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P Slammed Bush’s ‘Extravagant’ Inaugural in ’05, But Now It’s Spend,aby, Spend

Four years ago, the Associated Press and others in the press

suggested it was in poor taste for Republicans to spend $40 million

on President Bush’s inauguration. AP writer Will Lester calculated

e impact that kind of money would have on armoring Humvees in Iraq, helping

ctims of the tsunami, or paying down the deficit. Lester thought the party should

cancelled: “The questions have come from Bush supporters and

pponents: Do we need to spend this money on what seems so

travagant?”

st forward to 2009. The nation is still at war (two wars, in fact), and now also faces the prospect of a severe recession

d federal budget deficits topping $1 trillion as far as the eye can see. With Barack Obama’s inauguration estimated to cost

5 million (not counting the millions more that government will have to pay for security), is the Associated Press once again

k-tsking the high dollar cost?

ope. “For inaugural balls, go for glitz, forget economy ,” a Tuesday AP headline advised. The article by reporter Laurie

ellman argued for extravagance, starting with the lede:

So you're attending an inaugural ball saluting the historic election of Barack Obama in the worst economic

climate in three generations. Can you get away with glitzing it up and still be appropriate, not to mention

comfortable and financially viable?

To quote the man of the hour: Yes, you can. Veteran ballgoers say you should. And fashionistas insist that you

must.

"This is a time to celebrate. This is a great moment. Do not dress down. Do not wear the Washington uniform,"

said Tim Gunn, a native Washingtonian and Chief Creative Officer at Liz Claiborne, Inc.

"Just because the economy is in a downturn, it doesn't mean that style is going to be in a downturn," agreed Ken

Downing, fashion director for Neiman Marcus.

And if anyone does raise an eyebrow at those sequins, remind them that optimism is good for times like these.

"Just say you're doing it to help the economy," chuckled good manners guru Letitia Baldridge.

hat spin is a far cry from four years ago, when the AP seemed interested in spurring resentment of the Bush inaugural’s

pposedly high cost. Of course, displays of Republican wealth are routinely slammed by the media as elitist or aristocratic,

hile reporters seem to consider rich Democrats as stylish paragons whom we all should copy.

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o get a real feel for the contrast, here’s an excerpt of Lester’s January 13, 2005 piece (as recounted in the MRC’s

yberAlert), starting with a lede designed to rain all over Bush’s parade and including the suggestion from two liberal

emocrats that Bush eat cold chicken salad and pound cake instead:

President Bush’s second inauguration will cost tens of millions of dollars — $40 million alone in private

donations for the balls, parade and other invitation-only parties. With that kind of money, what could you buy?

200 armored Humvees with the best armor for troops in Iraq.

Vaccinations and preventive health care for 22 million children in regions devastated by the tsunami.

A down payment on the nation’s deficit, which hit a record-breaking $412 billion last year....

The questions have come from Bush supporters and opponents: Do we need to spend this money on what

seems so extravagant?

New York Rep. Anthony Weiner, a Democrat, suggested inaugural parties should be scaled back, citing as a

precedent Roosevelt's inauguration during World War II.

"President Roosevelt held his 1945 inaugural at the White House, making a short speech and serving guests

cold chicken salad and plain pound cake," according to a letter from Weiner and Rep. Jim McDermott, D-

Wash. "During World War I, President Wilson did not have any parties at his 1917 inaugural, saying that such

festivities would be undignified."...

Billionaire Mark Cuban, owner of the National Basketball Association's Dallas Mavericks, voted for Bush --

twice. Cuban knows a thing or two about big spending, once starring in ABC's reality TV show, "The

Benefactor," in which 16 contenders tried to pass his test for success and win $1 million.

"As a country, we face huge deficits. We face a declining economy. We have service people dying. We face

responsibilities to help those suffering from the...devastation of the tsunamis," he wrote on his blog, a Web

journal.

Cuban challenged Bush to set an example: "Start by canceling your inauguration parties and festivities."

bviously, that’s not the media’s message to Barack Obama this year. And no one in the press is going to argue that, with

e nation at war, the new President should be satisfied with cold chicken salad and pound cake.

