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Obama's inauguration is costing 150 million--most expensive in history. Bush's inauguration in '05 cost 42 million. That's a truly irresponsible use of public funds in these times. Just a taste of things to come.
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01.18.09, 08:12 PM [ Flag ]
- Tell yourself what you need to. If anything, they'll need to spend the money to control the throngs of intelligent votors who will be coming out to celebrate the fruits of their labors. Be a gracious loser, would you? I mean loser in many senses of the word.
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  01.18.09, 08:14 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - there are 2 million people descending on dc for this. they need that $. and besides , O raised all of his campaign $ without having to sell his soul to anyone . he deserves to do whatever he wants. i admit one thing, that the musical performances and all of the hoopla is out of control, but you know what? all of these poerformers who have graet foundations that give back (Skakira, bono, etc_ WANT to celebrate with this man. so let it be.
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    01.18.09, 08:19 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - he sold his soul. much of that $$ isn't accounted for, was traced to foreign donations, and shady friends of his.
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      01.18.09, 08:49 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      - where did you read that? that has not been an issue.
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        01.18.09, 09:00 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        it has not been an issue, because the media is so obama-crazy, they don't print anything negative about him. you can still donate to obama and they don't do a check on who you are. he had to return $30,000 to the palestinians. google it. watch something besides cnn and read something besides the ny times.
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        01.18.09, 09:03 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        thank you. I will lookinto it. But the Post hates him and they have never mentioned it. have they? u prob dont read the post but i admit, i do.
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        01.18.09, 09:08 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        many things did not come out about Obama because of the race card. I have a friend who is a producer at FOX news. she said they didn't report certain things because they didn;t want to appear racist. i.e., if you are not pro-Obama, then you must be racist.
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        01.18.09, 09:12 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        Wow! She works for FOX!!!! That must be true.
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        01.23.09, 11:47 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        here's a link: http://www.city-data.com/forum/elections/453102-obama-s-illegal-foreign-campaign-contributions.html
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        01.18.09, 09:07 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - amen
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    01.18.09, 08:24 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - We are in a deep recession and yet this event is costing more than triple what the last one did four years ago? Disgusting is the only word for it.
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    01.18.09, 08:30 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - and what should they do to protect all of these people that are coming? aside from huge security concerns there are other national high alert terrorism concerns to deal with. every man for himself?
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      01.18.09, 08:32 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      - why does it cost 3x more to protect the people than it did when bush was sworn in? OINK OINK. here comes the pork!!!!!!
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        01.18.09, 08:55 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        Um, because nobody cared to come see Bush get inaugurated?
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        01.18.09, 08:58 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        amen!
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        01.18.09, 09:01 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        Yeah, I mean what are they supposed to do? People want to come and see this event. When Bush won in 2000, people stood at the parade route and threw stuff at him or turned their backs. In 04 no one gave a crap, they just hated Kerry more....
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        01.19.09, 06:26 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - amen. although i have to accept him as our president and hope that he can lead our country well, i will always see him as the hypocritical and disingenuous politician he has always shown himself to be.
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      01.19.09, 06:14 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      - ITA. He's also totally unqualified for the job and only won on account of GWB's total incompetence and McCain's choice of Palin for a running mate.
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        01.19.09, 07:22 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        Three great reasons IMO. Sorry you seem so sad to have an person of high intellect and accountability in the oval office.
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        01.23.09, 11:51 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - Intelligent voters!?! LOL. You mean emotional voters. People voted with their hearts and their hopes, not their minds.
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    01.18.09, 08:51 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - whats WRONG with that? thats the core of the problem here. Boom! You just nailed it.
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      01.18.09, 08:58 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      - and the funny thing is, if you tell someone who voted for Obama that, they will get very emotional in their argument about it, thereby proving your point.
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        01.18.09, 09:09 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        My goodness. You've gleaned all this from your interaction with Obama voters. OOh you clever thing - you....
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        01.23.09, 11:52 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- Sorry it bothers you. Sorry Bush only had protesters in town. I'm sorry Bush spent almost a trillion dollars in Iraq.
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  01.18.09, 08:34 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - and can you put a dollar amount on all the lives lost, american and iraqi
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    01.19.09, 07:18 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- thanks. yet another reason not to like him.
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  01.18.09, 08:50 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- Again, really? We heard you the first however many times you posted this. Please at least post on politics so we can filter you out now that the election is over.
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  01.18.09, 08:54 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - FREEDOM. CHOICE. YES, she CAN post wherever she wants. YOu can CHOOSE not to read it.
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    01.18.09, 08:58 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - Of course she CAN post as much as she wants. She CAN post this every 30 seconds for all of her waking hours if she CHOOSES. That does not, however, make it any less ANNOYING to read. Kind of like your random use of CAPITALIZATION in a misguided attempt at EMPHASIS.
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      01.18.09, 09:08 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      - I hadn't seen the post before this time, and I appreciate the information.
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        01.18.09, 09:15 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - LOL. Actually, I didn't know about what it was costing until I heard it on the news tonight.
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    01.18.09, 09:08 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - What news did you hear it on? I'm guessing Fox because this information is incomplete and wrong.
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      01.18.09, 09:53 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      - It was ABC, actually.
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        01.18.09, 10:02 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- I think all the money for this is raised by him/donated. It doesn't come out of tax money.
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  01.19.09, 06:29 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- BTW "Obama's inaugural committee has raised more than $41 million to cover events" per MSNBC
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  01.19.09, 06:46 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- Maybe I'm wrong - but I thought the vast majority of funds were private.
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  01.19.09, 01:09 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - No, some funds are private but it is less than half, maybe closer to third.
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    01.19.09, 01:12 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - That is a lot of money, but if it was private or donated then thats cool...as long as they're not taking it from citizens.
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      01.23.09, 11:37 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- He's so out of touch with America.
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  01.23.09, 11:52 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- I'm ready to taste an expensive inaug over a tragic and criminal war that has left us billions in further debt....and let's not talk about the human cost - or is that too hard on your stomack...? What a twit. Go feign your bogus outrage up Bushes ass.
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  01.23.09, 11:55 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - ^^stomach
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    01.23.09, 11:57 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- Bush spent more time on vacation than any other President. We should dock his pay, never mind the cost of shuttling Secret Service, etc. to his vacation homes.
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Obama's inauguration is costing 150 million--most expensive in history. Bush's inauguration in '05 cost 42 million. That's a truly irresponsible use of public funds in these times. Just a taste of things to come.

