the real budget airline hack is Sheriff Grady Judd\u2019s Kodiak. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude02\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/td0\/1\/16\/1f602.png\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When can we book a VIP flight with the Sheriff so we can discuss paying deputies overtime and the meager Animal Control budget?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcb0\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t5a\/1\/16\/1f4b0.png\"> And apparently these commissioners need to FLY to Tallahassee and Washington to \u201cbring back\u201d the money because Polk County banks are closed for electronic transfers. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude02\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/td0\/1\/16\/1f602.png\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commissioner Wilson also cleared up one thing: they are NOT taking the plane to New Orleans. Washington has the better party scene, and what happens in Tallahassee stays in Tallahassee.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd2b\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t1\/1\/16\/1f92b.png\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But we still need clarity on the math:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clearly, ALL of them are not so \u201cgood on math.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please correct each other on the math\u2014especially when citing state law on TNR or denying the existence of signage ordinances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Satire Watch the video Polk County Commissioner Rick Wilson responds to David Butler. 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