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And another great little January 14, 2009 - 14:34 ET by thebutlerdidit

And another great little comment. I had one a while back, can't find it, I think it was in something like JapanToday,

and it had all the comments from all these outraged Dems. I feel like I am pulling the slack for PT, since he's nothere.LOL

http://media.www.thelantern.com/media/storage/paper333/news/2005/01/14/Opinion/Bushs.Ball.Costs.Too.Much-833228.shtml

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Never been to anJanuary 14, 2009 - 15:29 ET by thebutlerdidit

Never been to an inauguration? Wonder what it is really like? Then this article is for you! I especially like the title:Inauguration Hell.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-01-04/inaugural-hell

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Yeah, I'm betting the AP January 15, 2009 - 01:12 ET by Coldsnap

Yeah, I'm betting the AP would like a 4 year dump of all their stories about now. Nothing like jeering one guy and then in a WORSE economy cheering on another to show your true colors as a'trusted' news source.

Honestly, at this point, where can I just get some 'news?' Just the facts, none of the pitch (or at least

equal words for each side)?

We MUST stop this man before he does this again!

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Nice bust, Mr. Noyes.January 14, 2009 - 14:09 ET by R D Helm

I was hoping somebody around here was going to point out the rabid hypocrisy of the MSM on this.

-Dave

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congrats to all t he new U.S presidents - and press secretary obam a

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Besides Rich - Warren Buffet said...January 14, 2009 - 14:09 ET by Gary Hall

Besides Rich - Warren Buffet said... spend, spend, buy, buy. (;~> gary

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Federal Emergency!January 14, 2009 - 14:17 ET by CobraMan

President Bush has declared DC a federal emergency area!

"President Bush on Tuesday declared the District a federal emergency area, clearing the way for the cityto receive federal money to help cover the overwhelming cost of providing security for officialinauguration events.

Officials said it was the first time the designation had ever been used for anything other than a nationaldisaster, such as a hurricane or widespread flooding." Source

I wonder how the Liberals would have reacted if President Bush did the same thing for his 2005 Inauguration?

Obama: My job is above my pay grade

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I think thisJanuary 14, 2009 - 14:20 ET by sherylsims

I think this innaguration IS a national disaster!

HEY I am back! Did you all miss me while my computer was being fixed? No more mass posts from this drunken

computer. It has been through rehab.

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Delicious IronyJanuary 14, 2009 - 14:22 ET by CobraMan

It is a rather delicious irony, isn't it?

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Hey BFF!January 14, 2009 - 14:56 ET by choselife3x

I was about to e-mail you to make sure you were alright! I just checked my buddylist and saw you werelogged in so I tracked you. *preening* I'm a mighty hunter before the Obama. ;)

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chiscoJanuary 14, 2009 - 19:25 ET by chisco

Well, I guess that our taxdollars are just so much Monopoly play money anymore....

obama's coronation is a NATIONAL DISASTER, but it sure as hell should not qualify for "emergency funding" tocover the security.....doesn't he have enough "gravitas" to get Calypso Louie to provide him with enough "Fruit of Islam" thugs to maintain security for this roadshow???

Guess not....darn, it's sure hard to get free THUGS to help you out when you need 'em most, ain't it?!

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Nothing's too go for theJanuary 14, 2009 - 14:16 ET by rbosque

Nothing's too go for the Obamessiah!

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Hmmmmmmm . . .January 14, 2009 - 14:23 ET by clifcrds

I can't seem to find in the AP article the little detail about Bush getting FEMA Funds to help with his inauguration? Ohthat's right . . . Bush didn't get FEMA Funds to help support his inauguration . . . that will Obama who willbe recieving funds set aside for disasters to help throw his socialist parade!

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But let's not mention any thing about that!

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Opps, I aready did!January 14, 2009 - 14:24 ET by CobraMan

"But let's not mention any thing about that!"

Opps, I already did! I guess I didn't get the memo. Heh.