Tell yourself what you need to. If anything, they'll need to spend the money to control the throngs of intelligent votors who will be coming out to celebrate the fruits of their labors. Be a gracious loser, would you? I mean loser in many senses of the word.

he sold his soul. much of that $$ isn't accounted for, was traced to foreign donations, and shady friends of his.

where did you read that? that has not been an issue.

thank you. I will lookinto it. But the Post hates him and they have never mentioned it. have they? u prob dont read the post but i admit, i do.

many things did not come out about Obama because of the race card. I have a friend who is a producer at FOX news. she said they didn't report certain things because they didn;t want to appear racist. i.e., if you are not pro-Obama, then you must be racist.

Wow! She works for FOX!!!! That must be true.

here's a link: http://www.city-data.com/forum/elections/453102-obama-s-illegal-foreign-campaign-contributions.html

amen

We are in a deep recession and yet this event is costing more than triple what the last one did four years ago? Disgusting is the only word for it.

and what should they do to protect all of these people that are coming? aside from huge security concerns there are other national high alert terrorism concerns to deal with. every man for himself?

why does it cost 3x more to protect the people than it did when bush was sworn in? OINK OINK. here comes the pork!!!!!!

Um, because nobody cared to come see Bush get inaugurated?

amen!

Yeah, I mean what are they supposed to do? People want to come and see this event. When Bush won in 2000, people stood at the parade route and threw stuff at him or turned their backs. In 04 no one gave a crap, they just hated Kerry more....

amen. although i have to accept him as our president and hope that he can lead our country well, i will always see him as the hypocritical and disingenuous politician he has always shown himself to be.

ITA. He's also totally unqualified for the job and only won on account of GWB's total incompetence and McCain's choice of Palin for a running mate.

Three great reasons IMO. Sorry you seem so sad to have an person of high intellect and accountability in the oval office.

Intelligent voters!?! LOL. You mean emotional voters. People voted with their hearts and their hopes, not their minds.

whats WRONG with that? thats the core of the problem here. Boom! You just nailed it.

and the funny thing is, if you tell someone who voted for Obama that, they will get very emotional in their argument about it, thereby proving your point.

My goodness. You've gleaned all this from your interaction with Obama voters. OOh you clever thing - you....

Sorry it bothers you. Sorry Bush only had protesters in town. I'm sorry Bush spent almost a trillion dollars in Iraq.

and can you put a dollar amount on all the lives lost, american and iraqi

thanks. yet another reason not to like him.

Again, really? We heard you the first however many times you posted this. Please at least post on politics so we can filter you out now that the election is over.

FREEDOM. CHOICE. YES, she CAN post wherever she wants. YOu can CHOOSE not to read it.

Of course she CAN post as much as she wants. She CAN post this every 30 seconds for all of her waking hours if she CHOOSES. That does not, however, make it any less ANNOYING to read. Kind of like your random use of CAPITALIZATION in a misguided attempt at EMPHASIS.

I hadn't seen the post before this time, and I appreciate the information.

LOL. Actually, I didn't know about what it was costing until I heard it on the news tonight.

What news did you hear it on? I'm guessing Fox because this information is incomplete and wrong.

It was ABC, actually.

I think all the money for this is raised by him/donated. It doesn't come out of tax money.

BTW "Obama's inaugural committee has raised more than $41 million to cover events" per MSNBC

Maybe I'm wrong - but I thought the vast majority of funds were private.

No, some funds are private but it is less than half, maybe closer to third.

That is a lot of money, but if it was private or donated then thats cool...as long as they're not taking it from citizens.

He's so out of touch with America.

I'm ready to taste an expensive inaug over a tragic and criminal war that has left us billions in further debt....and let's not talk about the human cost - or is that too hard on your stomack...? What a twit. Go feign your bogus outrage up Bushes ass.

^^stomach

Bush spent more time on vacation than any other President. We should dock his pay, never mind the cost of shuttling Secret Service, etc. to his vacation homes.

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