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Yup, it does depend on the party affiliationJanuary 14, 2009 - 14:27 ET by Mary Louise Turner

The double standards are so obvious...if the President is of the right political party (the Donkey House), it's Party Time!If the President is Republican...you know the rest.

As for this inauguration/coronation, nothing's too good for "Ears". Oh, brother!

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and all america is inJanuary 14, 2009 - 14:38 ET by TruthMonger

and all america is in uproar - not - so who gives a f*k really? lets hit the gym and rent a movie while the USA burns

congrats to all t he new U.S presidents - and press secretary obam a

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is the Associated PressJanuary 14, 2009 - 14:31 ET by Jack Bauer

is the Associated Press once again tsk-tsking the high collar cost? Nope.

Ah but it was in full Associated Parsimony mode during September/October 2008.

Remember the snit the AP was in till election day? That was after the RNC kitted out VP candidate Sarah Palin with arented wardrobe, which AP "alleged" cost $150 million. Or something really high.

Oh sorry -- that's the cost for Obama to spend two minutes outside getting inaugurated. And there's no refund, unlikePalin's wardrobe.

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Inaugural ComedyJanuary 14, 2009 - 14:35 ET by Greenhornet

Well, does anybody else out there plan to do something constructive instead of watching this? Let's see, I can washthe cars, groom the dogs, some things to take my mind off my tax money being spent for a circus that I wasn'tinvited to.

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I have to work next TuesdayJanuary 14, 2009 - 15:42 ET by ricklail

I have to work next Tuesday so I won't have to watch the crap. Just in case I've been TIVOing some oldCheyennes off the West Channel.

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RickJanuary 14, 2009 - 16:19 ET by thebutlerdidit

Cheyenne the series? My hubby watched this when he was a kid, he is a wee bit older than me, and hementioned it the other day. You don't happen to have Comcast, do you? I know we get some channel withold westerns but don't know what it is. I live in the ATL area, and would love to find these for him.

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chiscoJanuary 14, 2009 - 19:19 ET by chisco

I was thinking that I might spend the time doing something productive, like sitting in the bathroom reading......

Oh, and I don't even have Tivo, so I won't need to worry about seeing the corona ---"ascension" of the lord highobamination....

But not to worry, I'm sure the LSM, obama worshippers that they are, will no doubt have video loops of the wholecircus playing on billboards anywhere they can.......

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chisco.... With plenty ofJanuary 14, 2009 - 19:29 ET by bigtimer

chisco....

With plenty of soundbite segments played ad nauseum for weeks, if not months.

Quite sure the History Channel has it all planned out for YEARS!

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It seems as though they January 14, 2009 - 14:48 ET by land_of_litigation

It seems as though they dont even care to hide it anymore...

conservatives: GWOT global war on terror

liberals: GWOW global war on weather

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It seems as though theyJanuary 14, 2009 - 14:48 ET by land_of_litigation

It seems as though they dont even care to hide it anymore...

conservatives: GWOT global war on terror

liberals: GWOW global war on weather

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Place your bets earlyJanuary 14, 2009 - 14:55 ET by Blonde

I'm thinking Michelle O comes up with the worst gown ever (if it's anything like that horror show of a black widow spidercostume she wore election night)....and it's going to cost the most, too.

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BlondeJanuary 14, 2009 - 15:34 ET by ricklail

You better believe it will be the most spectacular gown that any first lady has ever worn even if it looks like crap.

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RightJanuary 14, 2009 - 15:36 ET by Blonde

I forgot...how silly of me.

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I am saying it will be fireJanuary 14, 2009 - 15:39 ET by ricklail

I am saying it will be fire engine red with a lot glitter or what ever that stuff is that twinkles.

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Rhinestones, spangles,January 14, 2009 - 16:23 ET by thebutlerdidit

Rhinestones, spangles, sequins? This sounds like a Vegas show girl costume you are describing!LOL> Iam thinking maybe black, red, or navy blue. Hope she wears something other than those sleevelessshifts she is so famous for, it is supposed to be colder than crap. Perhaps snow on the ground. Hopeshe stays away from brown, grey and beige, they look like crap on her.

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chiscoJanuary 14, 2009 - 19:16 ET by chisco

Maybe a hula skirt with the coconut shell bra (in honor of barack's Hawaii-dwelling lategrandmother)....OR perhaps a KENYAN folk print muu-muu type dress to honor his Kenyangrandmother...you know, the one who has been continually saying that barack was born inMOMBASA, KENYA??!!!

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chisco... Now you'reJanuary 15, 2009 - 01:18 ET by bigtimer

chisco...

Now you're talking my kind of talk .

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black widow spider costumeJanuary 14, 2009 - 15:46 ET by SickofLibs

I heard she will NOT be wearing that fright mask again, though.

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chiscoJanuary 14, 2009 - 18:42 ET by chisco

Fright mask.....I thought she'd have to be wearing a mask to cover her face to KEEP us from being frightened!!

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Here ya go Blonde - Inaugural dress conceptsJanuary 14, 2009 - 16:13 ET by Gary Hall

Inaugural dress concepts

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can I get in on this?January 14, 2009 - 16:18 ET by SickofLibs

can I get in on this?

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O.K., I get SOL'sJanuary 14, 2009 - 16:28 ET by thebutlerdidit

But I don't know if that is sock monkeys, or lambs or what on the one Gary picked. Those would be fab,though. I think I would actually break down and watch, just for that. Have ya'll seen were there are morestars being added daily to perform? And now, the kiddos have their own ball! The Biden kids are joining theO's kids in hosting Miley, BowWow, and the Jonas bros. It is turning into a MTV event. LOL.

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SickofLibsJanuary 14, 2009 - 16:37 ET by Gary Hall

I fear for what I may have started. LOL. That was a good one.. where the rubber hits the road - so tospeak. gary

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gary - be afraid, be veryJanuary 14, 2009 - 17:21 ET by SickofLibs

gary - be afraid, be very afraid!

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Oh, those areJanuary 14, 2009 - 18:33 ET by chisco

Oh, those are HILARIOUS....but I do have to say that both of them are "unworthy of the newqueen"....because they display far too much fashion sense and decorum for her!

I suspect that her installation rags will be far less attractive than EITHER one of these selections!!!

She "dresses like Jackie Kennedy".....yeah, if Jackie were BLIND, Neanderthal, and trailer-trash all rolled intoone person!!!

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Wait....I found it!January 14, 2009 - 17:22 ET by Blonde

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As totally charming as Michelle O is.....

<edit> We could do this instead of capfest or the SNL thread this weekend! What fun.

Meow.

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As a horticulturistJanuary 14, 2009 - 18:36 ET by choselife3x

I HATE it when these idiot designers come up with these botanical impossibilities.

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Well Blonde.. I fear that..January 14, 2009 - 18:58 ET by Gary Hall

Well Blonde.. I fear that might send the wrong message from NB's. With so many folks on both sides of theisle being so solidly on-record with the heart felt view that this is the Obama's moment - a moment that the American people, by and large, are optimistic about, and that they receive the support and best wishes of all the people, and an honest desire that Obama does well for the country; I suspect that using theoccasion of the seating of the next president of the US as a spring board for goodness knows what bizarreoutfits might find their place onto the boards of such a respectably fair and balanced site as is NB, would

not be in the spirit of.. oh, what am I saying - well , unless we limit it the WalMart clothes line; being thatMichelle only just this past year resigned her year's long well paid stint on the board of directors of thecountries largest pickle company, TreeHouse Foods, with an impressive growth rate, complements of thedearly loved by the leftists favorite shopping place, WalMart Corporation. (;~> gary

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chiscoJanuary 14, 2009 - 19:11 ET by chisco

Whew! I'm sure glad that I'm not the only one who noticed michele's "freudian slip of an absolutely HORRIFICblack widow spider dress" on November 4th.....

I was wondering if it was her idea of a (TASTELESS) joke, a "Freudian slip" dresswise, or just something she was

doing to compare herself to Jackie Kennedy Onassis....(I mean, she is "SO much like" Jackie Kennedy in JFK's WhiteHouse years....NOT!!!)

To paraphrase a rather snotty remark made to Dan Quayle: "I knew [about] John F. Kennedy, and barack hussein obama is NEITHER a JFK NOR an ABRAHAM LINCOLN, and he NEVER WILL BE.....

What HE is is a conceited, arrogant donkey, and that's something you don't get over easily........

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I am the Great and Powerful OzBamaJanuary 14, 2009 - 15:38 ET by CapeCodScott

Pay not attention to the hypocrisy behind the MSM curtain! Would you expect anything else from them?

BDS is still rampant and will most likely last well beyond their faded 1-20-09 bumper stickers on their Volvo's...

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$45 million?January 14, 2009 - 16:03 ET by SickofLibs

Eliot Spitzer spent more than that on whores in just 18 months.

How about $5 million for a stage for a one-hour acceptance speech? Or Clinton spending $42 million way back in1997?

But Bush, of course, was completely wrong to spend $40 million eight years later. No double standard at all.

You can't put a price tag on history. Let's party like it's 1861!

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extravagant inauguralJanuary 14, 2009 - 19:55 ET by eclaire

AP Slammed Bush’ s ‘Extravagant’ Inaugural in ’ 05, But Now It’ s Spend, Baby, Spend"This is a time to celebrate. This isa great moment. Do not dress down. Do not wear the Washington uniform," said Tim Gunn, a native Washingtonianand Chief Creative Officer at Liz Claiborne, Inc."Just because the economy is in a downturn, it doesn't mean that style isgoing to be in a downturn," agreed Ken Downing, fashion director for Neiman Marcus.And if anyone does raise aneyebrow at those sequins, remind them that optimism is good for times like these. "Just say you're doing it to help theeconomy," chuckled good manners guru Letitia Baldridge.Or as President George W. Bush said after the devastatingterrorist attack of 911: “Go Shopping!” Oh yeah, I forgot, the Democrats slammed Bush relentlessly for attempting toremind people “that optimism is good for times like these.” And just forget about the idea that people would be ‘doingit to help the economy.’

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AP Slammed Bush’sJanuary 14, 2009 - 20:01 ET by eclaire

AP Slammed Bush’ s ‘Extravagant’ Inaugural in ’ 05, But Now It’ s Spend, Baby, Spend

"This is a time to celebrate. This is a great moment. Do not dress down. Do not wear the Washington uniform," saidTim Gunn, a native Washingtonian and Chief Creative Officer at Liz Claiborne, Inc.

"Just because the economy is in a downturn, it doesn't mean that style is going to be in a downturn," agreed KenDowning, fashion director for Neiman Marcus.And if anyone does raise an eyebrow at those sequins, remind them thatoptimism is good for times like these.

"Just say you're doing it to help the economy," chuckled good manners guru Letitia Baldridge.

Or as President George W. Bush said after the dev astating terrorist attack of 911: “Go Shopping!” Ohyeah, I forgot, the Democrats slammed Bush relentlessly for attempting to remind people “that optimism

is good for times like these.” And just forget about the idea that people would be ‘doing it to help the

economy.’

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Don't Pay Taxes for These Extravagant Expenses!

January 14, 2009 - 23:42 ET by Teachum

Proof positive that Obama is a ‘doorman’ for the Clintonistas’ , which is too good for Barack –he should be parking theircars too!

Guess I ’ m just ahead of the learning curve here. Stopped paying taxes the day after Obongo was elected.

Closed old addresses –no forwarding , opened new ones and got off of the tax rolls.

What? You really w ant t o pay these ignorant dolts? Don ’ t ask –don ’ t t ell! :)

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I'm a Liar myself, butJanuary 15, 2009 - 00:26 ET by NCMike

We all root for our home team. We boo the opposition. We cheer our team, oftentimes even when they don't deserveit. We put "I'm the proud parent of a wonderful kid" stickers on our bumpers, even though we don't believe it. We tellour wives they look gorgeous, even those times they don't. But the reality is that we KNOW when we're lying. Weknow when we're trying to delude others, but we never actually believe ourselves. Unless of course, we're liberals, orsecular progressives, or Democrats, or academia, or Hollywood, or the media. In those cases we apparently seem tobelieve every line of crap that is self-contradictory, illogical, doesn't square with experience or even reality. It's calledintellectual dishonesty. It's propelled by self-centered, feel good goals, and if each of these folks were to look behind thecurtain at what's driving those self-deluded, intellectually dishonest actions, they'd see Lucifer pulling the strings,whispering in ears, and goading each to an end that is so obviously (to those who listen, watch, analyze and think) eviland self destructive.

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NCMike.... Wow! Did youJanuary 15, 2009 - 00:34 ET by bigtimer

NCMike....

Wow!

Did you EVER say it ALL...and then some.

8/14/2019 AP Slammed Bush’s Extravagant Inaugural

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/ap-slammed-bushs-extravagant-inaugural 12/13

....so right you are.

Amen to your each of your words.

"You've gone beyond the law"... Sen. Kerry~ Head of Foreign Relations Committee to Hillary at Sec.of State confirmation hearings~1-13-09

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NCMikeJanuary 15, 2009 - 02:41 ET by thebutlerdidit

Ditto that! I appreciated the honesty.LOL

Bringing the government in to run Wall Street is like saying, "Dad burned the dinner, let's get the dog to cook."PJ O'Rourke

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Mark Cuban is a Loo-zer!January 15, 2009 - 01:48 ET by daveinboca

And I'm not talking about his sports teams....

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InaugurationJanuary 15, 2009 - 07:15 ET by lvh

"Bold or insolent heedlessness of restraints, as of those imposed by prudence, propriety, or convention"

Definition of "audacity"

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2nd InnagurationJanuary 15, 2009 - 09:49 ET by HeaterMan

Hey guys - let's not forget this was Bush's SECOND INNAGURATION. I'm against spending $400,000 let alone $40million of taxpayer money on a party in which a politician congratulates himself. But what p1ssed me off so much about

Bush in 2005 is was the guy already had a huge party in 2001.

Sorry -- just calling it like I see it.

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Sorry -- just calling itJanuary 15, 2009 - 11:18 ET by Dan The Man 2

Sorry -- just calling it like I see it .

Ya gotta open your eyes first. The money was from private donations.

President Bush’ s second inauguration will cost tens of millions of dollars — $40 million alone in private donations

So teh next big aniversary, birthday, Christams or any other celebration you must just let it pass without thoughtbecause like you said "let's not forget this was Bush's SECOND INNAGURATION" and in that vien anything done tehsecond time muchless subsequent is no big deal.

Shesh what a maroon.

Nuke em t il they glow then shoot em in the dark.

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Exactly, Dan. I guess theJanuary 16, 2009 - 17:32 ET by thebutlerdidit

Exactly, Dan. I guess the fact the man managed to get re-elected was a good reason not to have any fussover an inauguration. He had just been through 4 yrs. of hell, and then had to go through another presidentialcampaign. In my opinion, if you get re-elected, then it should be bigger than the first inauguration. It is anamazing accomplishment, less than 40 people have ever done it in this country, the fact you can get electedTWICE, is especially amazing. I think all Presidents deserve their due, I don't have a problem with Obamagetting a large inauguration, but you have to admit, this deal, with 23 musical groups, the whole re-enactmentof Lincoln, the press acting like the 2nd coming is happening, the press swooning like he is God, you don't think this is ridiculous?????

8/14/2019 AP Slammed Bush’s Extravagant Inaugural

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/ap-slammed-bushs-extravagant-inaugural 13/13

Bringing the government in to run Wall Street is like saying, "Dad burned the dinner, let's get the dog to cook."PJ O'Rourke

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a few quick points heaterJanuary 15, 2009 - 14:59 ET by candance

1) Unless you can point to archives of you disapproving of Obama's elaborate spending, this all sounds a bit "toolittle too late."

2) Unless you can prove that Clinton spent less than that on his event in 97 your point is moot.

I'm a typical white person.

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